My parents live in the same house as my brother, his wife, and two kids. Their house is about an hour drive from ours. So we don't visit them as often as we'd like. Or well... maybe as they'd like.
To be honest, I don't like to take Oli there too much. I think it's my own sadness or insecurity about how much my dad really cares about him. Sadly, my parents are the only grandparents Oli has here, but since they've got two others that they see every day, he doesn't quite get the same attention even though they only see him once or twice a month. Perhaps I should have him spend more time with them, but I still feel as though that won't really change anything.
My mom adores Oli though. He knows she loves him so when he does see her, he immediately wants her to pick him up. I think it makes my mom feel quite special.
Yesterday was my mom's birthday so Oli, Cat (my brother's girlfriend), and I drove to their house to visit them. I think it was a really nice day for her.
Today, Oli woke up quite early. Maybe because we sleep in my parents' room with my mom and they usually wake us up early. Today was at 5:30 AM! Charlie, my brother's daughter also woke up quite early. Here they are at the crack of dawn:
There really isn't much to do at their house. They live in the middle of nowhere and have the added bonus of the desert weather. They do have a nice community pool, however. So after a nice nap, Cat and I took Oli for a walk to the pool. Boy was it hot! But he seemed quite content as he somehow has had this fascination with pushing strollers around and since his cousin, Frankie, has one, he couldn't resist. Plus, she also has Brobie, his favorite Yo Gabba Gabba character.
Our walk lasted a good 10 minutes, but by the time we got to the pool, Oli looked like a lobster twin. He was so red! I thought I'd packed enough 50 SPF lotion on him, but it didn't seem to work very well. The security guard at the pool sounded a bit mad as he said, "He's red!" Hmm... Maybe he thinks I'm not a good mom cause I just let him burn.
Anyway, we spent about an hour in the pool before the weather completely changed from extremely hot to overcast to sudden sprinkles. Wow!
I couldn't quite handle the depressive tone the sudden change in weather had. So I packed up with Oli and drove home. Oli must have been extremely tired because he didn't even wake up when I took him out of his car seat and transferre him to his crib once we got home. He just turned over and cuddled Mr. George.
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