While Dad-oo and I were gallivanting around Seattle, having the time of our lives, Eli had a little vaca of his own. He had the pleasure of spending 5 whole days with Grandma and Grandpa. I was a little worried about how he would do, he’s been pretty momma-dependent the last couple of weeks. But Eli tends to just go with the flow, and he adapted right into his new surroundings, snuggled in with Grandma for the long haul and made himself right at home. The pugs joined him too and I think that helped. It just wouldn’t be home without two crazy pugger dogs running around.

So what did they do during those 5 days? It would probably be shorter to list the things that they didn’t do! I think there are still one or two things on the list for next time, but they managed to do just about everything. (By the way, the first thing Grandma said to me as I walked in the door was to ask us to stay away longer next time!) Among the things they were able to check off there list included: visiting with friends, s’mores with friends, the local park, Cabela’s to see the fish, bunnies, and deer, the library, dinner with Great-grandma., lunch in the “forest” complete with little chairs and of course, don’t forget the yummy snacks: homemade cookies, chocolate pudding, ice cream popsicles, chocolate chip teddy grahams It wouldn’t be a grandma’s house without treats would it? Although I did hear Grandpa grumble from time to time that he never gets these special treats. We did have to remind he that chocolate pudding at 9:00 at night is not a great idea for a toddler. But I have to admit that a few days later, after we returned from Seattle, we took Eli out for custard at Kopps. Shhh, don’t tell Grandma!