Visit to Grandma’s

Sennet and I made a quick trip back to Fort Collins to visit with Grandma last Friday. Stacie was busy with both real estate work and photoshoots, so she couldn’t make the trip this time. I think this is the first time Sennet has been away from her more than a night – ever. He had a lot of fun at Grandma’s, but every night before we went to sleep he would say, “Dad, I miss mommy.” So sweet.

But he really enjoyed himself at Grandma’s. She made him hot chocolate (a few different times), and she had borrowed a big wheel and a Razor scooter for Sennet to ride. And ride them he did. He was very intrigued with the big wheel, as I don’t know if he’s ever ridden one before. He rode it around the house and around the block every day.

I also took him to the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, and he had a blast looking at the stuffed animals and playing with the hand’s-on musical instruments.

We got kind of lucky with the weather. There had been snow in the morning that we had arrived, but by the time we touched down it was gone and the roads were dry. It was chilly that first day, but the rest of the time it was beautiful fall weather – around 60 degrees and sunny.

On Sunday he rode the big wheel over to Dunn Elementary and we found a couple soccer balls on the field. We played soccer and he practiced being a goalie. Then we played tetherball for a while, and he played on the swings and slides.

We also went out to dinner at our old fave, El Burrito, and breakfast one morning at the Farmer’s Table and the next morning at the Back Porch. Grandma made excellent dinners for us the other two nights.

A great, if too quick, visit.