Every time I visit, it gets harder to come back.  The grandbabies are walking and talking; showing off their personalities in so many ways.  I do remember taking great delight in the boys as they reached the early childhood milestones, however girls are different and grandbabies even more different.  Tres would ask for “bites” when it was dinner time and Matt would call him “Tes” because he couldn’t pronounce his r’s.  Ivy and Hazel bring back some great memories.  They take great joy in torturing the family dog and cat, adding jewels to their necks.  As you can imagine, the pets just love it so much they run and hide under my legs whenever possible.  Laura, being the math and science teacher at heart, has provided them with a window-box bird feeder to watch from the dining table, a screen enclosure for the chrysallis to open for the emerging butterfly, and best of all their very own vegetable garden.  There is so much fun to be had in their backyard.  For their sixth anniversary I babysat while they developed a plan for an outdoor playhouse and headed for Lowe’s to gather the supplies.  They promise that the next time Mamou visits there will be more outdoor fun to share with the girls.  It’s the simple things!