Grammie!

Grammie was in town for a visit last week. Nina very much enjoyed skipping school and hanging out with her, but the highlight of the trip for me was Friday when I got to skip school and we all went to the beach!

Santa Cruz, where the water is warm enough that you can actually put your feet in without your toes falling off!

Surfer girl.

Highlight of Santa Cruz is the boardwalk with games, rides, and french fries.

Nina rode the helicopter all by herself. That is a first!

Wonderful visit!

Nina and Grammie spent a lot of time at the pool. On the last day of the visit, Nina figured out how to hold onto a noodle and kick her legs to swim around. Of course she wanted to do it "all by myself!". So now she is becoming an expert at motoring around like a half-drown rat while swallowing gallons of pool water. "Again, again!", she repeats.

Summer Smiles

Wedding

Last weekend, we attended Dan & Rachel's wedding. Nina was very curious about the whole affair and had tons of questions. "Why are they getting married?", "Are you married, mommy?" (Then she insisted that her and I are married), "Why did you and daddy get married?", "Why did we have to be quiet during the ceremony?". She thought Rachel was the grandest person that ever existed, but Dan basically got the cold shoulder.

Before the ceremony at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

The highlight of the evening was finding decorative glass beads in the gas firepit. (And yes, she has a different dress on now. She demanded to put on her "party dress")