We love Nonna!

Nonna (Mom G) was here for 6 days in mid-November, when Mattias was 4 weeks old. We really enjoyed relaxing at home together with her (Jim still had 3 days of paternity leave that he could take), and Timo had a BALL playing with Nonna - at one point, I noted that Nonna and Timo had been reading a book together for 30 minutes. Yes, the same book. He loved it. Nonna teaches all of us about what patience and a happy attitude look like!

Nonna and Timo working on the alphabet (a present from friends for Timo's 2nd birthday)

Snuggly, little giraffe. Thanks for the hat, Aunt Katie B!

A little knife skill practice (and banana gobbling)

With Giesers in town, of course we had to hit up a bakery one morning for some treats. Jim, Nonna and Timo went out to Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery, a nearby bakery with fantastic goodies of all kinds. They even make bread, but we haven't tried any of those loaves yet.

The haul. don't worry, we didn't eat it all that morning.

 Nonna discovered that the best place to race cars in the house is on the kitchen floor (since we have carpet everywhere else).

With Jim at home during the day, Timo got to indulge in one of his favorite activities at the moment: unpacking the toolbox and examining & naming all the tools inside -and then making a big pile of them in the living room.
 

Most of the time it was quite chilly, but with our amazing Colorado sunshine, we still tried to get outside. Here we are heading off for a walk around the neighborhood.

 Saturday was sunny and with weather in the 50s, so we were able to introduce Garden of the Gods to Nonna!

An attempted family pic. Classic, isn't it.

Ahh, that's a bit better.

Here's our pre-Thanksgiving feast. We had several veggie dishes plus biscuits and salad. And pumpkin cookies that Nonna and Timo made!

We love you, Nonna! Thank you for being with us!