Eric Jr. spent about three days with his Great Aunt Cathy and Great Uncle Mark. I dropped him off Tuesday evening and Cathy and Mark brought him home Friday evening. A few days prior to the trip, Jr. found his suitcase and was wheeling it around the house saying, "I'm going on vacation!" When I asked him where he was going, he said "Cathy's house." (Sidenote: Cathy owns everything and Mark owns nothing according to Jr. - Cathy's house, Cathy's car, Cathy's room, etc. Poor Uncle Mark.)
While I'm sure there are people who may have been thinking, "Codi and Eric Sr. will never make it for three days," I'd say we did a pretty good job of leaving the "little traveler" alone. I only sent texts to respond to those sent to me, and did not check up on him once. Gramps (Bud) on the other hand was the first to ask how things were going.
Jr. had a blast, and to be honest, I'm not sure he really wanted to come home. He got to go to the museum, the zoo, the library, make cookies, take the dog for a walk, and pretty much be the "King of the Castle" at someone else's home - I think he needed that since he has been de-throwned by his sister. When Jr. got back he had a lot of exciting things to talk about. Apparently monkeys are noisy, while bears, snakes, and turtles are quiet. The kid loves to "drive" things. If it has a steering wheel, he's all about it.
The best part is he came home happy, didn't acquire any bad habits, and also did not require any "deprogramming." While some thought the little boy would be homesick, the truth is he wants to go on another "vacation."
Thanks for having him Cathy and Mark! I hope he didn't wear you out too much!
-Eric
LOVED seeing your family. Eric Jr. is a delight! Anika Joy is beautiful ~ just like her mommy. Thank you for sharing your family time with us!
ReplyDeleteWear us out too much? You must be kidding. We are already trying to figure out when we can get him again. Obviously we didn't have him long enough if he came back without any bad habits and no deprogramming was necessary. Good grief, we were hoping to share one or two lasting habits.
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, I am happy to see that I have someone in the family who seems to understand that I OWN EVERYTHING!!!!! Finally, someone gets it. I knew from the start that he was very bright.
Truth be told, we all had a wonderful time. I think one of the best moments was when he actually hugged Kincade and said, "Good dog Kincade." Up to that point, Kincade was starting to think that we had changed his name to Nokincade.
We are hoping that this is the start of a second generation tradition. For us, it definitely brought back memories of having Codi and Nolan down here. I have talked to Mark, and he promises that there will be no forced tree bark identification and if e plays Sorry or Monopoly, Mark might even let him win. Till the next time...
I can see Mark giving up tree bark identification but allowing someone else to win at Monopoly??? I find that near impossible to believe. Between Deck and Uncle Mark I don't know who is more cutthroat! This comment was hilarious. Codi and I were laughing through the whole thing.
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