Summer used to mean coming to see you - driving or flying to Florida to spend a few weeks with my favorite people, my grandparents! Going to the pool, showing off new toys, doing fashion shows in the living room, going to restaurants at 4:30 for dinner. It was fun.
I want Gavin to feel that kind of summer fun. He's fortunate, both sets of his grandparents are only 10-15 minutes from our house. He wants to go back to their houses each time we leave - as soon as we hit the car, he says, "more nana's house/more grandma's house?" I love that he loves being with them.
I love making memories with and for him. Two year olds get excited about everything, it's a happy and contagious excitement. Some of the summer memories I want to make with him.....
- Plenty of trips to the zoo to see the gorillas and polar bears
- Lots of time in the driveway drawing roosters with sidewalk chalk at his request
- Many bubble blowing sessions in the backyard where he tries to pop as many as he can
- Picnics at his plastic picnic table underneath the big tree by the back patio
- Dinners on the patio with the white lights strung above our heads
- Art projects at the kitchen table when it's just too hot to be outside
- Digging and exploring in the green turtle sandbox, one that is exactly like the one I had as a girl
- Wagon rides to the park so we can slide down the slides together
- Splash time in the baby pool out back when we need to cool down
These are a few of my favorite things to look forward to -- sometimes the simplest things make for the best memories.
Love,
H
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