like a whirlwind

Visits always go so fast. They seem like a whirlwind. Grandpa Ray and Grandma Sue left yesterday, then our neighbor came over with her son while her house had a gas leak. So, today I've been trying to get the house back in some order. It is nearly at a liveable standard.
I still need to upload my pictures. Most of these are from the grand's camera and I noticed that Sue must have taken the majority of them since she isn't in them. Ivan and Dominique were asking all of last night and this morning if the grands were coming back. They had so much fun and are enjoying the memories thanks to the digital age and some gifts left behind!
Emora gave them quite the show while they were here. She learned to clap, started to babble recognizable syllables, started toward crawling and has the first signs of a tooth popping through (her bottom left front tooth).
Yesterday, I set her down in the hallway with toys and books while I swept the kitchen floor. She kept grunting and wining for me. I kept hollering "coming, coming" while I quickly swept. Before I could check on her, she had made her way into the kitchen. You should have seen the size of her grin when I looked to her and said "good girl!"- it was a Texas sized smile as they would say down here. She is quite happy to have some mobility. She still isn't lifting her quite substantial belly off the floor, but is pulling herself along with her arms and pushing with her toes. It works for her.
The weather is perfect here right now. Cooler than summer, sun shining some of the day, overcast the rest, some rain here and there. Soooooo refreshing!

Here is the riddle and discovery of a gift.


gift riddle


gift found

Dominique calls it Marryanne Poppins and wants to watch it everyday, but I won't let her!