Will the real grandparents please stand up?

We were lucky to be graced by a visit from Ila's real grandparents, who added a leg to their journey to Marin county where they went to check out this year's Bioneers conference. If only this mama and daddy can stay as curious and interested in things in years to come as Ila's grandparents are, Ila will be a lucky little girl. Anyway, we chatted about the horrors of PVC (vinyl) and other plastics, the Bioneers conference, the ideas that the U.S. was never really a democracy and that big corporations will only stop their environmentally destructive ways through consumer action.

They brought us this awesome shopping bag, the Reisenthel Mini Maxi Shopper L. I can't stop raving about this bag -- it's lightweight, super sturdy, and tucks into a little zippered pouch. I've already used it a couple of times. I love it. Keep your eyes out for it, I think it's a brand new product, all I could find on online was in German.

Grandma and Grandpa wanted to play with Ila, and it was wonderful for us to get a break. Just wonderful. When we finally had to say goodbye, Grandma Roberta was so cute, she couldn't stand to leave Ila. She just loves her so much. Hopefully she'll be make good on her promise to come this spring when Ila's other Grammy is here.