My grandmother, Jerry, turned 90 years old last weekend. Before you get on my case about being disrespectful for calling her by her first name . . . she wanted us to call her Jerry. Because "grandmother" sounded old to her, and "she isn't old." Since I can remember, all of her kids, grandkids, and now great-grandkids call her Jerry. Since this was a very special birthday, Finn and I decided to fly down and help her celebrate. It also didn't hurt that she lives in Miami and we were very tired of cold weather and needed a break. It just happened that Miami was also having record low temperatures the week we chose to visit. Oh well, we had a great time visiting with family, seeing the sights of Miami and even taking a brisk trip to South Beach.
The Birthday Girl
Finn and Baa help blow out candles
Since it was pretty cold outside, we had to find some inside activities to keep us busy and the Miami Children's Museum was a great way to spend the morning.
Baa and Finn go fishing
Watch out you outlaws, Finn is on patrol
Finn to the rescue
Ruff, Ruff
Finn works it out at the limbo pole
Even though it was cold, we weren't going to let that stop us from hitting the beach, in our winter coats. It was love at first sight for Finn, who took a nose dive into the sand the minute his feet touched.
Making sand-angels
We took a trip to the Parrot Jungle, which is a place I used to love visiting as a kid. Finn loved the birds, especially the ones that talked, imagine that. His favorite part was feeding the birds and then eating their left over food himself. Yes, he ate bird food. The bird handler assured me it was non-toxic and "chock full of vitamins and minerals." Which I guess I should take comfort in since he won't eat his veggies, but he will get lots of vitamins and minerals from eating bird food??
What a view! This is the view from Jerry's backyard, on the bay overlooking Miami
Finn and my mom's brother, Uncle Dick
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