Grandparent's Day

Reed is a pretty lucky fella, both sets of Grandparents live about 15 minutes away, he gets to spend one day a week with each Grandma, have dinner once a week with Nonna and Pepe, and he has 7 living Great-Grandparents. That they all adore him is an understatement. Like most grand kids - he can do nothing wrong, he is so smart, super cute, and so much fun to watch - at least that's what they tell me. . . all of the time!

Growing up Jon and I both had amazing relationships with our Grandparents and even some Great Grandparents. They spoiled us from time to time, took care of us when our parents went on much needed vacations, and they sometimes allowed us to do stuff that was considered a "no-no" at home. We also treasure the adult relationships we have with our Grandparents now and can't wait to see Reed's relationship evolve with everyone as he grows up.

On Monday we planned on hosting a little get together for Reed and his Grandparents to celebrate Grandparent's Day. Unfortunately there was a scheduling mix-up and only my parents were able to make it. The good news was that they got to spend some good one-on-one time with The Reedster and we got to tell them how much we appreciate all they do for Reed and also what a support they are for us. We'll do the same thing with Nonna and Pepe hopefully very soon.

Like I mentioned before, Grandma and Nonna take turns watching Reed when I go into the office for work. He has so much fun hanging out with them all day and if Grandpa and Pepe aren't too busy at work they usually manage to come home for lunch or get home early from work so they can spend time with the kiddo too. Now that everyone has a camera phone it's not uncommon to get a picture or two of what Reed is up to while I'm at work. These snapshots were sent to me by Pepe and Nonna this week:

We were at a wedding over the weekend and for the first time Reed was away from both Mom and Dad for two whole nights. He had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa and we received plenty of picture updates. Our favorite was the one we got last night of Reed getting a bath in the kitchen sink, we kept pulling out my phone to look at his adorableness!

I really can't emphasize how much of a help all of our parents have been over the last 11.5 months. It's so great that Reed is completely at home in three different houses and absolutely in love with all of his Grandparents (I get the impression the feeling is mutual).