When the Cat's Away...

This past weekend, Dad went back to Florida to help place Poppa's remains in its final resting place. However, the crazy logistics of toting the entire Castellano clan there for such a quick turnaround meant that Mom stayed behind with Braelyn and Gwendolyn.

Typically, any time away from the girls is sad for Dad... Especially given the purpose of his travels this time. To help him feel connected with what's going on back home, Mom often snaps cute shots of the girls and sends them his way so that he isn't too left out. One such photo Dad received is this shot of Braelyn:

There are times when you see a photo of your children and are merely left speechless due to the emotions it stirs up. This photo however left Dad falling out of his chair in a robust round of laughter. We aren't quite sure what Brealyn was doing in a knit cap, bare belly, tutu skirt and Mom's pink camo slippers but she was rocking the look for sure!!!

Strange but even when they aren't right there with you, your children still just seem to know when you need a hug, kiss or some hearty laughter.

While not nearly as funny, Dad also loved this photo of his two other girls:

For some reason, as soon as it popped up, Dad started thinking of the one we shared in this post from the last unexpected hospital stay we had back in December of 2010. Luckily this version of the photo had more smiles than anything else.

Well, that's all we've got for you now. Dad's glad to be back and missed all three of his "girls" very much!!!