When Doug and I were dating, the first time I met Mike, Tracy (Doug’s sister) and Doug kept calling him “Mitch”. When I called him by name and seriously referred to him as “Mitch”, everyone started laughing. So, “Mitch” it is. :-)
Before Mike came to Atlanta recently, he and Doug figured out that Mike’s training class was two buildings away from where Doug works. So they got to carpool to work together for four days. How crazy is that? Carpooling with your grown-up / out-of-state cousin for a week.
Mike even got to drop the kids off at day care with Doug on those days. I think he got a kick out of the babies in Liam’s class getting excited to see Liam when they arrived every morning. In their own baby language, the babies all expressed they were happy to see Liam, and vice-versa.
Uncle Mike, Doug, Liam and Ava before dropping the kids off at day care
Ava having fun at Chuck E. Cheese (establishment codename: Charles E. Fromage)
Uncle Mike and Liam - he even carried Liam while playing skeeball!
Ava enjoying a ride on the horse at Chuck E. Cheese
Everybody hop in!
Liam "gunning it" and trying to win some tickets (with a little help from Dad)...
He is "all boy", isn't he? :-)
Doug and Liam
Ava really seemed to enjoy having “Uncle Mike” around. He gave her a fun gift every night after he and Doug got home from work. Mike even pacified us by going to Chuck E. Cheese with us one night. (The one request Ava had while Mike was in town). What a sport Mike was! Liam seemed to enjoy Mike’s smiles and every hug. J Liam always seemed to spit-up on him…poor Mike!
After his time spent with us, Mike commented on just how much work kids can be. Not that Ava and Liam are bad kids by any stretch of the imagination, kids are just WORK! I’m sure he appreciated Bosley (his dog) that much more upon his return home to Pittsburgh.
Uncle Mike, the kids (and Doug and I) miss you already!
With love,
Shelly, Doug, Ava and Liam
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