The Marvel's of Technology...

Happy Birthday, Beautiful!!

It's our Granddaughter Cadence's third birthday today. She has been missing us fiercely and doesn't quite understand what happened to us... The other day, Mikaira sent us a voicenote on bbm from Cadence...oh my, I was in tears hearing her sweet little voice telling us she loves and misses us. We figured out how to send one back. When Cadence got it, she exclaimed "We found Grandma!!!"


Today we went to Pamela's and tried Skypeing. Took some technical adjustments in which Mikaira wrote us instructions and held them up to her webcam and texting back and forth-little strange when you can see each other texting but can't hear ... Finally figured out a connection with sound...WOW!
We're fifteen hours away by plane, yet we can visit her in her living room. How amazing is that?! Got to share in opening her birthday gifts and sing Happy Birthday to her.What joy! Not quite like being there but will celebrate upon our return.

It was wonderful to see Aria growing so big as well. The hardest part of being away is not being close enough to share in the everyday milestones of our grandchildren, especially Aria and Sophia, still in their first year, and growing and changing so much!
It was very exciting, as well, to walk with the EE pad and show Mikaira and Josh our "world" here in Costa Rica. Pamela has strong wifi, so we were able to go out onto the road and show them the jungle-the trees and plants and wildlife sounds, the people walking and riding and driving down the very narrow road, the produce truck that comes around and blares out of speakers at the top of his cab what his wares for the day are: "pinas, tomates, lechuga, papaya, papas..." The rhythm of our life here... Most wonderful though, was being able to share it and today with those we love...

               A garden of Love grows in a Grandmother's heart.  ~Author Unknown