Poppi & Gaia

About 10 days ago my parents came up from Florida to meet in person their one and only grandchild. They had seen Eva several times on Skype. What did we ever do before stuff like Skype and video calls? It got to the point where Eva would see them on Skype and get totally giddy. Everyone had such a wonderful time. It was so great to see my parents in their element. They are both totally over the moon for their Eva!

My dad plays the bass guitar and was so excited to bring Eva her 1st musical instrument...a whistle. I actually thought it would be a while before she caught on but she is such a quick learner. A few minutes after my dad showed her how to make sounds, she was doing it! I was so moved I started tearing up right then and there. I was so proud of her. I wish that I would have gotten it on the camcorder!!

Eva loves playing with these blocks. They are one of her favorite toys. Before long, she was showing her Gaia how she could match up the block with the shape on the lid and put it in the bucket!! You go girl!!

At first, Eva was pretty wary about her Poppi. There was not a whole lot of interaction going on. It took her a couple of days to warm up to him. But like any smart grandparent, my dad knew that they way to win her over was through food.....snacks!! Before long he had her eating out of the palm of his hand....LITERALLY :-) It wasn't long after that that Eva was letting her Poppi hold her.

The day before they left, Mom and I took Eva to the mall to get some portraits done. I was so excited, first of all, because I finally had a chance to use the stroller. So this is our first stroller outing! Eva loved it; she loved being on the move and seeing all the sights. Every store that had music playing, she was bopping her head to the beat.

We got to the floor where the portraits were being taken but we had to wait quite a while for our turn. Eva did not have the best experience on her very 1st photo shoot so I was glad we had this time to let her get her energy out. She walked and ran around, headed to where she heard the music and started dancing right there! Gaia was right on her heels every step of the way. It worked too...she took some great protraits.

The day finally came, a bit quickly I might add, for Poppi & Gaia to head back to sunny Florida. What a great visit we had. Eva had such a good time. I know she can't wait to Skype with them again...soon.