Visting with Momo & Poppa from New York

Spending time with grandparents who come to visit can be rewarding for kids, and grandparents hopefully have a blast too! I know we had a blast having Mike's folks visit us last week. Now, let's face it, our parents (both Mike's folks and my folks) really come to see our little ones, not Mike and me. Ha, ha, ha. And, Mike and I think that nurturing the special relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren is important, so we decided to really encourage their time together, without mom and dad around, by taking a 48-hour hiatus to Oregon on the latter part of the grandparents' stay. It was a wonderful getaway for Mike and me, and it was a chance for Paige and Taylor to spend one-on-one time with their grandparents! Their aunt Karin also came to stay for the couple of days Mike and I were travelling, and that too, is always a good time for Paige and Taylor. It was like a special "Grandparents, Aunts and Kids Day" while mommy and daddy were away...

Outings with the grandparents are certainly special, educational, and provide invaluable memories. We traveled into San Francisco for dinner one evening, we toured a wonderful children's museum in San Francisco, we enjoyed ice cream at Ben & Jerry's in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco, we traveled to Amador County to explore some wide, open spaces (oh, okay, and to do some wine tastings), and the grandparents took Paige and Taylor to the zoo one day too which is always a real treat for Paige and Taylor! Even our cookout one night in the backyard became a moment to celebrate the special relationships between generations of family. The memories to last a lifetime! I have posted a series of photos below highlighting our past week...enjoy!