Holding our new grandson is the sweetest experience. Our grandmotherly duty starts around 7:30 am with the handoff of Max, allowing the new parents some much needed sleep.

Grandma Lisa starting off her day.
Ask any retiree in Mexico what the hardest part about being away from the U.S. is and missing the grands is at the top of the list.

The Texas grands Sophia and Hunter.
The Tortas will be braving the chill of Northern California for another week before heading south.

The best places to take a nap, in Grandma’s arms.
The next best thing to being in two places at once is Skype or FaceTime. I remember being a kid and hearing that someday we’d be able to see who we were talking to on the phone. “Yeah right!” You don’t have to be living on beautiful Laguna Bacalar in southern Mexico to be watching your grandkids grow up electronically. What a miraculous time we live in.

Eleven month old Sophia with Uncle Cullen.
Hey hey what have you got to say!