10 Fabulous Days With Nini

We were on pins and needles waiting for Nini to arrive for her visit... as we counted down the days to Christmas, Lance would ask "and how many days until Nini gets here?!"  She got here just in time to cook us an amazing fish chowder for Christmas Eve dinner and stayed all the way through the new year.

It was likely the best visit yet.

Highlights included: Nini sleeping under Lance's loft bed every night only to be woken up bright and early by Sassy (Lance's girlfriend/doll) tickling her from above, daily swims at 4 mile beach with turtle sightings every day, Christmas morning with the excitement of a three and one and a half year old, the daily ins and outs of life with mom's help, homemade and restaurant bought mai tais, lots of good talks, and two glorious days in Kona with the Dougerys.

As usual, we didn't take any photos.  I guess that's what happens when mom comes.  It's all so perfectly normal and comfortable and easy that you don't think about documenting... we did manage to take a few but nothing is a good as the real thing!

Motherly Love Times Two...

Saying goodbye was harder than usual, mostly because the reality of saying goodbye to Nini really hit Lance.  Here we are at the airport with a heartbroken little boy and an equally sad Nini in their goodbye embrace.

It won't be long until next time... with that photo as motivation, I'm sure we'll see each other again soon.