Separation Anxiety

I just arrived in Philadelphia International Airport this morning. On July 9th I flew across the country to Las Vegas for a work conference. This was the first time that I have been away from Zoe, so it was pretty rough. Thankfully, with today's technology, I didn't have to miss seeing either of my lovely ladies. While she was at home with Cheryl, Nana and Poppy, I was able to use my phone to Skype with her on Cheryl's iPad. This is what it looked like on my phone.

And this is what it looked like back in Philadelphia.

Yes, that's her sharing wubby with me. She's such a sweet baby! With the conference over on Thursday night, since I was already most of the way across the country, I flew up to Seattle for the weekend to visit my goddaughter Annabelle who is 7 months older than Zoe. Here are a few pictures I took of her with my phone.

We had lots of fun swimming and playing together. I can't wait until she comes back this way in a couple of weeks. I can teach her some more choice phrases, like this one.

"I dirty rat?" She's just the cutest gangster ever. I can't wait until Zoe starts talking!

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