However, for my mom, visits from the granddaughters hasn't often been one.
Even though we literally live behind each other -- I haven't been brave enough to take the girls to my mom's house very often. Many reasons for this...but the easiest explanation - I dare you to take two babies down a flight of stairs, across the yard, up another partial flight of stairs, and into a house with pretty things everywhere and an open stairway to the basement. Yeah, I can rationalize with the best!
Now that the girls are getting older, they can navigate the stairs themselves (with someone ready to catch them if they fall --or to hold a hand to help them along). And they go through the yard just fine. In fact, I can say "let's go to Grandma's house" and they go right to her back porch. And since they're starting to get the idea when we say "no" and "don't touch", we mean it, so it's not quite as daunting.
This weekend we went over to Grandma's right after dinner. Grandma had some tomatoes, and the girls wanted them. So Grandma shared. We diced them up and put them in a bowl. Mom didn't have dirty pants. The girls kept wiping their hands across her pants to get the tomato juice off them!
Then we washed up their hands and let them play in the living room for a bit. Megan made herself right at home on the couch, taking off her shoes.
Kayla made herself at home on the loveseat and took her shoes off, too. But Megan put hers back on, and then helped Kayla put hers back on, too.
When it was time to go outside, Grandma got a big hug from Kayla.
We invited Grandma to sit out on the porch while the girls played in the yard. She taught the girls how to sit at their picnic table.
It was a challenge, and they thought they were supposed to get on top of it...but Grandma got them straightened out.
It was a really nice evening to sit outside. The girls had a great time playing at Grandma's house and out in the yard.
We'll have to do it again, soon!
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