Dear Keira,

To Chinatown on the Train

waiting for the train

your first time on a real train

you were a teeny bit scared

off at Union Station

to lunch at Phillipe's and really missing Grandpa McDonald, who should have been with us today

walking all around Chinatown, gathering shiny golden goodies for Chinese New Year

buying tickets for the train home...

...dinner of fruit tea and garlic wings at Phoenix

 

 

 

Happy Birthday!

Just Born
 

5 Days Old

1 Month Old with Grandpa

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

One Year!

13 Months

14 Months

15 Months

16 Months

17 Months

18 Months

19 Months

 

20 Months

 

21 Months

 

22 Months

 

23 Months

2 Years Old!

 

Happy Birthday, Granny Barrett

Born tiny and 2 months premature in 1915 in the hills of Kentucky, Granny wasn't expected to live.  Her Indian grandma took her in to care for her, as Granny's mom already had 6 other kids in their small mining-camp house.  Granny was rubbed with olive oil and set in an open box by the fireplace to keep her warm.  Her grandma fed her milk from an eye dropper and returned her to her mom when she was strong and fat.  

I miss her everyday.  I constantly draw from her kindness when caring for you, and I try to be as loving and patient with you as she was with me.