We attended the 91st birthday party of Mavis's grandfather, Grandpa Blue Dog. Cindy Lou is named after his mother and grandmother, so we made sure they got some good bonding time.
Mavis's mom, Grandma Rhino, was only too happy to put Cindy Lou to sleep.
Grandpa Blue Dog and the boys:
We also visited Mavis's grandparents in their 10th-floor glass-walled condo, where we got this picture of the kids with Grandma Double-Shot (small but strong!). (There were other takes where Newton had less of a puss, but this one is cuter of the other kids, and I kind of like the puss, anyway.)
The Wizard and Grandma Rhino really bonded, and he loved to follow her everywhere. She taught him a little about watercolor painting:
And helped him on the swing in Uncle Constructo's backyard (on the banks of the Rappahannock in Fredericksburg, Virginia).
Toward the end of our stay, we had a brunchy get-together with friends (I made a strata with ham, asparagus and a bit of all the cheeses Grandma Rhino had in the fridge: a little parmesan, a little cheddar-jack, and mostly this really good horseradish cheddar). A friend from a lawyer chat board brought her two kids, very close in age to the Wizard and Cindy Lou, and we got a whole passel of shots of them together.
2 comments:
I cannot believe the length of the rope on that swing! Crazy!
You've definitely outdone me for inventive blog names. I was just about to post about Aunt Bagheera's wedding, and I was trying to decide whether to call her Aunt Heather or Aunt Bagheera when I read your post. Now I'm trying to decide whether to follow in your footsteps or not even try!
Funny we were in Utah at the same time. And Emily was in San Diego most of the time I was there! The booger!
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