Connor spends the weekend with Mimi and Grandpa (“PaPa”)

Mommy and Daddy had a wedding to shoot over the weekend in Nags Head and decided to turn it into a “get-away” weekend as well.  So, Mimi and Grandpa (Connor calls him “PaPa”) had Connor since Saturday morning until Monday morning.  They had an Easter cookout and Grandma attended along with Brenna, Gavin, Uncle Chad, Aunt Catherine, and Brenna/Gavin’s grandparents (Mr. Bill and Ms. Anne).

From all accounts he had a great time!  The Easter Bunny visited Connor’s house on Saturday and then he came to Mimi and Grandpa’s house on Sunday.  Brenna, Gavin, and Connor had an Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard as well.

First thing Mommy and Daddy noticed when we picked him up was that his hair had gotten lighter from the sun he got this weekend.  Getting closer to the shade of blond I was when I was that age.

After getting home, Connor wanted to be a big boy and help us unload.  So, he raced back and forth with Daddy unloading the vehicle from this weekend’s trip.  On the 2nd trip back to the car, he fell and skinned his knee.  Daddy and Mommy were waiting for a big scream but it never came!  He was too worried about helping Daddy unload the vehicle.  Right back to the truck and another bag went into the house.  We did this for another 5-10 minutes.  I got a quick glimpse of the knee and it didn’t look too bad.  I was still a little shocked he didn’t cry, but I really think he was too much into unloading the car to realize that he had “hurt himself”.  What a tough boy!!!!

We finally finished and boy was he mad that there was nothing else to unload.  He stood by the door crying, “Help Daddy…help Daddy.”  We closed the door and calmed him down.  It was time to change his diaper and when I took his shorts off, he was able to see his “boo-boo” and then he started crying.  Now understand this was AT LEAST 10 minutes later before you call Social Services on me.  Yes, I am sure it was stinging but come on…it was not that bad.  Mommy got the “first aid kit”, we cleaned it up and put a band-aid on it.  Next thing I know, he is limping around the house.  He spent 10 minutes helping me unload the car AFTER he skinned his knee.  He was running and walking just fine then.  But all of a sudden, he is now limping because of his “boo-boo”.

Here was a video of him “milking” this so that he could get a Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg.  The video does not do it justice, but you get the idea…

Later, we went outside and he was doing just fine.  He fell again and skinned the other knee but paid it no attention (he hasn’t seen that one yet).  Guess we need to get him knee pads!  As he was playing outside I said, “Show Mommy your boo-boo.”  Next thing we notice, he limps over to Mommy and says “boo-boo”.

Guess he wishes he would have stayed at Mimi and Grandpa’s house — it is safer over there!

Love,

Daddy