Maddie Rose turned 1 on Friday! Yesterday we had a small party for her with cupcakes, pizza, family, and a few friends. Maddie’s been sick for most of the week, so we weren’t sure how she’d handle the hoopla of a first birthday bash, but she totally rocked it.
I made a batch of basic chocolate [...]
Playing on the common area playground in our new neighborhood last weekend:
Bri and I have been working on a new theme for this site for a few weeks now, and I’ve just switched it on. The theme we’ve had for the past couple years we really liked, but we’d only made minor modifications and being a nice clean theme many other sites were using it too. [...]
Our backyard felt so magical in the soft light of this morning. I found this small creature among the trees.
Ben was doing some crazy banging on the table at dinner, which lead to some intense drumming after our meal.
Sam stayed with our very generous friends Lau and Wendy for nearly 2 months while our house was on the market, but now he’s home, here at our new place. Ben is so happy to see him again. His first thoughts this morning were of going outside to see his Sam dog in his garden. [...]
Ben had mac n cheese and grapes, standard toddler fare.
Maddie didn’t care for the mac n cheese (wha?), but obviously enjoyed the hummus and falafel.
(Her first photo with teeth!)
We had a pretty great day together. Grocery store, walk outside this morning. Lunch. The ever elusive Double Naptime! Our friend and nanny Catherine came to stay [...]
We’ve been in our new place for well over a week now, and it’s gradually starting to feel like home. Slowly. Sometimes. In fits and starts.
We’re unpacking boxes. We’re hanging things on the walls. We’re child-proofing. We’ve had a handful of (very informal) dinner guests. We’ve put things in the mailbox and raised the little [...]