Grandy and Gramps and the Train

My mom and Phil came up for the weekend. Gwennie's greeting? "Oh, Grandy. I missed you so much!" It was very sweet, and unfortunately, very quietly said from the back door, before her grandmother had even gotten out of the car. But there were lots of hugs and kisses to go around.

Gwen got Mom right to work in our garden.

Do you think these two like each other?

How about these two? That lion has many tales to tell.

We spent Friday on our regular Henry Cowell hike, and then I rushed off to the OB. Mom and Phil were going to take Gwen to ride her new trike in the park. (Riding the trike on our hill is not a good idea. In fact, a very very very bad idea.) However, Gwen chose that day to take one of her marathon naps. It's a good thing Grandy thinks she's cute when she's asleep.

The next day, Uncle Scot and Auntie Kathleen came over - that's always exciting in and of itself. Do you think these two like each other?

Two of the biggest goofballs I know.

We went to Roaring Camp and rode the train. Gwen was very excited, and promptly declared that Thomas himself was pulling the train. The rest of the family really enjoyed the scenery, but Gwen was a bit "Yeah, trees, big trees, seen them before." My kid has no idea that she's growing up in a tourist destination. ( see "regular hike in Henry Cowell.") She thinks everyone gets to look out their kitchen window and watch the deer, or chase raccoons off their deck. (That last one - she called her daddy in one night because the raccoons were too loud. There were four of them hanging in her wading pool underneath her window, the hoodlums.) Or stands out in their driveway at dusk to watch the bats swoop around.

Anyway... Mom and Gwen and I scooted around the farmers market and Safeway getting together a picnic lunch (and scoring an ollallie berry turnover, yum) which we ended up leaving in the garage as we drove away. But the train ride itself was loads of fun, and here are the pictures to prove it.

It was a wonderful visit, even if it was way too short. I wish San Diego weren't so far away.

Here's one last Gwendolyn shot, because my child, she is the adorable.