Five years ago, while we were living in Maryland, each of the boys came up to visit us for several days. We called it Camp Grandma. It was just a fun way to spend time with each one individually. Unfortunately, Lexie was too young to go so far from home overnight and Ellie wasn't born yet so they missed Camp Grandma. Maybe we'll do a Girls' Weekend Away sometime when I'm out there.
Hannah lives here (literally here - as in in our house since she and her parents are waiting for their new house to be built) and stayed with us while her parents went out of town for several days. Camp Grandma was back in business!
Although we tried to keep Hannah's routine as much as possible, we managed to do some new things. One morning we went to the Phoenix Zoo. I thought Hannah would love the animals - she's quite enthralled with her Little People animals - but she was completely unimpressed with the real deal. Her favorite part seemed to be watching the birds at the lake and going to Taco Bell for lunch afterwards.
Hannah loves to sit at the kitchen counter in her chair and "talk" and watch what I'm doing. We had quite a few interesting conversations. One afternoon as I was doing dishes she started to get antsy. I did an Indian war whoop to distract her and she started laughing. And then tried to do it herself. After several attempts, she finally got it. And days later, she still thinks its hysterical.
We played. A lot. Everything is an adventure. She discovered her shadow while we were playing outside and tried to get it. We discovered she could build a tower of four blocks by herself. We read books... over and over and over again.
Of course, there was some spoiling going on. She discovered Little Einsteins (okay, I put it on...) and loved it! And we had cookies right before dinner. And she splashed in the tub as long as she wanted. We got her some "new" toys - empty toilet paper tubes make great horns!
We learned that Hannah has some very definite opinions about things - avocados are delicious, bananas are NOT! She likes to sit on your lap while you read to her. She's pretty easy going and likes interacting with people. And when she puts her thumb in her mouth and starts twirling her hair with the other hand, it's time for bed.
Sweethearts are a huge blessing. And I am thankful for each one.
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