Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Footprints....



Never will a time come when the most

marvelous recent invention is as marvelous

as a newborn baby.

-carl sandburg

My new job!


This past week, Christianne started her new career in Real Estate and I was happy to help take care of Grace. It was great to just be the Grandma! A baby at three months is full of genuine smiles, a new language and little squeeks of joy. I look forward to the two days a week I will have her to myself. Her needs are simple, to be fed and to be loved. I have a feeling that she will give me so much more in return!

A new Christmas angel!

Our holiday season was enhanced this year by the addition of Grace to our family. Here she is with her Aunt Sarah who informed us that she had "first dibs" on the baby since she was only home for a few days! As always, the retailers were out for every available dollar to be had by new parents and grandparents. Yes, I did make a last minute run to Babies R Us Christmas Eve, morning for "one more thing". But, I wasn't the only one. The checkout lines kept us captive and lured us with bins of "first Christmas" ornaments. If you can believe this, one ornament was for the "new mom and baby" not even born yet! It was a clay like torso with a baby bump!
Christianne, Brian and Grace also spent New Year's Eve. with us and a few friends. Not wanting to miss any of the excitement, she was still awake when the ball dropped. I fear she may be a party girl like her mother!