Goodbye Grandpa

Our little family was blessed to have Grandpa come and stay with us for July and part of August during his summer trip to the states. The last time Grandpa was in the states was visiting us over a year ago to see his newborn granddaughter, so we were all very excited to have him around!

It was a treat for Zac and I to watch my dad be "Grandpa" - and what a perfect Grandpa he is! Playing tickle monster, flipping Zoë around in the air, taking her on walks to collect rocks and sticks, going to the park, playing songs on the guitar for her, carrying Zoë on his shoulders, going to storytime at the library, getting a cookie at the grocery store, sharing his ice cream and milkshakes with her, going to the park some more, collecting more rocks, chasing Ginger the cat, and having special Grandpa-Zoë time while mommy and daddy went on a couple dates. :) 

Father's Day- Grandpa's first weekend with Zoë

So much has happened this summer with Grandpa around - Zoë started walking when he arrived (and now is almost running), Zoë could barely reach the table and now climbs on chairs to get whatever she wants off the table, Zoë was stuck inside with mommy unpacking and now wants to go outside from the moment she wakes up and go to the park 3 times a day (thanks, Dad), and she now can say "da-pa" for Grandpa.  Here are some wonderful pictures of our summer fun and all the great adventures Zoë and Grandpa had together:

Corby and Mary's Wedding

Walking on logs at Glacier

Lake McDonald, Glacier

Learning to throw rocks at Glacier

(I think this may have been when her love of rocks began...)

Hiking to Hidden Lake, Glacier

Hiking Mt. Hood

Shark tunnel at the Oregon Coast Aquarium

Pool party

Swinging at the park...so much time was spent there!

Playing with bubbles

Bow Wow Bash!

Alligators at the Zoo (a little scary for Zoë...that is why she is facing away from them :)

The Monkey Grandpa bought her from the Zoo

She loves him.

"Sunset at the Zoo" - fun children's music

Eating Bloomin' onion. She ate the bloomin' part - not the onion. :P

Portland Children's Museum - such a cool place!

Smelling the roses at the Rose Garden

Goodbye Grandpa! We miss you dearly already, and Zoë especially misses you taking her outside and spoiling her with all that sugar. :) In honor of you, I took her to the park today and gave her a couple sips of my Starbucks frappacino (she pulled herself up on the chair and sat there expectantly. Haha!)

Thanks for treating Zozo like a princess and loving her like your own. 

Until next time, we'll see you on skype!