Two of Jack's most favorite things in the world right now are his auntie Annie and anything to do with trains. Soooo, last Thursday we combined the two!! Annie, Jack, El and I took a little city adventure on the MAX train. It was so great....who knew that a day long MAX trip could provide hours of entertainment for a 2 year old. We hopped the train in NE, rode over the Steel Bridge, saw tons of real trains, boats, the Broadway Bridge lifting up, people, bikes, and on and on! Once we were downtown, we rode the "trolley" (as jack calls the streetcar) to the big library for Book Babies, then to Starbucks for a snack, and then rode the MAX back to NE. What an adventure...I was utterly exhausted and had Annie to do most of the Jack work :) It's so amazing to watch these little people develop and discover. Thank you Annie for coming with and having such great energy and love for your nephew.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Favorite THings
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Jack and Elie's Grandpa John
Again, it was very fortunate timing for a very unfortunate event this past weekend.......Tyee's dad John was coming for a visit, and thank goodness he was here!! He helped take care of Jack while Tyee, Eile and I went to the funeral. Jack and his grandpa did great together, and it is always as if time has never passed between them. John built Jack a wonderful new train table for our basement and Jack could not get enough of it!! THey played cars, football, trains, ate lots of snackies :) and did so much more. Thank you to John from the bottom of my heart for your help and kindness.
My Beloved Brown Grandma
It was an incredibly hard week last week as I lost my second grandparent in two and a half months. My wonderful "brown" grandma passed away at Maryville where she had been living for 6 months with the horrible diagnosis of Alzheimers. As I said at my grandmother's rosary this past weekend, I choose not to remember that short and difficult time of her life, rather the wonderful 33 years I spent with her. She was such a wonderful, kind, gentle and giving woman and she will remain deep in my heart for the rest of my life. Just like my Blue Gramps, I am convinced she was on a fast track to heaven and is there now, pain free and with all her family and friends that went before her. I am so proud of my dad and how he handled the passing of his mom....he was the one who took care of my gram the most when she was in need and helped hold the entire family together this weekend as we tried to mourn her death.