Mandy, We Will Miss You!

Addie has spent a great deal of time during the past year with her nanny, Amanda Richards. Mandy started as Addie’s nanny in August 2011, and Addie has grown so close to her over the past year. It is hard to believe that a year has gone by already. In August 2012, Mandy left us to pursue her field of study, nursing.

Mandy has helped us so much over the past year and has always been so wonderful with Addie. They had a ton of fun together – going on outings, playing all kinds of games at home, and attending play dates with friends. Mandy danced with Addie at ballet, baked bread with her at Waldorf, and took her all sorts of places such as Mote Marine, the library, GWiz, music class, the park, and Cat Depot. At home, they loved to play instruments, put on “shows” with her dolls, read, do puzzles, create arts and crafts projects, and so much more. Some of Addie’s favorite weekly themes with Mandy have been dinosaurs, bugs, camping, polar animals, outer space, and sea creatures. Mandy was always so good at thinking up activities and games to go along with each theme. Addie has learned so much over the past year. We will all miss seeing Mandy every week, but are glad to know that she will still be in Sarasota so she can stay connected with Addie and remain a part of her life. Thank you, Mandy!