A Meeting of Great Proportions

Dear Conor,

There are many reasons that Mommy blogs.  One is because between lawyering and raising you she has very little time to actually scrapbook or journal.  But perhaps the most important reason is because there is a special person in Florida who I miss very much and want her to feel as though she is right here living in our day to day.  Well on September 21, 2012 you finally got to meet this special person - your GREAT GRAMMIE!

Great Grammie is my Grandma and your Grandma Mary's mom!  She used to live on the Cape in a home that had a swimming pool and then she lived at Grandma Mary's house.  But once day she decided to move to Florida where some of her brothers and sisters live.  We were very happy for her because we knew she missed them very much (and she LOVES the SUN) but now we are the ones that miss her!

We knew that GG was coming to visit so Daddy and I made sure to take some time off of work so that we could make the trip to Grandma Mary's house for the weekend.  GG came over to see you Saturday morning.  It was so fun to watch you study her and then get comfortable enough for her to love on you - almost as much fun as it was to watch her love on you.  She is just the best GG that a little guy like you could ever ask for!

Whoa!  whose this lovely lady?!?

It's my Great Grammie - isn't she awesome!

That afternoon we all went to Mashpee Commons to walk around and then we went out for lunch at Horizons (now called Hemisphere's).  You were such a good baby the entire time and you made everyone smile when you ate an entire PICKLE at the restaurant.  GG said she was certain you were my baby because we both love pickles so much!

After dinner GG came back to Grandma's house for a little while and you spent some more time with her (and Mommy just had to take pictures).  When Mommy was little Grammie used to pick me up for the day and we would go on little adventures.  Sometimes we went 'Off Cape' and other times we might go to Friendly's (this used to be Mommy's favorite restaurant).  And Mommy always had her birthday at GG's swimming pool when she was little!

Studying GG

Smiles for Mommy (kinda)

There is that beautiful smile!

A Tender Moment

I was so happy that you and Great Grammie finally got to meet.  I hope that you get to spend more time with her in the coming years as your time with your other Great Grandma (GG Irene) was cut too short when she passed this past spring.  I still remember the fun I had with my Great Grandparents from mini-golf to making fudge and sleeping on the floor in their basement in Virginia and I hope you make similar memories with your Great Grammie!  Perhaps we will take a trip to see her this winter!

xoxo
Mommy