Just after Mark's parents found out that they would be expecting their first grandchild - they were researching tickets to come down to meet Baby Wilcox. They arrived off the plane, and Mark picked them up heading to the house first as NICU had visiting hours that didn't start until noon, despite their 6 am arrival time. They finally did get to meet Thomas, just after noon on the 11th.
We had an exciting four weeks planned with a move to a new house, visits to the zoo, the museum and a few beach days - nothing like a good beach day in the Wilcox books. Rob and Joanne enjoyed some record breaking temperatures while they were here, the worst of it around the time we were moving.
Grampie is a big Boston fan: Red Socks, Celtics and Bruins. A trip to meet his first grandchild would not be complete without a set of matching team supporting outfits. Here's Thomas in his first Red Socks outfit - wearing the "home team" colours.
Nana seemed to have the magic touch when it came to sleeping Thomas in the early days at home. She was so patient with sitting and rocking him to sleep in the heat.
Although a lot of what we did together this trip was repeats of things that Mark's parents loved about Auckland last time they were here, plus visiting with the new apple of their eye, one new adventure they had was the paddle boarding. Here they are moving to the other side of the surf. It is one of the few pictures Mark was able to get with them both in the same shot as they moved in different directions once they were standing on the boards.
Nana and Grampie playing with Thomas on the floor on one of the last days before they left for (cold and snowy) Canada.
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