What a terrific four days we had in Wheaton with Dad and Mom/Granddad and Nonna!! Late spring is a beautiful time to be there - the blooming lilacs, the bright green grass, the mild weather - and we particularly loved being able to be outside in the yard or walking around the neighborhood. Nonna introduced Gemma to the joys of running around barefoot in the grass. Gemma even got to go up to explore the play house with Nonna (see the house behind Dad in this photo? Thank you to Dad and Noah for last year's updates/renovations!).
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| Nonna & Gemma got a good running and chasing game going one afternoon |
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| Jim grilled salmon burgers and we had a nice dinner with Uncle Dick |
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| Gemma loves to look at photo-books and point to pictures of her Gieser cousins |
Unfortunately the planned Work Day (Saturday) was chilly and rainy, but Dad and Jim still managed to complete most of the planned flower box plantings and gutter cleanings.
Meanwhile Mom and Jul (and Gemma) had fun over several days doing some shopping (new maternity clothes for Jul! fun summer clothes for Gemma!), wandering downtown Wheaton (Gemma was mesmerized by the freight train) and enjoying half-price frappuccino's from Starbucks. Oh, and ginger cookies and snickerdoodles made by Mom at Jul's request, please please.
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| Jim's homemade Mother's Day chocolate cake! |
1 comment:
Great pics!! And YUM to that chocolate cake!! :)
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