For the past week we have been fortunate enough to have Chris' parents in town visiting. The boys love it. They get pampered and spoiled for a week solid. Therefore, when Chris' parents left today. The boys were perplexed. They gaped at us after an hour like "What are we going to go? I want to do something great."
You could almost hear their little minds working:
Boys: Can't it be like Tuesday when we played tennis at the school, bowling at the alley, swimming and soccer?
Us: Um. . . No
Boys: Maybe today can be like Wednesday when we drove to Chuck E Cheese and played and ate galore. Then, we went bowling afterwards.
Us: Um . .. No
Boys: Possibly could it be like Thursday when we got to see Wall-E again? We love that movie. We could even follow that with Culver's for dinner.
Us: Um . . . No
Boys: Fine. At least let today be like Friday when we went bowling then to the Mackenzie Center to see the animals. Yet, we also need to include McDonald's for lunch. No skimping on the fries, mom.
Us: Um. . . No
Boys: Can we have donuts tomorrow at least?
Us: No
I suppose they quickly realized that they were stuck with us. We may not pamper and spoil at that scale on a daily basis, but we sure love them a lot. Thanks for Grandma and Grandpa for visiting. We ALL miss you already. It was a great visit.
3 comments:
I know exactly what you mean! Scott and I leave for Cleveland in a couple of weeks for a wedding. The kids will stay at home with Grandma and Grandpa. How much damage (spoiling) can be done in about 58 hours? I cringe at the thought but I know they'll have a great time and probably won't even miss me!
Oh boy, I have a vision of a similar scenario in my very immediate future. Gee, parents can be such a letdown! :)
I remember feeling the exact same way when we would leave my Grandmother's house! Loved it there!
We can be such the bad guys after the Grandparents leave! haha
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