Once upon a time there were Grandparents who were thrilled to have their one grandchild Sarah. For eleven years they thought it would be nice to have more grandchildren but having Sarah was so wonderful that they thought they were the luckiest grandparents in the world! Then after 11 years, along came Benjamin Oak – Benjo – a smiling incredible little boy with the cutest dimples! One year later Sawyer William arrived with his sweetness and charm. Paisley Jane was born about ten months later with her chubby cheeks and darling personality. Only five months after her our newest miracle came into the world – Matias Willow joined our family. Mati was born on Sunday, April 17 and he is a beautiful baby with long arms and legs, befitting his middle name of Willow. His adorable face has a perfect cleft chin and the hint of dimples too. Now these two Grandparents have five absolutely beautiful grandchildren that fill their lives with joy!
While we were waiting for Mati, we ventured out on some wonderful day trips. We went to Petaluma’s famous Butter and Egg Festival with Becky and Benjo, which had no butter and eggs for sale but was a huge street fair and parade. We all had a great time, but Benjo especially was so happy to visit the fire department, sit on a Harley, and watch his first parade. The next day Doug and I went to the same streets for the Antique Fair, which was also huge and really great. We love pretty Petaluma!
A few days later Doug and I drove the beautiful scenic road to Salt Point and then to the Armstrong Redwood Preserve. The day was perfect – sunny but cool. The stark difference between the rugged coast of Salt Point and the serenity of the giant redwood forest left us filled with awe at the wonder of our planet.
We had a few sleepover nights at Becky and Paola’s so we could spend as much time with them all. We’ll never have enough hours of playing with Benjo. His bilingual vocabulary is way ahead of most two year olds so you can never predict what funny and adorable thing he will say next. He has a very active imagination – driving his “trucks”, building with magnet tiles, cooking in his kitchen or with Paola, and telling us about all his adventures. Mati can’t do all that yet but he is so sweet and cuddly that just holding him was wonderful.
We already missed them as we drove about 100 miles up Highway 101, through rolling green hills and terraced vineyards to our next destination of Willits KOA. We’re just spending two nights at this campground. In a busier season or maybe over a weekend this place would be hopping, but there have only been a few other campers in this large campground. So today was spent quietly enjoying the warm weather here. Tomorrow we get back on 101 to head towards Eureka.