Vacation - Day 3

Monday morning we got ready and headed just down the road to Gabe's grandfather's home. Today was the day Owen got to meet his great-grandpa for the first time! Checking out great-grandpa

"Reading" his book to great-grandpa

Having fun in great-grandpa's rocking chair!

Ms. Becky (Grandpa's care-taker) cooked us all lunch along with her friend Evelyn. Great-grandpa enjoyed watching Owen slurp up his noodles and Ms. Becky loved feeding Owen ice cream. All in all, it was a pretty good visit. Gabe's grandfather knew who we were when we first got there. It went a little downhill after that, but nonetheless, we felt very blessed to have been able to introduce Owen to his great-grandpa because I know there are a lot of people that don't get to have an opportunity like this.

After our visit, Gabe took us to Baltimore to go to the IKEA. (One of my favorite stores!) This was a great idea because it was cold and rainy outside. We then went to a mall and headed back to his aunt and uncle's home.

A long tunnel on our way to Baltimore

We were able to visit with his Uncle Fred and Aunt Diana when we got to their home. I cannot believe I didn't get a single picture of them! Owen had the best time with Uncle Fred. All giggles, all night! His aunt and uncle remind me a lot of my Aunt Gusty and Uncle Mike. They are very welcoming, have a huge heart, and make you feel like this is the way it has always been. We got to talking about Gabe and Uncle Fred, and man are they a lot alike! Aunt Diana and I were talking about them 'helping' us clean the house and how Gabe will clean the junk drawer in a rushed cleaning frenzy. She related it to how Uncle Fred used to organize his tool-box to help her get ready for a big family party. Needless to say, we enjoyed getting to talk to them! I wish we lived closer and had these opportunities more often!