Out & About

Today Dana had a Bar prep class. The kids and I headed out for the day to do some shopping for camping gear.

Naturally we had to stop for ice cream.



I was sad to find that REI no longer carries our "wedding pattern" -- dark green enamelite.


Oh well, we found some other nice colors at Jax.

I found a case of Moosehead beer at the liquor store! I bought it to celebrate Ali and Eric's new house on Moosehead Way!! We spent the week before the 4th of July helping them move. (although I hasten to add that dumping your 1 and 3 year olds off and then spending the day working remotely on the computer and taking conference calls hardly counts as "helping"...)

Genevieve is not walking yet but she continues to practice. She is pretty much eating everything now.

Rainy Day Kids #'s 1 and 2

It rained all weekend, with highs in the 50s. Nobody was expecting it. We tried to go up to the community farm's open house today with some friends, but it was rained out. So we had Indian food for lunch instead. Yum! Warm, spicy lentil soup on a cold, wet day really hit the spot.

Here is Alex with our enormous golf umbrella.




And before I forget, our darling little girl. She got to wear her warm fuzzy jammies the last few days.




She is eating just about everything these days. She likes chicken. Any protein, really. She has 5 teeth now. She is "cruising" - pulling herself up and taking a few steps while holding on to a table or other convenient object. She loves it.

Between the hours of 8 am and 7pm she is the happiest person in my life. Between 8pm and first light, she can be one of the saddest. Or most ornery. So ridiculously cute. I know Alex was super cute too at this age, but I don't remember noticing it as much. She'll be 11months old on Tuesday. 21 pounds.

June Updates

It's been awhile, and much is going on. We finished resurfacing the walls in Alex's room (thanks for paint scraping Ali & wallpapering, Grandma Carla!!! and he moved back in on Tuesday night. It really helps his bedtime routine to not be sleeping in the same room as his toys.

Alex has been rockin' the shades lately. Elton John has got nothing on this kid:




We had a second opinion on Alex's throat and 2 of 3 physicians agree, his adenoids are too big and blocking his airway. So he might have them removed this year. We are trying a nasal spray for a few weeks to verify this diagnosis.

Alex was a champ at the doctors visit. He didn't even complain when the scope went up his nose.




Dana continues her bar prep. The kids and I are flying to Utah for a week at the end of June to give her a few days of uninterrupted studying, and to see Auntoh Ali and Unc Eric's new house.

Oh and I should mention that Dana graduated last month! And I will post more pics of G shortly.