The Noni Chronicles

Many of you might not know that we have had the distinct honor and pleasure of having Carl’s 96 year old grandmother, who we call Noni, had been living with us since Labor Day. She recently left to head back to Columbus, and it certainly is strange not having her here. Since this blog is also to chronicle family memories, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to remember this precious time we were able to spend with her.

She really became part of our family unit- so much so that V always included Noni when talking about his family and always wanted her to come everywhere with us. I realize how blessed and lucky we are to have our children’s great grandma spend so much time with them. Noni is the most remarkable (and only) 96 year old I have had the pleasure of knowing. She is sharp as a tack, and remembers more dates and details than I can. She also LOVES V and Blaise, and played with them indoors and outdoors, played ball with them with her cane, read them books, and the list goes on. I shared some photos below of all of their frequent activities.

We loved going on walks with Noni. Often V would be zooming around on his balance bike while Noni held Blaise as we pushed her along in the wheelchair. In fact, one time we had a cousin dance party on our walk. Our neighbors might think we are crazy- but that is probably nothing new.

Noni spent a lot of time with a child in her lap- either playing with toys, reading books, or refereeing whatever games were going on at the time.

We had the best time at the NC Zoo with Noni. Checking out all of the animals, the boys swapping rides with Noni in the wheelchair, and of course- staying socially distant (lol)!

Noni also was here for the duration of October- which turned out to be the month of birthdays! We celebrated my niece, Dottie’s, very first birthday, Noni’s 96th birthday, and V’s third birthday. More pictures below of all of the fun we had!

We cannot wait to see Noni again at Thanksgiving for some more fun and adventures!