Great Grandmas are the BEST

Our family headed up to Auckland on Wednesday for Sam to go to a photography seminar all day Thursday. We stayed with Sam's Nana. It's always fun going up to Auckland and seeing where Sam grew up. He LOVES the place he grew up and loves sharing all the different places he played and things he did there. While Sam was at his seminar Max and I got to hang out with Nana all day. Max fell in love with Nana! I feel like I got to see something my mom has always talked about. She LOVED her grandma and talks about how she felt around her grandma and how she smiled and just loved being around her. Watching Max all day with Nana I feel like I got a glimpse of how my mom felt. Max was in pure delight all day. He just absolutely LOVED being with Nana. (I had fun too :)

He wanted to be where ever she was. If she left the room he would look at me and try to find her.

Max still runs to fast to actually walk on his own. He took off running towards me while I tried to take this picture

Nana took us to the swings by her house. (which overlooked the ocean...loved it!)

This is my favorite picture ever! If you know Max you know he never stays stills. He is super loving and affectionate but doesn't sit still and cuddle with you. He sat cuddled into Nana's arms the whole time at this cafe.

We went on a walk in the shops in her little town and I found a cool hat finally for Max. Kids have to wear hats because the sun is so strong, but the boy hats are so bad here. We found him a little straw cowboy looking hat. He hates it and screams but we will have a fight all day one day then we will have sorted out.

While in town Max lost sight of Nana in a book store, once he found her he grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go. It was the sweetest thing ever!

These are the swings Sam grew up on! This is at another park by Nana's. Max and I walked down there while Nana had a rest and we waited for Sam to get home. Sam happened to drive by on his way home and saw us. It was so fun for him to see his son swinging on the sings he used to swing on. How picturesque is this park?

All in all we had a great time in Auckland. Max got to love his great grandma, Sam had a great time at his seminar and I loved getting to go on a little trip with my family and spend time with Sam's Nana.