There is no greater joy than being a grandparent. Our well planned 2weeks came with a hitch. The day before Robert’s family was to arrive on July 3, they all tested positive for Covid. Instead of coming to our house, they spent 5 days in SF and we had to postpone Kira’s birthday celebration. I think we are all finding covid to be a big nuisance! Since Jen, Czarek and Ela were already here, we spent the 4th with them, watching fireworks in MV and going on the redwood railway on Sat. Unfortunately it was very very hot.
Finally, Robert’s family arrived on Sunday July 7 and we baked and decorated Kira’s cake and had a lovely bbq cheeseburgers and hot dog dinner. It was wonderful to have everyone together. We spent a couple of days with Robert after which he left and we were with 3 kids. A bit overwhelming at times but great times as well. The biggest challenge is finding activities that can entertain ages 4, 7 and 10.
Isaac went to Redwood Grove Camp mornings all week and absolutely loved it. He was so sad that it ended on Friday. Kira went to swim class in MV and Zoe hung out “doing stuff”. We sewed a dress for Ela, made yeast bread, and did a lot of cooking. With the girls, we painted rocks, cooked, and had a trailer party with games, popcorn and The Siund of Music. We went on the Redwood Railroad on a nice cool day, scooted to Santa Rita, ate Japanese food, had an egg hunt, made a milk carton birdhouse, signed up for summer reading and ate lots of ice cream including frozen Easter eggs and smoothies. All in all it was a successful visit and they all agreed it was splendid.
