Last week was a big week for the children.
After over three months of being cautious and careful and keeping their distance, they were finally able to hug their grandparents again.
Back in the pre-coronavirus days my in-laws would normally pick the children up from school once a week and take them back to their house. They would have their tea there and enjoy a few hours of time with their grandparents. They would also have sleepovers there on a fairly regular basis.
And while we’ve still been seeing them at least once a week through all this weirdness, it’s been so hard for the two generations to not be able to get close to each other.
So we’re all really happy now that we’ve been able to form an extended household together.
This is also possibly the first time I’ve been grateful that the rest of our family all live away; so there were no hard choices to make about who we would do this with!
We all met up for a walk along the beach at the weekend and it was just glorious.
Rhys and Nerys were so happy to be able to hug their grandparents again. And Nerys held hands with both me and Nana pretty much the whole way along the beach.
We walked a fair bit further than we normally do, almost all the way to Blackpill. The tide was in and the sea was incredibly calm and it was just beautiful down there.
We walked close together.
Nana helped Nerys shake shells out of her shoes.
The children held hands with their grandparents.
Such little things. Things we would’ve absolutely taken for granted a few months ago. Things that mean the world now.
Oh how lovely 🙂 I can’t wait til my two can hug their Nanny again! #livingarrows
It’s been such a long time hasn’t it! I hope your children get their Nanny hugs soon. x
How wonderful! It’s amazing how special holding hands now feels.
Katrina x
It seems like such a small thing but it means so much now! x
That sounds so lovely, and such a special moment. Your right, little things like that are so precious now aren’t they?
Those little things are so precious now, all those things we took for granted before! x
This was just lovely to read. We aren’t able to do anything like this yet but I’m crossing my fingers it won’t be too long x
I really hope you’re able to do these things soon, it’s been so long hasn’t it. x
This is beautiful, I bet it was amazing to watch them together. I can’t wait for this to happen here, my girls are desperate to hug their grandparents x
Aww, that’s so lovely. We’re all looking forward being able to hug family here soon hopefully too 🙂
This sounds lovely you are right it is the little things which we use to take so much for granted. Trying not to fall into that trap again x