WE JUST HAD TO DANCE!
This little lamb has taken a couple of days to warm up to her Grammie! But not to worry, this Grammie knows that this teeny-dancer will one day hop with glee when Grammie arrives... it just takes time...
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Showing posts with label Annabelle. Show all posts
Apr 27, 2015
Just Dance
Today Deborah, Annabelle and I went to Vallarta Market to get (yummy) carne asada! As we headed down the salsa isle the *salsa* music started and, well,
This little lamb has taken a couple of days to warm up to her Grammie! But not to worry, this Grammie knows that this teeny-dancer will one day hop with glee when Grammie arrives... it just takes time...
This little lamb has taken a couple of days to warm up to her Grammie! But not to worry, this Grammie knows that this teeny-dancer will one day hop with glee when Grammie arrives... it just takes time...
Oct 21, 2014
Oreos at the Beach
When I first mentioned to Deborah that I was going to be coming to see them she had this wonderful idea! Let's surprise Spencer! I'm always in for a good surprises! (He was very surprised)
Spencer told Deb he wanted to go to the beach on Saturday. (She texts me on the low-down and says Grammie, you up for the beach?) So I packed up the two sand buckets that have been chillin' in my garage since for-E-ver! (But did I remember to pack my *babing-suit*? NO! Not me!! Sheesh! And have you ever tried to buy a bathing suit in September? Yeah, right! Rant over.)
When my little kids were growing up our favorite beach was always Ventura Marina beach. The crowds are usually smaller and they have a wonderful pirate ship complete with zipline! Spencer wanted to go back there this time too. Deb kindly took this pix of us, I *thought* I took a photo of their family too but, apparently, failed!
It was breezy and cool and I didn't what Baby Belle to get blown on. She eventually went to sleep and took a little nap in her stroller right there on the sand.
When she woke up she was hungry so what did Grammie do? Well, what any self-respecting Grammie would do... I twisted open an oreo, snarked off the creamy-peanut butter center and gave her the chocolate cookie part. (See how nice Grammie is?)
This was a taste explosion in her little baby-girl mouth!
She continued to gnaw on it until she had a respectable oreo-goatee!
It reminded me of the days when her Daddy was small and his Daddy would come home from work with a permanent ink marker and draw mustaches on him and his sibs!
All the while Riley was totally enjoying his time in the surf. He and Spencer played there for a very long time.
It was a lovely day. We ended by having a fish and chips dinner and a quiet ride home. Both Riley and Annabelle knocked out within 5 minutes and slept the whole way home.
And, you know, this blog post wouldn't be complete without at least one random photo from the day before of Baby Belle and her Grammie!
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For some reason this published on the wrong month! This visit happened Sept 12-13, 2014
Spencer told Deb he wanted to go to the beach on Saturday. (She texts me on the low-down and says Grammie, you up for the beach?) So I packed up the two sand buckets that have been chillin' in my garage since for-E-ver! (But did I remember to pack my *babing-suit*? NO! Not me!! Sheesh! And have you ever tried to buy a bathing suit in September? Yeah, right! Rant over.)
When my little kids were growing up our favorite beach was always Ventura Marina beach. The crowds are usually smaller and they have a wonderful pirate ship complete with zipline! Spencer wanted to go back there this time too. Deb kindly took this pix of us, I *thought* I took a photo of their family too but, apparently, failed!
It was breezy and cool and I didn't what Baby Belle to get blown on. She eventually went to sleep and took a little nap in her stroller right there on the sand.
When she woke up she was hungry so what did Grammie do? Well, what any self-respecting Grammie would do... I twisted open an oreo, snarked off the creamy-peanut butter center and gave her the chocolate cookie part. (See how nice Grammie is?)
(AND DO YOU SEE THESE LEVI BLUE EYES? THEY ARE JUST LIKE HER DADDY'S.)
She continued to gnaw on it until she had a respectable oreo-goatee!
It reminded me of the days when her Daddy was small and his Daddy would come home from work with a permanent ink marker and draw mustaches on him and his sibs!
All the while Riley was totally enjoying his time in the surf. He and Spencer played there for a very long time.
It was a lovely day. We ended by having a fish and chips dinner and a quiet ride home. Both Riley and Annabelle knocked out within 5 minutes and slept the whole way home.
And, you know, this blog post wouldn't be complete without at least one random photo from the day before of Baby Belle and her Grammie!
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For some reason this published on the wrong month! This visit happened Sept 12-13, 2014
Jun 13, 2014
Grammie-Heaven
One of the best things in my life is being a Grammie! I was talking to Gordon the other day and mentioned how much I enjoyed being a mom... that, without a doubt, was my favorite! I loved (love) being a mom. But we all know that being a mom (and not JUST a mom) requires work, work and more work to go along with the joy. That is not a complaint... just a statement of fact.
Ahhhh, but being a Grammie? Yup, that is heaven. It is the extra blessing! I like to say, "I am no longer the Mommie-enforcer, I am the Grammie-spoiler!" And can I just say that I am loving this phase of my life!
I got to see two of my little darlings (that live much too far away). Oh, how I love these babies! My sweet Deborah took some sneaky pictures of me with Baby Belle.
This little girl is so squishable! I could just nuzzle and kiss those cheeks all the day!
And Riley... I wanted to say *little-Riley* but this big boy is 7 now! Where does the time go? We had a fun dip in the pool together. I tried to teach him the steamboat kick that I learned so many years ago but he was more interested in playing with the other kids in the pool!
(Parenthetically, I'm often reminded that Riley and I have the same age difference, 55 years, as my DADDY and I have. And I am reminded that I am grateful that I am in the grammie, not the mommie, roll!)
Ahhhh, but being a Grammie? Yup, that is heaven. It is the extra blessing! I like to say, "I am no longer the Mommie-enforcer, I am the Grammie-spoiler!" And can I just say that I am loving this phase of my life!
I got to see two of my little darlings (that live much too far away). Oh, how I love these babies! My sweet Deborah took some sneaky pictures of me with Baby Belle.
This little girl is so squishable! I could just nuzzle and kiss those cheeks all the day!
And Riley... I wanted to say *little-Riley* but this big boy is 7 now! Where does the time go? We had a fun dip in the pool together. I tried to teach him the steamboat kick that I learned so many years ago but he was more interested in playing with the other kids in the pool!
(Parenthetically, I'm often reminded that Riley and I have the same age difference, 55 years, as my DADDY and I have. And I am reminded that I am grateful that I am in the grammie, not the mommie, roll!)
Jan 30, 2014
First Grammie Bath
Perhaps it is because I grew up with only a bathtub (as opposed to a shower) but I love a bath... a nice hot bath! I know how a tepid bath feels.
My theory is why would a little baby, who's been warm for the last 9 months want to be in a cold bath? I've always given my children and grandchildren very warm baths with wonderful results.
Miss Baby-Belle agrees with her Grammie. Whereas she was hollering before she got her naked little body in the water, once there she was perfectly content to soak in the warmth.
How precious is this?
This little girl has a look- she just gazes into my eyes and it goes right to my heart. I have the feeling she'd like to tell me so many things if only she could.
And the hair...
And here we are- Grammie and Annabelle. I hope this is the first of many happy baths to come.
A-W-F-U-L
My theory is why would a little baby, who's been warm for the last 9 months want to be in a cold bath? I've always given my children and grandchildren very warm baths with wonderful results.
Miss Baby-Belle agrees with her Grammie. Whereas she was hollering before she got her naked little body in the water, once there she was perfectly content to soak in the warmth.
How precious is this?
This little girl has a look- she just gazes into my eyes and it goes right to my heart. I have the feeling she'd like to tell me so many things if only she could.
And the hair...
THE HAIR
I LOVE THE FUZZY HAIR!
And here we are- Grammie and Annabelle. I hope this is the first of many happy baths to come.
Jan 29, 2014
Little Sister
As I was looking through photos I noticed that I'd missed a bunch of Riley meeting his little sister last weekend. I guess that's what happens when you take photos by the gross!
Riley's waited a long time for this little sibling. He was pretty excited to meet her.
Something tells me that his first impression could have been better timed! I love his expression!
A friend from church got Riley a cute little book about him and his sister. Deborah helped him fill in the vital information. He was so cute wanting to get it all right.
Riley and Daddy had a good ol' Billy Bacon ride (see Riley coaxing Billy with a trisket?) These two have long enjoyed this tradition.
Grammie and Riley went shopping then took a little walk-a-bout on Saturday. When I squatted down to take a selfie I pulled him over by me and we both toppled over. "Why did you do THAT, Grammie?"
Just before it was time for him to go back to his Mom's house he wanted to hold little sister one more time. He needed to inspect her tiny legs and feet.Can you believe you used to be that small?
Riley is such a precious boy. He won't even believe how much his little *Baby-Belle* has grown up in just one week.
Riley's waited a long time for this little sibling. He was pretty excited to meet her.
Something tells me that his first impression could have been better timed! I love his expression!
A friend from church got Riley a cute little book about him and his sister. Deborah helped him fill in the vital information. He was so cute wanting to get it all right.
Riley and Daddy had a good ol' Billy Bacon ride (see Riley coaxing Billy with a trisket?) These two have long enjoyed this tradition.
Grammie and Riley went shopping then took a little walk-a-bout on Saturday. When I squatted down to take a selfie I pulled him over by me and we both toppled over. "Why did you do THAT, Grammie?"
Just before it was time for him to go back to his Mom's house he wanted to hold little sister one more time. He needed to inspect her tiny legs and feet.Can you believe you used to be that small?
Riley is such a precious boy. He won't even believe how much his little *Baby-Belle* has grown up in just one week.
Jan 28, 2014
Carseat Canopy
My sister, Grannie Annie (how cute is that?), reminded me that I hadn't posted any pixs of the finished project that alluded to 10 days ago.
I made Fiona a darling little polkie-dottie carseat cover (and do I have a photo of it? No! Not me!!) It has been so useful that I knew I needed to make one for Annabelle too.
I mentioned that Deb's favorite baby-girl color is this coraly-pink. Since Annabelle's Under the Sea quilt is in mostly ocean-blues I wanted this to make the statement, "This is a darling little girl here, chum!" When I ferreted in my pink fabric tote these fabrics just called out to me!
I didn't have very much of any one fabric (except the pink floral stripe, shown here, fourth block in the top row, and on the back) since this collection had already made two projects. I started by sewing all of the little scraps together. I'd saved anything that was over an inch wide just for such an occasion. I've marked some of the *piece-a-dee-peacertons* with arrows; some of the pieces weren't cut straight but I didn't let that get in my way. I squared up the blocks to 7 1/2". It just adds to the character of the quilt! I just kept creating blocks until I was down to the last nine- they are the aforementioned block in the top row.
The finished top was 42" square. I quilted that square, then cut out the canopy shape and bound all the edges. Holy cow did that ever eat up a bunch of binding! (Which came from the trimmed off backing fabric from the Moda King quilt. Use it up!) The pattern is from fleecefun.com and is found HERE.
Since the finished quilt always shrinks and crinkles when washed, just what I like, I would make it larger next time. (Fiona's fleece canopy fits perfectly)
And while I was writing this post look what I caught!! But just barely since I had to yoink the SD card out of my computer to put back in my camera! Such a big 6-day old girl!
I made Fiona a darling little polkie-dottie carseat cover (and do I have a photo of it? No! Not me!!) It has been so useful that I knew I needed to make one for Annabelle too.
I mentioned that Deb's favorite baby-girl color is this coraly-pink. Since Annabelle's Under the Sea quilt is in mostly ocean-blues I wanted this to make the statement, "This is a darling little girl here, chum!" When I ferreted in my pink fabric tote these fabrics just called out to me!
I didn't have very much of any one fabric (except the pink floral stripe, shown here, fourth block in the top row, and on the back) since this collection had already made two projects. I started by sewing all of the little scraps together. I'd saved anything that was over an inch wide just for such an occasion. I've marked some of the *piece-a-dee-peacertons* with arrows; some of the pieces weren't cut straight but I didn't let that get in my way. I squared up the blocks to 7 1/2". It just adds to the character of the quilt! I just kept creating blocks until I was down to the last nine- they are the aforementioned block in the top row.
The finished top was 42" square. I quilted that square, then cut out the canopy shape and bound all the edges. Holy cow did that ever eat up a bunch of binding! (Which came from the trimmed off backing fabric from the Moda King quilt. Use it up!) The pattern is from fleecefun.com and is found HERE.
Since the finished quilt always shrinks and crinkles when washed, just what I like, I would make it larger next time. (Fiona's fleece canopy fits perfectly)
And while I was writing this post look what I caught!! But just barely since I had to yoink the SD card out of my computer to put back in my camera! Such a big 6-day old girl!
Jan 27, 2014
Baby Annabelle
Today I got to do one of my favoritest things! Have a photo-shoot with one of my grand babies.
Somehow all of the love gets focused and captured in a concentrated form. The love is so tangible! It frequently moves me to tears; just as this photo did today. (I love the twin noses here!)
Annabelle was a willing little subject. She is just so mellow.
Annabelle's Auntie Bekah (as opposed to Auntie Becca) sent a couple of wonderful little outfits one of which just begged to be worn for photos.
"Ho-hum... I'm used to this by now, even though I am only 5-days old!"
I always love to do the *baby parts* photos. Tiny baby toes...
A precious little head...
With a wonderful amount of hair...
Yes, just as this serendipitous photo shows- Annabelle is a gift straight from heaven!
Somehow all of the love gets focused and captured in a concentrated form. The love is so tangible! It frequently moves me to tears; just as this photo did today. (I love the twin noses here!)
Annabelle was a willing little subject. She is just so mellow.
Annabelle's Auntie Bekah (as opposed to Auntie Becca) sent a couple of wonderful little outfits one of which just begged to be worn for photos.
"Ho-hum... I'm used to this by now, even though I am only 5-days old!"
I always love to do the *baby parts* photos. Tiny baby toes...
A precious little head...
With a wonderful amount of hair...
Yes, just as this serendipitous photo shows- Annabelle is a gift straight from heaven!
Jan 26, 2014
Cat Curiosity
Spencer and Deborah have two kitties: Checkers and Amadala. They are tabbicos. I love the way the tabby stripes run through their colored spots.
Earlier today I was holding little Annabelle and when I got up I laid her down in my warm spot (yup, it's an old Grammie trick). When I got back after one minute this is what I found...
Amadala was going to check out this new little person in her domain.
She finally sneaked up close enough to get a sniff...
but she gave Annabelle a kitty-tickle-whisker-kiss.
And that frightened Miss Amadala away.
Earlier today I was holding little Annabelle and when I got up I laid her down in my warm spot (yup, it's an old Grammie trick). When I got back after one minute this is what I found...
Amadala was going to check out this new little person in her domain.
She finally sneaked up close enough to get a sniff...
but she gave Annabelle a kitty-tickle-whisker-kiss.
And that frightened Miss Amadala away.
Getting to Know Annabelle
One of the sweetest things about grand babies is getting to know their precious little selves! Annabelle and I had just such a time tonight. She lay in my arms and looked around, then she would just gaze into my soul. What a precious gift to know that families are eternal.
Jan 24, 2014
Big Brother (of the Riley-kind)
Riley got to come to meet his new little sister tonight. What a wonderful occasion... you don't get a little sister every day, you know!
I feel so happy when I see the love that they have one for another. You can never have too many people who love you.
We are so funny... we take turns soaking up the baby-Annabelle love. I'd been holding her for about an hour when I asked Deb if she wanted her baby back. Spencer asked so sweetly, "Can I have a turn first?"
And speaking of love-
I've never been big on using the term *step*-mom/child; it's just always meant more people to love. I'm grateful for that great capacity to love.
And since we are on the subject of love... it makes me happy to see these two funny-feline-sisters. I can hardly tell where one ends and the other begins!
I feel so happy when I see the love that they have one for another. You can never have too many people who love you.
We are so funny... we take turns soaking up the baby-Annabelle love. I'd been holding her for about an hour when I asked Deb if she wanted her baby back. Spencer asked so sweetly, "Can I have a turn first?"
And speaking of love-
I've never been big on using the term *step*-mom/child; it's just always meant more people to love. I'm grateful for that great capacity to love.
And since we are on the subject of love... it makes me happy to see these two funny-feline-sisters. I can hardly tell where one ends and the other begins!
Annabelle Goes Home
Already! It seems soon but I was always anxious to get home too.
I got to have a few minutes to change Annabelle's diaper and get her dressed for her trip home. I just love that they have so many darling clothes for newborns!
Here is the new family... they've waited a long time for this precious little baby-girl.
Deborah is already such a good Mommy! She is thrilled to have her very own baby.
I couldn't be more thrilled that Annabelle arrived on her Daddy's 30th birthday. What a wonderful memory for both of them. There are so many similarities between the arrival of these two much anticipated and waited for babies. I think that Spencer and Annabelle are even more loved and appreciated because of the loss of an older sibling[s].
I got to have a few minutes to change Annabelle's diaper and get her dressed for her trip home. I just love that they have so many darling clothes for newborns!
Here is the new family... they've waited a long time for this precious little baby-girl.
Deborah is already such a good Mommy! She is thrilled to have her very own baby.
I couldn't be more thrilled that Annabelle arrived on her Daddy's 30th birthday. What a wonderful memory for both of them. There are so many similarities between the arrival of these two much anticipated and waited for babies. I think that Spencer and Annabelle are even more loved and appreciated because of the loss of an older sibling[s].
Jan 22, 2014
The. Best. Birthday. Present. EVER!!
Just what Spencer said about his little baby Annabelle.
Annabelle was born today at 2:10 PM. She weighs 8 lbs. 1 oz. and just 20 and three-quarter inches long.
It has been such a long day... even longer for mommy, daddy and baby than it was for Grammie! For this night this is all Grammie has to post.
I will be back tomorrow with many happy memories of this very special double birthday.
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