Ripley in Vermont

Erika came to Vermont to be part of her high school best friend's wedding in Burlington. She, Adam and Ripley managed a 36 hour visit to my house. The only goal I had for the visit was that Ripley, at 21 months, might remember me from our visit in Oregon in May.

Yes, she did. So, while Erika and Adam went to the wedding reception, Ripley came to Rutland with Gram. E&A joined us much later that night.

In the short time we had together, we spent a lot of time together - went to a local park, read stories, played in the labrynth, took lots of pictures and incorporated lots of hugs and kisses. I really dislike this long distance grandmothering - keep those prayers going for them all to move somewhere closer!

Don't even get me started on how cute she is, how verbal she is, how well co-ordinated she is, how she knows colors and identifies numerals 1 to 9 - just know that she is a very happy, healthy child in a secure home!