Sunday, June 1, 2008

Grand Parentals

Now that I have a child, the only real vacation I have had (other than a weekend getaway to NYC and a soon to be trip to DC that don't include the LG) are those that involve grandparents who are happy to play, eat, walk, bathe, and otherwise entertain the LG. We had a great and busy time in Logan. Grandma and Grandpa were busy preparing to leave on a mission, and my niece was married. The BK was even able to come out over the long weekend, although I am not sure he liked his return trip much which involved driving the beat up Pathfinder back to Oregon. To say the Pathfinder is old and temperamental doesn't quite do it justice. Any of you who know my dad, however, and his previous choice in vehicles should have a pretty clear idea.

Some of the highlights from our trip include the LG spending a lot of quality time with his grandparents:


Lots of posing for pictures in Grandma's living room. My mom LOVES to pose for pictures. Hence, you can track our family history as we age in photos from the EXACT same spot in the house. The chair pose or the piano pose. Here is one of each for your enjoyment:



The LG also enjoyed teaching a few tricks to grandma and his cousins. The first picture is of him teaching Grandma to ride the tricycle. He was very adamant that she sit on it as he pointed his finger at her and yelled things that only a toddler can understand. The second is of the cousins "listening for earthquakes". This all started when the LG kept laying down on the sidewalk and his older cousin decided that the only reasonable explanation for that type of behavior was that he was listening for earthquakes. If you look closely you will see his other cousin holding out his ears to improve the audio. You might be startled to learn that they heard one.



Finally, the LG had many opportunities to practice his newest face - the Stinkeye. This photo hardly expresses the squinchiness of his eyebrows and the anger in his face when he does it, but it gives you a good idea. Luckily it is almost always followed by a lot of giggling.

6 comments:

jordan said...

oh, how we wish we were there! We are going to miss them soooo much.

Jackson is way too funny. He is just Mr. Personality isn't he. I hope we see you guys soon!

JLJ said...

Did you cut bangs? Your hair looks really cute in your standing posed picture.

Your comment about your dad's old vehicles reminded me of a homemade label affixed to the dash of your old mini van, "manually cancel left hand turn signal."

Good luck to your parents. Just seeing their picture made me happy.

Renee said...

heheheheee...it made me giggle too!

Jami said...

Glad you got to have some quality G&G time. I'm sorry it didn't work out for us to get together but I know how it is when you are in town visiting. When's the next trip home?

Melanie said...

It was so good to see you guys this last week. Hopefully it won't be as long between our next visit. We would love to come out and see your place, and your crazy LG. He is super cute. Let's just hope our little baby will be able to keep up with him.

Chambers Clan said...

That earthquake thing was so funny. That's funny about Braden holding out his ears to hear them better...I must have missed that! They sure had fun with him. That was so fun to see you guys. Still haven't heard about the job, so please keep your ears open for one!