Letters from Nana and Grandpapa

A Little Fall Color

2010-10-19T18:39:00.000-07:00

You really need to look close to see it, but here are some pretty yellow magnolia leaves. I wonder what fall is like where you live?

Love and hugs,

Nana and Grandpapa

I thought today was Friday, but it is Saturday!!!

2010-09-25T08:58:00.000-07:00

I was SO excited last night when I found out that it was Friday night! Of course I missed the anticipation normally felt on a Friday for "the almost, but not quite weekend" feelings, but once I found out that it was Friday night I delighted in that Friday night feeling, that is I stayed up late. And now it is Saturday. I will be able to spend all day with Grandpapa and generally muddle around without time deadlines. Here you are exploring, another great Saturday activity.

And, maybe I will be able to see you via webcam today or tomorrow! I don't think you are old enough to love weekends yet, though maybe with the advent of "big girl school" you know the feeling and just cannot articulate it at this time! See you soon! Or, talk to you soon, since you can now say Nana and Grandpa. We love you and miss you!

Texas Heat

2010-09-16T18:51:00.000-07:00

Dear Stella,

Aren't the fall colors in the photo beautiful? I love autumn. It is still very hot here in Texas! We had a cool front the other day and it only reached 98 degrees. Can you imagine that? Let us know what it is like there. Talk to you soon.

Hugs and kisses,

Nana and Grandpapa

Summer Vacation

2010-09-12T18:33:00.000-07:00

Dear Stella,

It is still hot here. As hot as it was on our vacation this summer! Just thinking about our visit makes me miss you...

Here you are earlier this summer:

Playing in the cool water.

Hugs and kisses,

Nana and Grandpapa

More Sweaters?

2010-09-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

Dear Stella,

It is such a pleasure to see photos of you in your new blue sweater! You look so pretty. I found a booklet this past week with several more cute sweater patterns. I can't wait to start knitting another one for you, but first I need to know what color you would like this time!

Love and kisses,

Nana

Panda Purse

2010-04-17T19:39:00.000-07:00

Dear Stella,

Today I was looking through my toy box, which is really the box I keep toys in for visiting children, and guess what I found?

Yes! A Panda Bear purse! How could I have ever known that you would have a hat to match? What was I thinking? Perhaps the mail person will be making a delivery to your house soon. I would hate for a girl to go without such a vital accessory.

Love and kisses,

Nana and Grandpapa

Memory Lane

2010-04-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

Look at what I found! (You will need to ask your mom!)

Funny Tulips

2010-03-27T20:57:00.001-07:00

We can't wait to see you tomorrow! Until then, some funny tulips to laugh about!

Laughing Girl

2010-02-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

I enjoy all of your mom and dad's blog entries, and I love the little videos featuring you, but this last time there was an image I especially enjoyed. It was the one where you are laughing with dada! Those eyelashes! That smile! I could see bottom teeth! And, such a cute outfit. Hmm... I imagine you are thinking. But didn't I get that outfit from my Nana? Yes! In some funny sort of way, seeing you wear something I selected half-way across the country makes me feel a connection with you. I do love you!

Sunny Skies and Days Ahead

2010-01-31T12:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year's Eve 2.0! Clearing skies ahead for your venture into 2010. (We know what that means - now that you are over your New Year illnesses, you can begin the year 2010 in earnest!) This picture was taken at sunset after a brief January rainstorm by Grandpapa. We hope to see you soon via the Web. And, we enjoyed your last blog entry. We especially enjoyed seeing pictures of Tirza and her daughter, since we have heard so much about them. They do look like fun!

Do You Like Purple?

2009-12-17T21:15:00.001-08:00

Tell us what you think of the new blog design the next time we see you on the computer. Should we keep it, or not? We enjoyed our thank you note so much - thank you!

Song for Stella

2009-11-25T16:14:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday Dear Stella,

Happy Birthday to you!

We love you!

I am so excited! (And thankful, too.)

2009-11-18T18:15:00.000-08:00

I was busy missing you today and then the doorbell rang! Then I got so busy that I forgot to look to see what the postman left. Grandpapa came home and looked out the door and saw a box! It was for me! A box full of Christmas ornaments from you and your mom and dad. Thank you, thank you! I love them. I will have them on the tree for Thanksgiving when Uncle Tim and Aunt Jeanne visit and then... they will be there for your Christmas visit. Yeah!!!!!!

So tired!

2009-11-01T22:49:00.000-08:00

Sophie Rose gets so tired sometimes that she just plops right down and goes to sleep. Have you ever done that?

Oh my goodness!

2009-10-18T22:47:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness! There she is! Surprise! She was hiding in a pile of towels. Doesn't she look proud of herself?

Sophie Rose!

2009-10-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

Sophie Rose! Sophie Rose! We can't find you.

Where is Sophie Rose?

2009-10-14T22:48:00.000-07:00

We can't find her.

Tired

2009-10-01T22:52:00.000-07:00

Nana and Grandpapa are tired tonight, so we don't have much to say. Except of course that we love you and hope you are feeling quite spunky!

So snug

2009-09-30T16:31:00.000-07:00

I saw a picture of you today. It is on my computer at work. You are less than one week old, laying in your Moses basket, swaddled in your mother's favorite color, green. You look so snug and beautiful. It is hard to believe how much you have changed in so short a time. Still so sweet and beautiful, just not so tiny!

Warm thoughts

2009-09-29T17:01:00.000-07:00

We saw your picture today and you didn't look like you were feeling well. We are sending all the get wells, loves, hugs, and warm thoughts that we can your way! Poor baby. Get well soon!

Your first trip to the zoo!

2009-09-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

How auspicious! I heard that you really liked the penguins, as well as many of the other animals, including the crows in the picnic area. We have some penguins at our house - a whole family of penguins. Well, they aren't real. They are porcelain, but very, very attractive. As far as having a family of penguins in the house, they are just perfect. You will be here soon to see them! We cannot wait.

(Penguins from Global Views.)

Sorry and happy?

2009-09-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

Yes - sorry and happy! We are so, so sorry to hear that you are still sick. But, we are very happy to hear that you have an antibiotic and will be feeling well soon. We think it is really great that so far you like the taste of your medicine, too! We will be very, very happy when you are completely well. Lots of love and good wishes to you.

Sick baby

2009-09-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

We heard you were sick. I am so sorry. I wish we could be there to help comfort you.

Photographing baby

2009-09-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

We are taking a photography class. We need it! Hopefully, by the time we finish we will be better at taking pictures. I just thought of something funny - all the pictures we have with you in them are just perfect! I feel such love for you when I look at them. Maybe, we just don't have the right subject matter at hand!

Bookstores

2009-09-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

I heard that you were headed to a bookstore today. Lucky girl! We love bookstores.

Too long

2009-09-15T22:20:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it has been so long since I have written to you! First you have visitors and some very good berries, and then our air conditioner stops working and we have repairman and salesman visits. As well as three very warm nights. What a busy week! We still miss you every day.

Pink

2009-09-06T20:03:00.000-07:00

It is hard not to think of pink when I think of you!

A picture brings back memories

2009-09-03T18:47:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of a small part of a vase Grandpapa received from his mother recently. I feel like I am in an old fairy tale when I look at this picture. It also reminds me of sitting in your bedroom with you and your mother shortly after you were born. One night while she was holding you, we looked through story books from her childhood, as well as the new books your parents had gotten just for you. It is a nice memory of a special time.

Baby birds?

2009-09-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

I saw a picture of a sugar maple leaf wreath today. It was made with yellow, gold, orange and red sugar maple leaves with some green moss tucked here and there. The evenings have been cooler lately, and I have been looking forward to putting our Autumn wreath on our front door. But, guess what! There is a family of baby birds living in my Summer wreath. I will have to wait until they leave their nest. What do you think about that?

Hmm...

2009-09-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

I don't have much to say today. How was your day? (I wonder.)

A Special Rose

2009-08-31T20:07:00.000-07:00

I just noticed this picture today. It reminded me of visits to my mother's parents when I was young. My grandfather loved to garden and he tended his roses with great care. During the warmer months we toured his gardens every time we visited. I must admit that I found these tours a bit boring at times, but I loved the fact that he loved his roses so much.

Skillful standing!

2009-08-30T20:27:00.001-07:00

That was some pretty skillful standing that you were doing when we chatted today! It was so much fun to see you eye-to-eye, and to see you clap and wave! We enjoyed meeting Claudette, also.

Playing on a late summer afternoon

2009-08-28T18:22:00.000-07:00

I always enjoy seeing the "big" kids play with the "little" kids when we get together with extended family. It is hard to believe that there have been so many children over the years! So far, you are one of ten great-grandchildren. There will be so many more! I wonder how many... Twenty? Thirty? We will see!

Hi sky!

2009-08-20T18:38:00.000-07:00

Sitting on my lap, you leaned your head back and looked straight up into the sky. I looked up, too. It's been a long time since I've seen the sky from that perspective. Thank you!

So many names

2009-08-19T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hens and chicks, hen-and-chicks, hen and chickens, hens-and-chickens. All are correct! Aren't you glad you have a cat? Or, two? For now.

We miss you

2009-08-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

We have missed you today...

Baby steps...

2009-08-11T03:32:00.000-07:00

We heard that you have taken your first steps! Can it be true? Soon you will be running through your backyard!

Yellow!

2009-08-10T19:36:00.000-07:00

Yellow is one of my favorite colors! I love your yellow and white dress. Grandpapa has too many favorite colors to list. He likes orange sunsets, green grass, blue skies, white clouds, and red roses, just to name a few! What about you?

Cupcake!

2009-08-09T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hello Cupcake - can you believe this? A cupcake on top of a travel trailer!

Stella!

2009-08-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

We will see you in a few days. We are so excited! How much have you changed since your last visit?