Last week we went to see the daffodil hill at Filoli…it’s a great place to run around!
Grandmommy loved the daffodils…we imagined her enjoying them with us, just like we did when Lucy was a baby.
Planting a Tree from Mike C on Vimeo.
This past week would have been Gma Susan’s 65th birthday. To mark the occasion, we got together with Gpa Peter, John, and Laura to celebrate. In the middle of the dog, cat, and cupcake fun we made time to plant a Magnolia Susan tree for Gma. Happy Birthday, Susan.
Camera Used: Flip Video Ultra 60. Soundtrack:
Just wanted to let everyone know that we’ve created a new site as a memorial to Jill’s mom Susan (aka Grandmommy), it is in progress, more will be added as the days go by. You can see it here:
http://memoriam.mikeandjill.net/
And just in case you haven’t seen this elsewhere, here is the info on her memorial service this Friday:
http://memoriam.mikeandjill.net/2008/10/service/
thanks to everyone for your support and compassion, we deeply appreciate it.
Beach with Grandmommy from Mike C on Vimeo.
Music: ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ by Iz Kamakawiwo’ole.
This is a video I found recently from June 20, the day Lucy and Grandmommy went to the beach for the first time together. It was Lucy’s first experience of sand and ocean and castle-building and being able to roam around on the beach.
I think we knew how special this day was as it was happening, it just seemed magical, a perfect moment in time.
Here are some photos from this day, the original post about the beach from June, and one of Susan’s favorite pictures taken of her with Peter:
We miss you so much Grandmommy! We had a lot of fun at the beach, didn’t we!
Toddling through a Maze from Mike C on Vimeo.
Here’s a video Jill took of the kid toddling around Filoli. Yeah, I know, it’s not really a maze. However, whenever I see something that’s even slightly reminiscent of a maze, I immediately think of the maze from the movie version of The Shining.
Lucy and I have been to Filoli several times recently, once when Uncle P.D. (above) visited from the far east (coast), and just last week with Grandmommy and Auntie Laura (also above, posing with madame). We like to think of it as Lucy’s back yard.
There are loads and loads of pics of our adventures here and I’ve included but a smattering of the ‘gorgeousness and gorgeosity’ that is Filoli below. Check ‘em out!
We had a great time at the beach last week with Gmommy, we hope to do it again soon! It was a lovely 70 degrees while the valley was melting under 100 degree heat. Phew.
Here are some pics of Lucy’s first contact with cold, wet sand, and dry warm sand for that matter! (More pics here.)
She was a little wobbly at first, but quickly got her “sand legs.” She also went from scared of the surf to wanting to dash in without holding mommy’s hand pretty fast. My little danger seeker!
We celebrated Mother’s Day today in SF chez Omie (the gray cat). He was an excellent host, darting here and there, showing off his acrobatics. Lucy was quite taken with him and his sis, and can be seen below sporting an “Omie” sticker as a member of his fan club.
It was wonderful to have the whole family together at once, we are especially thankful Gmommy is out of the hospital. So we had quite the shindig–pizza, cake, and lots of presents. Lucy had her 16 month birthday today too, she is growing up so fast! Sigh.
More pics of our day here. Addendum: even more great pics from Auntie Laura here!
It was another fine day at Filoli, so Lucy, G’Mommy and I went for a visit. The tulips are now in bloom, and Lucy got a chance to have a look around at ground level. We got a lot of video of this, so maybe Mike will Vimeo some of it at a later date….
Here she is under the watchful eye of GMommy, romping through the rose gardens.
More pics here.