Shana's Musings

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Grammie was here with us for a week. It sure was nice to have an extra set of hands around the house - she helped with laundry, read to Arabella, watched Max while I ran errands, took Arabella to school and went to a doctors appointment, and gave the right amount of support. I am so thankful to have such a great mom who loves to spend time with Arabella and now Max.

We didn't do too much. She wasn't here to sight see this time, just spend as much time with Max and Arabella as possible. And that she did,

She played dress up with Arabella:

They colored and did craft projects:

They read stories:

Played Playmobil:

We had a snowstorm and of course Grammie had to go out and shovel even though we have a plow service. I know she misses the snow and cold weather. It was hysterical to see her bundled up and shoveling! There were huge drifts from the snow, it was so beautiful. Once the wind stopped, it was fairly mild out, so we suited up and headed to the sledding hill near Arabella's school. It was so much fun to spend the afternoon in the sunshine and snow and go sledding!

This is the deep end of our swimming pool...filled with snow!

And Grammie snuggled Max ALOT...

Getting love from both...

And before we knew it, it was time for Grammie to fly South again. It was hard to say goodbye and Arabella said it perfectly when she told me "when Grammie leaves its no fun".

Thank you for coming to visit Grammie! We loved having you here and we miss you, but know we will see you very, very soon.

Grammie Meets Maxton

Grammie flew up from Florida to meet Maxton and spend some time with Arabella. Customs was quick and she was waiting for me when we got there to pick her up (in true Montreal airport fashion, there were no parking spots in the parking garage, I had to park on the roof!) I was very excited for her to meet Max and she was too. It was such a special moment.

As soon as we got home, Grammie and Max had some snuggle time. They were both in heaven!

Arabella had no idea what Grammie was coming. She was so surprised when she got home from school and was so excited to see her!

They even had a fun time having an after school snack!

Mr. Mom

I guess Jay got sick of seeing a few crumbs on the floor....

Little Fish

Arabella is doing great with her swim lessons! She is now in the green level and is working really hard. She can swim the whole width of the pool and is also working on swimming on her back. One of the things they are working on this session is the front crawl, which tires her out, but she keeps on going. Keep up the great work Arabella, I am so proud of you!