Grandparents in Charge

Tam and Mark came to stay with the kids for 3 days and 4 nights while Eric and I traveled to Wyoming to celebrate a good friend’s wedding. It was the first time Eric and I had both been away simultaneously since Ezri was born. Eric did spend one night in the hospital with Ivan and I after his birth – so we were both away from Ezri that night.

I missed my kids, but enjoyed myself. The reverse seems to be true of the kids. Here is a photo of the kids with the grandparents after our return – all still smiling. It is weird (though natural) that as they grow our lives become more separate and this first longer separation made me realize I am becoming less the center of their world. This is a good thing, but I anticipate nostalgia for these early years.

We read Jeff Mack’s picture book The Things I Can Do. It inspired us to think about the things Ezri can do. She is demonstrating that she can do a puppet show with her feet.

Here is a big pile of friends on the futon. While we were gone this same thing happened in the bathroom with a “hair salon” styling of the plush friends.