thankful for family visits

what better time than Thanksgiving (ok, i'm almost two weeks too late posting - we've all been afflicted with various colds of late...) to have nice visits with family? specifically, Dad and Patty visited one weekend, and my Mom the next. during the latter, my mother's parents (Grandma Anna and Poppy Gio, if you've lost track of all the names!) came over on the ferry from NY. we're truly thankful anytime people are willing to make the trip down/up/over to see us, and we had a really nice time both weekends.

first came Grandpa and Patty's visit. i think it's fair to say that all were impressed by how much the wee one has grown - and just how much she likes her "bug coat" - i.e. the ladybug coat that Arwyn has been wearing during most waking hours for the last two months. we spent some time outside checking out the ducks (the chickens were still inside at that point) which meant wheelbarrow rides for Arwyn.




no visit would be complete without a trip to our neighborhood park, right? this video (shot by Patty, much as the previous one - thanks!) shows off Arwyn's acrobatics skills as she tackles the mini-climbing wall on the gym.




the next weekend my mother came to visit. here's a picture of Arwyn and her Nana working on a puzzle.
















Arwyn really enjoyed the visit from her great grandparents, who took the ferry over to CT from Long Island. always happy to have a captive audience, she happily showed off her skills with Play Doh. later in the day, she enjoyed reading one of the books my grandparents brought her as a gift as you see here.