Pop Pop flew into town last night, to surprise Dan and Jenny at their baby shower today. The girls didn’t get to see him until this morning, and I woke up to voices from Avery’s room, where Zoe was excitedly filling in Pop Pop on things in her life. “My teacher is Erica,” “I love my Erica,” and “My favorite character on Star Wars is Darth Vader” were among the things I heard. And then Avery chimed in, telling Pop Pop he had to look at Zoe’s fish (a betta that we got a few weeks ago) and then showing him her new “Giggle Baby” (a birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa). The entire interaction made me smile: The girls may not see their grandparents as much as would be ideal, but they’re still so comfortable with them. It’s clear that geographic distance doesn’t equate to emotional distance!

-M

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