The latest on the Polliwogs.

So, we have a new email from Grandma Robin and Grandpa Bernie. I wanted to share it with you all. Also, we have new Jamie photos. I wanted to post them also. I hope you enjoy.

Thursday night we went to "Tales & Tunes" at Cheekwood. Local artists made castles, houses or structures based on fairy tales (Princess and the Pea, Rumplestilskin, Rapunzel, Three Billy Goats Gruff) and each week there is story telling time in front of the structure and ALL the children participate. It can get quite lengthy. Aubrey got tired of waiting for her turn so we were running around to all the "castles" and she spotted Grandpa Bernie. He came and surprised us. His arrival made her day. She had to show him everything again and THEN we went to the FROG POND. She could have stayed there all night to hear the bullfrogs "singing" and spotting all the frogs in the pond!!! Each time a new person would get on the bridge, she would take them from spot to spot to show them all the frogs.

She's helped me water the gardens and "Annie"!!?? Annie hates to see her with the hose or a watering can.

We've been catching fireflies, however, she tends to kill them went she swats them off her. Grandpa has been removing all spiders that she can find . . . we don't know how . . . but spider hunting and disposal could be a full-time job for Grandpa.

Today she got to go "shopping" with Grandma and Miss Gloria. We went to the Garage Sales, however, she calls it "parking". I guess because she had to get in and out so much. She got more games (which she and Grandpa Bernie are playing as I write), more puzzles and a Radio Flyer red wagon that will be put to good use while she's here and on future visits with Jamie too. THEN . . . because she was a good girl we went to the YMCA kiddy pool and she met two new friends Chase (boy) and Hannah. We were there almost three hours and she still was not ready to go. She really is a polliwog.

Steve, you're really going to have to watch out for your little girl, the boys are already talking to her. Check out the attached photo !!!!

It started to rain so we're inside watching Oliver and playing games. We were going to play croquet, but will have to see if the ground is too wet. There's always tomorrow . . . Picnic & Music in the Park . . . she's gonna love it !!!!

Talk to you soon. All our love to all three of you.

Robin









Now it is Jamie's Turn.This Grandma Marilyn and Jamie.
This was taken this morning before she left to drive to Chicago. Steven is flying to Chicago tomorrow. However, they will not be seeing one another. Grandma Marilyn is visiting some of Steven's Aunts and close friends. This is a trip that she likes to make just about every summer. Steve is going to present his research on Rett Syndrome at a conference.

So, yes Steven had to share the Zucchini with Jamie. We were so amazed with how huge it was that we wanted to compare it with something or SOMEONE. So, Jamie got to play with the Zucchini.







So this is the "Happy Jamie". He loves to smile and stick out his tongue. He looks like a turtle with a little pointed tongue.
So as you can tell he is looking more and more like Aubrey. They have the same head shape and everything. This picture of Jamie reminds me of a picture of my daddy with his brother on a front porch. Daddy had the same shaped head.