We have our granddaughter Gabriella (Ella) with us this week,
and I must share some vignettes.
The other day, while Barry was at his office, Ella and I got
together with a friend whose granddaughter is also visiting. The two girls had
never met, and I could tell that Ella was somewhat nervous about meeting a new
friend in such unusual circumstances. But once Tova arrived, the girls quickly
bonded and ran off to play. By the end of the day they had already made plans
to get together again, and Ella is over at our friends’ house as I write this.
We made our second trip to Legoland, Ella’s first time
there. She especially enjoyed the flying bicycles ride. The seating is in pairs
of two: Barry went with her for the first ride and we returned later for a
second ride on which I joined her. She wanted to go a third time before we left
and Barry got on the ride with her. But while they were waiting to be strapped
into their seats, a bunch of children from one of the many camp groups who were
visiting took seats. They were all paired up except for one girl who was left
behind. She saw Ella and came over and asked if she would ride with her. Ella
apologized to her grandfather and asked if he would mind allowing her to ride
instead with this other girl.
We took Ella to see “Aladdin” on Broadway. As I mentioned
last week, Barry and I seldom see Broadway productions. We enjoyed Aladdin
every bit as much as “Lion King,” and were particularly impressed with James
Monroe Iglehart, who plays the Genie. Ella enjoyed her first Broadway show,
although we perhaps forget how exhausting all the excitement can be for both
little girls and grownups!
Ella will be joined tomorrow by her folks and baby sister on
their way up to visit Joshua at camp on Sunday. Since this is his first time
away at camp, we wanted to leave this visit to his parents and his sister. We will
see him in a couple of weeks, the weekend after he comes home.
Next week is a quiet one, time to rest up before Maya’s
week.
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Rebecca
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