Hanging out with Grandma Joyce and Aunt Pam

September 10, 2007 by Barbara.

Ken and I went out for dinner and a movie Saturday night while Reid stayed with Grandma Joyce and Aunt Pam. Aunt Pam took Reid for a walk. Once they were on their way, Reid took Aunt Pam to the park. Reid is good with directions and was able to lead Aunt Pam right there. Reid insisted on playing on the big kids’ slides and climbers, even though there were bigger kids running about. The bigger kids were careful to give Reid a wide berth and so she played safely. I think Aunt Pam’s favourite activity was trying to lift Reid high enough to reach the triangle that kids hang from as they slide across. Oh no, that’s not right. Aunt Pam said that she liked the teeter-totter thing that is constructed so that she and Reid could play together. It was me that smiled at the image of Aunt Pam lifting Reid waaay up to reach the handle. On the way back, Aunt Pam carried Reid on her shoulders for a while. Reid was wearing her white and pink dress (thanks again Sari, Melissa et al) and draped the skirt of it over Aunt Pam’s forehead. Next, Reid lowered it so that Aunt Pam’s whole face was covered. There was a lady walking near them who had a good chuckle at the sight.

Back at our house, Grandma Joyce and Aunt Pam let Reid lay on the couch and watch television. After a while, Reid announced that she went to sleep upstairs. Aunt Pam asked Reid where she wanted to go and then followed her to “Daddy’s bed”. After some expected hijinx, Reid fell asleep at her usual time.  What a pleasant thing to come home to - a sleeping kid at the end of an all-too-rare night.

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