Grandma Susan came for a little over a week to spend time with us. We whisked her away to Palm Springs for an overnight trip since we wanted to take a mini vacation mid-week and she has never been there before. It is the land of country clubs and golf courses. Even their golf carts are all decked out.
We happened to arrive in 105 degree weather, so we hit the pool for the first day. Kalista had a fun time since they had a beach area that she could run around in.
Grandma and Kali shading themselves on deck
Dad and Kalista after a day at the pool
Kali resting on her bed after a long afternoon by the pool
We ventured to the artsy district and passed some memorable landmarks from the last time we went to Palm Springs (which was when Matt proposed). Since art galleries and high end shopping weren't tickling our interests, we thought long and hard about whether we were going to do the Palm Springs mountain gondola lift. In the end, we decided to just head home. Maybe we will get to do it the next time we head back to Palm Springs.
Grandma Susan got to go to a few doctor appointments and playgroups whiles she was here. It was cardiology week, so Kali had to do an EKG and be hooked up to a Holtor monitor for 24 hours. We thought she was going to pull a Godzilla moment and rip off all the sticky wire leads, but it really didn't seem to bother her at all. She played everywhere with her monitor on. If her arrhythmia isn't too severe, then we get to push our cardiology appointments to a yearly basis. Yay!
Grandma Susan also got to a chance to go to one of Kalista's "Toddler and Me" groups. Kalista showed Grandma all her furry stuffed friends and her favorite toys. It was oil-dough and painting day. Kali had fun poking the oil-dough, but tears came flowing when it was time to paint her paper pumpkin. Guess it was not a Picasso moment!
