Another of my favorite things we did on our trip was visit with my Grandma on my dad's side, and then go visit with my Grandparents on my mom's side.
My Grandma has almost always been known to my children as the "White Grandma." What I loved the most about this trip to visit the "White Grandma" and again when we went to the "Y" Grandparents' house is that my children were able to experience first hand some of my most fond memories of visiting my grandparents.
That same day we also visited Temple Square -- a first for my children. In the past we'd always wanted to take them, but never made it a priority ... always figuring we'd be back someday. This time, we made sure to do it on our second day (Sunday). Tres was thrilled to go see the statue of the Christus; he'd recognized it from the picture we have.
There were a couple of things I loved about this visit to my grandparents' house. First off, it was that we found this yellow blanket. My grandmother made a blanket for Una when she was born out of this same material. I have since put it away because it got a hole in it and I wanted Puma to have it when she is older. She has always been very attached to this blanket, carrying it around with her everywhere, which is how it got a hole in it. I showed her this blanket of my grandma's and Una just wrapped herself in it and snuggled with it. Then, my grandma came over and started telling Una the story of how old the fabric is and stuff. Talk about priceless!
My Grandma has almost always been known to my children as the "White Grandma." What I loved the most about this trip to visit the "White Grandma" and again when we went to the "Y" Grandparents' house is that my children were able to experience first hand some of my most fond memories of visiting my grandparents.As soon as we walked in the door at the "White Grandma's" apartment, she offered the children some cookies and juice. I don't ever remember a time when I went to visit my grandma without the cookie jars having cookies in them. And, it was almost always the first thing she gave us.
That same day we also visited Temple Square -- a first for my children. In the past we'd always wanted to take them, but never made it a priority ... always figuring we'd be back someday. This time, we made sure to do it on our second day (Sunday). Tres was thrilled to go see the statue of the Christus; he'd recognized it from the picture we have.After we went to Temple Square we drove down to Provo to visit my mom's parents. They live on the mountain directly under the "Y" that is on there for Brigham Young University. Which is why they are called the "Y Grandma and Grandpa." (Just something that is done in Utah ... some of the school paint a concrete letter on the mountain to represent their school. There's also a "U" for the University of Utah, a "G" for Pleasant Grove High School, and a "C" for Cyprus High School, among others ... those are just the ones I remember right now.)
There were a couple of things I loved about this visit to my grandparents' house. First off, it was that we found this yellow blanket. My grandmother made a blanket for Una when she was born out of this same material. I have since put it away because it got a hole in it and I wanted Puma to have it when she is older. She has always been very attached to this blanket, carrying it around with her everywhere, which is how it got a hole in it. I showed her this blanket of my grandma's and Una just wrapped herself in it and snuggled with it. Then, my grandma came over and started telling Una the story of how old the fabric is and stuff. Talk about priceless!
The second thing I loved was when my daughters found the box of silky fabrics my sisters and I used to dress up in. They immediately started wrapping themselves in these fabrics. It was so neat to see my daughters doing the exact things that I did when I went to visit my grandparents while I was younger.
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