Grandpa Shows Zoe a Caterpillar

Sheldon worked from home Friday when he found out Zoe would be coming at 10:30 am to be babysat instead of the usual 12:30 pm.  Grandpa and Zoe went out in the backyard for a little exploring time together; they picked a flower and then brought it in to show me. Then Grandpa discovered he had a little caterpillar on his shirt sleeve. Showing Zoe was some pretty fun stuff.

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Zoe 9-29 and 10-2

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September 26th with Zoe

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Zoe swimming with Rachel, David and their friends.
Marin's "She trusts me!"  and counting 123 before
they jumped in the pool together were so sweet.

Brandon showing us how he exercises .

Hes's lost 20+lbs with his cute little weights help;) 

First Day of Babysitting Zoe

First day of babysitting our sweet little Zoe now that Cami has gone back to work.  Sweetest moment of the day was when Cami dropped her off a little early so we had some time to talk and she told me that Zoe said to her that she had "four best friends".  She said Cami, Meme (Cami's Mom), Grandma (me!), and Eric were her best friends.  Feeling so happy I made the "best friends" list!

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Father's Day 2012

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Mother's Day FHE with Brandon, Cami & Zoe

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Mom,

I hope you know what a wonderful mother you are to me.  I probably haven’t told you enough, but you are.  Being the oldest, I was able to watch you raise my other brothers and sisters as I grew up.  You showed me exactly what to look for in a wife.  I think I did a pretty good job finding a woman that had many of the same qualities I saw in you.  She makes me a better person for being with her.  She has so much love to give.  She has enough patience to put up with me.  She is forgiving.  She is a wonderful teacher and caregiver to our daughter.  These were all things I saw in you as I grew up.  I am so blessed to have two women like that in my life, so close to me. 

Thank you for continuing to love me despite my many imperfections.  Thank you for always being there for me any and every single time I have ever needed you. Thank you for being such a wonderful grandmother to my daughter.  Thank you for being you.  I love you whole bunch.

Happy Late Mother’s Day.

Your Eldest and most Handsome Son,

Brandon 

April 24 Zoe at Grammy's House

Such a sweet day with Zoe.  She is only 19 months old and an amazing little talker.  The first video in this smilebox is of her telling David there are moneys in Grammy's front porch tree.  Zoe's Great Uncle David, my brother, came over unexpectedly.  Zoe was fascinated as she watched David set up the hose to drain Grammy's pool and then to see all the water flow out into the street was some pretty exciting stuff. 

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Zoe's Verbal Abilities at 13 Months

I took this video a few weeks ago. We hadn't seen Zoe for two and a half weeks; when she came over for a visit she had many new tricks to show us!

Zoe loves eating the strawberries from our garden. The first video she signs for "more" and the second video she says "NUMMY, NUMMY, NUMMY!"

Zoe's favorite game to play at night.