There is good news and bad news...
The good news is that we have a terrific family whom we love very much. The bad news is that we live very far away from them.
The good news is that they come for wonderful visits.
The bad news is that those visits are just too darn far apart and are always over much too soon.
It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 days since our little Bean Sprout and her entourage (Mommy & Alison) left us. I am just starting to get over it. Good-byes are always hard for me...as documented by this extremely unflattering red-nosed photograph:
But, oh we had fun when they were here!
We were able to introduce her to Charles, the large dancing rodent. Although she had never before visited Chuck E's place, she could feel the excitement of it almost as soon as we walked in the door. There was jumping and dancing, clapping and uninhibited romping -and that was just Papa! As for the Bean, the smiles were priceless! This is the kind we got while we were just sitting at the table waiting for our pizza:
We visited the Houston Aquarium with all of it's killer attractions! Miss Bean LOVED the merry-go-round and didn't even freak out on the drop of doom. And of course the "sishies" were a big hit. The Gorgeous, BIG parrot - who sqwaked right in her ear was no one's idea of a good time! But the dancing fountains were pure joy to run through!
Mommy & I were nearly devoured by a ferocious white tiger!
We attended a family-friendly concert presented by the Houston Symphony and discovered that; no matter how classily it is packaged, "Old McDonald" is still "Old McDonald" and will make a 2 year old clap and dance and yell "WOW!" - to the delight of everyone in the vicinity!
We watched movies and read storybooks and visited the ice cream shop and the playground. We played in the pool (which the Beanmeister was crazy about) and played with the dog (which she was not).
We have a LARGE, hairy hound. Caleb is an over-sized and over-enthusiastic golden retriever. Beanie is a smallish, blonde, baby human. This can be a very scary combination (especially since Magoo has just been here and Caleb now views short people as the source all things edible). But it didn't take long for the Bean to recognize him for the gentle giant that he is. I knew we had arrived one afternoon when she was dancing wildly to her french celtic rap and called for him to be her dance partner.
"K-Woof, K-Woof, c'mere. Shake it! Shake it!"
I think life is just Grand when we can make new friends!
posted by Grammy @ 6:40 AM
12 Comments:
Those pictures are too cute!! And "C'here. Shake it! Shake It!" cracks me up :) It's good to hear from you again. Glad you had a good time (albeit short) with your family this summer!
Sounds like it was a great time. I think my mom would go into depression if I took her grandchildren far away from her.
Oh, how I wish the link for "french celtic rap" was working. When I click it, I get nothing. That's something I've got to hear! Glad the visit was a joyful one.
That post seems eerily familiar. Bean is the cutest!
Too cute for words!! No wonder there is such tough good-byes. :)
Oooh, what cute pictures. That last one absolutely captures the carefree spirit of a much-loved little child. Sooo sweet!
I love the pictures. Thanks so much for the most wonderful time! :)
OK, just for the record - Papa does not Jump, Dance, Clap or Romp!!! (Well, OK, maybe I Romp, a little... but only with Grammy.)
She is adorable. My kids are growing up too fast but at least there's hope that I, too, might be a 'Grammy' one day.
It sounds like you all had a fabulous time! I love reading the highlights! Love you tons!
Those pictures are wonderful. She is a cute little girl. I am glad you had a good time, too. It is hard to let them go home, though, I am sure.
Love the pictures, I suffer the same syndrome (long-distance relationship)....w/o grandkids yet but missing my girls just the same!
Thank goodness for summer vacation!
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