Several months ago we were informed by our daugher Ali, that her highly motivated husband Adam had won a trip for two to Venice, Greece and points in between and that Ali would be delivering a new granddaughter a few short weeks before the departure for the cruise. We enthusiastically accepted the invitation to watch their children for 10 days or so, while they enjoyed a child-free respite. They departed for the long flight to Europe on Thursday, September 6.
A few highlights - A trip to the pediatrician to try to ascertain the cause of the rash speckling the head and upper abdomen of 5 week old Annie. Hyrum, not many days removed from having needles injected into his bum at the same pediatrician's office, being quite worried about a repeat of the prior experience cried when Dr. Holley entered the examination room. We stopped to feed ducks on the way back home before settling in to await the end of the sisters' school day.
We were exposed to the intricacies of dropping off students before school and picking them up after from school and got to experience Grandparents Day and those appetizing and tasty school lunches.....
During the evenings, the grandparents enjoyed a wide range of cooperative behavior related to homework, meals and bathing...
Grandpa and Grandpa split up one evening - Grandma going to the school for 3rd grade back to school night. Grandpa taking Clara and Emma to a school-sponsored skate night at the local Bruisatorium. Bug Juice was purchased on the way home from skating. Clara seemed to be enjoying skating with a certain boy....
We also made an excursion to Chucky E Cheese for games and pizza.
On the last Saturday, we took a duck tour of Austin and made a quick excursion to the Austin Zoo where we rode the train, got hot and perspired.
The following Sunday morning, Annie was blessed at church in another beautiful Grandma Deanna-knitted christening dress. Annie's parents were still sleepy from the long flight home.
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