Grey and Tucker

This weekend my nephew came to visit with us for a bit while his mommy and his "monkey" went to the UofM vs. UT game. On the way to pick him up I was so excited and just could barely wait to pick him up and kiss all over him, but as we were on our way back to the house I became a bit worried. I realized that I probably didn't have enough for him to do even though "monkey" packed a tub full of goodies to play with. I worried that he wouldn't feel comfortable without his parents but we somehow figured it all out. After getting two soft tacos down, he sang danced to Yo Gabba Gabba while looking out the back door at my "doggies". I waited until Big got home to even bother with wrestling with them, but both of my boys were extremely excited about the Grey baby's visit so far.

After getting them inside and safely adjusted to the presence of a baby, Grey began to throw the ball for Tucker, or "tocker" as Grey called him. They wore each other out for hours. It would have been fantastic, you know the dog actually babysitting, except that I constantly felt the need to watch them like a hawk afraid that any minute Tucker's size would overcome the baby. He was surprisingly gentle and very attentive. I put Grey's DVD in the living room television and turned Spongebob Square pants on in the bedroom. We also played a little game on the computer. Grey had officially taken over every single room in our house. It was so much fun and I can't hardly wait to do it again. I like the idea of just borrowing a kid for now, not having to go through pregnancy or the hardships that come with newborns. Don't get me wrong, I would to start a family eventually, but for now babysitting is satisfactory.

I am not sure that I am all in with the time change just yet. It just seems darker already and dreary is coming right behind it. I thought I was ready to say good bye to the warmth of summer, but the first cold snap that happened made me want to beg for the sun to come on back. I did check the weather channel this morning and we will be in the upper 70's this week, so I guess I just got my wish.