There Aren't Words

This morning, as we ate breakfast, my seven year old Abbie and I enjoyed our Emily slideshow screensaver. Here's the conversation:

Me: "She's sooo beautiful!"
Abbie (with a bit of frustration in her voice): "No, she's not beautiful, she's something more, but I can't think of the word to describe it. Adorable isn't enough either!"

I'm with her!

My memory is atrocious!! (and I don't know how to spell that word)

It is soooo like me to announce that I'm going to include a picture of the grandbaby with every post and then post the next two without pictures!!

So here's some shots to make up for it!! (Feel free to click on the them and enjoy her close-up!)

Yup, that's MY grandbaby!!

Sweet!

Warning. This is a grandma post.

David*, Jess and EMILY came to visit a week and a half ago. (Sooo happy to see David and Jess, but ecstatic to see the grandbaby!) We snapped a few pictures, a portion of which must be shared.

Are they a cute family, or what?

Yup, she's in my arms in this picture. I'm trying to make the mental and physical memory of it keep because it's going to have to last me a while.

Dean has always taught our kids to sing, "with parents kind of weird". No "kind and dear" around our place. David is carrying on the tradition, labeling this picture accordingly when he shared it.

Here's the whole crew. Nothing better!

Uncle Michael

One very contented grandma.

Jess is an adorable mommy! Does my heart good.

Cute Daddy, David. Auntie Abbie!

Aunt Shanna!

Hanging out with Grandpa.

You almost forget until you hold a little one again. The innocence and beauty. The joy at a smile. The tug at your heart-strings with every wide-eyed gaze, each pouty face, each cry and coo. FYI, when the grandbaby is your own, the cool factor increases exponentially.

They're back home now, thankfully, sending us pictures and videos faithfully. We've added a whole passel of new pictures to our screen saver slide show, all Emily, all the time. Love the pictures, but you can't snuggle them...sigh.

One more because I simply cannot get enough of this face!

*It was because of this woman's blog that I started using "code" names here. She changed to correct first names quite some time ago. As code names can be cumbersome and somewhat annoying, and as I can see no reason why not, real first names shall be used on this blog hence forth (but no last names or specific locations).

Accountability and Adorability

It's true confession time in the weight department.

I came home from my daughters wedding thinner than I'd been in years, but the last month and a half have included very little in the exercise department but more than average in the consuming department so I'm no longer as svelt as I was (dontcha just HATE that!?)

In an attempt to get it under control, I've made a couple of goals and am writing them here in the hopes that it will keep me more accountable.

1. Excercise a minimum of five days a week (I'm two for two so far this week)
2. Drink at least six glasses of water per day.

That's it. I'm keeping the goals small enough to be doable.

Now for the fun part.

Tough-guy and Cutie-pie (my son and daughter-in-law) have been truly wonderful to send grandma lots of pictures of their beautiful babe. And so, in true obnoxious grandma fashion, I've got to show you a few pictures of my grandbaby!

Enjoy! (everyone of them makes me happy!)

(Yeah, Cutie-pie is a professional photographer. Sweet, huh!?)