Fourth of July

It's almost Fourth of July!!  Taylor, you loved the fireworks when you were very little, then suddenly two years ago you were afraid of the booms.  The first year Grandma and you sat and watched them on television.  We turned the lights off and the sound down.  Then little fireworks started outside the window and you liked them because there were almost no booms.  We watched the same fireworks show on television lots and lots of times over the next week, because Grandma recorded it on her TiVo. 

The next year you lived in the apartment building by the water and you climbed up Grandma's leg into her arms.  It was raining just a little anyway, so we went into the house and watched from inside the glass door so you couldn't hear the booms while Emmerson dozed in her stroller with mommy.

You and Emmerson won't have any fireworks this year because France doesn't celebrate July 4th - a holiday for American independence from England.  But maybe there will be fireworks for a nice French holiday.

Or maybe your little ears won't have to suffer any booms at all!!

I love you Taylor and Emmerson.  I love you both.  I won't ever forget you.

Happy almost Summer

It was a warm day last week, and it rained late in the afternoon.  It reminded me of the day Taylor and I went outside the play in the rain.  It was so warm we didn't mind getting wet.  Mommy and I did that one summer, but she was older!!  It was a year or so before she met Daddy.  She came to visit me in Virginia and just after an afternoon thunderstorm we went outside barefoot and played in the gutters in from of the house.  The water was as warm as the day we played and splashed.  Wasn't that fun?

Sandwiches

Hello Sweet babies.  This weekend I put the baby stroller on Craig's list.  I got it when Emmerson was born, because Taylor was almost too big for a stroller and Mommy had taken the one I was using.  I thought that when you both came to visit the stroller would be there just in case we wanted to take a nice long walk.  Yes, Taylor, I know you are a big boy and could walk as far as we needed to - but Emmerson is a little smaller and might need a ride. 

I still have all your videos though.  All the movies we loved to watch.  Someday we will watch them again and we will laugh and snuggle just like we used to.  This time Emmerson will be able to snuggle on the other side and I will be a nice Grandma sandwich. 

I love you both and hope you are happy in your new home in France.