Saturday morning, we woke up, ate breakfast, and I reminded Eric that we were going to Grandma and Grandpa D’s house. Eric was very excited! He could not wait to leave.
Maybe we should get dressed first, Eric.
Eric was very impatient for the entire trip. We got an early start, so we did not hurry. We stopped in Lafayette for lunch. Eric was upset when we stopped, because we were not going to Grandma and Grandpa D’s house. I assured him that we would be on our way as soon as we finished with lunch. He was equally impatient at each of our potty stops along the way. Each stop, I had to reassure him that we were going to Grandma and Grandpa D’s house. When we arrived in Merrillville, Mommy wanted to stop at Kohl’s to use a coupon that expired that same day. Eric was growing ever more impatient. When would we ever get to Grandma and Grandpa D’s house? He told everyone we met that he was going to Grandma and Grandpa D’s house.
We finally arrived! Aunt Cindy came over for dinner. Aunt Cindy and Grandma each had an Easter basket for Eric. Eric got his hands on the candy right away. He was also fascinated with the toys, especially the noisy ones.
Aunt Cindy, Grandma, Mommy, and me all helped Eric color Easter eggs. It had been a long day, and Eric was very tired. We were not sure if he would make through all of the eggs.
“Can I go to bed now?”
Sunday morning after church, we had Grandma’s “breakfast cake” for breakfast. Eric, Grandpa, and I all ate too much. Later before dinner, we had an Easter egg hunt in the back yard. Eric had much fun searching for and finding all of the eggs.
All in all, it was a very fun weekend. Eric enjoyed himself immensely. He is always happy to see his family. Most everyone was there: Grandma D, Grandpa D, Aunt Bev, Uncle Mike, Michelle, Michael, Uncle Joe, Aunt Traci, Josh, Jake, Aunt Deborah, Aunt Cindy, Uncle Rob, Mommy, and Daddy.
Today was a good day that started off not so good. Eric woke this morning from a bad dream and with a small fever. I comforted him, got him into some dry underwear, and brought him to Mommy wo was still in bed. Eric lay with Mommy for a while until they both got up and had some breakfast. Eric had an appointment this afternoon to get his picture taken at the photography studio in the Meijer store. The photographer was wonderful, and Eric was very cooperative. We got some excellent photos. The photographer said that Eric was the best 3-year-old that she ever worked with. Eric will be 3 next Friday. I will share some of these photos here next week.