Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Day with Grandma





My kids adore their Grandma. Each one of them absolutely loved Grandma and Grandpa from the moment they saw them at the airpot when we came home. There was some kind of zing, a connection, a planetary alignment, something that meant they were bonded in a special way forever.

Today we went down to see my Mom (my dad was out birding, his obsession). We went to the Dollar Store and Grandma gave them each $5 to spend. We were there for a very long time--big decisions to be made on the best 5 things to buy. Then out to lunch and time at Grandma's house. It was nearly impossible to get pictures with all of them smilng and looking at the camera, but I think you can see how much love there is between them!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

more pix




Home again...








Just back from a week at the beach. The weather was beautiful and sunny, then foggy (and beautiful) and then back to sunny again. The 4th of July parade was amazing this year - the biggest one ever, with TWO marching bands, a belly dancer troupe and the return of the Coast Guard Helicopter, which follows the parade route (all 6 or so blocks of it). Pretty cool all around.