Dear Nana and Papa Wuff & Nana Honey and Papa Bear:
Thank you so much for the great times we had at your houses two weeks ago. We left a snowy NY for fairer weather.
Despite out delayed and severely late fight, the remainder of our trip to Spring Hill was great.
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| Waiting and waiting in Newburgh |
Our first morning was so good and yummy, we duplicated it every morning we were there. Hand-squeezed orange juice!
Thanks also go out to Papa Wuff for bringing us out for a different kind of delicious treat- ice cream!
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| Thomas' favorite: da-vil-wa (vanilla) |
Thomas got a new tennis racquet and had lots of practice honing his skills. Thanks to all the people who played with him, including Nan's women's group!
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| Paying with Papa |
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| Cousin Sara visited and played with Thomas |
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| Get ready! Here it comes! |
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| Can you spot the Rock Star among Nan's tennis friends? |
Thanks also for all the fun rides in the golf cart. That is a perennial favorite at both sets of grandparents' houses.
Like the shirt says, everything IS better at Grandma's house...except for poor Ryan's unruly hair.
Thank you Nana Honey and Papa Bear for continuing our wonderful adventure at The Villages.
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| Fortunately, the visit to the firehouse was a social one |
We are thankful for the opportunity and weather to continue our country club-like experience with Papa Bear. Thomas, once he warmed up to the idea and the pro, loved his golf lesson with Craig.
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| What a swing! |
Tennis on beautiful clay courts at Nan and Papa Wuff's, golf lessons shielded from the elements at Papa Bear's. All that work, we needed to cool off in the pool! Thanks for turning the heat up for us, especially Ryan in his maiden voyage swimming in a pool!
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| Making good progress with swimming! |
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| Dad enjoyed every precious minute of his short trip |
Thank you, Papa Bear, for thinking to pay a visit to the fire station. It was one of Thomas' favorite things that we did. Even though Ryan stayed at home with Nana Honey, Thomas always comes home and tells him about the things he missed and tries to include him.
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| Thomas let Ryan try on his fire hat |
Thank you, Nana Honey for taking such good care of Ryan so that Thomas and I could go about The Villages without having to worry about catering to Ryan's feeding and nap schedules.
Thomas and I escaped and played bocce, tennis and shuffleboard for a sweet little Valentine's date.
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| One round, he legitimately beat me at shuffleboard! |
Thanks for entertaining the idea of bringing Thomas to play his first round of mini golf. We will practice so that next time, hopefully, he will grasp the idea that you only hit
your ball
toward the hole.
A humongous thanks to all four grandparents. You made two boys, a mom and a dad very happy!
Love,
Us
