Quick Visit from Nonna
Three cheers for a visit from Nonna! Nonna! Nonna!
Mom G. drove down for 3 nights/2 days last week - great fun! We had beautiful weather (70s/80s) for a couple of fun outings. On Thursday the three ladies wandered around campus and had a picnic lunch at the student center.
Jim was working and we stopped by his office for a visit later in the afternoon. Gemma charmed all of his co-workers with her shy ways and then got straight to work crunching data on the computer.
Of course Nonna helped out by making some scrumptious bran muffins for breakfast on Friday.
And she brought balloons and decorations for an early birthday celebration for Jim and Gemma! (Jim is Aug 26 and Gemma is Sep 1. It was good to have a warm-up for Gemma...since we can hardly believe she will be 1 in a short time!)
One of Gemma's very special 1st birthday gifts from Nonna & Granddad is a pewter cup engraved with 'Gemma Taylor' and her birthdate. Naturally, G. had to try it out right away. Doesn't she look like she is ready for tea?
Since Jim is off on Fridays this summer, we took another picnic lunch and went out to Lake Lemon (about 10 mi. north of town). As soon as Gemma saw the water, she started pointing and talking and wanted to run right in - but this being our first time there, we didn't realize what the swim area was like and hadn't brought our suits. Next time. Dad and Gem did stick their toes in, though.
A little after-lunch exercise (Gemma's new favorite activity).
This photo is for all you Hawkins...Gemma eating chicken kabouli for the first time. Actually, gobbling it down would be a better description. See that clean bowl? (with some spoon-help from Nonna)
And birthday dessert by Jim: chocolate almond tart. Yummmm. (Don't worry, folks. Jim's official birthday dinner & dessert, prepared by Jul, is still to come. Wait, is he really turning 33 this year?!)
On a final note, we discovered that 'Nonna' is a superb grandma name. Very easy to say and Gemma had several very close attempts. Thank you for coming, Nonna! Nonna! Nonna!
Mom G. drove down for 3 nights/2 days last week - great fun! We had beautiful weather (70s/80s) for a couple of fun outings. On Thursday the three ladies wandered around campus and had a picnic lunch at the student center.
Jim was working and we stopped by his office for a visit later in the afternoon. Gemma charmed all of his co-workers with her shy ways and then got straight to work crunching data on the computer.
Of course Nonna helped out by making some scrumptious bran muffins for breakfast on Friday.
And she brought balloons and decorations for an early birthday celebration for Jim and Gemma! (Jim is Aug 26 and Gemma is Sep 1. It was good to have a warm-up for Gemma...since we can hardly believe she will be 1 in a short time!)
One of Gemma's very special 1st birthday gifts from Nonna & Granddad is a pewter cup engraved with 'Gemma Taylor' and her birthdate. Naturally, G. had to try it out right away. Doesn't she look like she is ready for tea?
Since Jim is off on Fridays this summer, we took another picnic lunch and went out to Lake Lemon (about 10 mi. north of town). As soon as Gemma saw the water, she started pointing and talking and wanted to run right in - but this being our first time there, we didn't realize what the swim area was like and hadn't brought our suits. Next time. Dad and Gem did stick their toes in, though.
A little after-lunch exercise (Gemma's new favorite activity).
This photo is for all you Hawkins...Gemma eating chicken kabouli for the first time. Actually, gobbling it down would be a better description. See that clean bowl? (with some spoon-help from Nonna)
And birthday dessert by Jim: chocolate almond tart. Yummmm. (Don't worry, folks. Jim's official birthday dinner & dessert, prepared by Jul, is still to come. Wait, is he really turning 33 this year?!)
On a final note, we discovered that 'Nonna' is a superb grandma name. Very easy to say and Gemma had several very close attempts. Thank you for coming, Nonna! Nonna! Nonna!
2 comments:
I have a file on my computer where we are collecting pictures of Jim in an apron. Just you wait.....
Love the Wheaton t-shirt!! And I love the photo of Mom and Gemma walking on campus - this miniature little person taking off and leaving the grown-up in the dust - too cute! Glad to see you all this weekend!
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