Dear Guillianna and Elijah - While most all I wrote is not publicly visible I sent this love letter to make sure that in the midst of all the heartache in this world- all the things that are happening you need to know you’re loved to the moon and back!…

[caption id="attachment_8" align="aligncenter" width="500"] SLEEPING BEAUTY....[/caption] Dear Guge and Eli, Today is a very special day, it is the day I became a Nana and Poppy became a Poppy! [caption id="attachment_48" align="alignleft" width="141"] First Trip to Nana's[/caption] Today marks Guillianna's 11th birthday, and while we are so happy to know…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Today is Sunday September 29, 2019, and yesterday from out of no where Poppy and I were out in the early evening and Poppy's phone rang.   It was a FaceTime call.   It came in to his phone as we were with Papa Alan and Great Grandma…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah - This is love ... no amount of time, no distance no matter how far -  will ever change the depth of the love we have for you both.   In life people have the ability to try to alter lives of others -  They…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Our time with you was a gift     A very special gift of time with two very loving and special kids who we do good and so happy - you need to know that we love you both and that we feel you…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - We are thinking of you - missing you and wishing for you every happiness. We hope you will one day understand how much love everyone in the Mitten has for you both !      The adventure you’re on is not one we have been…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - It was so sad that your parents didn’t make the trip in for great Grandma’s 90th birthday.  They did not call, did not text, did not RSVP, did not send a card.   This has been the same pattern for every holiday, every birthday, every single…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- The truth is , you’re innocent little lives deserve so much more than where you’ve been placed.   To love us is to defy, hurt and  be maligned with you’re mom and dad .  How sad is that ? The truth is - based upon choices…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- It occurs to us,  that as the year mark  since you last FaceTimed Nana approaches, we are becoming all but a distant memory.     One that has been altered to fit the new agenda - we have been molded in your minds now as people…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Great Grandma Sharyn’s birthday came and went without hearing from mommy, her grand-daughter.... so sad , and also  another birthday passed by in your home , one that we have been told - “no gift no contact” or we would “be taken to court for…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Last year on this day we thought surely your mom would have you call and tell Great Grandma Sharyn HAPPY BIRTHDAY - she did not. Great Grandma has always been kind and loving. She has supported your mom though out all her life.   She has…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Wishing you a Happy St Patty’s day !   The Irish games at NDPMA will be in full swing and we had lots of fun memories of those didn’t we?     I bet you likely have report cards coming out soon or just out…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Hopefully you have had an excellent fourth and first grade year.  Crazy to think that it is coming to a close  pretty soon.  We are hopeful you have continued to love school and learned so many new things !   The end of a school…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah- With each day that passes we hope you will one day know - we are so very sorry that you’ve not been given the opportunity to see us, or the rest of your family in the Mitten.   It is truly so sad that you have…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, We have given so much thought to the reality, the absolute fact, that when we last saw you there was so much love in your hearts, love for us, for everyone in the Mitten, there was so much happiness, laughter and fun every single day, and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Sending you lots of love today and always.   Hopeful that the weekend was full of laughter and fun.     We are thinking of you and we know youre likely in store for a busy school week ahead.   Make it amazing.   The more…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Always know the bravery and the courage within your hearts is amazing.    Your lives were always happy and full of love while in the Mitten.   Since you’ve been born we had always been there - loving you , holding you, helping you, and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Are you getting your Leprechaun traps set or planned out?   Hard to believe it’s going to be spring soon and we still haven’t been able to speak with,  or see you two, absolutely devastating and so traumatic to you both both.    If you’ve been swayed…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - The days continue to pass and the intent is clear, the disconnect has continued and the personal feelings and adult decisions continue to impact the innocent little children and many other innocent adults of this family.  Today, as we do everyday, thoughts of love, and fun…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- I can’t t imagine anyone ever saying this is my  “sob story” - when in actuality it’s your life story from birth to ages 7 and 9 years of age!    Oh my - such a wonderful  and happy time it truly was for all of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - With Spring approaching there are so many birthdays coming - aside from the one in your household there is Great Grandma’s Sharyn now in her 80’s and great Grandma Sally entering her 90th year - last year neither of you were able to call or…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - When Poppy asked to come visit, we want to very much to see you two,  he left it with your mom to let us know when you have any time and he would make a plan to visit all they need do was say when…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Please remember this last photo - it’s the night we went to dinner.   We took you both and mom to the Royal Park, and it is the last time you saw us .     You were told you’d be back to the Mitten in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- This says it all.    We do love you - so much and hope you are having a wonderful week. Every day we hope you will be strong and never forget all the good memories you’ve always had even if you’re being conditioned to do so…

 Dear Beanie & BoBo- aka Guillianna and Elijah -😉❤️ So much time has passed by and we find ourselves thinking about all the good times we spent.    Hoping that you are happy and having many more wonderful adventures.    I am sorry that mom has chosen to abandon her…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah- We are missing you both so very much -  we cannot imagine what must have been said to you both, or rather when we try to envision how two innocent kids went from needing hugs and kisses all the time,  living with us day in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - This is a photo moon taken from my moving car last night so it’s kind of blurry - but it was so bright  -  we hope when you look out and see the moon at night you remember that we love you to the moon…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- It’s likely you have a mini school break and a possible four day weekend on board - so we are hopeful it will be full of fun and memories made.     We will always hope to hear from you two and mom - but until…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah - These photos and letters tell a story.   Not a “sob story” .  Not  a fiction tale, but a love story.   The story of us, our lives have been a journey.   It’s a story of how Nana and Poppy love you and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah... Every holiday that approaches or passes - thus far Christmas and now Valentine’s Day ,  it is beyond  words and beyond sad to us both that we have been forbidden to send you cards or gifts to let you see or hear from us ... and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah We are wishing and hoping you will always remember ❤️ the love and be able to have peace.    We know it’s likely that as small children you will adopt the discord towards us  that exists in your home.   We understand this and simply leave you…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Always a good idea to hug longer -  love stronger ... we are wishing you both lots of hugs and love.   Today I was preparing cards to send for Valentine’s Day and my heart broke yet again.    Knowing that a card is not…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - it is not possible to do justice in photos to the many wonderful memories you’ve had in the Mitten - like these , it shows Elijah having a friend over on a play date or Guillianna at dance, playing with doll houses or with friends…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Thinking of you both as always - with another weekend coming to a close.   Uncle David is still not doing well - we all continue hope every day for a change in the direction of his health.   He has to have more surgery.…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah  The weekend always was fun time in the Mitten do we hope that is still the case.   Activities to keep you busy and happy, and a lot of laughter too .    Maybe you’re baking a bit these days !   Hoping you always choose…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - I hope that when you’re grown that you’ll never have to ask yourselves “what if?”        To imagine our own children asking themselves  “what if ? I had just listened,   What if I just trusted? , what if I didn’t cut out…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Hope you will one day know how loved you are by so many people -  we hope you are working hard at learning, building the very best possible lives for yourselves and always know that we are so sad for the fact that grown up problems…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Today would have been Aunt Alyx’s 31rst birthday ...   and it is exceptionally hard to be uplifting in writing about such sadness, especially when Nana and Poppy can’t see Aunt Alyx- and equally sad when people we love who are living yet choose not to…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - From here to the moon and back was more than a favorite- it was played so many times you used to put it on repeat and it would go for hours, you’d sing it and act out the tipping of your hat and tell us…

https://youtu.be/RyLbz6OcQPk https://youtu.be/DKr6d7bucrc https://youtu.be/oX8w5l-nEms https://youtu.be/z01KJguyp7o https://youtu.be/Z3xDNdNnK-A Dear Guillianna and Elijah- The videos speak for themselves, so much love, so much silliness and fun for so many years -  simply adorable ! We love you both to the moon and back, forever and for always XOXOXOXOXOXO ❤️Nana and Poppy❤️🍪    

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Some of todays pics are from a long time ago and bring back lots of fun memories! It is your Aunt Allyssa’s birthday today and it is Super Bowl Sunday - Lots of fun and family today.  We saw great Grandma in the morning where we…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - These smiles - just a few images of thousands and thousands of memories and smiles that will ALWAYS speak for themselves !  We love you - to the moon and back - keep being amazing - be kind , love family and work hard at…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- To believe in love, hope ... kindness, good things, it is all we have ever done.   It’s what we do everyday.    It isn’t easy to do when your in the middle of something so difficult there aren’t words for it, but we still try…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah - What may be worthless to some,  is more than just okay, and very valuable to others, to you, to us, to all those you’ve touched during your many years in the Mitten - hold on to the many memories, the love and happiness in your…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - We hope you’re having a great week - right around now is when you two used to have a special week at school.    Irish week or other names for it can be taking place nationwide- so maybe you’re in the middle of some fun…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - some more memories for you to think of when you think of the Mitten and your Nana and Poppy !

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Here are a few more memories for you both!  The words for what we feel when we see your smiles cannot do justice to the reality of your happiness while living and visiting  in the Mitten.   The way you’ve been missed is sincere and the…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah- In our photos and videos we have a series of videos that were sent to your mom and dad over the years- always keeping them close to heart, sharing with them special moments every day moments birthday and holiday wishes, activities you participated in so…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Today is Saturday and we are sending happy birthday wishes because someone we love is having a birthday this weekend. [caption id="attachment_9616" align="alignnone" width="768"] Always remember the fun![/caption] We are hopeful when you’ve found these letters that you will enjoy seeing the smiles and they will…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah The weekend is almost here and it should be a special one since there will be a very special birthday to celebrate!    We know how special you two make the day every day but we remember so many birthdays with you both and I am…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- be strong in all you do, know you are loved by so many in all you do, think of happiness and the love that has always been yours in all that you do and take the love and pass it along. Make the dreams in your…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah- How many ways can a Nana and Poppy say they love you ?    How many different words can we send to make you feel our love and our wishes for happiness?     The hope that you are loving new adventures is sincere.  …

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah- This is a memory from my “on this date”.    Cheerleading was your moms idea.  She loved it as a girl and then you loved it too.    They did not however love the traveling aspect and level of competition you were involved in and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Today is Monday and it is Martin Luther King Day- whom I am certain you are learning about at school.   I  also think you may have today off school.   As your long weekend comes to an end and you prepare for a new…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah- We are almost to the end of January 2019 already ?   Time sure does have a way of moving forward.    Despite anything that happens time does keep going forward.   But long ago - will not ever mean forgotten.    Not for us.  …

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - The weekend is here and we are hoping it’s a nice long one for you since Monday is MLK Day-  and maybe your able to have some extra time with family. These are the times where there is extra time from school and visits could…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Today is Friday and as you likely remember it is the day Sebastian comes to play ! He is now 2, he finds sneezing so funny - so much so that he fake sneezes to see what you will say, and looks for you to say…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - There is some snow headed to the Mitten  which makes for thinking of warm sunny places !    And as memories of summers or trips to places where palm trees grow are seen in the photos of you both -  it warms a cold day.…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- We have made it to the middle of another week!   You may be preparing for vocabulary tests or practicing spelling words. Maybe you are learning all about history and science, or  you may be having new experiences in art class and learning so many new…

  https://youtu.be/RyLbz6OcQPk   Dear Guillianna and Elijah- For as long as we can remember both of you have been an example of kindness, love and brought so much happiness to everyone around you.   We hope you continue to be the same in your day to day lives.    We…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Some photos to show a few more moments in time that bring smiles to our faces !   The hope is one day they will do the same for you both ! Bursts- of happiness like fireworks on the Fourth of July! The days are cold…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah  There could not be more true words than those above!     Poppy and Nana are always in your heart and we love you both so very much.  It is so important that you remember this - through out all of your life you will face so…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Today is Elena’s 5th birthday!   She was so sick last week I was worried she may be sock for her birthday ... but look at her so happy and fully recovered!    Her birthday was at The trampoline park and she seemed to have had…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Another day has come and gone but not without many good and wonderful memories of you both.    It’s the weekend and hopefully the two of you have lots of family fun time ahead in the coming days.   We will likely see family over the…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - So yesterday I reassembled most of the fairy garden given to Guillianna by Coach Becky and Mr Brian.  It’s  been something I didn’t do for quite a while,  since we moved.      It occurred to me that even though it was so sad that…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Field trips and birthday parties, and fun times !   I hope and am certain you will  have new friends and new adventures-  yet it will be fun one day for you to look back and remember so many Mitten adventures.    The photo above is…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- This is a “selfie” sent to me from you two one day long ago ,  looks like the two of you are doing some  “sha guge eli agins” -   Fun times for sure ! The school week is underway and the first full week after s holiday…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Yes so this photo popped up in my memories from a few years ago - and you may not remember but Elijah fell in love with this one song in Arizona long ago - it  ironically caused him some grief at school once fit…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Wishing you forever smiles like these.  The journal of our memories is so much more than just a way for you remember the Mitten and all of your family and friends. We hope every single day to meet with you again, to talk or FaceTime!  It’s…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - In the Mitten today the sun is shining there is no snow around Nana's house, with some up in Northern Michigan for sure but these photos are from a few years ago on this very date and there was SO MUCH SNOW ! Oh my…

    Dear Guillianna and Elijah- it doesn’t matter how far I look back in our memories or what pictures we have of you two, there are just so many amazing memories attached.     From your births to December 27, 2017 the time spent was nothing short of amazing…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah- While we cannot begin to imagine how hard it has been on you without seeing us, or how sad it made you to have felt that you must choose, or even what could possibly have been said to you that could make your hearts ♥️ no…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Every photo has a story and oh my goodness do we have a lot of photos ... if we can tell you about the photos it will help you to remember things.     The story or time gone by and so much love ...…

WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR Dear Guillianna and Elijah: It is January 1, 2019  at midnight, just a quick short note to say - you’re in our hearts and thoughts as 2019 rolls in...  and as a brand new year begins - we are wishing you all -…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - 2019 is about to begin and it will be so odd to not physically see you as the New Year begins !   We hope you have so much fun ! Believe me when I say that we will be thinking of you and will…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah Today I learned of a new movie coming out this summer 2019... a Disney movie, a remake of the Lion King and I could not help but remember Ms Gifford’s play and the fun that was had!    I hope ( more than you know )…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah We  missed you both so much at Sebastian’s 2nd birthday.    Carlos 1 and Ms. Nancy  bought a new home and they had everyone over for his birthday.  Aunt Kiki Uncle Ricky and the kids as well as Aunt Allyssa Uncle Dwan and their kids came…

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Well we are almost at the end of another week and today is the anniversary of your leaving the Mitten 😳 a whole year ago .  While the circumstances of these last few months have left us heart broken and more than worried, we are…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- My phone chimed this morning and it was an “on this day” reminder in my photos.    There was the photo of the special dinner we went to before your mom took you to meet dad.     The last time Poppy was able to hug…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, It is the day after Christmas and we are still shocked that the opportunity , the hope and Christmas wish that you’d be granted a call to us for Christmas, came and went unanswered  .   The chance for you two to see all your cousins…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Merry Christmas to you both.     We want you to know this being the only Christmas ever in your lives you did not hear from us or see us or get a hug , we love you 😍 both so very much.     TO…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - As the holiday comes again, only this year  is so different - being a first year ever - for you two without your Nana and Poppy active in your lives to share in it - We will continue to write and some of our letters…

Dear Guillianna ad Elijah- Today is Sunday and I am making things for Christmas Eve as I always do ,  while Poppy is at a Detroit Lions football game.   I am thinking to myself it’s almost one year since we have been able to hug you.  For you two…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - It is your cousins Sebastian's 2nd birthday ! Where does time go? Seems he was just born and the two of you were so excited ! When he can home from the hospital it was Christmas Day, and he came straight to Nana's to visit…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - It is now the beginning of winter and here I the Mitten it means we will likely wait until the end of May for nicer weather 😳.    It’s okay though since  the snow will be nice to look at and memories of playing in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah This photo was a few years back when we were decorating the Christmas tree ! Oh my goodness you're both SO LITTLE ! Maybe this week you're having fun putting up a tree 🌲too and getting in the Christmas spirit ! It was always so much…

we love you ! Dear Guillianna and Elijah- You are in our thoughts today and always! This is a difficult to write for it is written because today would be the day for me to shop gifts to you both for Christmas .  The hope that there would be a…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Hi from the Mitten ... Nana and Poppy hope you have made it to or at least close to Christmas break from school.     Usually most schools start ending for break this week or by the end of the week so it will be a…

[caption id="attachment_11590" align="alignnone" width="1024"] kindredspiritillustrations.com[/caption]   Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Christmas Eve is a week away!    So exciting  to imagine you two on a Christmas morning with new traditions and new special things to look forward to.   I hope it is all magic and fun for all…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, So today was the day we learned the new grandchild is a little boy.    They played a game where they smash hard boiled eggs that are either blue or pink, except one egg is not cooked.   If it is pink it is a girl, a…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, December is usually full of so many different events.   Just like you know, early December is someone you know who has a birthday!   This year Papa and Grandma Sharyn had celebrated Hanukkah early in December and Aunt Nori has a birthday today.   Life is full of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah This is Nana when she was small - visiting Santa, and every time I hear certain songs at the holiday season I can see so many magical memories I my head!   Christmas in my home as a child was always so special.   I tried for many years to…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Ten years ago when Nana started this website it was a labor of love since she doesn’t know much about technology and had to teach herself ... after all , when I grew up in school there were typewriters and to look things up you…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah While waiting for the repair man today I was thinking about this “no gifts for you two” rule ... and while I am not understanding any of what has happened or what could possible be going on inside of either of you after such a long…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- We hope you're doing great.  We wonder how your classes at school are doing, and then we say to each other, that we are sure you're doing great.   You both were such awesome students and all the teachers always were so happy to have you in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Today we went into downtown Rochester, and there is a new place, it is called Dino's Cookie Dough Bar... and yes they sell "cookie dough".   It is a place we hope you will get to go to.  You would love it.    All different kinds of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, It is Saturday, December 8.   Today Poppy and I will see some friends from when we were just kids.   We will eat dinner with classmates that we may not have seen for many years.   Life has a way of bringing back good friends and good memories,…

LOVE  -LOVE - LOVE,  is all we have for you both! Remembering birthday parties ...   Dear Guillianna and Elijah-  The days for us begin with photographs from our phone and the photo stream, displaying “ on this day”  .... and then photos from this day for the past four …

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - it is a very special time of year ... one where children and adults celebrate family, love, kindness and wish each other good cheer, happiness, good health and they offer help to others in need. The countdown to Christmas morning begins and the magic of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - The crazy thing about love is - when it’s the kind  of love that a Poppy and Nana have for their grandchildren it is a love that can’t  go away just because you can’t see us, or hear us, we love you and are wishing…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: KISSES AND HUGS FOR YOU ON THIS SPECIAL DAY This is it, TODAY IS THE DAY.... the big    "1" "0" ... double digits and so big!  TEN YEARS OLD OH MY GOODNESS    I hope you have a wonderful birthday, and that Eli, Mom and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Hope you have had a great Monday.   Nana and Poppy are so excited since this is the week we can imagine how you will all celebrate Guillianna being born.    This is always a time where we used to decorate for the holiday and so many…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Here is a photo of what I was doing last year  this time according to my  image memories.    Someone was going to have a birthday party !    We sure did have fun baking didn’t we.   Eli and you always had your own mixing…

Dear Guillianna and Eli- As the weekend gets going we are preparing for the holidays !    We are so excited for you and all the grandchildren since there is a special feeling around the holiday season.    Shopping and getting gifts for friends and family, putting up decorations, holiday…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Do you remember this chocolate smelling stuffy you got Poppy?    It still smells like chocolate!    He walks by it everyday at his desk and of course thinks it smells delicious but mostly thinks how much he wants to give you both hugs and talk…

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Dear Guillianna and Elijah: We figured you would really enjoy seeing your cousin getting ready for Christmas!  So cute, right?  Actually this photo was taken for Christmas by Carlos 2, and yes it is a real tree on top of the car!  He is getting so big isn't he? …

  Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Today on my phone came up the photos of this time a year ago, and this time two years ago, and it goes on for so many years.   The first photo needs no explanation - and is a memory from last year.   Hope all has…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Today is Monday and it has been a busy day to be sure.  You've likely returned to school, and Poppy certainly returned to work.    We are thankful as always, for the family time we did get, and missed very much the family we could not…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - It's that time of the evening - Sunday night after a nice weekend or the Thanksgiving holiday school break - where kids are on their way back to college after break or back to elementary, middle or high school after a nice little break. It's…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Today is Saturday, and yesterday was BLACK FRIDAY, AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 30 YEARS Poppy was off work and able to just stay home for four consecutive days.    He was off Thursday for Turkey day, yesterday, today and tomorrow too. …

Tonight instead of turkey left overs Poppy took Nana to dinner ! We had a date and it was so much fun! Downtown is all lit up for the holiday ! The town is bright and people are enjoying the light show. Do you remember when we came to town…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Today was a day for turkey and all the fixings that go with it ...( this photo is from last year at Nana's house when you were there) the food is always something to be grateful for but we also are grateful for family. You…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Today is likely a travel or meal prep day. Wishing you lots of happiness and fun for these next few days as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend begins. You have had so many turkey days with Nana and Poppy! For that we are so thankful ! This…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - How long is a minute ? 60 seconds ! How long is an hour ? 60 minutes! How long is a day ? 24 hours ! How long is a week ? 7 days ! How long is a year ? 365 days! Today is…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Add New We have had so many birthday's together, I am certain, it feels weird to you when you cannot celebrate with us, but we want you to know something, we understand.    When we are not able to see you, or share your stories, of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Some good memories and Mitten photos to bring smiles faces and to your hearts! Thinking of you both with love to the moon and back ... Forever and always ... XOXOXOXOXOXO ❤️Nana and Poppy❤️🍪

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: This weekend we went up North and there is nothing more beautiful than Mitten water- and Lake Michigan ! This is a new area in the north we've discovered - trying to find more hidden gems in the Mitten. You can bet when we come up…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah:     Yes here we are almost Thanksgiving break 2018 and I think 🤔 the area your in is having some crazy weather and may be bringing additional fun days off ! Hope you're having fun and preparing for holiday festivities. Found some really cute pics…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - We are seven days always from the day set aside for giving thanks .... you'll likely have not school for a few days and who knows , hopefully you'll spend it with some of dad's family. We know you have always loved family gatherings and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Just wanted you to know your thought of, and loved today and every day.  Here is a bright burst of love and laughter for you to see, may these images remind you of all the fun you have had in the Mitten, and all the love…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - We are still unpacking boxes and finding so many adorable things you’ve made us  or  have drawn for us.    It’s always fun and heart warming  to think of the memories!    Today I came across a giant Santa you and Eli made out of…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Poppy and I as always are wishing you good things, great days, happiness and love.  We are a little more than a week away from the day we are supposed to remember gratitude.   So many years ago, people who were very different, had different opinions and…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Today is Sunday and it was a day to spend visiting family, after Poppy went to work early in the morning we got the rest of the day going.   Todays love letter has a few of the people we got to see today.   We saw Great…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Veterans Day - usually a time to think of all the people who have served in any of the armed forces - but I seriously do that every day ❤️ - have always been a person who has great appreciation for the sacrifices made by men…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah ... The first snow around town arrived this morning ! Aunt Liz and Uncle Nick posted a photo of Bash seeing it, it was so cute ! We hope that you have good memories of playing in it too! You were ready to go out in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Yep, it was Aunt KiKi's birthday and we got such a nice call- they used two phones and, both Poppy and I were able FaceTime with them, but we were all at separate locations.  It was fun to be with them and celebrate. We sang…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - There are so many questions in life, things that happen that we can't understand. Things you hear in the news or in history class at school - that don't make sense. Or things that are discussed in politics, medicine or sports that you many not…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Today was Election Day and tomorrow will be Aunt Kiki's birthday ! poppy will be in a few weeks and then before you know it - THANKSGIVING ! To be followed by Guge's birthday and then the magical time of Christmas, S A N T…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Hello to both of you, we are a day away from Aunt KiKi having her birthday, and about 2 weeks from Turkey Day.    We sure will be super grateful for all the time we have had with you both and all your cousins over the…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Today is Sunday,  last night we turned the clocks back, oh my how I wish I could turn the clocks back to last November !   We were just getting ready to go take one of you for some surgery remember?   In my heart I feel that…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Even without much 🌞 sunshine and with a whole lot of ☔️ rain we can still see all the beauty and color in fall! We have had you on our minds and in our hearts for months and today is not any different. The weekend…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Here are a few photos and a love letter from Ms. Campbell - the visitor posts on this site must go thru a moderation process and she wanted to upload some memories for you to enjoy .... so here you go ! ( this is…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah : The busy holiday season approaches and we hope the joy and excitement of the holidays brings all of you so much happiness. The beginning of the school year has likely become the end of a card marking and we can hope and would bet- it's…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- This was surely an odd Halloween 🎃 for us.  We are so used to having you around for this holiday !   I can't help but wonder if you're both thinking of the trick or treat times here in the Mitten too ?  Hopefully not, and you…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, DONT FORGET YOU CAN LOOK AT A LOT OF OTHER Love Letters, dating back all the way FROM 2009 AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.  JUST TYPE A WORD INTO THE "KEYWORD" SPOT.   TRY TYPING "KIKI", OR "HALLOWEEN", OR "VALENTINE" AND YOU WILL GET TO CHOOSE FROM ANY…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- Today is Friday , and I definitely still get to enjoy Bash visits ... it reminds me how much you both loved when he came to Nana's on Friday's or to your school. You used to make him laugh so hard ! Click over the link…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - https://youtu.be/RyLbz6OcQPk I hope you had a great day today ! Poppy does too! We imagine you're busy every day school and maybe even have taken up running 🏃‍♀️ to make mom and dad happy 😊 since they love it so much. Elijah always loved it.…

Dear Guillianna and Eli- What a cool  VIDEO !   https://youtu.be/xB-DXdYBUBE   Videos like this with memories of all the fun we had make us wonder, how we can make sure that you know forever- just how powerful love is! It has strength bigger than any super hero - more…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- While I didn't take these photos they are from this morning at your old school and were posted on Facebook - So I am using them to show you the amazing fall colors around here! I hope it's ok 😉 there was no one's name for…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - Hope your Monday was good and your week is off to the very best start! Things are getting changing in the Mitten - fall is here the days are getting colder and shorter for sure. It doesn't seem to matter how hard I try though…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah- It's that time of year again. University of Michigan vs Michigan State. Do you remember when you had to pick a school you wanted to win it - So much fun wasn't it? Well this year the University of Michigan won. Michigan is so pretty in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, I know you likely miss seeing all your cousins here in the Mitten so I will post a few photos to warm your heart ! Gray and his Halloween costume at trunk or treat ! Sebastian and his pancake ! Elena as a flower girl in…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah So it’s been a few days since I have been able to write you - this site has been a challenge to get up and running smoothly since Nana is not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to computers!    I am sorry…

 Dear Guillianna and Elijah... In preparing these love letters for you Nana and Poppy have literally thousands of photos, this is Guillianna at one of her early visits.  She stayed here in the Mitten  for a year on this visit, where in I cannot count the number of photos taken…

  WE LOVE THESE FACES... WE MISS THESE SMILES.... WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU BOTH!   Dear Guillianna and Elijah:  We know how hard change can be ! We have missed writing you love letters for several days while Nana made some changes to your website ! The changes were a…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, I am so very sorry that I have not been able to post for a few days ! I had wanted to keep the web site in its original format and since it was such an old platform it was having so many issues and I…

grandparents are friends for life... Dear Guillianna and Elijah: It occurred to me that you likely go to sleep at night, or when alone, you could get sad.   Sometimes you may even find yourself crying or missing certain people or things but then we understand, yet at the same time…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Nana and Poppy are thinking of you both, and we always will.  We write these special love letters to you, because of the unusal circumstances we face.  Luckily we  do get to speak to and see the other grandchildren, and we hope every day that we…

Dear Guillianna and Eli- It's another Sunday ... we imagine you two are recovering from a birthday weekend- and getting ready for another week of school. The weather here in the Mitten was really nice today. Poppy and I went to breakfast together and on Facebook there popped up photo…

Elijah and his NDPMA SILLY SOCKS   Dear Guillianna and Eli - Thinking of you today and always - our hearts were hoping that maybe we would hear from your mom so we could wish Elijah a Happy Birthday and while that did not happen your Poppy and I were…

Dear Eli and Guillianna ! Today is the big day ! You turn 7 years old ! HAPPY ? BIRTHDAY ! While I cannot say in this love letter things about how amazing and proud we are of you at your school, the hard work at reading you do, or…

Dear Guge and Eli- Look at this - this artwork is from when Guillianna was super small. I found it in my boxes of papers and important things I have saved... I have artwork from both of you that both of you made for either Poppy or myself. I don't…

Today is Wednesday and it's T minus 2 days til the big "7" ! Dear Guillianna and Eli- You're almost there to the end of the birthday week ... only two more days. Hope it's an amazing day. Hope you loved the gifts we sent and hope you will laugh…

Dear Guillianna and Eli, Last year the rain was so bad they had to move the Trunk or Treat inside! The temperatures are still warm and summer like , but it is not too long before we are enjoying cooler crisp air and falling leaves here in the Mitten state.…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Do you know what we have been thinking about... LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE We have been thinking how much we love you both, and how happy we are that the Birthday box was delivered safely.  I sent it early so it would not be late if…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Next week is Eli's birthday, and I sent a package to you.   Inside are Eli's birthday gifts- to celebrate how amazing you are, and a big sister gift for Guillianna, to say what an amazing big sister she has always been.   It is hard for us…

          Here is a blast from the past- AND THIS IS ONLY A FEW OF THE MOMENTS WE HAD FUN ... some adorable costume choices !  From dressing up for big dances, dressing up for Halloween and even just for fun, fall fairs, birthday parties, Irish week's…

LOVE FOR YOU BEING SENT YOUR WAY, WISHES FOR HAPPINESS EVERY SINGLE DAY! Never forget the Nana you two always loved is always wishing you happiness and love ! And so does your Poppy ... ❤️   TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS.....     Dear Guillianna and Elijah Today's love letter is…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah: A new week begins and as you both know like every Monday Poppy is at work. About a month ago we emailed your Mom and asked her if we could please come to visit you. POPPY SAID ANY DAY ANY TIME. HE WOULD DO WHAT EVER…

Today is grandparents day and I wonder in your your new school they have a scheduled day where in your grandparents are able to come like at Notre Dame? If so whether it is today or any other day ... we are there with you! We live in your hearts.…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Sending you both hugs.... and love.   Wishing I could know you're both doing good.   I know that you must wonder so many things.  Depending on what you have been told or not told, we are always worried for how you handle the very hard and difficult…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah, Here is the video montage I was sent from the photos on my phone.... I want to share it with you because it is such an awesome memory and I thought you may enjoy seeing it.   https://youtu.be/_mGZHkoQ4Ic   This was super fun ! Love always…

THE MITTEN GAME DAY JERSEY! Dear Guillianna and Elijah: Remember when we made this photo into a phone case for your parents as a present.   Its been a long time since you were this small, but it is still a favorite.  Do you remember when you two could choose to…

We give you our hearts forever !    You always gave Elena Sebastian, Gray and Cole all  your  Love in the Mitten .    And you’re the best cousins ever ! We always hope you get to see Aunt Kiki Uncle Ricky, Anthony and Janae ( Mia when she is…

Dear Guge and Eli, So its Labor Day and Poppy had the day off work.    He did go into the office for a bit, but it is always nice when he doesnt have a full day right?   Hope you all did something fun and enjoyed the last days of…

Today was Coles birthday party. Aunt Allyssa did a very nice job making his birthday special. He was not a big fan of cake -  I can remember baking a lot of cakes with you two.   Eli loved mixing ingredients and Guillianna frosting cakes... It didn't rain and it was…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah:   Crazy ? No - it's not Eli curls - it's just nana's hair next to his adorable face .... just thought I would add these pics in today's letter to you , since I saw them while driving home from the wedding. These faces sure…

A year ago we were together at the hospital with Aunt Allyssa and Uncle Dwan - and your little cousin Cole was born. We will go see them tomorrow for his first birthday party . Poppy and I went to a wedding today where your other cousin was part of…

an old video that is so adorable... Click on the above link for some cuteness overload! Oh my goodness,  do I have some amazing videos... I am going to see if I can embed some of them for you to watch. You have always loved watching old videos. I have…

Dear Guillianna and Eli, Today is Friday August 31.  Hard to believe it is almost September.   It seems like July just ended.  This July was very different,  when we usually would go up north with you and celebrate Nana's birthday with all the family ... but this year we didn't…

Hello Guillianna and Elijah ... It is truly hard to believe that a year ago Aunt Allyssa was having Cole isn't it? How lucky it was that most everyone in the family could be together to welcome your little cousin. He is having his first birthday party tomorrow. We hope…

As summer comes to a close today we thought about how we used to spend time at a cottage and play in the waters and enjoy sandy beaches. There is not a minute when we don't think how amazing Michigan summers can be, how lucky we have been to spend…

Dear Guge and Eli- So this is what popped up on my phone today when I woke up. You had so much fun with your lemonade stand and selling cookies and all kids of stuff to raise money for the Children's Leukemia Foundation ! So many people came by the…

Do you remember how we would stop at THE STUFFED BUN for breakfast sometimes before school. So much fun ! I know it had your favorite pancakes and eggs with bacon . You two loved having poppy with us at breakfast sometimes ! This is Eli and poppy at the…

Dear Guillianna and Elijah - This was the first game Guillianna ever went to .... And this is the last one we all went to with uncle Nick and aunt Liz and Aunt Kiki ! LOOK HOW HAPPY ! Today was one of the nurses who works with Poppy birthday.…

Normally Sebastian would be here today and I had said in my previous letter was going to post some photos for you to see. However - Uncle Nick was off work today and I had to take Grandma Sally to a doctor appointment. She is doing good. Misses you both…

SO MANY GOOD TIMES ... Today is Thursday and youre likely looking forward to the weekend.   Hope you are doing great and that these new pics bring a smile to your faces.   We love you so much and hope you had a great Thursday! Love you to the moon and…

There are so many good memories! Tonight Poppy and I went to dinner together and we were thinking how much we love you both! The photos we have from before you left pop up and we will sit and look at them with happiness. So I thought I would share…

These kids all went back to school today. They surely miss you both. I can't believe how big everyone is getting. Poppy and I hope your school days are going well. We really hope you both love your new teachers. I also hope the lunch love stickers I sent were…

Today I was lucky to be asked to help Ms. Beth - it's the day before Notre Dame returns to school here in the Mitten. Seems Rylee Liam and Haleigh needed something to do and I was given a chance to visit. So I hung with them for the day.…

Dear Guillianna and Eli - We always are hoping you've had a great day and that you did something fun. Do you remember how we would have breakfast with Poppy? There was Gymnastics and just enjoy time together And for a while we would have cheer too. Busy busy right…

Hello Guge and Eli, Todays date is 8/18/18 at nearly 8:18pm,    That is a lot of 18's. We love you two very much, and hope you are having a great weekend.   Today I was in Poppy's office and saw all the photos from the photo booth at Safari Cafe,…

NEVER FORGET THIS - ❤️❤️❤️?   If ever there is a tomorrow When we are not together, there is something you must remember ... You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. XOXOXOXOXOXO Forever and always, Nana and Poppy ❤️❤️?

CARVING PUMPKINS. GOOOOOEY! Dear Guillianna and Elijah: That special time of year is coming soon.   Okay not that soon , but the faces in this photo are so awesome. I was flipping thru pics and thought I just have to post this today. It made me smile. It's that goooey…

These are the gifts we sent you and we sent them insured to guarantee delivery. We just got confirmation that you've gotten them and we are so glad. Then I stumbled on these pics from long ago. Yes very long ago .... but look how happy! ? You guys we're…

YOU ARE THE BEST ARTISTS! Turns out we keep these ❤️❤️❤️drawings ❤️❤️❤️up and around so we can see them all the time. We loved when you both would surprise us with little notes and pictures you made. Thinking of you both with love and hope you are having a great…

Hello from the Mitten! Everyone here sending love to you both. Hope your Tuesday was wonderful. Poppy is working at the office and I am at home working on the computer. I just wanted to take a few moments to tell you I jist got and email saying that your…

When we think of you we smile and hope you do the same! I know there is a lot of things that keep you busy and active that makes us so happy. We await the chance to see your happy little faces. Hope you have a great day ! Missing…

We send you a love letter today that tells you you're loved. Elijah you have likely lost some teeth and grown. I bet you played sports. Maybe baseball or went running with daddy ! So much fun and we hope you're doing great. Guillianna I can't help but wonder if…

We love and miss you both  so very much and hope you are doing great !    Today is Saturday and while Poppy is at work I wanted to write a quick note to say have a great day - when I woke up the “ good morning song” popped…

[caption id="attachment_9787" align="alignleft" width="225"] Love this pic![/caption] THIS WAS TAKEN LAST DECEMBER - At the royal Park hotel when we had dinner !❤️ Today Poppy is going to pack up a back to school “ lunch love” for you both.      Every day I would tuck one into your…

Its Friday and we will go pick up Sebastian for the day ... he used to love how you guys made him laugh - SUPER GREENS always made him laugh out loud !     You’d be shocked how big he is.     He is walking and yes running…

Hello - it’s a new day and just like every other day we are feeling so lucky to be your grandparents.   We have so many memories to share.   While we want all the grand children to know how much we love them.    Some live closer than others, or…

[caption id="attachment_9743" align="alignright" width="300"] This was when baby Cole was in Aunt Allyssa’s belly .... but it’s such a fun memories  Thank you Aunt KiKi for this lovely photo... it's a great one![/caption] OH BOY...  how you two love SUMMER! Hello from the Mitten! Today I was thinking about our…

So here is your cousin Sebastian getting his first chance at walking thru the water in the spray park.     He’s gotten so big right ?      It was one of many moments where we wished, very much, you two could have been there.   You would have…

[caption id="attachment_9717" align="alignleft" width="768"] Silly starts to the school mornings![/caption]   We had a blast on our way to school ... silly songs and laughter !    We hope your new school year is extra special!   It’s so hard to believe you will be starting the fourth grade and…

[caption id="attachment_9616" align="aligncenter" width="225"]                  Always remember the fun![/caption] Dear Guillianna and Elijah: This a the first in a series of letters written to you by Nana and Poppy.   I do not know why you have not been able to call, or…

Dear Mom and Dad, We are having an excellent week.... First grade and Junior Kindergarten are going great!   I got a 100% on my last test and Elijah is learning all about the "human body" and the "breathers" aka lungs.   We had dance class after school and tomorrow…

THIS IS ME.... WHEN MY AUNT KIKI WENT INTO THE ARMY..... Here we are the day she left.....  Elijah was not here yet..... AND TOMORROW.... WE SHE IS COMING HOME HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY! YAY!!!!!!   WE CAN'T WAIT!                Dear Mom and Dad, Some day…

Dear Mom and Dad:   We are having so much fun... Elijah and I are going to see our cousin graduate from pre-school tonight.   It will be so much fun.   We are also going to see Great Grandma Sharyn, Great Papa and our cousins Marisa Rachel and Noah...…

Dear Mom and Dad, We are giving Nana and Poppy a lesson on Shopkins and Micro Drifters.    Appearently Mitten folk don't know about these tiny miracles... but rest assured we have educated them properly.    So I informed Nana that Season 3 Moose Toys Shopkins were released on June…

Dear Mom and Dad... It's a rainy day here in Michigan and we are having a Jammy party..... stay in our pjs most all of the day. Should be fun..... plan on making it fun that is for sure.... Love you both, from your little princess and your little prince....

[caption id="attachment_9629" align="aligncenter" width="768"] hanging out with cousin Steven![/caption] Dear Mom and Dad, Today we met some new friends, and had a play date at Nana's. We had so much fun, played in the basement, played outside, and had pizza and then popsicles. It really was fun. Things are going…

[caption id="attachment_9622" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Good Morning![/caption] [caption id="attachment_9623" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Good Morning[/caption] Good Morning Mom and Dad, It's a beautiful day here in the Mitten State.... and we are having so much fun... today we will go to the Library .... We will post about our day later. Love you…

[caption id="attachment_9616" align="aligncenter" width="700"] We are here![/caption] Dear Mom and Dad, We are here... and it is fantastic. We are enjoying some relaxation in the Mitten State and can't wait to show you all sorts of fun Michigan Summer fun stuff! Eli and I are being super good and we…

[caption id="attachment_9597" align="aligncenter" width="753"] Big news.... We are going on a vacation to the Mitten State![/caption] [caption id="attachment_9599" align="aligncenter" width="753"] Mitten State.... HERE WE COME![/caption] [caption id="attachment_9598" align="aligncenter" width="753"] and so am I ... we are ready to see if Nana and Poppy are as excited as we are![/caption]

HAPPY  EASTER!   Dear Daddy and Mommy: It was so nice to talk to you  daddy on the phone today, and mommy too, but I get to Tango her at least every day, I miss you daddy.... it is so hard to hear because of the delay and the interference but so nice…

Dear Daddy... Get Ready... here is Eli's real first photo shoot.... we are back at the Hood, but Nana took lot's of picks for you and now she actually had a minute to put them up for you.   We are doing good, Eli is getting a tooth and starting drooling…

Dear Mom and Dad, So here we are at the end of 2011!  This is great news daddy, it means you'll be home sooner since 2011 is leaving and you are coming home in 2012.   I can't wait!   Today's photo shoot was brief... Nana grabbed a few between my patient's…

MERRY CHIRSTMAS DADDY! This moring I woke up and SANTA CAME BECAUSE HE KNEW I AM "NICE"!    Yes Daddy it is true Santa came to visit me here at Nana's. Look daddy, there were so many packages, and a tea cart too... I love tea partys as you know.. but this…

Dear Daddy, Mommy and Baby Eli, Here I am ready for my princess party, and I am sending you pictures because I know Daddy cannot come from Afghan - he had to work... and baby brother Eli has been in the hospital at Fort Hood, so mommy has been taking…

Dear Daddy, I am sending you some pictures to show you what is happing around here these days...  I went back to Fort Hood!   I am not at Camp Nana anymore because I had a special day... I got to fly back to Texas, and Nana and Poppy got to…

Dear Daddy, I finally got to hear you all the way from the far away place you work... and it was nice.   I was getting some string cheese in the grocery store a personal favorite as you know, and the phone rang.... it was you and mommy!  What a treat....…

Dear Daddy, How are you today?   I got the picture of you in your tent.... and see you are surrounded by pictures of mommy and I.    Today I got a big girl bed, and Nana is going to put up a picture of you and mommy for me to look…

Dear Daddy... I am loving Michigan summer....and hope you can see it in my smile.   I have been enjoying Camp Nana and am really making a lot of friends.    Last week I went to the Kid Rock Water Park in Clarkston for my friend Riley's birthday party and Nana left…

Dear Daddy ... I am missing you!   Can't wait to send you some pics... Nana is trying to get some of me to put up on my website and when she does... I will write you again!    Nana hopes you got your care package from camp and that you are…

  I had so much fun today.... just wait and see...... Dear Mom and Dad... I am having a fantastic day in the Mitten State!  Yes it is true.. I am the only one of my buddies without my safety helmet on (Riley has one too but has it off…

Dear Daddy,  and of coarse mommy too... but today I want write to my daddy cause he is on a trip far far away! I know you have to go away to work, and will be missing me each day.   So Nana and I decided to write and tell you…

I am so so big.... can you believe it... look at me! Do I look bigger....  Until next time, I am as always, Mommy and Daddy's Little Miss Adorable.... Guillianna!

The Royal Wedding was yesterday... and it was beautiful... but my Nana says I wll always be her ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS GUILLIANNA..... and she thought all of my loyal subjects.... would love to see me in my most recent... ROYAL pose! Happy Spring everyone... I am doing good at the…

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.... GOODBYE TO ALL MY MICHIGAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY!   Love, Little Miss Adorable, Guillianna!

Dear Mom and Dad, I am getting ready to come home.... Nana has a bazillion photos of me at my dance classes.. me at the zoo me hanging with the campers... and she promises to put up pictures.... soon.   Here is a quick peek of me last Monday!   I was…

Dear Mom and Dad, I wrote you the other day about my "special".   And now I am writing you about Uncle Nick's "special".   I went to see him have a "special" day.  As a matter of fact it was a special week... first my Great Grandma had a birthday... and then…

Dear Mom and Dad... Things here are excellent.  One minor exception however.   SNOW yes... more of the wonderful white stuff that these Mitten State dwellers seem to be pretty used to.   See, for me... while it seems I was noticing that the white stuff had disappeared.   AND YES, I was looking forward…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yes it is true, Nana had another one of her "nana moments".   I have to say... it's wierd... she says that "there are times when (she) is just so sad that her daughter cannot be here" - just like there are times when she is "so…

Dear Mom and Dad, Finally Nana has the her computer working.   I have been photo ready... but ... well we will just say.... sometimes Nana is a slacker.   In her defense though... you will have to remember she never ever missed a day of posting when you were in the…

 (OKAY... SO WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH PHOTO UPLOADS... STILL.............. SORRY....)  Dear Mom and Dad, I am so happy to report.... I am feeling like my old self again.... I kicked the fever in the butt!  I have "passed" the flu... and will be happy to never see it return... I…

Dear Mom and Dad, Its been a few days but with good cause... between Nana having to get all the components back in order for my website... and the simple fact that Camp Nana has evolved this past week into a "Sick Bay"  well... it's been tough to even get…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am sending you a love letter... I hope you will love it as much as I love you... I have a little secret... I am ready for dance class... I love my ballet shoes and tights, I love my leotard... and I love twirling... but…

A year ago... we sent Holiday Wishes ... by way of the internet to you and daddy... so Nana put it up today - for you to remember how lucky we are... and that we really did get the best present ever.... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWWI5gOz7qU[/youtube]  LAST YEAR our wishes were sent to you in…

Before my visit to the Mitten State ended, I went to make my Holdiday Wishes... and while I know he says "HO HO HO"  where he was, I didn't know... I looked and looked for the man dressed in red...and yes it is true...  I was an itty bitty bit…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!  I had a blast.... I am dressed as a super hero... and I played with everything I have!  Watch this... I do not think anyone can count the number of times I did this particular slide but if you cannot tell.... it was very fun!   NOTE…

Happy Thanksgiving .... I went to my Great Grandma's house for TURKEY DAY!   I HAD SOOOO MUCH FUN.... here I am looking sweet and adorable... as always.... hope everyone had a nice turkey day... and Nana is thinking of all the things she is thankful for... there are so many....…

Ummmm.... well let's just say... Nana went shopping for groceries today... yep on the day before TURKEY DAY.  Not her best plan... but we had fun anyway... us and the rest of the bazillion shoppers.  Yes I said BAZILLION... and can anyone PLEASE EXPLAIN TO NANA....there are several other days…

I have so many things to be thankful for... is one day enough to give thanks? I cannot brag too much about mommy and daddy cause they are Army people... and well what happens in the Army stays in the Army.   But since I am on leave... visiting the Mitten…

Happy Birthday Poppy!    This is us - YOU AND ME....  last May, Yep, right before I left camp Nana to go to Fort Hood,  I bet you thought I would forget, but no.... no way Poppy... ITS YOUR SPECIAL DAY AND I LOVE YOU SO HERE YOU GO... H…

Where does time go... this is me ... Can you believe it? Poppy and Nana as well as all the campers are really missing me .... hard to believe I am sitting in a little rocking chair made for a stuffed bear... and Aunt Arri had to hold me up...…

Hello to all the campers and my loyal  readers... it is I, GUILLIANNA!    Lovin' life in Texas!   Too bad the Rangers lost the series... but congratulations Aunt Nori and family!

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Yes it is true... Nana has been trying to keep all my loyal readers updated... and she really misses and loves me.  She calls me Pi'Zoo, which I really don't know why....  but she says it has something to do with when I was staying at camp. I am called…

I am really sorry.... there will not be an update... not for a while anyway.... thank you for all your support... I know I am loved! Sincerely, Little Miss Adorable, Guillianna!

Hey there friends and family.... Aunt Arri's battery died.... so I am sorry to say... THESE ARE THE ONLY PHOTOS OF ME TODAY! All my love, Little Miss Adorable, Guillianna!

Say Cheeeeeeeese! So yea, I love to say cheese.   I love to pose for the camera... and I love my Aunt Arri for coming to visit.   Nana loves seeing "Little Miss"  everyday... and says Thank You for sending so many sweet photos of ME! I love sitting in my Princess…

I WANT YOU! I am telling her... I WANT YOU!   Yes ma'am I want you to stay in TEXAS!   We had fun hangin out.... It's Sunday, and well a day for rest here at the 'hood'. Playing and hanging out at Camp Le Guge!  Decisions, decisions, what to do next?…

Well I must say that I love Saturday's!   Today, Aunt Arrianna and Daddy took me to my Gymnastics class while Mommy is in her special training mission.  Every day Aunt Arri has been sending photos to Nana from her cell phone... and that way all my loyal subjects can see…

I have a great idea.... I think all the MITTEN STATE campers should come to the Hood and visit me at CAMP LE GUGE!   Can you believe how big I am?   I have grown so much, and love playing. Rumor is that Nana's broken back is on the mend... YIPPEE!  …

TINY BUBBLES Tiny Bubbles... Make me Happy! So here we are, day three of my mini vacation with Aunt Arri down here at the Hood.   I love having her, and she is helping Mommy out while mommy finishes some very important training.   I am such a good girl, and for…

I am hangin' with Aunt Arri, and here I am in my "stang" !    I am pretty serious about driving... and playing... and having fun.   No Aunt Arri you cannot drive my Mustang... sorry.... but I am glad you are here to play.   We had a fun day...  but I…

Today my Aunt Arrianna came to visit me!  I sent to Nana photos of me, and now all my friends can see AUNT ARRI BE A CAMPER AT CAMP LA GUGE! I am so happy you have no idea! Well Aunt Arri arrived from the Mitten State, and since it is over…

I am back at Ft. Hood!   I had a good trip to the Mitten state, and I was  very happy to see mommy at the airport.   Nana and Poppy flew me home, and then got on a plane and went back to the Mitten State.   So sad that Texas and…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was my last day in the Mitten State.. and Nana and Poppy though I may like to go to the water park.    I agreed, just to please them. I was so anxious to go.... but had to wait for everyone to change into bathing suits....…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is Friday, and as with most of my Friday's spent here in the Mitten State.... I had a fantabulously funtastic Friday.   My day started early  I got dressed, hair done and yes watched a little bit of my absolute favorite show.   Then I had a…

Dear Mom and Dad, My time here has been so action packed that Nana is wiped out at night and goes to sleep when I do.... so she had been a little tardy putting my love letters up... but today is Thursday and I am going to fill you in…

Dear Mom and Dad, These photos are from Tuesday.... Nana is again a bit of a slacker these days, what kind of excuse is a broken back huh?  I think she is just growing old, and slow.   But she says sending you love letters from yesterday is okay... and she…

Dear Mom and Dad, While I miss you very much, I must say... I am all about having so many Aunties and my Uncle pamper me!  The more the merrier I say.   My favorite word.... ME!   My second favorite word  GUGU and then there is my third favorite.... NO!  I…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Well here I am at Camp Nana... and I am sending you hugs and kisses from the Mitten State!  Yep it is true... I am visiting my Nana and Poppy and all the campers.   I must admit... I AM NOT FINDING IT FAMILIAR HANGING OUT…

Okay, so my great Grandma Sally is most likely shaking her finger saying '*grammarically it's Mom and I", but Mom and Me sounded so "cute".   And if I am all over any one word in the English language  it is the word CUTE.    I am getting so big.... look I have…

Dear Friends and Family... I hope you take the time to look through the dates of my love letters.   Since February 2009 thu May 2010 you can read each and every letter, or see me as I grew during that time while mom and dad completed a second tour of…

TO ALL THOSE STILL PEEKING IN TO CHECK UP ON ME.... HERE I AM... IN ALL OF MY "ADORABLE-NESS" LIVING IN TEXAS, AND FEELING GREAT!    I have passed on my spirit stick responsibilities for this 2009-2010 season in hockey to my cuz Noah.    I am and always will be a…

Fort Hood Update! Hello everyone... guess what I did, yep, Mom and Dad took me to the petting zoo! I am doing great... loving the Texas climate, and the petting zoo!  As always,  Little Miss Adorable, Guillianna!

This is the original date Guillianna was scheduled to leave camp. She left six days ago. It was one of many things we at camp Nana tried to do in an attempt to make the transition to her new life and her HOME easy and comfortable. It is four in…

Dear Loyal Subjects... It's me little Pi'zoo, my mom let Nana know that I am doing good.   I am learning all about Texas, and making myself at home.   Things are going good.   Sure things are changing, and well, everyone deals with change as best they can.. me, I am my…

Sweet baby Guillianna is acclaimating herself to her new home.   She has books and a princess chair, she has her mom and dad.... and is doing well... Thank you Mack for a peek at the sweet babys progress.... so many new changes, but she is so smart... and so sweet..…

Big news. I am home. Here is a photo of me at my HOME in Texas! Nana's little PiZoo!   I know silly it is a nickname she came up with, and she smiles when we call her Pi'Zoo... we are all missing our little Pi'Zoo... yet we are all very happy…

  Dear Mom and Dad, It is Sunday, the ALL HANDS ON GUGE DAY, but today was special because it was MY FIRST MOTHERS DAY WITH MOMMY! I have been a good sweet and adorable baby - as we all know,  but today, I was with Mom, being my sweet…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is spiritstick Saturday here in Michigan AS THE WINGS WILL PLAY TONIGHT.    MOTHERS DAY IS TOMORROW, IT WILL BE MY FIRST MOTHERS DAY WITH MY MOM last Mother's Day she was in the Land of Sand.   In honor of this special day and my very last "all…

Dear Mom and Dad, I was pampered today!   I miss you Daddy but we will be together again in a few days.... Mom and I are hangin at camp and Nana, Poppy and the campers well they are enjoying these last few days.... Nana especially.   She is so happy to…

Dear Mom and Dad, Daddy left early this morning... and is traveling we are hanging out at camp, and I am sure it is a slow pace for Mom who is used to GO GO GO.... but it is nice to just unwind and get to know each other and…

Dear Mom and Dad, Did we have fun today or what! I couldn't have imagined anything better!  I woke up and showed you how I exercise in the morning....legs up and down, and snuggle bunnies... I showed you how I wake up happy and play play play all day! Daddy…

Dear Mom and Dad, How long we have worked toward this moment... how much we have sacrificed... I have been a POG (pot of gold) I have been a LMA (Little Miss Adorable) I have loved every minute of being a Goldfish Mini, and having a GMP (Goldfish Mini Partner)…

Dear Mom and Dad.... So the big moment, our reunion is just hours away really... and I am hangin at camp... oblivious to most everything other than....being happy! Tomorrow, you two begin the flights from Fort Hood to Camp Nana, and I will be here... in all my cuteness to…

Dear Mom and Dad, I sit in my Princess Lazy Girl, with a basket of teddies, including a beanie baby bear given to you and your sisters when you became citizens many years ago,  at my left and the antique chair that Nana's grandma used as she sat and bathed…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am having a nice time in my last days at camp.   Momma and dad will be here on Tuesday!   I think that today was a great day for play.... we played hide and seek, and I was full of attitude.     I have been so good,…

Dear Mom and Dad, So today is Friday, and I went outside to play a bit.   Aunt Mikayla and Aunt Arrianna took me for a little picnic. Momma talked with Nana today, and she told Nana of my new house.   How everything is coming together and you and dad are…

Dear Mom and Dad, So after contemplation, and reading the love letter my Uncle Nick wrote me (who is absolutely right), I know neither of you are fans, but here in the Mitten State, there are so many fans, and family and friends rooting and cheering, that it makes it…

Dear Mom and Dad.... I know you are there at Ft. Hood preparing my home.   I have had so much fun at camp, and today was yet more play and fun.  I am pondering what to do next.... seems my Red Wings have a challenge one against my Cuz Noah's…

Dear Mom and Dad, This is it in HOCKEYTOWN, a big game day, my spirit stick duties are upon me, and I am rooting for a Red Wing victory for all my co campers and the family here that has been so awesome to me these past months..... So I…

Dear Mom and Dad, Monday is always a big day, return to work and school for big campers and for me it's a day that begins the week. This Monday is different as it is my last Monday as a little camper. By the time I see another Monday -…

Dear Mom and Dad, I have been thinking about so many things ... I have been exploring and spending time with my fellow campers! Today was red wing hockey and fans were sure they would advance. Sadly they did not and have to play one more time before we will…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is another Saturday night and I am here to say I do have somebody - LOTS AND LOTS OF SOME BODIES ! Unlike the Sam Cooke version of the song.... I have had one heck of a day! Nana told me you called today. The…

Deatr Mom and Dad, My face says it all. Give me one two or three spitty rags and I am a happy baby!" And if that isn't fun enough. A duckie makes me laugh! Funny thing is I can make just about anything fun! Don't be too shocked at the…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am such a fan of playing and exploring my mind is constantly going and learning. Last week Nana had showed me how to take time to smell the roses but when Poppy sent her some I knew exactly what I should do I sniffed. Yep.…

Dear Mom and Dad, Well today I was so busy and my GG-ma was had a blast havin' a little sayin bye bye with her loyal lovers of the Guge club! Yes it is true I have a fan club and since whenbyou and daddy come we will be busy…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was really big for you two! You went to see our first home! Mommy called Nana and Nana told me how excited she sounded! Her Bed assembles and my crib ao many thongs to get done. She has to report back to her squad first…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is Monday still, April the 19th, and you are finally finished with your second tour of duty.   MOM THANKS FOR LETTING NANA KNOW YOU WERE BOTH SAFELY HOME.   All of the folks here in the Mitten State, well they are pretty darn  (no ecstatically) happy about…

Nana just got a call- mom and dad are safely in the USA. Not to Fort Hood but in USA! Thank goodness. WELCOME HOME MOM AND DAD! They have to be debriefed and I will not see them for a few weeks but they are out safe. They are in…

   Dear Mom and Dad, So today my spirit stick efforts could not help the Red Wings and yes I am  sure we can officially blame Nana on this one !  I was looking pretty adorable all day.  You will see the day begins with an adorable and charming Guillianna -…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today Great Grandma Sally turns 81 years YOUNG.  She is your mom's mom... and if we were all together in the same room, it would be four generations of life!     It is not likely we will ever see that happen, due to our proximity in this world...…

Dear Mom and Dad, Uh, yea, I missed my Friday Fun but don't you worry, I  did have company... Every one of the cute little faces... PRESENTS, FROM FAMILY FRIENDS WHO WANT ME TO BE SURROUNDED WITH ADORATION UNTIL YOU AND DADDY RETURN!   Can you see me?  Can you see…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep I know I am a Lone Star State girl now, but they say DETROIT IS PRETTY MUCH A SPORTS TOWN.   I have rooted for LOSING LIONS, and winning Red Wings... I have watched Pistons and well just about every sport Detroit has to offer, but…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is Wednesday, and as my love letters come to a close I hope to remind anyone who has sent me comments back, that if you wish for Nana to 'exclude'  your comments from my LOVE LETTERS from my MOM AND DAD' s love letter book, please…

Dear Mom and Dad, Well today is Tuesday... and we had a very early morning... because well, I awakened at about three... and Nana... well she too is having a little sleeping difficulty.   So I do my part and keep her company.   Poor Aunt Arri has had some issues with…

Dear Mom and Dad, So do you know what I wanted to do today?   Hmmmm... I know it will be hard for you to guess... but... I will tell you... it involves a spatula, pots and pans, a mini kitchen, and Paula Deen!   YES I WAS A CHEF... and yes,…

Dear Mom and Dad, As you probably recall from earlier love letters, the co campers here in THE MITTEN STATE, are RED WING fans.   (No cuz Noah I did not say SHARK FANS, and no Dallas fans either Mom and Dad.. just WING NUTS! And if you recall, I am…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep, it is true, since the arrival of the kitchen set, it is hard to keep me away... so you may just have to see more photos of me playing here.   But hey, it makes me happy so.... Try some of my home cookin'  and sorry…

Dear Mom and Dad, Every one  is wondering... how the campers will do it... how will they say good bye.   Originally, it was thought that Mom and Dad would be in the Mitten State... and going to school nearby.   It was thought that I'd have Nana to babysit, or any…

Dear Mom and Dad, So this is the thing... I have been a busy little chef ... cooking and stirring and tasting... so much fun!  So if there is a guy named "Chef Boy Ardee"!   Then I am to be Chef Girl Adore - a - BEE !    I am so cute!…

Dear Mom and Dad... Well, I had such a fun time playing with Nana's utensils, that Poppy brought me some ... and I was busy as can be today playing with them.  I took my new cooking utensils to Great Grandma's to share some good ole fashioned home cookin' with…

Dear Mom and Dad, So Mom and Dad, I have to tell you, I have fun playing with every single thing.   Today, we pulled Nana's pots and pans out and I played them like drums, and then made "soup".  I licked the spatula when done, and it was delish! Mommy…

Dear Mom and Dad, So I went today with Nana to get stuff done.   Things are looking more and more prepared for our Fort Hood experience.   I know that at the very least... you and daddy will have some of your things waiting for you when you arrive.   I also…

Dear Mom and Dad, Well, it is another day here in the Mitten State, and at camp.   It is not just any day though, it is a new spring day.   I went exploring and thought you may enjoy seeing things from my  explorer perspective.    Nana is not making up stories…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was just made for play.   I slept through the night... if you can believe it, and I took a long nap today.   I don't know if it was a fluke, or this is going to be a new thing... but even though Nana was a…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yes, this is me, contemplating.... I am certain I am not to play with these components... I know every time I do, I get the big...NO!   But I must admit, I still contemplate doing it anyway... Watch me wonder... what to do here...  Here I go...…

Dear Mom and Dad,  HAPPY APRIL FIRST! I am thinking we will be resting comfortably at Fort Hood by Mother's Day... to be certain!   All the chaos of moving done, and you and daddy full time with me!  Today is the beginning of a new month.... and this is the…

Dear Mom and Dad, So, it's me again with lots to do today and lots to say! I am wearing my pot of gold rainbow shirt, and waiting for you to follow the rainbow to its end, and find me waiting at it's end.   Lookin' sweet, being sweet, and full…

[caption id="attachment_7582" align="alignleft" width="284" caption="This is me One Year Ago Today!"][/caption] Dear Mom and Dad, I am now a year older, I have no need for a the little Boppy pillow to prop me up for photos. Yes it is true, I was adorable then, and am still adorable today.…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is one in a handful of  Monday's I will spend in Michigan.   Everything seems to be winding down here and yet building anticipation for new beginnings at Fort Hood.   Mom called me from the Land of Sand, and Nana spoke with her....Nana says... Mom is…

Dear Mom and Dad... So I had another stupendous day and yes it was stupendous! Sundays are always great since none of my campers buddies have school, Poppy does not have to be gone at the crack of dawn, and we usually get extra play time together! Today everyone (except…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep I  had the sillies today! I cannot say what was tickling my fancy, but I has the sillies!   Here I am in my swing!  And yes, I do have a mini M&M baby with me. I am telling you, I am good at playing... and love…

LOVING THE BABIES - AND HAVING FUN AT CAMP! Dear Mom and Dad, So I was thinking that I am so lucky to have had you and dad working so hard to give me a great start in Texas! I plan to smile for you- make kisses on a regular basis…

Dear Mom and Dad, Guess what... Great Aunt Pam, is having a GRANDSON!   They just found out!   I'm so excited for them all.  So I am singing with joy!  I am having another boy cousin!   I am thinking I can sing and sing look don't I look like an American Idol?  …

Dear Mom and Dad, So last year on your birthday I sent you a fantabulous love letter... I was just born....and sleeping on and off...  this year I plan an even more fantabulous one cause...  let's face it, I am bigger and I'm a little person now!   Even though momma said the two…

Dear Mom and Dad, It was nice that Mom got to call me today.. she heard how I am with Nana, and how I explore, and talk about all the things I like to get into... like if we leave the bathroom door open I can open a toilet seat…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was a day for play!  I have been walking around and running around camp all day.   Me with my M&M babies I should say.   If you look at each photo today you will see, the babies I am playing with are different colors and where ever I go.... and M&M…

Dear Mom and Dad, Well we celebrated it yesterday but today is the day of Great Grandma's birth... a few years ago. Today I went to Flint to see her sister, and Cuz Nanc... and guess what.... I GOT THE PRESENT, fancy that... I go to Flint and on my…

Dear Mom and Dad, Camp is good, but I am pondering another thought.   Tonight some of the family gathered for dinner in honor of GG-ma's birthday tomorrow.   I was so excited turning one, and feel like I just wanted the world to know I AM ONE!.   Now rumor has it that we…

Dear Mom and Dad, This is My 401 rst Love Letter to you both! For some the number 401 can make them think of a 401K   - for Nana, it makes her think of 401 days she has spent trying to show me love, to show her daughter - you…

Dear Mom and Dad.. Today was another wonderful day at Camp Nana weather wise.  The temperature here was nearly record breaking.   The sun was shining,  and it was simply my favorite thing to go outside.  Great Aunt Pam came to visit me  - it is as you know THURSDAY,  and…

Here is the start of my day... Until later tonight, I want you to know I love you and i will finish today's love letter later.... hope you and Dad have a McWonderful day.. Guillianna! So it has been established that I am indeed a McCutie... and I was voted…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep, if you ask me, "Want to hear a secret Guge?"  FIRST I will say 'YES', then I will listen while you whisper in my ear... and then... I LAUGH!  As you can see, I am doing great, and tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day... and while it is not a…

Dear Mom and Dad, I had a great day at camp.   I hope you and Dad are well, and know that I am thinking of you today as always.  I had to go do Nana stuff today, and we tried to get the beast fixed... but it is a costly…

Dear Mom and Dad, Oh no!   Nana is feeling like there might be a cloud over her head these days...  certainly her list of challenges are growing!  THE BEAST IS NOT WORKING !   It will not take my photo!  WHAT... ?   A BROKEN BEAST? We are working on a solution....be…

Dear Mom and Dad... So it is Saturday.   It is the day we are meeting up with Great Papa and my GG-ma now that they are Mitten people again!   Personally I prefer 'Mitten People' to MICHIGANDER OR MICHIGANIAN don't you.  I was ready to go... and ready to show off…

Dear Mom and Dad, So today was a bit crazy at camp... one of my zoo co campers has been acting weird for a few weeks. Lady Liberty has been quiet, and not getting up to go outside, and today she finally came out to Nana and when we let…

  Dear Mom and Dad, So today, either one of a couple different things happened here.   Either Nana is "sappy"  -  a definite maybe. Or I am just so adorable... so cute and so sweet that I can make a grown woman like Nana cry "TEARS OF JOY".  For some…

Dear Mom and Dad, I spent the day resting and relaxing.   I have had some Tylenol and feel better this afternoon.   Nana took some photos of me at camp today, as I played and got to feeling like myself again after my PEDIATRICIAN DAY! News around camp is, that my…

I WENT TO THE PEDIATRICIAN FOR MY 15 MONTH CHECK UP! I AM 20 POUNDS 10 OUNCES! I AM 30 INCHES LONG! I AM DOING VERY GOOD! Dear Mom and Dad, Today was VACCINATION DAY, here at Camp Nana.    I was very good for Nana all day.   I woke very early and then…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is so hard for all the campers to believe that I am preparing to go.  They all feel like I just got here.... probably because I am so DARN CUTE AND SO ADORABLE!    I am so excited to see you and Daddy!  Here I am…

Dear Mom and Dad, I had a great day at Camp.  All of my co campers were around and we hung out.   Here I am today walking and playing! Well, I  had fun today playing at camp, and shopping, being a little cutie... hope you are both well and remember,…

Dear Mom and Dad, So, Nana is not the most objective when it comes to me, and I know the campers here... would agree... they love me!   But you have to see today's photos, and then tell me... is Nana is RIGHT?!   Oh my what a day Nana and Mr. Nikon…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep, I am a walker... and I love walkin' about... I get my balance, and yes the shoes are a huge help with that.  I still like to test Nana.  I love going over to the television and turning it off or on... REPEATEDLY!  After each…

Dear Mom and Dad, So today is March 4th, and that means I am fifteen months old.   I have  had a great day.  I played, and rested at camp.  I was the itty bittiest bit on the easily irritated side today, not so sure if it is more teeth, or…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was Goldfish Mini swim class .... and I just love it so much.   It is probably my favorite thing to do all week.   It was just me and mini friends Connor and Alex.     We had fun, and I know the number of weeks at Goldfish Mini…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am such a big girl now.   I have so much fun playing with Aunt Allyssa's baby doll.   I love to walk with her and hug her and give her kisses! Here I am walking MY babydoll.   I know it was Aunt Allyssa's but now what…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am here at camp, and today is the very first day of March 2010. I know how hard this has been on the two of you, (at least Nana says she knows, really I don't really get the whole thing, but that is good, cause, it…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is Sunday... And what a fun day Sunday was! I started the day early... As usual woke up asking for a 'bob'! Yep. Maybe I was just parched but I drank a bit at six am,  and decided I wanted to go back to sleep. …

Dear Mom and Dad, Today Nana and I were at camp in the morning and it was lonely... then, it seemed everyone was visiting. Great Aunt Pam, who is always helping Nana out, Dr. John a friend, all the way from Florida... came to visit his Grand baby who was just…

Dear Mom and Dad, Day to day, I find different things that suit my fancy! Today, it's the "pit", I love these little balls... I have so much fun with them. I also have fun sliding them down the slide, and watching Nana chase them. She is quite funny.  It's…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today I was quite the little multi-tasker... yep, I helped Nana.   I took the already washed and folded clothes she had finished, and re-folded them with a GUGE SPECIAL.    And I did it while watching my favorite show on Sprout.   Here are the photos... can you…

Dear Mom and Dad, Tonight was Goldfish Mini Swim Class, and while Poppy had to give a lecture, Great Aunt Pam was my GOLDFISH MINI SWIM PARTNER.    I had a blast.   Great Aunt Pam is so nice to fill in for Uncle Nick  while at school and Poppy tonight!   I did all…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Somedays, you just don't know what to expect... You wake up, and the day goes along, as do many before them.   Lately there have been days, where Nana is struggling getting my love letter done.   She has been a little sad about not being able to please…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am here at Camp in the middle of a snowy day !  One of the biggest snow days this winter!    Aunt Arri and Aunt Allyssa left for vacation  at five am this morning in the middle of this storm!  CRAZY!  But the plane left safely, a…

  Dear Mom and Dad, How are you? Here I am at camp today, playing.   Today, I got from all my  co-campers... my MISS CONGENIALITY award.    Mommy had given me one of the Backyardigans when she visited me in December.  I now have THE ENTIRE COLLECTION!   Oh me,  oh my!…

A Busy Week! Dear Mom and Dad, We have had a full week.   I have been very good, and last night I slept much better.  I am learning so quickly and I watch and observe every single thing I see.  I am so curious.   I am so smart.   I am also so very good! …

  Dear Mom and Dad, This week has passed by, and things are good.   Tonight I had dinner with Uncle David, Aunt Kris, Brian and Steven.   Uncle Nick is still away, and me and all the Aunties had dinner with Poppy, Nana and his brother and wife which was nice.   The stuff…

Dear Mom and Dad, Here are a few snapshots of me at camp today.   I hope you enjoy seeing them.  I had a great day!  I hope you did too.   Until tomorrow Mom and Dad, know that I am doing well, and that I love you.  As always, I am…

Dear Mom and Dad, I took a duck tubby! I had so much fun! Not only did mommy call today, yea! It made me smile but Great Aunt Pam came over and she helped me take a Duck-a-doo-tub-a-roo! Let me tell you it was awesome! Poppy had to help Nana…

Dear Mom and Dad, So today was check the rash day! It was also a doctor day for Aunt Arrianna and Aunt Allyssa they had ear doctor appointments. Nana had her Nana stuff and me well I had to see Dr. E for my recheck! Busy busy! All went well.…

Dear Mom and Dad, I have been thinking, I MIGHT MAKE A GOOD LITTLE ACTRESS/SINGER.... Today was a Nana day... lots of Nana stuff to get done... but I had time for a little theatrics... And boy did the beast capture me in rare form... Hamming it up, laughing it…

It's Valentine's Day 2010, and I am ... TOTALLY LOVIN' IT! Dear Mom and Dad, So today, I have my second Valentines Day, here I am at my first one... Sweet Baby Guillianna Sleeping on Valentine's Day 2009!  Now, this is me, today, celebrating with the campers and sending you…

Dear Mom & Dad, Today is Saturday.  Great Aunt Pam came and pampered me!  I played with all my Aunties and have been having a blast!   Today we stayed in, and just hung out, Great Aunt Pam brought us a treat, and I got a new outfit from her for…

Dear Mom and Dad, One year ago, my love letters to you and daddy began.... and with each and every letter, Nana has hoped to brighten your days when you felt alone, or make you smile when you felt the next day would never be done.... Our next goal is…

Dear Mom and Dad,   CAN YOU SAY     'F I E L D   T R I P!'     Well I can't yet, but I HAD ONE!  YEA! How are you?   I am just GREAT!   Today I went on a field trip to see GREAT GREAT AUNT IDA, AND THIRD CUZ NANC!  I…

Dear Mom and Dad, SO HERE I AM IN MY BIRTHDAY PARTY DRESS, AND MY NANA ASKED ME FOR A PATRIOTIC POSE.... SHE TRIED TO CAPTURE YOU AND DADDY IN UNIFORM WHEN YOU CAME, BUT I FILLED IN FOR YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK? To all my loyal readers, IF…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yes, it is true....Nana called the Geek Squad - to see if we can salvage some of the THOUSANDS  and THOUSANDS OF PHOTOS OF ME THAT were on her computer that is currently infected with that nasty virus... more nasty than H1N1 and well it killed…

Dear Mom and Dad... I am having another stupendous day.   I played with Nana, who still sings, but now that I am a singer too, it is better.   I have a few favorite songs, like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and I am fond of just about any song that starts…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yes it is true the windy city is close to Camp Nana and the Mitten State and Great Grandma who has been too far south to see was in the windy city for a day. Do you know what that means to Nana? FIELD TRIP! Yep.…

Dear Mom and Dad, I have having a great day, full of fun and celebrating Aunt Alyxandra's birthday... WHICH WE HAVE CLEARLY ESTABLISHED I HAVE TAKEN OVER....AND CLAIM ALL RIGHTS TO ALL BIRTHDAY'S THAT OCCUR AT CAMP! I am hopeful you and daddy are well, I know I could use…

Dear Mom and Dad, The weekend is upon us, we have made it through another week and are a week closer to being together for good. I am also very excited because, weekend's mean, less NANA SONGS, 🙂 AND MORE CO CAMPER TIME 🙂 Today was a very good day.…

Dear Mom and Dad, Well howdy from Camp, how are you doing.... I am writing today to tell you that whole walking thing is going pretty good. I can certainly shop with my cart no problem. I love being Little Miss Independent, and it shows... Yes, last February, I lay,…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is Aunt Allyssa's birthday!  CAKE FOR ME! AND WE SING, TO ME!   That is how we roll around here... anyone has a birthday... I have taken possession of it, and celebrate it as my own!  Here I am playing and singing... and just having fun!…

Dear Mom and Dad... I am so happy when I sit at the table for dinner.  I know I have food all over the place, but while we were eating... I was so happy that Nana and the Mr. Nikon, aka the beast popped out and snapped up some photos…

Dear Mom and Dad: Wow, is Nana old, and learning how much she hates "new" things.   Her old computer was Windows XP, and the people who Poppy's computer is through, well they now have everything on Vista Business or some weird thing like that... and it means... CHANGE for Nana.... who…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is the last Sunday of January.   I had a great day even if it is CRAZY COLD HERE, AND MITTENS ARE REQUIRED.  Seems we had a crazy busy week, and everyone needed a little R&R.   I am rested and relaxed.... and READY TO GO.... I…

Dear Mom and Dad: Wow that virus that ate Nana's computer was nasty... she is still using Aunt Alyx's to write my love letters, which is sad for you because.... she is not computer literate... she just pretends to be.   So here is the new version of the ITSY…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was another stay at camp day due to some pretty cold temps,  but Nana wrapped me up in my layers of sheepskin to keep me warm and did go out briefly, we met Great Papa for Friday dinner. I even 'high fived' him but want GG-ma to…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep, it is a black and white photo... cause for Nana the day was a bit "grey".   Until I made it full of color for her!   Her computer is dead... and it cannot be fixed, so this is being sent to you via Aunt Alyx's computer,…

I AM SINGING YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ALSO THANKING GREAT AUNT PAM FOR A SPECIAL DAY! Dear Mom and Dad, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA!  Hope turning 25 was great for you.   I am glad your special package arrived safe, and you enjoyed it.   I am also happy to know you…

Dear Mom and Dad, Hello from the Mitten State, where all is cold and the sun is not shining... but I am happy playing!   I did not spend a lot of time 'naked' today, as I am significantly better, and Nana was having someone over for 'Nana stuff' that had…

Dear Mom and Dad... (SO... THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT NIGHT... AFTER A DAY OF BEING A NUDIE BUTT.... )  No photo shoot during the day... and Reeeeeeally Nana, do we have to talk "the rash" trash!  Nana says yes, cause she promised Momma she would not miss a thing....…

Dear Mom and Dad... It is JANUARY 24th .... it is GREAT GRUMPY'S 84th birthday!   Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to the Grump.  Happy Birthday Dear Grumpy... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!   Now let's eat cake... I can show you how to do this Grumpy!  Here I have a little present…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Some time ago, I wrote you of the LIBRARY BEING CHANGED INTO MY PLAYROOM.   Well, it seems I have outgrown that space.  Not that I am not keeping it as my own...  cause.... I am! Today I noticed, not only is the LIBRARY MINE.   By the…

Dear Mom and Dad, Here I am looking at my own reflection! Telling myself... YOU ARE ADORABLE! With Great Grandma in Florida, we don't meet with all the campers  and myself for FRIDAY FUN NITE, and it is just not the same.   Nana misses it, so does Poppy and ...…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is THURSDAY, and Great Aunt Pam, came all the way to Camp to see me.... good thing too, cause after yesterday and my excursions, Nana was so exhausted.   I think she is happy to have a rest at camp day.   Great Aunt Pam came out…

Dear Mom and Dad, So the Marines have a base called Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, and well, I have been here at "CAMP NANA", which I personally feel is a misnomer. You see, tonight I am officially petitioning to have it changed.... to CAMP LE GUGE! An awesome army…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today we made another trip to the post office (because Nana attempted to go on MLK day where all Federal offices are closed!) Today however they were open and yes there was quite a line!   But we accomplished our goal!  I had a busy day since…

Dear Mom and Dad... So today Nana bundled me up, and we were off...she was on her way to the post office.  SILLY NANA, IT'S MLK DAY IN THE STATES, and that means the post office was closed.   Oh well, Nana it is okay.   I like field trips!   Even if they…

Hi Mom and Dad, Thankfully Nana got Momma's call today... glad to hear you are okay!  Your birthday is coming...how exciting!  I hope you get our care package by your birthday!    You will be surprised!  Sad news for dad however, his San Diego Chargers lost.   Here I am watching them…

Dear Mom and Dad: So today was the day that Nana rescheduled Aunt Alyxandra's physical with her doctor,  from when she had to cancel during your visit  in December.  Doesn't it just figure you called when we were there!  So sorry but Nana tries to be at everyones disposal at all…

  Dear Mom and Dad: So, I am not sure about this working out in my latex free gym thing... is it a supposed to be a work out for me, cause I say it is just fun fun fun.... now Nana on the other hand... is quite a funny…

Dear Mom and Dad... So I had another fantabulous day!   The sun was shining...  it was warmer than usual, and snow was melting everywhere.... here is a photo shoot for you that should make you feel warm and cozy in side... because I am just too cute for words.  So…

[caption id="attachment_6239" align="aligncenter" width="571" caption="I LIKE TO CALL THIS... NAP TIME - SCHHHHHMAPTIME! Let's call it what it is...PLAYTIME!"][/caption] Dear Mom and Dad: Today was another CAMP NANA day without any other campers than of the ANIMAL KIND.  Yep, just Justice, Liberty, Griffy and I with Nana and the Beast today.  …

[caption id="attachment_6224" align="aligncenter" width="571" caption="I am getting so big!"][/caption] Dear Mom and Dad, I had a great day of learning and playing. I am getting so big!   On February 14th I will have been at camp a year,  hard to believe for Nana and the campers... it's been so wonderful…

Dear Mom & Dad, Today is Monday and all campers work or are at school so it's just Nana and I !  This means that there were tremendous amounts of singing time  🙁 for us and believe me when I say nana makes the most of it. I took a…

Dear Mom and Dad, Nana promised you that she would take a photo everyday.  Today's photos are next.  Nana is super tired today, so my love letter is super simple so she can get some rest.  All is well, and we are counting down the days till you will hopefully…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you guys?  Good I hope, today was a great day here at camp. Great Aunt Kris was a big help to Nana, and I did my usual, playing. I am quite a lot of fun, and love playing with the campers on weekends! Aunt…

Dear Mom and Dad: So the snow thing was not too bad... 4-6 inches at best.  It is however blowing and cold, and a for me a "stay in" at camp day to be sure! Here I am wearing my new shirt from UNCLE ALLEN.   For as long as Mommy…

FROM LAND OF SNOW   ......  Dear Mom and Dad, Today is a snowy day here in the MITTEN STATE.   These Michiganders, or Michiganians sure are a wild bunch... Nana was taken back herself by some photos that were sent to her.... take a look at Michigan ....  Yep, it was one…

Dear Mom and  Dad, So today was my first day back at GoldFish Mini class, and I had a BLAST!   I saw a few of the minis, and heard Ettai is doing good.   I had the best time, Great Aunt Pam came to watch, and I did the big underwater swim!  …

Dear Mom and Dad, So here I am peekin' a boo at you... through my little mail box.    Yep, I am just getting ready to have my love letter sent off to you... and figured, I would show you how it is done... First I have to sit and give…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am loving all the things Santa brought .... I play all day it seems, even when I am learning I am just playing!  I think that I am just about the luckiest baby ever, you and daddy brought me so many things... and then the…

Dear Mom and Dad.... So it was really chilly here today... the windchill should have been called WIND FREEZE!    It was a quiet Sunday.... had some time to sing and dance with the WIGGLES,  and love them VERY MUCH!  Above I have written my New Years resolution down...and its a…

Dear Mom and Dad, I have been relaxing with the campers tonight.  It was another celebration since Miss K is back from the Land of Cheese...and it was so nice.   We had been waiting for her visit to exchange holiday gifts.  It was nice to see everyone happy.  We were…

Hello Mom and Dad, It is the first day of 2010 and we can say we are a few short months away from being reunited once and for all!   It snowed here in the mitten state these past few days!  I love watching it fall while being rocked.   I have to say,…

Dear Mom and Dad, Talk about under the wire, it is about quarter to twelve,  New Year's Eve, and Nana has gotten my love letter up without missing the deadline!  Yippee! Last year, as 2008 left, I was not even a month old.   Poppy was visiting his son and delivering…

Hey Everyone Look It's Pooh Bear On My Head!  Dear Mom and Dad, So, you see since I missed a bunch of swimming classes... I was unaware, as was Nana... that Goldfish Mini Swim Classes were not scheduled during Christmas and the New Year!   Yea... that's the thing, not only…

  Dear Mom and Dad, FIRST, SOMEONE HAS TO TEACH NANA HOW TO TELL TIME... THIS IS MY TUESDAY LOVE LETTER, WRITTEN ON DEC. 29TH 2009, BUT SOMEONE DIDN'T HIT THE SAVE BUTTON BEFORE MIDNIGHT... SO... go figure, you will get two letters from me dated Dec. 30th, one that…

  Dear Mom and Dad, I am amazed that December has passed so quickly, and a whole year later, I am thinking Nana is right... time does pass fast! I few weeks ago,  I found it a challenge to feed myself little puffs... now I can do it simply and…

Dear Mom and Dad I am spending the day at camp enjoying myself completely! You comin'? I am doing great...playing hard, and loving the attention of my fellow campers.... hope all is well in the land of sand, and until tomorrow, remember that I am as always, your Little Miss…

Dear Mom and Dad, My little rash was back today, after it had cleared up completely...and ironically, it seeemingly started up after I had some peeled and quartered seedless grapes at lunch. GRAPES! Hmmmmm, maybe I can't eat grapes like daddy. Nana gave me benedryl and the rash is almost…

Dear Mom and Dad: Did Santa visit in the land of sand?  Because when I woke up this morning, Santa had made it all the way to Camp Nana, and left packages  for the campers, and YES a few for me again too!   TWO VISITS FROM THE JOLLY OLE' GUY...…

  Dear Mom and Dad, I spent Christmas Eve with the campers  - minus one.  Miss K went to visit her  Grandma and Aunt, so we missed seeing her.  We had made Christmas cookies on Tuesday night and then Wednesday was shopping and prepparing for today, Christmas Eve...  Nana wanted to…

  Dear Mom and Dad, It is approaching 2:00 am here in the Mitten State, and Nana just got started on my Wednesday December 23rd love letter...WHICH MEANS, TWO LOVE LETTERS WILL BE HEADING YOUR WAY THIS DAY!   First this one, and later tonight... while Santa is out and about…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am glad to see you're safely arrived in your destination.   I spent the day doing my usual.  Playing... and more playing.   I have been waiting to go to Goldfish Mini, but with the all the hustle and bustle of the holiday, we may not be…

Dear Mom and Dad,  We are hoping all is well. I have been playing HIDE-n-SEEK WITH THE CAMPERS....  I don't hide, I just seek... it is always so fun...when I find them... Here,  Aunt Mikayla is hiding and I AM SEEKING HER... AND then... I think I am almost there...…

Dear Mom and Dad, So as you know I am mastering my animal sounds.   Youv'e witnessed my MOO, my Baaaahhhhh.... and that I can do the horse too.  You saw me learning my tiger 'grrrrrrrrrr' and now we are working on the 'ribit' of the Frog, the 'tweet' of the…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Today was a full day.   Uncle Nick took his last final... and the holiday season now in full swing for all the campers.  NO SCHOOL.   It was also our annual memorial skate, in honor of Great Grandma Betty, sadly our third... and yet, this is…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Today I went to the doctor for my one year examination.   I weigh 19lbs and 6oz.   I am 24.75 inches long.  My ears look great, my heart and lungs sound fabulous and I am, right where I am supposed to be for a baby my…

Dear Mom and Dad,  Maybe today is a good day to start a  LOVE LETTER/PHOTO sabbatical?   Nana just doesn't know what will make this easier, and is hoping only to do the right things for the three of us.    She doesn't want you to miss me more, or feel sad.  Daddy says…

Dear Mom and Dad, OUR LAST FULL DAY OF PLAY....tomorrow you'll pack, and prepare for the Land of Sand, but TODAY.... IT WAS PLAY! I had so much fun with you today.   Here is mom and me... just hanging out in out sweatshirts... on a very cold and snowy day.  …

Dear Mom and Dad, I am sorry that I was a bit sad getting my picture taken today, but the photographer said that he did get a few nice shots of the three of us!   We will see.  Today is Great Aunt Nori's birthday.  So big hugs and kisses goin' out to…

I AM LOVING THIS BACKPACK! Dear Mom and Dad, Today is Monday, December 14th.   I am resting from a busy day yesterday... and you and dad are making final preparations for the return to the Land of Sand.   The count down until your final return will begin soon, and while we…

Dear Mom and Dad, Hey there, I am hoping you will remember our day together forever!  I write you tonight to say... that leaving to go back to the land of sand may be harder than the first time... and Nana and Poppy had hoped that by celebrating my first…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is our last weekend together... before you finish up your job in the land of sand and come back to me.  We had fun these past days, and it is just the beginning of things to come.   Today Nana was telling mommy about how we…

Dear Mom and Dad, As you know today Great Aunt Nori and her kids all came to Michigan's Winter Wonderland.  I have never met my cousins Missy, Rachel and Noah so it is a special treat.   Great Grandma and Great Papa get to see their daughter too!    Good stuff all…

  Dear Mom and Dad,   As you know Poppy works very hard, and loves his work.   He loves the people he meets, and has the opportunity to help.   A very special patient asked that we read something sent to him, and it has been asked by it's author to be shared.  Today's…

Dear Mom and Dad, As I promised yesterday.  I took today's photo shoot with Daddy so he too will have lots to look at back in the land of sand. I had fun today, playing and laughing all day. I showed off my talents and yes I made my mom…

Dear Mom and Dad, We sure are having a nice visit with each other, I am showing you all kinds of thing I can do.   This has been an awesome opportunity.  I just can't believe that you were able to travel so far to see me.  You have given me…

Dear Mom and Dad, Nana did it again!  She missed the midnight cut off date for my post!  So crazy, it is 12:25 a.m.  on December 8, but I am here to tell you about December 7th! Today Nana and Poppy had to get up at 400 a.m. but not because…

  Dear Mom and Dad... The holidays tend to be so busy and 'times' are so difficult  for so many people.   Poppy has a patient,who like many others had lost their job, and yet the patient is giving me, a gift!   ME!   Here I am opening it... THANK YOU TO POPPY'S very…

Dear Mom and Dad, A year ago we officially met.  So much has happened since then, and I am doing so many new things.  Being ONE is great! Thanks for a fantabulous day, as always your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter, Guillianna!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Dear Mom and Dad... I thank you for bringing me to a world full of so many wonderful things.   There are so many people from all over wishing me a very happy birthday, so many friends, and family from Port Townsend Washington, California, Texas, Michigan... even…

Dear Mom and Dad, So as you know Mom and Dad, since we are here in Michigan together... it is cold, and it is snowing right now.   I am very excited because we have had a chance to hang out together.     WE HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY UNTIL THE BIG…

Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you for coming home for my first birthday.   I am so happy. We are all happy you are safely home!   I was there at the airport in my little gold princess clothes my Uncle Nick found for me, your 'pot of gold' waiting to see you.  …

Dear Mom and Dad... I haven't heard yet that you are any further than Kuwait, so we still wait.  I hope you're really closer to home than Kuwait, but  you guessed it, I will gladly wait, just to see you get home again, safe! I really love music.  I love…

Dear Mom and Dad  I HEARD YOU ARE IN KUWAIT! Yep it is almost here, I am almost a full princess... no more princess-versaries for this big girl, now when people ask, it will be official.  I WILL SAY " I am ONE!"   So cool.   The best part however, is…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Hey there, oh there....  happy as can be... yes I am wearing MICKEY MOUSE, and I am a fan! As promised -  I am sending you video of me brushing my teeth. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puSxpaHVL0[/youtube] So you see I am getting to be such a big girl. …

Dear Mom and Dad... Well since Thanksgiving has now come and gone, they  (the campers)  tell me it is the beginning of the 'holiday' season.   Today was another great day.   I may be fighting a cold so we stayed in, and Uncle Nick and Aunt Arri went to pick up…

Dear Mom and Dad... Today is the day where people get up early and "shop" I hear.   Well some people.   Not Nana, nor the campers... they all worked today though and I had a Jammy day!  Yep, I stayed in my jammies all day, and then changed into new jammies...…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is Thanksgiving today, and I am leaving this little note for you to see how I looked when I woke up this morning.... I will tell you that I had a smile on my face, and I was playing peek a boo with poppy at…

NANA NEEDS AN EYE EXAM.... THAT'S FOR SURE!  Now I have said it!  Yippee.... look at me, I am relieved to have that over with... and just put it out there! Dear Mom and Dad, How are you?  Today is Wednesday... and not just any old Wednesday, it is the…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today was another good day at camp.  My teething seems to improved drastically.   No need for Infant Tylenol every four hours... only once today... and I was smiling up a storm all day.  Flashing my new pearly whites.    The newest one is hard to spot,…

Yep you can believe it... started with two on the bottom, then my two up top that looked like "fangs" and then the two front teeth sprouting through, and today... another bottom tooth!   SEVEN TEETH!  No wonder I have been seven kinds of miserable these past few weeks... I mean…

  Dear Mom and Dad, So you can see, I have this pose down pretty good.   While there are some days that I toy with Nana and the Beast, playing that YOU CANT MAKE ME LOOK AT YOU GAME with Nana, for the most part.... I love being a super…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you two doing?    I love feeding myself, those little puff pieces, but getting them in the right place, and not stuck to my fingers or face and even dropping them from time to time, well it  is not easy. I do not, however,  like holding my own…

Dear Mom and Dad: I am so happy that I didn't forget Poppy's Birthday! It seems my little helpers (Mom and Dad) sent my Poppy a birthday treat all the way from the land of sand and they signed the card, Love Guillianna!  Making me feel like a princess, but…

Dear Mom and Dad, Can we talk? Sometimes life can get crazy and complicated, for everyone, even us babies.  There are always decisions to make, and then... we live with the decisions we make.   Like to play with a yellow ball, or not.   Maybe red instead.  No, it is not always easy,…

Dear Mom and Dad... I did not go to GoldFish mini tonight, and I missed my Mini friends, but I will be there next week.   Uncle Nick and Poppy had a special plan for Poppy's birthday, so they could not take me, all the other campers had school and Great Papa…

  Dear Mom and Dad, I love taking a bath.   Me, some water, my little ducks, Nana, the Beast ( with Uncle Nick taking the photos), all having a great time!   So much fun that H2O -  I love it!   Come on in GMP, what do you mean there is…

THIS IS THE FACE OF TEETHING..... WOW IS THIS PAINFUL! [caption id="attachment_5270" align="aligncenter" width="514" caption="Today my two front teeth popped through the gums... OUCH, I have not been too happy about it. "][/caption] Dear Mom and Dad... It is the beginning of another week at camp.   Today, my two front…

Dear Mom and Dad, I had quite a week.  Nana had quite a week.   She is going to put up some photos and a video of me that Aunt Arrianna took.   THE BEAST'S BATTERY WAS DEAD.   Can you believe that?   But it you are familiar with the movie "The Blair Witch…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you?   The other day when you called Nana, you asked her "who is Miss K?" , and I am here to tell you... she is my friend.   She came to GoldFish Mini to see me swim, and look what she sent Nana in an email... for…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you?   I had another great day at camp, but Poppy had to work late, visiting some patients who cannot leave home, but need his help.   We did not meet Great Grandma and Great Papa as we usually do.  Uncle Nick too had a tough…

Dear Mom and Dad.. This is the question....Nana has been trying for a few days to capture my Princess Vampira smile for you to see my two top teeth.   My two "fangs", with no luck. I am kind of sensitive about it but Mr. Nikon and her... well they are snapping at…

Dear Mom and Dad: So today is a day to honor veterans...Nana promised not to get all sappy, so we comprimised... photos of me, my trip to Goldfish mini... and a story...since I couldnt keep her from acknowledging the service of so many men and women for so many years,…

Dear Mom and Dad... For all the Mom's and Dad's, who will not see thier child-  all the children who will not see their parent-   I am sending you these photos of me.... and thinking of all the lives affected by the events at Fort Hood.   Grateful, I was not…

Dear Mom and Dad, No sign of my two front teeth, they appear to be in the emerging stage for some time, and I am getting a little tired of waiting on them.   I didn't leave camp today.  Nana and I hung out with the zoo animals, all day...  I…

Dear Mom and Dad... It is Sunday and it was a great day.   All the campers and I played.   We had Aunt Mikayla's homemade birthday meal, (little burgers and augratin potatoes), where the birthday person picks what they want Nana to make... I have mine ready.... I hope she will…

Dear Mom and Dad... Today is Aunt Mikayla's Birthday, and well let's just say, it is good preparation for my Princess Coronation!  (lay terms, "first birthday')  It is when I go from being a little princess to 'Her Royal Majesty'. Yea, cool huh.   Last night Great Grandma got Aunt Mikayla…

Another few weeks, is no big deal, we will make it, all of us!  Me, you and Daddy... together soon! Dear Mom and Dad, 38 weeks have passed since I came to Camp Nana... and only a few more, and I will be back in your arms...OR you may find…

Dear Mom and Dad, (not that I really know what is going on, since Barney is on and they don't let me see scary stuff) but this is the thing... We at camp are all thinking of those at Fort Hood, and all the families and friends of those at…

Dear Mom and Dad... Happy 11th PRINCESS-VERSARY!   Today I am eleven months old, and I went swimming.   I squealed and laughed and clapped and loved every second.   It was awesome.    Yes it was a spectator sport and fans were present.  It was a great day.  It started with Great Aunt…

Dear Mom and Dad, Poppy had to go to the Secretary of State today for a new drivers license.  On his way, he brought me lunch!  I am so lucky, he only had a little while to get things  done on his lunch break and what did he do... he brought…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you doing?   I am doing good.   I had a early day today, since Nana had to take a quick trip to the bank today.... Yea, how weird is that?   Nana says, when she was little she was this tiny little pixie-esque girl, that usually…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today is the beginning of a new month, and we are about a month from being together. I wonder what you will feel when I meet you at the airport... my heart is already racing just thinking about it.   I bet you that you won't be…

  Dear Mom and Dad, October 31, 2009, and we have made it to the end of another month you and I.   Hard as it has been, being apart  - we are so much closer to our reunion.  That's what is known as the the Poppy "half full" mentality - rubbing off on…

Dear Mom and Dad... Today I was so good, and worked so hard on my crawling.  This is pretty much how it went today... The French- in those who perform ballet  learn by standardized positions, 1, 2, 3 they have a lingo all their own, well I do too...I have the PRINCESS-CRAWL POSITIONS,…

Dear Mom and Dad... Before I tell you how much I love you, and how much I miss you, I promised Nana.. that I would send a 'shout out' to Great Grandma Sally and Great Grumpy who have done Nana and Poppy a favor... sometimes... mom's and dad's  just do…

My First Report Card!   Yep, this is it... my first report card from Goldfish Mini Swim Class ( I know it is hard to see, but you will see it first hand very soon) .... after all I am delivering it to you Mom and Dad all the way in…

SO CUTE AFTER MY BATH!  Dear Mom and Dad, I love tubby time so much, and after my shampoo, my hair has a mind of it's own... the photo is not really clear because we captured the moment with a camera phone... and the light was not really bright.... but…

Dear Mom and Dad... Some days, Nana helps me tell a silly story or two, and all days, she tries to let you see me grow, and make me a part of each and every day that you are there in the land of sand! Other days, she tries to…

  Dear Mom and Dad, Here in the states today the news was full of special reports on terrible bombings in the Land of Sand... it was very good to hear from you both today.  In light of all the seriousness, Aunt Allyssa took her shot at dressing me up…

Dear Mom and Dad, So, I was exploring at camp today, and guess what I found... when Mama was a little girl, she used to always wear this fleece when she was cold. Yep, I played dress up with Mama's fleece... and had a blast! I cannot wear this thing…

Dear Mom and Dad.... So today being FABULOUS and FUN Friday, it brings us to the end of yet another week at Camp Nana.   I have been doing great, and loving all of the awesome attention that I get here.   I have made so many friends, and loved being a…

Dear Mom and Dad, Days here are camp are pretty"typical" and so many days are just like the day before, that it is not easy to show you something new and exciting .   You have seen me at play in my tunnels or practice crawling... you see me swim, or looking adorable...…

Dear Mom and Dad, So today is Wednesday... AND IT OCCURS TO ME, Nana... is losing her head! My cousins who are so good and always take such care to check in on me, the ones in CA.... who I just showed you the present they sent me....yea, those cousins...…

Dear Mom and Dad, So here we are getting close to my first Halloween.   Then my first Thanksgiving... and then....THE BIG DAY, my first Birthday! Between now and then, I will be a busy girl.  I have swim class, and photo shoots to do, as well as work on my…

Dear Mom and Dad... I am doing good today.  Poppy had a special presentation to give, and Uncle Nick, Nana and I helped him get ready.  The hard part was, I didn't want to sleep AT ALL LAST NIGHT.   I fought it off until nearly 2:00 a.m.    CRAZY huh?  Was…

Dear Mom and Dad, So here I am toolin' about on my Winnie the Pooh Expedition Car, hope you like it... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR9qv6nGiD8[/youtube] It is a blast.... and I have learned to push the car too... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngq4s3UpwBQ[/youtube] Sunday's are always fun, I spend the day with all the campers, and I get…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am told it is SWEETEST DAY, who knew a whole day dedicated to me!  I had a great day and was THE SWEETEST BABY as usual.   I went to the store to get something for Poppy.  He has an important lecture on Monday, and Nana…

JUST HANGIN' AT CAMP NANA! Dear Mom and Dad... Rumor has it, my love letters are a bit "heavy" these past few days, and well Nana, has just been dealing with some 'Nana-stuff'', as I call it, since it sounds better than OLD LADY STUFF or 'silly Nana stuff".  So…

Dear Mom and Dad, So now that you are reminded about how much you loved Nana and Poppy despite the fact that they too missed out on so much...  well Nana just wanted me to say, that her love for her kids if far greater than the things she missed…

Dear Mom and Dad, First let me say, today was GOLDFISH MINI CLASS, it was awesome, and I love the water. Second, Daddy, the answer to your question is NO... You asked me after yesterday's love letter, if this was my first job.... and the answer is no Daddy, my first…

Dear Mom and Dad, How are you doing?   I am doing very well, and today took a field trip to Poppy's office. Just for a bit, but it was fun. Don't I look like I know what I am doing here...   Give me anything with buttons and I will…

Dear Mom and Dad, It is Monday in the Mitten State, and nearly time to start wearing mittens because it is cold!   When I went out in the stroller, Nana had me zipped into the little lambs wool cocoon, and a bazillion layers of clothing... and we won't say I…

Dear Mom and Dad, First let me say, this is my SUNDAY love letter, however since Nana didn't start it until after midnight (by like two minutes) you will now have two love letters that appear to be the same day, but are not.  Sorry.... so when you see this one,…

Dear Mom and Dad, Today I drank from a big girl sippy cup for the first time.  Nana grabbed a quick photo of it with her phone!   I loved the sippy cup.  We didn't really do anything much new today other than get some diapers and formula... but I worked on learning to crawl.  Aunt Arrianna took…

Dear Mom and Dad... I am sporting a new tooth these days, but letting Nana or the beast capture it for you well that is another story... I am not fond of letting anyone see it just yet, but it works good... I am eating more big girl foods, and…

Dear Mom and Dad, Yep, I did it, I ate my first Pasta and Sauce! Poppy bought me Graduates - First Spaghetti Rings and Meat Sauce and I said...YUMMO!   This is how it all went down... You will notice to the far right, the baby food jar... is NOT WITHIN THE…

Dear Mom and Dad, I have great news... Nana got me to Goldfish Mini class today and instead of being late with traffic.... we were early!  REAL EARLY, but it was cool.  Nana got a chance to get me changed, and I played with toys and visited with Great Grandma,…

Dear Mom and Dad, MEET MY BABY LIFE SAVER! I love you both very much.  Hope you are both well.  Sorry for delay in my love letter, but never worry, because if it is late, it is just Nana, she is old and a little broken, but is trying to…

Dear Mom and Dad, So, how are you today?   I have so much to tell you today.   First off,  not that I am the complaining type or a Negitive Nellie..., and not that I would ever use a princess like whine...  I am however,  just sayin' that after ten months on this planet, I have…

Hey there Mom and Dad, I am not really allowed by the stairs... but Nana made an exception, since if I am put on the floor, I just roll on over, and don't even bother workin' those crawlin' muscles.... So here I am, workin' it... and workin' it... and doing…

Dear Mom and Dad, I am doing great... hope you are too...  it's been a very busy day at camp cleaning and such.   We didnt' go any place today, but I had fun with the campers and my new Giraffe and Baby Giraffe.   As always, your Little Miss Adorable, your…