I love being a grandma. Even if all I'm doing with the girls is playing with toys in the living room, I love being a grandma. But this Mother's Day weekend, I was absolutely euphoric about the role I play. Maria and I had been trying to schedule a time for me to take Callie to Harley's Goat Farm for a couple weeks and then out of the blue Bill's amazing Mother's Day surprise for Maria made all the pieces fall into place. I made plans and couldn't wait to watch them unfold.
Maria dropped off the girls with their bag that Daddy had packed before his business trip to China. We loaded up the car and we were off. Callie was as chatty as I have ever seen her. It was a blast just talking to her about goats and goat cheese and the beach and picnics and pie. We made out way to Pescadero and the goats. She jumped out of the car while I got Lucia and bounded over to the goat enclosure. I knew she would love petting the goats but I didn't realize how long she could be happy there.
We hung out with the babies, went over to see the big girls, did a little cheese tasting and bought Mama a little something and went back to see the babies. Callie could not have been happier. Next stop: Duarte's for some pie to add to our beach picnic. We got our pie to go, ran into a fruit stand and left with a box of apricots and raspberries and headed for the beach. We had our picnic overlooking Half Moon Bay's Venice Beach. After lunch we trekked down to the sand and water and then Lucia took over. She was constantly heading for the water while Callie was busy collecting shells and filling her pockets with sanding treasures. I was flooded with Mommy memories and knowing this was absolutely the best Grandma adventure to date. Not only that, Bill had inadvertently given me the best Mother's Day gift ever.
Heading to the car, I could only think about what was to be. If this was our best adventure so far, think about the fun that is waiting for the three of us. I am so thankful to Maria and Bill, who trust me implicitly with the lives of their babies who in turn have brought me such happiness.
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