Nana and Pepere St. Pierre came out to visit right on the heels of Les, Dave, and Zoe. Two sets of visitors in one month!
Amazing how quickly Nick reconnected with his grandparents again. None of the initial shyness he's shown in the past. When we met them at the airport in Bangor, it was like we'd never left. While Pepere and I waited for their bags to arrive, Nana headed upstairs with Nick to where the Legos were waiting patiently for someone to play with them. Nick, for those of you who haven't seen him with his grandparents, loves to play, especially with Nana and Pepere.
Most of the week was pretty much a continuation of that general theme - Nana and Pepere pretty much kept the kids occupied with playing. Tim seemed to be a big hit with them (they hadn't seen him since he was 4 weeks old). Rounding out the merrymaking at home were trips to the playground, Acadia National Park, and the apple orchard/petting zoo down the road from Aunt Amanda and Uncle Kevin. Nana and Pepere even decided to make Nick play hooky from school to get more playing in (they're such bad influences on him!)
The other exciting outing for us was to Target for some more big boy underwear for Nick. Nana worked her magic and basically potty-trained our kid for us. Thanks, Mom! Not only did Nick manage to keep his underpants dry for several hours under her watchful eye, he also did his first poop on the potty! You know, I have to admit that before I became a dad, poop never really did much of anything for me. Now it's a cause for celebration. Go figure.
We then concluded our visit with a trip to Vermont to see my cousin Kevin tie the knot with his long-time girlfriend Denise. The wedding was beautiful, the weather gorgeous, and the drinks plentiful. Much fun was had by all. Amy and I even got to have a conversation without holding a child, thanks to my cousin Lynn's daughter Lauren (Lauren, if you're reading this, we were serious about our offer - we'll fly you up here any time you want to make some extra money babysitting).
Nana and Pepere also got a bit more time to spend with Tim and show him off to the rest of the family. We elected to leave Nick with Amy's parents so they wouldn't feel neglected. And also so we wouldn't have to spend 6 hours in the car with a very active 3 year old (do you blame us?).
And now for the pictures!
Nick and Nana climbing around the top of Cadillac Mt in Acadia National Park:
Amy, Tim, Nick and Nana hanging out on the couch:
Nick feeding the animals at the petting zoo:
Hanging out in the kitchen with the boys:
I scream!
Kilroy wuz here?
Naked boy!
Nana and Nick on the slide (who taught him to walk up the slide like that?):
Nick and Nana in the kitchen:
Relaxin':
Looking for sea glass in Seal Harbor:
Tim and Nana:
Tim and Pepere:
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