St. Thomas

Why are these parents smiling?
Because they are sailing in the Caribbean with good friends and great "Rum Painkillers" and ...
... snorkeling and enjoying a wonderful week "sans la fille". Meanwhile ...
... back on the homefront, Rory warily scrutinized her interim caretakers.
"For example," she wondered, "would they crimp my style during music class?"
Back on St. Thomas, Rory's parents were warily scrutinizing some wild creatures of their own.
While Sarah fondled the birds, Tim got friendly with a pack of vegetarian iguanas.
"Ah, I miss my daughter," Sarah is thinking, "but a few days with the stingrays is good for the soul."
Fortunately, Pops curried Rory's favor by turning bread pans into infantry helmets...
...And Nonna showed Rory that she could excite giggles of joy just like her Mommy.
In the end, Rory had a wonderful week with Nonna and Pops, who in turn gave Tim and Sarah a truly priceless gift...
As did our friends Matt and Tonia Peake, who organized a divine vacation.
Matt and Tim were college roommates. Unfortunately, their dorm room didn't have quite the view as our Caribbean villa.
The mommy-daughter reunion was quite the sight, and Rory insisted on a "group ground giggle" to celebrate the occasion.
Rory shows off her St. Thomas t-shirt, a gift from her mommy for being such a good girl while we were away.