up north: Happy Thanksgiving

And this little face with her outfit says it better than I could begin to.

I have spent the most wonderful three days with Julia. Kel and Len you cannot begin to realize what these three days have meant to me...thank you for entrusting me with your wonderful little girl, it has been a pleasure.

As I sat in the rocking chair feeding Julia, I watched her little nose move at every suck of the bottle, her hands wrap around the bottle and her smile as she caught me looking at her, I totally understood what another new grandma said to me. 'You cannot believe how much you can love your grand babies'. It is so true, the feeling was just so overwhelming and unexplainable. It is something to think that a person that I had a hand in bringing into this world has just helped to bring someone else into the world..someone who is quite perfect if I do say so myself! There is nothing more satisfying than having that little one recognize your voice and your face followed by the charming smile..it is awesome. In just the few days that we have been here she has changed. She has discovered her hands. They are often in her mouth or batting at a toy. She 'talks' and even laughs out loud (we have already begun grandma's secrets), she holds her head up and will soon be rolling over. She has begun to entertain herself just looking at her surroundings, playing with her hands or babbling to herself. I will bore you with words no more but I do have some pictures to share, are you surprised. And Bugs...I didn't do anymore pinching and we got along just fine!ha ha.

We ended our stay at the Leonard hotel with a yummy Thanksgiving meal thanks to Kel. She cooked up turkey with veggies, mashed potatoes, buns and the always loved raspberry cheesecake and pumpkin pie.

There goes the fist right in the mouth looking for that thumb