Taking the Scenic Route

#184:  ‘mates

We had fun. Yesterday she brought a selection of Italian meats and cheeses, and today we had Lox and Bagels with all the fixin’s. YUMMY! We spend most of the day going between talking, looking at pictures and videos and playing with the kids.

#183: Grandma Zee and the Wii

Zane was thrilled with the cherries Grandma brought and quickly went to work pitting them.

Zora gets in on the action “helping” grandma

#182: Grandma Zandra here! As usual when this side of the family gets together, the day includes standing around playing music. When Zach brought out his dad’s accordion, Zora ran downstairs and retrieved her drum to play along. It was a ball.

and, naturally, there are many more than just the one “photo of the day”

Zora brings her alphabet puzzle to play with.

Looking at pictures

Zane warms up and gives Grandma a big hug

Such beauty

Enjoying the visit.

Connecting

Zach brings out his dad’s accordian. His mom and dad used to spend a lot of time playing music together, and his mom was thrilled when Zach played “Blue Moon” for her, just like his dad used to.

Zora finds a cozy spot in the accordian case for her mad drumming skillz.

Zane joins the celebration

#122 Listening. Zora was so still while listening to her Grandma Zandra singing on the phone that we could actually get a close up shot of her that wasn’t blurry. She LOVES being on the phone.

#75 A few of my favorite things, part 4: A wooden spoon made by Zach’s mom. She carved it in 2000 for Zach.