Sometimes parents need time to themselves. I remember how much I appreciated when my inlaws would take our kids for a week in the summer or an occasional weekend. And now it is our delight to pass on the gift of relaxation to our kids. We’ve often taken the oldest three for a few days,…
Last weekend, my husband and I took the three oldest grandgirls camping for four nights. We left the 6-month-old at home with her parents! Here we are (below) ready to head off on our adventure. You’ll notice heavy smoke in the photo above. We don’t have any forest fires at a close, threatening distance to…
We had a Grandgirl Week recently! Because our yard was covered half in snow and half in mud (no lie!) the girls spent more time than usual inside. One of the things I’ve meant to do for a long time was dig out the china tea set I had as a young girl and create…
Last weekend we took two of the grandgirls camping for three nights, our first time without their parents! We might have done all three girls, but our little trailer really doesn’t have the space for that. We had plenty of heat and sunshine (a bit too much for this gramma!) and went to the beach…