Another grandkid
Allison was born to Travis and (especially) Karen in December.
She is our third grandchild, following Elliot (Travis and Karen's son, born in October 2005) and Drew (Noel and Inga's son, born in September 2006). Terry and I went to Tucson last month to meet Allison and to spend time with Elliot (and, of course, with Travis and Karen). Allison doesn't do much yet, but she is cute. Elliot is becoming quite a conversationalist. One day, he and Travis and I went to the local botanical garden to see a live exhibition of African butterflies. Elliot commented extensively on them, especially on their colors. He enjoys being read to at bedtime. One of his favorites is a book about farts - very funny.
Drew is closer, right here in Kansas City. We see him every weekend. We had him for a sleepover New Year's Eve. For several hours, he pined for his Mommy, periodically going to the window to look for her. We were partially successful in distracting him with a series of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies showing on TCM. Drew loved the dancing. Eventually, he fell asleep, and by morning he decided that being with us was ok.
We encountered a technical problem with the photo gallery last month, but hopefully Terry will soon be able to upload grandkid and other photos.
-- Norty