Our Visit with Grandma & Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa left this morning. I think it was harder on me than the girls. Lexi knows and understands hello and goodbye. That's all she's ever known since she was eighteen months old. People we love come, and go and come again, it's a natural progression. For me, it's hard to see loved one's 'go' - because it's always been natural for me to have them around. I asked Lexi if she missed G'ma and G'pa ... and she said, no, we'll see them next June. OK - I don't think she has any real idea how long that is ... but in her mind, they will come again and she'll love her time with them, and life goes on. For me, they come and go, and I find myself trying to pick up pieces again and get back into our routine just as we did when we first moved to Maine, only with time, the pieces aren't as 'sharp' and the process doesn't seem so 'severe' to me anymore. I learned a lot from a very wise four year old this time around!

We loved EVERY MINUTE while they were here. We did a few short day trips, some valuable mother / daughter shopping !! :) They helped conquer some big projects, we played a mean tournement of Skippbo (of which my mom and I won, thank you very much! :) )but the most precious to me, were the times I was able to watch them interact with the girls. Something sparked within each Cate and Lexi. They love them!!

My dad always enjoys visiting our neighbor who is in the logging business to chat and see what kind of 'goodies' he has to peak at!

It didn't take long for Cate to warm up to Grandma ... where Grandma was, there was Cate :).Pirate Lexi - Yo-ho-hoFort Knox The Penobscot Narrows Bridge - Bucksport