Today’s fun is a road trip to Fayetteville for a spot of dinner at the Thai Pepper. Whilst some of us might have had designs on getting food, a certain someone was stealthily continuing the Magical Mystery Everyone Loves Me tour.
Today’s stop is at the home of Daddy’s stepfather’s parents referred to as Aunt Judy and Uncle Walter (which was certainly a lot easier for a younger Daddy to remember than step-grandparent and to this day, those names have stuck!). Through the years, Aunt Judy in particular has had a habit of picking up strays and taking them in (and feeding them awfully well…this place would be Daddy’s training ground for learning to love Minnesotan cooking!). Daddy doesn’t really want to remember that this was almost 30 years ago (egads, where does the time go?!?).
Nicholas did have a bit of competition as Aunt Judy and Uncle Walter are now owned by a new Sheltie puppy named Misty (this one is Misty #2… Misty #1 was the Sheltie who taught Aunt Meghann how to walk and was one mighty fine dog!). It appears Aunt Judy and Uncle Walter are being well-trained by Misty #2 and that the training is taking hold… ;)-
I think it’s safe to say our little guy made quite an impression on them. Not that this should come as a surprise…no one has been able to resist his charm when he turns it on full-force! And he was definitely in cute baby mode.
Nicholas seems to be stockpiling grandparents everywhere he goes…and that’s perfectly fine by us. One thing Mommy and Daddy learned when they went to Hawaii (this would be before Lilo and Stitch) is that the concept of ‘ohana (family) is very inclusive. So much so that calling someone cousin (even if not directly related) is a traditional gesture of respect.
In the spirit of ‘ohana, you can’t really have too many grandparents nowadays even knowing that pretty much all of them will do their level-best to spoil Nicholas and then hand him back to us!
It’s an occupational hazard of parenting, wouldn’t you say? 🙂
