Family Weekend
I live hours from any family, so when my kids are with me it’s just me and them. (This is in sharp contrast to their mom who has parents, siblings, cousins, uncles, and aunts just minutes away.) Any time I get with my extended family is a treat, and Father’s Day weekend was no exception.
My kids and I drove from the Bay Area to my parents’ house on the Central Coast Friday, joining my younger brother and his wife and two-year-old twins who came up from LA. There was no agenda, which was perfect.
Some highlights:
- Big breakfast Saturday morning cooked by Grandma and Grandpa (bacon, pancakes, fruit, oatmeal, coffee)
- With cousins napping, my kids and I strolled around town, hitting surf shops, eating pizza, sipping cappuccino
- Everyone joined us at the plaza fountain for some toddler water play
- Frozen yogurt snack by the creek
- Back at Grandma’s we played Tantrix (a geometric strategy game. Not to be confused with Tantric sex)
- Grandpa BBQ’d while my brother and I made Sangria
- Carrot cake dessert is one of Grandma’s specialties
After dinner, when the two-year-olds were heading to bed, I dozed off on the couch. It was just a nap! When I woke refreshed, my kids and I stayed up till midnight watching Spy Kids and a Euro 2008 soccer game (we can watch any two teams play), all while playing more board games.
Father’s Day had all the necessities:
- Coffee
- Donuts
- Barnyard petting zoo
- Beach
- Another nap for me
No computers. No email. No blogs. No stress.
Just family.
Travel:
- Best Single Parent Family Vacations EVER
- The Kids and their Mom are skiing for Ski Week… how can I compete?
- Hotel Housekeeping – at 9am!
- Road Trip Planning – Hotels.com Rocks!
Teens:
- Beach Date Pickup
- Soccer, Friends, and Wine
- Dominos Pizza College Entrance Exam
- Funny Surf Shop Story
Parenting:
- Pet Owner in Training
- Top Holiday Gifts – Noisy Toys for Nieces and Nephews
- Neosporin Moms at the Playground
- Parenting is a Contact Sport
- A Single Mom and Her Super Cute Daughter
- Crashing a Parents Party on Halloween
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Comment by whatmenthink
| June 16th, 2008
Awesome weekend! Wait, petting zoo? Were you at Avila Beach area?
Comment by Cathouse Teri
| June 16th, 2008
So glad you got to enjoy the weekend to its fullest!
And happy you missed out on the drama. :)
Comment by The Exception
| June 16th, 2008
Sounds wonderful, just like a weekend with family and kids should be.
And ah… the beach and naps… who could ask for more!
Comment by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
| June 16th, 2008
Sounds amazing, David. Hard to come up with any missing ingredients. Happy Father’s Day.
Comment by pajama momma
| June 16th, 2008
No computers. No email. No blogs.
Are you ok? Did your uncontrollable shaking and headaches leave as soon as you got back to your computer?
Comment by Susan
| June 16th, 2008
Glad you had what sounds like a wonderful, stress-free dad’s day.
PS. I admit, I did a double take with the “Back at Grandma’s we played Tantrix (a geometric strategy game. Not to be confused with Tantric sex)” bullet point. God, I have to stop reading through things so quickly. LOL :)
Comment by singleworkingmommy
| June 16th, 2008
Sounds absolutely perfect! Glad it was so enjoyable.
But you had to sneak some “creep” in there, eh? (Tantrix/Tantric). KIDDING! You know I heart you.
Comment by The Callcenter Guy
| June 16th, 2008
Now that’s a perfect day!
Comment by lwayswright
| June 16th, 2008
Sounds like an extraordinary day! Happy father’s day to you.
Comment by katherine.
| June 19th, 2008
sounds like a wonderful time….
is there a recpie for sangria on here somewhere???