We made a trip to visit grandparents during the President’s weekend.  This time we brought Buddy with us and thus we decided to stay in a hotel near Torrance.  We were worried how Buddy would do with this long drive.  Initially with the first 1-2 hours of the trip, Buddy seemed antsy, and periodically popped his head up to see and check on us.  But after first break on the road, he seemed to understand the routine and became quite relax the rest of the trip and during the return drive home too.

    Buddy was very excited to see grandparents; fortunately always calmed down after a minute or two.  He hung out in the backyard with us sometimes, and he did well not ruining Grandma’s beautiful garden.  We had the opportunity to listen to Grandpa playing string instruments live and he was awesome. 

    The hotel we chose was new and very nice.  Buddy did well accommodating staying in a small space with us.  One of the evenings Logan and Connor chose to spend a night with grandparents.  This was the first time the boys did not stay with either one of us.  They had a good time bonding with Grandma watching a movie, and Stuart and I had a relaxing time on our own with just one baby.

    The main purpose for this trip was for Grandma’s birthday.  We were happy to be there to have a small celebration with her; we went out for dinner and then came home for cake time.  We were so stuffed afterward.  This was definitely a nice evening and was a good way to wrap up this short trip to SoCal.