Grandpa Jim

Chloe and Grandpa Jim feed each other a snack.

Super Bowl Sunday

This was a while ago, but I didn't say anything about it yet. We "watched the game" at the Venturi's house. That means the ladies ate a lot of really good food and played with Chloe while the guys kept an eye out for clever ads. We danced to the Who's Greatest Hits when the time came and then we rushed home for a warm bath.

Aw Daddy and Babe

This is the cutest picture ever! I love my family!

Shedd Aquarium

Family Membership to the Shedd! Yay!

Baby Mixer

Today we had a super fun play date with Susie and Skyler and Aimee and Leila. Skyler and Leila were both born in August so they had quite a lot in common and Chloe enjoyed playing with babies who were younger, if not smaller, than she.

Chloe rocks Skyler in the baby lounger. So sweet.



Leila is all smiles for the camera!

Happy Halloween!

Panda Dragon and Simon Chicken celebrated Halloween together at Kenmore this year. We had a fun time gawking at kids (and some parents) trick-or-treating, eating rum cake and osso bucco, and having an educational red wine tasting...they all tasted delicious to me!

Mark's Goodies

here's a link to mark's flickr.

San Fran with Pan

Click here to see more shots from San Francisco!

Half Moon Bay

Beautiful Coastal California town. See more pictures from our vacation here!

Cookie

Here's Panda enjoying a cuddle with Cookie on the couch and then playing in the tiny kitchen at Land of Nod.

Happy Birthday to Gundor!

Gundor joined the septuagenarian club on September 1st and to help him celebrate the big SEVEN ZERO we flew out to Baltimore to stay with Marks family over Labor Day weekend. We had a marvelous reunion! We started with brunch with Celie on Saturday-straight from the airport so we wouldn't miss each other as Celie was to depart for Italy only hours later. After that our schedule was more relaxed, centered around home cooked meals, significant bottles of wine, and a supremely decadent chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, whipped cream and strawberries on top! I tried valiantly to stick to my diet through it all, but I so hate to be a party pooper... Even Panda joined in the fun (in the theme of eating) and experimented with her first bites of solid food! We were so happy that Millie and Gundor were able to be a part of that memorable milestone! Video to come!

(FYI: Panda, it turns out, detests avocado but will tolerate banana. Upon further review since returning home we have proved that she gets downright excited for rice cereal. We'll have to retry green things at a later date...perhaps she simply wasn't ready.)

Here we are on the plane on the way out. They had a spare seat for us so we brought on the car seat and she slept the whole way there...amazing!




The best seat in the house!

First Food!

While in Baltimore we decided to try "solids" for the first time. Avocado missed the mark...our daughter was not a fan.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Mommy turned 27 last week and celebrated by seeing Harry Potter, having a cupcake picnic at Trebes Park with other moms and babies, being surprised with a gorgeous bouquet waiting at home (thank you, Mister!) and having a voluptuous feast at Sunda. It was a wonderful day!

Michigan, Part Deux

Visit Picasa for more pictures from our latest stay in Michigan. It was quite delightful. We are missing the beach house and our nightly celebrity bowl tournaments!

B'more

We went on our first official family vacation: Baltimore for the first week of July! We survived our first plane ride, Chloe met lots of new friends and family members, we celebrated the 4th of July, and spent plenty of time in Milly and Gundor's beautiful garden. It was a very relaxing and fun holiday! Click here to see more photos of everyone in Baltimore!