Today is grandpa Roemer’s birthday… I’ll be visiting him in Summerland this summer, along with grandma, uncle Terry, and auntie Alice. Grandpa was completely shocked when mommy and daddy showed him my ultrasound picture at Christmas time… he really didn’t expect to be a grandpa again! He shook his head and pointed at mommy in disbelief and said, “No! You? YOU’RE having a baby??!!” And then he laughed and bolted out of his chair to shake daddy’s hand.

I can’t wait to look him in the eyes and smile at him. Mommy says that when she was growing up, he’d take the credit for her accomplishments or share responsibility for her mistakes. I’m her biggest achievement so far, so he should be extra proud! Mommy attributes her good work ethic to grandpa, and I’m already following their examples. I eat everything I’m given, burp on cue, sleep the required 16-20 hours a day, lay quietly for diaper changes, and never complain about my rigorous schedule. Like grandpa, I love to drive around in our big truck, I like to get my hands dirty, and I’m an outdoors person.

I can’t wait to visit grandpa’s house and enjoy his lovely yard and play in the garden with my cousins. Grandpa’s house is a little patch of paradise, overlooking the Okanagan lake and the Naramata vineyards. I’m looking forward to having tummy time on his perfect lawn, smelling steaks and ribs on the barbeque, snoozing under the big starry sky and breathing fresh BC air, and listening to the late night chatter of daddy, uncle, and grandpa!