Since everyone has a different day picking Hayden up from school, the routines have started to become fun. On Mondays, Grandma Joyce picks Hayden up from school and they come home and start dinner. At 4:15, she runs Hayden to art lessons and picks him up at 5:30. When he gets home, they finish making dinner. We eat as Thomas walks in. While I help Hayden quickly with homework, Thomas and Joyce usually clean up. We try to go as fast as we can, even completing the science homework and vocabulary over the weekend to make for a light homework night.
The best part of the night is when we settle in on the couch and start family home evening. I think the Grandma loves the weekly tradition of being in our home for FHE. We talk and have a lesson and with Grandma cooking, there is usually a yummy FHE treat. We always include some little video clip from Mormon Messages before scriptures and prayer.
It has been one of my favorite new traditions with Joyce. She has been so great to us. The relationship that she has with Hayden is priceless. He is lucky to have such a fun tradition with her each and every week.
With school coming to a close, Hayden and Grandma have started planning out their summer. Both of them want to keep up the weekly tradition of Grandma time. As we sat and planned some activities, I think he will have a lot of fun with her. The are going to go to the geneaology center and learn how to do indexing. They are going to continue cooking lessons. They are also going to make some crafts together. I am so thankful for Joyce and her desire to make great memories with Hayden. He sure loves and adores her. She is one great grandma!
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