Playing with PawPaw

I got to go on vacation last month! OK, not really, but PawPaw came to visit, and it felt almost like a vacation for me. He is super with both of the boys, and he made sure I got plenty of time to myself. On his last day here, he even let me nap while he watched them. I didn't notice until he mentioned it that it was his first time to have them both on his own. He seemed ever so slightly relieved when I came out of my room, but he did great! William was fed, and Ryan was happy. What more could I ask for?

Of course my camera was in overdrive during his visit. He hadn't gotten to meet Ryan before this trip, so I had to capture it all. As always, I feel like a pest when I bring my camera out all the time, but I never regret it later. It's so fun to have it all documented.


Mikey rocks. Neil was due to arrive in a few hours, and he was vacuuming while on baby duty.


PawPaw jumped right in on the first night.


So nice to meet you!


He's such a natural with babies. It has to be his calm nature.


Let the golfing begin.


Dinner's on the grill, and basketball is on the agenda. That's a good night around here.


You can take PawPaw out of Texas, but you can't take the Texas out of PawPaw.


We have a fabulous park five minutes from our house. They stock it with fish, so of course we had to take a trip out there. William is enjoying watching PawPaw bait the hook with a worm.


They caught a ton of teeny-tiny fish.


Exhibit A - you don't need to see the rest because they all looked just like this. I love how happy William looks.


This is my favorite of all the pictures I have taken for a very long time. Their expressions are so very them.


I can't let him leave without some group pictures.


Don't you love how this shot's composition allows for maximum impact of the giant brown patch in our grass? I really thought that one through! William was fighting being held, so we did the best we could. In case you're wondering, the brown patch is getting smaller with a little TLC.


Such a sweet picture!

Thank you, PawPaw, for a wonderful visit. William still says "Way to go, Idaho!" all the time. It makes me smile because it's so reminiscent of Michael's childhood.