Weekend with the grandmas

Chloe was all smiles for my mom and grandma this weekend. Boy is she fun now that she's 3 months old! We're still waiting for her to laugh. She will smile super big like the picture above but no sound comes out! I think it's safe to say my mom and grandma thoroughly enjoyed Chloe during their visit. They arrived Thursday evening and we had a nice long drive home from the airport thanks to my uncanny horrible sense of direction. Chloe was asleep when we got home but she woke up to say hello to her grandmas. I know I shouldn't have woken her up so late but I was so very ansy to share Chloe with them. Since Matt was overloaded with schoolwork, we left him alone Friday and went shopping with Chloe in the baby backpack. She sits face out in the backpack now and her curious eyes take in everything. Friday night the grandmas gave Matt & I a much needed date night. We went out to Joe's Crab Shack and then to see the new Wallace & Gromit movie (terrific film - I highly recommend it).

My mom cooes at Chloe while on babysitter duty.

When Chloe naps I usually do household chores, relax, or nap. Since I've been feeling unmotivated to exercise, I've started incorporating it into our playtime. I lift Chloe up and down during an airplane game and then we do sit-ups together.

Chloe napped on grandma's lap and showed her approval of New Zealand.

Saturday we had a pre-Thanksgiving feast since we won't be together for the true Turkey Day. Our feast was replete with goodies - garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, corn, stuffing, rolls, turkey, cranberry sauce, spicy marinated olives and pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.

Chloe wants in on our turkey dinner.


My mom and Chloe play after dinner. Chloe doesn't usually go around in just her diaper but Matt insisted on taking off her cute stripedy pants. He has a strange aversion to striped pants.

After Chloe went to bed we spent Saturday evening playing cribbage and Cranium. All of us were tired and giddy while playing Cranium. I wish I had gotten a picture of my grandma acting out an inchworm!

Grandma feeds our wiggly Chloe.


Yummy carrot, eh Chloe?


Chloe and great grandma play pattycake together.

The weekend went by way too quickly. What I love about having my relatives around Chloe is the fact that they enjoy her just as much as I do. It's tremendous fun to share Chloe with them and to hear their stories about raising kids (although my mom swears she's forgotten most of our baby days). Chloe is truly blessed to have such wonderful and loving grandparents!


Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old.
- Mary Waldrip


Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged. . .
- Proverbs 17:6