“Fred Better Be In Miami” – Marion
Jackie’s mom came to visit and we had a lot of grandma fun. Everything from make-up and nails to cookies to ginger bread houses. We even went to a Dickens Christmas Event and had a great time watching the shows and dancers. Marion fit right in with her fancy dress. We miss grandma a lot and look forward to our next visit.
Sending out long overdue and inexcusably belated blog birthday wishes for Marion. Marion turned THREE on July 21. Luckily Marion doesn’t even know what a blog is — let alone possess the ability to be offended that we took so long to post her birthday pictures to it. In her stead, Grandpa Sandy has been carrying the mantle of indignation. (See here and here.) Lest we be skewered as worst parents of the year, we did throw her a big party with all her friends and lots of presents. She even had her Grandpa Sandy from Sedona to celebrate with her. Anyway, as they say, “pics or it didn’t happen.” So, without further ado . . .
Since we sent everyone a cute pic of Marion’s tushie on her birth announcement we thought it would only be fair to send one out of Helena’s tush. Just so cute!

Jesse’s Mother, Marisol: AKA Grandma,
came this week for a wonderful visit. We took her to a few of our regular hangouts and she loved on us. It was a wonderful week of cooking, baby holding, and general Marion merriment.
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Marnie came and visited us for a wonderful week. We visited a few local spots and Marnie filled our freezer with lots of food and baked goods. Very lucky to have a friend in our lives like Marnie – Thank you!