Roswell days

counting to five with Grandma Maier

Discussing the beautiful landscaping with Grandpa Maier


Dottie found this pull along puppy for James to play with that belonged to Mike, called the "little Snoopy"

Where to begin? I have not posted any real photos of our trip to Atlanta, Part 2. As those who read The Gouldie Zone may know James and I (with the kind transportation and company of Bammy and Peppy Owens) traveled to Marietta to visit and lunch with the Goulds first thing. Those cousins together are just so funny. Since getting back James routinely mentions the names of everyone from our trip. At the funniest times he'll bring up some new friend or family member. The Goulds sent us some Valentine's art from Sophie months ago featuring all the kid's photos. It is still on the fridge and James picked up on it immediately. He now routinely says "Micheal, Emily" then shouts "Sophie Gould!" It is pretty cute.
We had such a quiet and fun time at Grandma and Grandpa Maiers. I kept threatening Dot and Tom I would "Southernize" them by re-christening their grandparent monikers, with something catchy like Pip-pop and Moomzie. Of course it is all in jest, because when you are grandchild number fifteen the name is established-- and they much prefer the standard "Grandpa/Grandma". Those two can make a game out of anything-- they are truly the parents of nine children. Here are some shots of James filling buckets from the rain gutter in a light summer shower (no thunder or lightning), and sitting on a bulk pack of paper towels.Here also are some images of James and Dottie livin' it up at the Babies R Us in Alpharetta. He doesn't realize that things from the store can come home, so we had a great time testing the floor samples
I will leave off with this for now-- and post more soon...