Auntie Krista comes to visit
Krista graciously took a weekend after getting back to work to come out to visit us all and make sure that things were going well. She arrived very late on Friday evening ~ 11:30 our time ~ which means it was crazy late for her given she is usually in bed by 9pm!
With her arrival she did bring out some more goodies for Sofia ~ even though she had already sent a box of clothes, blankets and goodies out for us. Akis was most impressed with the arrival of the Baby Bjorn and has been enjoying walking with Sofia. I think he still finds it a bit surreal that he is walking and carrying his daughter.
As we got up on Saturday, Krista offered to take Hugo out for his morning duties. While he wasn't quite sure what to make of this person who sounds a lot like mom, he did go with her and by the end of the visit was pretty OK with her being around. Krista and I also managed to get into the garden for a bit ~ while Krista did most of the cleaning up, we did end up with a bucket load of tomatoes, some potatoes and onions. Akis was surprised to hear that all of this came from our garden! Shockingly enough, the only photo I have of her during the whole weekend was while she was digging in the garden. You can tell I'm a bit off my game as I am usually the photo capturer.
I also had a bit of a reprieve as Krista and I headed to Trout Lake to the market on Saturday morning. We were without Sofia and Hugo and it was the first time being out without 'responsibilities'. Akis did well on his own and didn't have to call the cell phone he made me carry.
Krista kept looking for things to help out with and was great at finding the small niggly things to get done. Cleaning up the garden, helping to run errands like getting a rain cover for the stroller ~ an essential in Vancouver, getting screws for the crib and making sure it was set up before she left. The most impressive to Akis as the purchase and installation of the dimmer switches ~ gosh, the Lavery gals can be handy sometimes. She even cleaned our bathroom! Now you can't beat that!
It was great to see her and it makes you realize just how far family is when they travel out to see you. It would be nice to be closer, so that we can see each other more frequently, but for now, we are where we are. We do look forward though to the visit from Grandpapa Jim. He is booked to come and visit in November for 5 days. It will be great to see him! For now, we have Skype and are making use of that Video Conference feature.
So a big shout out to Auntie Krista for taking time off to come and visit with us. We love you and are really glad you came!
With her arrival she did bring out some more goodies for Sofia ~ even though she had already sent a box of clothes, blankets and goodies out for us. Akis was most impressed with the arrival of the Baby Bjorn and has been enjoying walking with Sofia. I think he still finds it a bit surreal that he is walking and carrying his daughter.
As we got up on Saturday, Krista offered to take Hugo out for his morning duties. While he wasn't quite sure what to make of this person who sounds a lot like mom, he did go with her and by the end of the visit was pretty OK with her being around. Krista and I also managed to get into the garden for a bit ~ while Krista did most of the cleaning up, we did end up with a bucket load of tomatoes, some potatoes and onions. Akis was surprised to hear that all of this came from our garden! Shockingly enough, the only photo I have of her during the whole weekend was while she was digging in the garden. You can tell I'm a bit off my game as I am usually the photo capturer.
I also had a bit of a reprieve as Krista and I headed to Trout Lake to the market on Saturday morning. We were without Sofia and Hugo and it was the first time being out without 'responsibilities'. Akis did well on his own and didn't have to call the cell phone he made me carry.Krista kept looking for things to help out with and was great at finding the small niggly things to get done. Cleaning up the garden, helping to run errands like getting a rain cover for the stroller ~ an essential in Vancouver, getting screws for the crib and making sure it was set up before she left. The most impressive to Akis as the purchase and installation of the dimmer switches ~ gosh, the Lavery gals can be handy sometimes. She even cleaned our bathroom! Now you can't beat that!
It was great to see her and it makes you realize just how far family is when they travel out to see you. It would be nice to be closer, so that we can see each other more frequently, but for now, we are where we are. We do look forward though to the visit from Grandpapa Jim. He is booked to come and visit in November for 5 days. It will be great to see him! For now, we have Skype and are making use of that Video Conference feature.
So a big shout out to Auntie Krista for taking time off to come and visit with us. We love you and are really glad you came!
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