Surfing down to Seal Beach!!!

I flew on Jet Blue down to Long Beach Airport on April 21st. Angela picked me up and we had a fabulous eight days together. (Johnny was is Virginia doing training for the Coast Guard for three weeks.) The weather was perfect and I enjoyed thawing out. The girls had been sick and baby Emma had a bad cough and ear infections. We had to try to force the yucky pick medicine down her twice a day. Gag! Poor thing! I think Emma remembered me because I kept reminding her that I was able to see her born into this world. She is the happiest, smiliest baby around. Every time I came near her, she got so excited and we played and played. She even fell asleep while I was holding her. Ohhhhhh... Paige was a card! Whenever Angela left the house, she would start saying, "Mommy, come back, come back! I love you, I love you," with all the emotion of a Hollywood star! Crack up! Ellie is still a doll! When she got out of Kindergarten and was walking up to meet us, she took off running to me with a big giant HUG! She is reading unbelievably. Every night we read out of the Book of Mormon reader and she knew almost every hard word! Impressed... especially because I worked with low readers at the elementary school and I know what a challenge that can be for some children. While there I also helped Angela and her friend Ronda make freezer strawberry jam! So yummy on toast! On Friday, Brandon & Amanda drove from Imperial Valley to Seal Beach so that I could meet my little granddaughter Isabella Noema. The boys were all so adorable, with their Christmas blankets I had made them in tow... Isabella was a living doll. If you're not sure which one she is, just look for the baby with the "eyes." I just wanted to eat them all up. So blessed with nine little ones that are part of the "wonder" of being Nana & Papa.