Visit with Mimi

We have returned from our whirlwind visit with Ava and Roman's Mimi (my mom). Gianni had to sit this one out due to work.

We were supposed to have spent 6 days in League City on a trip that included playtime with the cousins, art camp and beach visits.  Unfortunately, my grandmother broke her hip and needed surgery.  Instead of going to Houston, we headed to Brownwood.

Between hospital visits, Mimi made sure that we all had a good time.  The highlight was the new water playland in Brownwood.  The only drawback was that Mimi almost drowned (for real)!  A lifeguard saved her life.  I would post a picture of the place, but we didn't bring the camera, and I can't find any images online.

Ava loved the Lazy River and big water slide, while Roman enjoyed a smaller slide and water spouts.

It was while we were at the water playland that I discovered that Roman had a serious ear infection.  A trip to the clinic confirmed that he has Swimmer's Ear.  He is now on oral antibiotics and antibiotic ear drops.  He loves his oral antibiotic and tolerates the ear drops pretty well.  Unfortunately, no swimming for him for 7 days.

Another highlight of the trip was getting to visit with our cousins Dawn, Stacy,  and their children.  Ava was so excited to see the kids.  Roman got attached to Stacy, which is weird since nobody else can stand her :-).  The kids spent much of Sunday morning in the pool at the hotel.  We were all sad that they had to return to League City so soon.

Both of my kids got to choose new toys while we were in Brownwood, courtesy of Mimi.  Ava chose a little horse that she has named Grey Storm. Roman chose 4 little Tonka trucks from the "Chuck's Friends" line.  Roman's favorite activity was turning the lights and fans on and off using Grampy's cool remote control.  He also enjoyed chasing the cat, Precious.  While we were there, Roman started calling the cat "Maow" (rhymes with cow). He is still using that word!