Much has occurred in the Gerhard Family's life in the last little while...
Go East Little Girl
Well, the time had come to introduce wee Sophia to the Osborne side of the family (that's Diane's family line). We flew out to Winnipeg, where Diane joined us on the plane and together we flew to Toronto (without major incident). This was Sophia's longest flight so far, and she did quite well. Only one crying spell when she was very, very tired but didn't want to go to sleep. No one complained (okay, except for me!).
We had a lovely trip, which included among many things, a trip to Delhi. No, we didn't go to India. Delhi (pronounced Dell-high) is the town where both Grandma and Grandpa Gerhard grew up and still have relations. We took the lovely drive down to visit the siblings of Great Grandma Osborne. It was truly wonderful. Unfortunately, I don't have those pictures. I will have to get them from Diane and post them at a later date.
The four of us stayed with Great Aunt (GA from here on) Chris and Great Uncle (GU) Alan Bromstein. It was a lovely location, where David and I could sleep comfortably in our own room, while Sophia bunked in another across the hall. The only real challenge were the incredibly squeaky floors at the Bromstein's house. They made it very hard to sneak about. I am not sure how their sons did it when they lived at home --- maybe that's why Jonathan was in the basement....
GA Chris and Tricia with Sophia at the Etobicoke Conservatory
A cuddle with Great Aunt Jan.Great Uncle Alan
Alan gets his very own entry here. I have never met a man so fascinated and mesmerized by babies. They don't even have to be his own. You really should see him gush about the triplets (and their sibling) that live next door. Well, Sophia was smitten with him in about two seconds flat. Babies have an innate sense for those people who will dote on and spoil them silly.
It was interesting to watch, especially seeing that Sophia is beginning to show some reserve when it comes to strangers. She needs a couple of minutes to warm up to new people before she will go to them. But not Alan. Nope, he scooped her up and had no problems at all. One of the icky things of the visit was that Alan had to work all weekend (this is a very unusual thing for Alan, for he likes to keep his lawyering to the weekdays). On Sunday (yes, he had to work on Sunday!) he was hoping to only work part of the day so that he could come home and visit with all of us. Well, the morning got later and later, and there was no Alan. We were getting a little worried. Not too long later Alan strolled through the door and his tardiness became very obvious... he had been shopping! With a huge smile and a big bag, Alan unloaded the goodies that he found for Sophia. Several outfits, sweaters, and a totally cool toy later, Alan was satisfied that he had done well. Well, good enough. He did check out the Children's Place in the mall one lunch hour but only managed to make it out with one onesie.
No matter what was going on in the day, Sophia always had a smile for GU Alan!
It was a good conversation!
Liam
We don't get to see Liam enough. So, seeing that we were already in TO we though a visit would be in order, and heck, Sophia had to meet him sooner or later. It was fabulous to see him. It took a little bit of time for Sophia and Liam to get acquainted --they watched each other quite closeor a little while. But with time, both were happy to sit together and get to know one another.
In the evening of the visit, Sophia got to do some jumping for the family (who needs TV when we have a jolly jumping baby!?). Liam had never seen such a thing and decided not only to watch but to add his own special touch to the event! At one point, I believe Sophia dissolved into a puddle of giggles as Liam smacked himself in the head with her new toy. I am not sure if there were animal noises in the mix as well.
A serious exchange between Sophia and Liam. I am not sure if she gave him the information he was looking for. She's being kind of tight lipped about it all.
And if I pry this open, strange and mysterious sounds come out.
If you look closely you can see that Liam has attached all her Link-A-Doo thingies to the JJ, and a couple of heavier toys (the blue ball with the antennas is the new toy from Alan). A warm place -the Etobicoke Conservatory
GA Chris took the four of us for a trip to the conservatory. It was a fabulous place to be...warm enough to make you sweat. I think Sophia had a good time taking in all the plants and birds and fish and such. It was a wonderful way to spend our last little bit of time in TO.
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