A visit to the Grandparents...

nother summer weekend...

Helena is entranced with her sunglasses.

We played at the park...

and had an impromptu picnic...

Then we went to play with Violet and Mary...

And here is Helena looking ever so elegant. When she is 16, I'll take a picture of her sitting in her fist car- with sunglasses on. Then I'll frame both pics and hang them side by side...

hmmm, not so elegant.

weekend shots

At Third Ward Jazz fest- Helena requesting more kettle corn please.


















At the State Fair...

And lastly, Helena walking with her scooter (I know- they don't help and probably impede walking- but she uses it for like 5 minutes a week...). The physical therapist says low muscle tone- anyone out there care to offer a second opinion?

Seven Bridges park - our favorite...

Helena's smile

The smile at the end of this video is worth the wait...

wedding weekend

This is Helena just being silly on the floor one morning last week...

This weekend we drove across the state to a little island resort, for Nikolai's cousin's wedding...

Helena was happy- she got some icecream out of it...

At sunset we took a walk, glad for the fact there were no golfers around to see us strolling across their nice greens...

4th of July weekend

Party up at Granny and Grandpa's...

Helena got to wear her hand-embroidered dress that Mama picked up years ago in Bolivia. WHY Mama was buying baby clothes years ago is unclear, but they were all indisputably for Helena.