Last week we were on vacation. After spending a few days at Myrtle Beach and getting some rest we drove 12 hours to Nashville to spend a day with our grandson, Ronan. We made arrangements with his parents for him to stay home that day and my husband and I spent the day with him. Since we live several states away from our grandson and his parents it is quite special when we are able to see him and spend some time with him.
So the day began with Ronan staying in his play room, not exactly the scenario we had planned. After we lured him out he started to relax and we had fun. First he wanted to watch Thomas and Friends. Thank goodness for On Demand on Xfinity. We found the right channel and then started the marathon of his favorite train.
After a short while, he is only 2 so his attention span is pretty limited, he started wandering into the kitchen. This is how the kitchen forays went,
Me: Ronan what are you doing in there?
Ronan: Nothing
Me: Ronan I hear you opening the refrigerator door. What are you doing?
Ronan: Nothing
I learned quickly to go to the kitchen with him. Then the negotiating began. We discussed how many juice boxes he could have. We negotiated Halos (little mandarin oranges). We discussed summer sausage (you can have that when your mommy gets home). Finally we negotiated drinks (no more juice boxes, drink water). All this went on to the background of endless Thomas and Friends on television. (It's amazing on that show that no one gets angry, they get "cross").
At the end of the day my husband and I were exhausted but the entire day was "priceless." We spent an entire day with our grandson and had a wonderful time. I'm sure he will not remember it as he gets older but we will and hope to build on that experience with new ones as time goes on.
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