tante oma elsa

i am finding
it more difficult
to keep up
with all the events
in little vee's life
but
i am determined...
so forgive me
if i am falling behind.
i will
get to it.
as my brother tom
wrote in his last postcard-
our family motto
should be
better late than never.

. . . . .

i wanted to do
a special post
to document
vee meeting
my aunt elsa
and uncle brian.
these two people
were ever present
in my life
growing up,
especially
my aunt elsa.

when
i told my two aunts,
elsa and ella,
that i was having a baby
i said that
they deserved special names
to reflect
their importance
in little vee's life...
more than just aunts
but like aunt / grandma...
so i call them
her
tante omas.

. . . . .



so vee met
tante oma elsa
just before her
8 month birthday.

brian and elsa
came to see the sights...



but of course
the most
exciting sight
was
wee vee.



vee celebrated her 8 month birthday
with elsa and brian...
and elsa gave vee
her new favorite book...
louloup!



thank you tante oma!!!

and
tante oma
is a very stylish lady
so vee had to put
on her best to
go out with her
(peacoat from omi).



but mostly
we spent a lot
of time
enjoying 
being with family...




although 
our experiences
living in switzerland
have been amazing 
and
will cherish our years
here for
the rest of our lives
it is,
of course,
bittersweet
as vee misses
getting to know
all her family
and they miss seeing
this amazing little person
grow...



visits from
family
are wonderful
but
it makes
the distance 
seem greater
and the sting
of missing them
a little
more
poignant.

we miss you.

xo