Tall Giraffe Premieres!!

The best part about having grandchildren just a few miles down the road?? Being able to pop over at a moment's notice -- that's great. Popping over at a moment's notice with your brand new picture book -- that's sweet. Having those grandkiddlets be the first children on earth to lay eyes on your newest project: PRICELESS!

Things I learned from today's initial test drive: the book is BIG. It fills up your whole lap with it's oversized pictures. The pages hold up to toddler lovin' & turning. The variety of pictures & giraffe poses are a fascination to a pre-schooler. The words are big enough to point to, to relish, to touch..... to savor.

After years of effort and consideration, having the project completed is a joy. Sheer unmitigated joy. The very definition of joy.

My final observation. It's seriously a challenge to get all three kiddos into my lap at the same time, but that's not to say that we didn't have a great time giving it our best effort. Thanks to Aunt Sandra for being quick on the snap, snap, snap to catch these historic pictures.