It’s sure fun to be a grandpa. Since we only see Ollie every few months, each time we do it’s a chance to see all the stuff he’s learned. He really enjoys coming to our house, because there’s a ton of space to run around, and a ton of toys to dump out.
The Fisher-Price city is a perennial favorite.
He had fun with trains and cars, blocks and stuffed animals, things he opened at Christmas and things we’ve saved from his dad’s time as a toddler.
There was a bit of snow on the ground, and Ollie learned to make a snowball.
We went to Rosa’s Pizza (of course) and he decided his pizza wasn’t complete unless it was absolutely covered in parmesan cheese.
He and I played a game I guess we’ll call “Small Ollie, Big Grandpa”. It involved a cosmetic mirror and a crazy amount of laughing and yelling.
Running around the house(s), exploring the attic, hiking, swimming in the hot tub, bouncing on beds… Ollie had a full schedule!
Grandma Pepper was a real champ. She’d get up early with him (around 7 each morning) and play so his parents could get a little extra sleep. She’d take him on walks and set up his train and read him books. I’m convinced she took several hundred pictures, and dozens of videos, of the little guy. Eventually she needed a well-earned break.
Yep, we sure had a good time with the little guy. It’ll be a few months until he turns three, but I’m hoping we can celebrate another birthday with him.