Sophie in Port Huron -Memorial Day Weekend

We had a busy one day. Yes, believe it or not Sophie and mom were only here for one day! Well, we toured the garden in the morning and went to breakfast. Breakfast, a pure delight? Not so much. Sophie wasn't into coloring or eating. Three minutes flat and she wanted to go. Friendly waitress produced a sticker tablet and that captured her attention for most of breakfast.

Then Sophie was off for a long walk along the water with her mom. Mom walked Sophie was in the stroller. The walk was so long Soph fell a sleep in her stroller for a wonderful nap outside.

After a lovely lunch we headed to the The Vantage Point. Sophie loved this. We all had donuts and beverages and Sophie explored the nautical themed building and views. Wonderful day for kite flying and sailing. Some of our lake views are included below. Sophie entertained the cafe patrons by leaning over the edge of the cement railing. Of course mom had a close eye and a tight rein on her. Joshy is such a good big brother he kept his eye on her at all times; like it was an automatic response.

Sophie is tending her forget- me- nots. We told her the little blue flowers were hers. She is so darned cute.

Sophie loved the flowers and spent many a minutes in the "flower garden"

Josh was so helpful; he watered the garden and yard and took ALL the trash and lawn bags to the curb. Believe me there were many, many lawn bags, at least a trillion ha ha.

What a beautiful day and fun! You know, one of those days where the sky and water are blue with a nice breeze and sunshine....not too cool or not too hot, but just right.

I love to watch Andy take pictures, she's so graceful in all her poses to capture just the right shot. These days with the family are very precious especially since Andy's the one with the camera (just kidding). It's on my list - a new camera. Photography is something I never persued for lack of interest. A blog or journal seems so much richer and memorable with photos. I'm investigating cameras now - maybe a Nikon D40

Some cute stories:

Ali, the cat, had cornered Sophie and was hisssing at her, well Sophie managed to walk around the cat and tried to pet her, Ali hissed all the more and ran away. Sophie was so concerned, she said to Ali, in this soft little voice, "its all right, its all right."

Sophie's been working on her numbers and she has learned she is going to be two. However, Sophie also is a bit of a rebel and when I asked he how old she was going to be she said, "ten", and continued to insist she was going to be ten.

Josh stayed an extra day and he was so much fun. He is such a guy but still gramma's baby even if he's going to be fifteen. He took the trash out in the dark, there was a lot of it, soon he came to the door and said, "gramma, can you come out on the porch while I take out the trash?" and I said, "why? are you afraid?" He replied, "only of the little things". I waited while he took out the lawn bags and then time to go to the train station! Poor guy, he lost his cell somewhere while he was here, don't know what he'll do without it!