Grandma Visit, Part One

Tickle Bug has enjoyed her week because it had a special visit from Grandma BJ. As you can see from Snarla's enraptured face, it was a grand old time, filled with a trip to the movies, dinner at Mama's restaurant, lots of gifts, and a whole bunch of tickles. Little Monster got up first thing every morning to spend time with Grandma over coffee and viewings of Wall-E and Finding Nemo. Mama took advantage of the opportunity to sleep in a little bit and Daddy lay around grimacing and limping home from half-days at work with a pulled muscle in his back.

After Sweet Girl said goodbye to her grandma this morning, she had some breakfast at Ria's Bluebird then came home for a few hours, then went out again for ice cream at Morelli's. After that came a trip to Best Buy and a walk around the Edgewood district, enjoying the comparatively cool day and taking big jumps when Mama and Daddy lifted her by her arms. What a day! Sweet Girl already misses her grandma, but she tries to be a big girl about it with all the other adventures going on.

The other day, a special gift arrived from Nona and Papa Den. It was fall of all kinds of good stuff! Inside was a sprinkler toy so Little Werewolf can have a swimming pool alternative, a pair of princess slippers, a sock monkey, and all sorts of other good stuff. With all the gifts from Grandma BJ, the summer surprise from Nona and Papa Den, and the baby doll Mama picked up at Target the other day, this Little Monster has more fun toys than she knows what to do with! Oh, and Mama's friend Amanda gave Sweet Girl a copy of Chutes & Ladders and Daddy also gave her a lift-the-flap book about a bay at the beach. This Wee Goblin is going to get spoiled!