Visit from Aunt Gillian

This post, like several I am writing tonight, is long overdue - a hard drive crash caused me to lose all my photos and saved posts - but I wanted to post a delayed thank you to Gillian, who came and visited for a week while Dev was away at Aubrey and Melissa's wedding in Boston. A series of minor disasters unfolded, everything from a lost wallet to a clogged toilet to a (mildly) injured infant, but we did manage to squeeze a few fun moments into our chaotic week.

The best trip we took was to the Santa Monica beach at sunset, where Gillian, Lucas, and I gave Arthur his first glimpse of the coast and Gillian showed Beatrice the ocean for the first time in her memory (the last time Beatrice went to the beach she wasn't that much older than Arthur is now).

Lucas provided Beatrice with lemonade and corn dogs

Arthur on a beach adventure (whether he knows it or not)

And thank you Gillian for helping manage the disasters as they unfolded! Despite it all, we had a great time.

Santa Monica on Dwellable