Family Time
We canceled the Mother’s Day trip to see my daughter’s family because the kids caught some non-Covid virus from daycare. The entire family was not feeling well.
I rescheduled our trip for Memorial Day weekend. It is also my daughter’s and her hubby’s anniversary. Whenever we visit them, I offer to watch the kids so they can go on dates. Since this last weekend was their anniversary, they went on a two-day trip to the beach.
Mercy is a master planner. She made a comprehensive list of suggestions from breakfast to bedtime for us to go by. Even though I’ve been watching the kids for four and a half years, it helps to have her suggestions to fall back on.
Autumn has no problem with mommy and daddy going on dates or a short getaway. Nora is attached to Mercy. She was not happy to see mommy walking out of the door after breakfast on Saturday. Fortunately, I had a special treat for the girls to distract them, at least to calm down Nora.
It turned out that both Saturday and Sunday went smoothly. The girls painted the garden stones, read, and played together, but did something separately with grandpa and grandma. Grandpa is Nora’s favorite. Grandma is Autumn’s favorite. It is just perfect. It was easier for us to handle while they got our individual attention.
It was raining most of the day on Saturday and Sunday. Whenever the sun peeked out a little, we headed out to the school playground right away. One neighbor has some goats. Nora loves to feed the goats. The kids rode their bikes to the playground on Saturday and just walked there on Sunday.
There was something I tried to do this time around. I asked Lynton to read bedtime stories to Nora and put her to bed. Amazingly, it turned out to be a success. Yay!
It worked out perfectly because Autumn wanted me to read her many books. I could just relax to spend time with Autumn without worrying about Nora.
During the two-day trip, Mercy and Will went wine tasting, hiking, and strolling on the beach. They came home after a late-night movie on Sunday. I was happy that they had a wonderful time.
Monday was the Memorial Day holiday. We went on a family walk together. The girls rode their bikes, and Will rode his skateboard to keep up with the kids.
By the way, Lynton and I did the cooking for all the meals from Thursday to Tuesday. We tried to cook different main dishes, such as salmon, veggie & sausage casserole, pizza, and tofu. Lynton cooked mashed potatoes a couple of evenings. I cooked the same mixed vegetables. It turned out perfectly because we could eat what we normally eat at home. Mercy and Will loved to have some days off without doing cooking.
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The Showers of Blessings 
Such precious moments, and beautfiual memories. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much for your kind comment! 😊
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Such precious moments together for all of you. Our daughter and grandchildren had come in April and we had a wonderful time. Thank you for sharing the photos.
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Good to hear that, Mukhamani! They sure brighten our days, don’t they? 🙂
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HI Miriam, what a lovely post about your family. They are always my favourite ones. The girls are adorable.
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We had a wonderful time with the kids, Robbie! It was interesting to watch them laugh and cry, play and fight. I wish to videotape all the moments.
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What a fun and eventful weekend, Miriam. Your family’s so lucky that you can visit and help out.
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It’s our joy and blessing to be with them, Debra! They’re our priority.
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Seems like a beautiful time. Lovely family Miriam. Two little cuties ❤
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Thanks, Debby! Hubby and I can’t stop looking at the photos and talking about them. The young minds are amazing. ❤
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Are the kids good about trying new-to-them foods? It looks as though you had a wonderful trip while Mom and Dad got a much-needed break 🙂
Happy anniversary to them!
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Thanks, Jacquie! No, not all the time. I’m fact, they both are picky eaters. They used to like veggies when they were younger. Now they only eat pasta. The older one liked veggie sausage which was new to her. The little one liked pizza which was new to her.
They both like fruits and yogurt. Mom and Dad are vegetarians so they eat things with protein.
My daughter didn’t eat much when she was young. Her doctor told me to let her eat anything she liked, even ice cream! 😊😄
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The more we introduce them too, the better off they are. I hear it’s even good to start little ones out with a touch of peanut butter to stop them from later developing nut allergies. (Of course, you’d want to clear this with your doctor first, but it’s a good idea.)
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It’s good to know about peanut butter. They have peanut butter and jelly sandwich regularly. The kids have turkey and other meat at school. We made pepperoni and cheese pizza. The kids liked it. My daughter is okay with that and let the kids decide whether they want to be vegetarians later in their lives. My daughter and son-in-law eat fish.
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Your grandchildren are adorable, Miriam, and your photos are absolutely wonderful. It’s great that you had such a fabulous and special time together. 💕
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Lauren! We had a wonderful time with the grandkids! We look at the photos all the time in-between visits. Also, thank you very much for your review of my poetry book. I appreciate your kind review. ❤ ❤
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You’re very welcome for the review, Miriam. 💕
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My heartfelt appreciation, Lauren! ❤
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