Visit from Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa

The highlight of our day today was a surprise visit from my Clawson Grandparents. They were in town for a couple appointments and were able to stop by for a short visit. I've been trying to get up to visit them (they live an hour up the canyon) for a month and a half, but have been unable to, so it was lovely to see them. While we chatted, Sam climbed up next to Grandma with his insistent requests to read a book with her. Grandma happily obliged.


Niko pulled his baby act the whole time they were here, but still got the attention he sought.

I little miracle occurred during the visit. We receive our mail about 95% of the time after 4pm in the afternoon. This is one of Chris's worst pet peeves, but doesn't bother me too much. Today, however, the mail came just before 12 o'clock noon, right during my grandparents' visit. We had received a Valentine's card for Niko yesterday in the mail. Niko loved opening it and we had called Grandma to thank her. She mentioned that she had sent Sam's at the same time, but it didn't arrive yesterday for some reason. Today, since the mail came early, I checked and sure enough, there was Sam's Valentine's card from Grandma. Being a little less aware of things, I thought it was a great opportunity for Grandma to open the card with Sam, so that he could actually see that it came from her. Together, they ripped open the envelope. When they pulled out the card, I exclaimed enthusiastically, "Whoa!" Sam mimicked me with the same tone and said, "Whoa!" It was so cute. Then he made the sign for bird, looking at the penguin on the cover of the card. It was so precious. We just love this kid. :) I fetched Niko's card from the fridge and both boys paraded around with their "cadeau" (gift). It was so nice to have those little moments with my grandparents. Thank you for coming by!!

Niko Photography

Later this evening, as I was putting Sam down, Niko got a hold of my camera and took several pictures. These were the best ones. I thought it was cool to get a glimpse of life at Niko's level.