Up in the Airplane and through the sky...

 to Grandmother's House we go!

 Elena's first visit at 15 weeks in early July.

 Judah and Elena are looking at the book Grama wrote for the occasion.

 Elena loves to stand.

Such a happy girl.

 It's been a long time since Uncle Simeon and Judah have been together.

 He meets Elena for the first time

 as does Aunt Stacy.

 We all visit Aunt Stacy and Uncle Simeon.

Judah is playing with Uncle Simeon's train.

 So nice to be together.

 Judah and Gizmo are introduced...

 and have become friends.

 Judah and Elena go on Grama and Grampa's boat on Canyon Lake for the first time.

 It's a hot day

 but Elena is totally relaxed.

 Judah waves to the other boats.

 There are a lot of jet skis.

 We prayed we'd see a big horn sheep and sure enough

there he is!

 Judah is steering.  No hands for Grampa.

 You can see a reflection of the cliff in Judah's sunglasses.

 What fun!

 Judah is fascinated by Grampa's piano.

 Great technique already!

 Elena is also very attracted to the sound.

 There's a children's museum in Mesa too.

 While Judah plays with clay,

 Elena and Mommy are enjoying a book about dolphins.

 Judah goes on the carousel at the mall.  A first for Grampa too.

 Ah!  the Spa!

 Judah can now recognize saguaro cactus.

We'll measure which grows faster.

 The park is nearby.

 The geese are impressive.

 Judah feeds them.

 Thank you

Elena

and Judah for visiting Grama and Grampa in Arizona!

Elena at 3 months and Judah at 2 years, 8 months

Yippee!  Grandma Deborah and Grandpa Sam came for a visit

 so here are some new pictures of me.

 Grandma broke her wrist on a rafting trip down the Grand Canyon so held me when I slept.

 But Grandpa was very hands-on and we had fun.

 See how much I've grown in 13 weeks.

 Mommy's Grandma Barbara (She's Grandma's Mom) visited from NYS.

We're at the Children's Museum.

 The next day I turned 3 months.

 Aren't my pink shoes pretty?

 We went to the pool to beat the record heat

 and I got my feet wet.  Felt good!

 Everyone says they love to be with me.

 In the mean time, Judah went to Pump it Up with Grandpa.

 He rode his bike through a puddle.  Boys like to do that.

 He had a gymnastics class which was a blast.

 Grandpa and Grandma took him to the Fine Arts Museum.

This painting is an old favorite.

 Great-Grandma Barbara gave him a book about vehicles. 

Perfect!

 At the Children's Museum he caught fish in a net.

 Judah and Daddy are racing Mommy at the pool.

 At the Science Museum, Judah broadcast the weather

 and rode a caterpillar.

 Family Photos Time

We're growing as a family.