Visiting with the grandparents....

It's been a very difficult summer. King Tony and our family have experienced the loss of not just his mother, but his father as well--all within a two month period of time. The sadness is palpable, and for Princess Abby and Princes Aramis and Alec, an extremely large void will forever exist in their lives since Tony's parents are no longer with us. On a more upbeat note however, Wendy's father and stepmother have resurfaced from their extremely busy retirement and recently popped by the kingdom for a visit with the little ones. It was lovely to see how the kids interacted and Abby even welcomed them with her superior signing skills and a great big smile that melted their hearts. (that a girl!)

Other positive news is that the video series for which Abby traveled all the way to Salt Lake City to be filmed in is being released October 1st! We're so excited to see how the final cuts were made and hope that our precious red head made it in one or both of the DVDs so we can one day show her how all her hard work paid off and how lucky she was to have been able to meet her idols Rachel, Leah, Alex and Lucy in person! Baited breath holding begins now..... Check out the company's site at www.signingtime.com for further updates!

Alec gets some one-on-one time with Grandma Lu
Grandpa Frank hangs on tightly to Prince Aramis since he's now walking and on the move!
Grandma Lu gets a turn with Aramis...
Abby giggles like crazy with Grandpa Frank.

Could this be her rendition of 'stinky butt' bubbling again???? :)
Grandpa Frank takes Alec for a walk. He seems very happy to be on his feet!