Granny

For those of you who don't already know, one of Bo's grandmothers, Granny, passed away earlier this month. While her passing was not sudden, this makes the loss we feel no less. Over the last few years Granny's health had gotten worse, so it makes it a tad easier for us to be happy for her, now reunited with Bo's Pa Pa, who passed away when Bo was a toddler.
Granny was an avid Gator fan, and Bo would often call her on game days to discuss the upcoming game. Bo told me once that Granny was the one who got him to sleep through the night when he was a baby, something I'm sure Bo's parents fondly rememeber as well! We were fortunate enough to be able to take Jack to see her back in February...other than our moms, Granny was the only person who didn't immeidately hand Jack back when he started to get fussy. Just like his dad, Jack found Granny's shoulder a comfy place for an afternoon nap (see pictures below).
Granny was one of the sweetest and most generous people I've had the pleasure of knowing. We are sad for our loss, but as I mentioned before, we cannot help but smile when we think of Granny & Pa Pa together again at last!
Here are some pictures we wanted to share...

The next 2 are Bo & Granny back when Bo was a little roly poly

Sweet dreams for baby Jack in Granny's arms...

And on her shoulder

Mom T & Granny at our wedding

It's summer!

It's finally consistently warm here (although I don't know if we'll ever get used to being able to open our windows in JUNE!), and with the summer comes a bittersweet goodbye. We hired two sitters to care for Jack when I went back to work, and unfortunately for us, they were both seniors in their last semester at the University of Delaware. Their names are Laura and Kailly, and we couldn't have asked for better sitters to help us learn how to leave Jack with someone other than family!

So Laura and Kailly, if you're reading this, thank you SO much - you will be greatly missed!! Good luck in all you do!

Both girls were in sororities, so we were lucky enough to easily find a new sitter; she's one of Kailly's sorority sisters, and her name is Chrissy. Jack's been testing her limits, but I think he is finally realizing that she's here to stay! Before taking care of Jack, she babysat for twin 3-year-old boys, so I'm pretty sure that Jack is a walk in the park for her!

On a different note, Bret & Katie came to visit us on their way to Hampton Beach for the summer. Jade is getting so big and growing up so quickly - it's so much fun to see her interact with both Jack & Tristan! We're hoping that they'll stay with us again on their way home -- luckily for us, we're about halfway between Hampton Beach and Radford :)

Laura & Jack (we didn't get a pic of him with Kailly :( )

Quiet, content (not to mention adorable!) Tristan

"Large" and in charge Jade

The Johnson family