drop of sunshine

carol [grama] visited us last week and it was AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL to have her here! it was a pretty quick trip but we managed to sneak in a few trips to the beach, two swim lessons and a visit to the hotel pool. thea has turned into quite a water baby.

the day before carol left we went up to solana beach and had a yummy breakfast before heading to the beach for a couple of hours. thea played in the surf, built sandcastles with zack and tired herself out so much that she took a 1.5 hour nap snuggled up first in my arms and then with carol. this is a photo of them shortly after she woke up.



thea and i were in the car on monday morning just after carol's plane took off and she was kissing and hugging her kitty, holding her tightly.

i said "do you love kitty?" and she responded, "kitty is so sweet."

i asked, "oh really? who else is so sweet?" thinking she might reply "thea" because i often tell her how sweet she is.

she quickly and definitively replied, "grama."

i agree miss thee.