Audrey’s adventures: cousin Beth’s wedding
In her short life, Audrey has flown numerous times, been to the west coast twice, and now, attended three weddings. The most recent one was at the beginning of the month, when we traveled down to my parents’ childhood home of Portsmouth, Virginia for my cousin Beth’s wedding. Or, as Audrey knows her, bride. All three [...]
Audrey’s adventures: pumpkin patch
The bad news: We have a mold issue in our kitchen. The good news: Audrey and I are up in Rhode Island for an impromptu visit with my parents while the repair work is done! It was a blustery but mild day so we walked Audrey over to the pumpkin patch after her (abbreviated) nap. [...]
Spain family visit
Over Presidents’ Weekend we flew up to Rhode Island for a few days with my parents and my brother Steve and his family. His daughter, Lily, was celebrating her one-year birthday. It’s always great to see family but it was a special treat seeing Steve, Roxanne, and Lily since they live on the west coast. [...]
Happy thirteen months
Audrey keeps getting older (faster and faster, it seems). Today our baby girl is thirteen months old! She celebrated her monthly milestone with blueberry pancakes, assisted walking around the house, and — most exciting of all — fun in our new bicycle trailer. Not actually outside on this cool, blustery day, but rather inside sans wheels. [...]
Audrey’s first step
Yesterday was Audrey’s birthday party (more on that later, but for now I’ll just say: it was wonderful). We joked that she should take her first steps during the occasion so everyone would see it. But, she decided to wait…until today! This afternoon, while playing in the den with us and my parents, she stood [...]
Home
A few weeks ago Audrey and I visited my parents and grandmother. It was wonderful having time with family (and getting a much-needed break from cooking/cleaning the house), although we missed Kenji. He was on the West Coast at the same time for a work conference. I’m glad Christmas is only a matter of weeks [...]
Visit with Grandnan and Granddad
My parents came down for a visit this past weekend. It was so nice for them to spend time with Audrey. She warmed up to them right away although it had been a little while since she last saw them (in person). We lucked out with the weather — it was absolutely beautiful, so we [...]