you have a new cousin . . .

dear kate,
i am so happy for you because
your new cousin, Jack has been born!
he is so adorable . . .
you and he will have so much fun
as you grow up together
love,
grammy xoxo

you have to be polite . . . no matter what . . .

dear kate,
today grampy and i went with you and mommy and auntie beka and auntie steph to hawesbury where granny lucienne lives . . .
granny lucienne is grampy's mother
and guess what?
she cooked snails and we all ate them!
yes! snails . . .
mommy wanted to be polite, so she ate 5 of them!
of course, you didn't have to eat any . . .
we all love granny lucienne
but we don't love snails!
love,
grammy xox