Lounging

Just lounging here in this chair...all by myself! of course my daddy is right there watching me. we had a very social weekend with lots of fun seeing laurie, ivy, serra, kenan, isaak, evelyn, robert, lisa, diane and aubrey. phew! now we are sleepy.

Bedtime Stories with Daddy

As part of our routine each night, Ted reads stories to Una. She has a few favorites including "Where's My Teddy?" which is a cute little book i bought in Yosemite right after the wedding. She always laughs at a particular page in the book, as if she's hearing it for the first time. It's very cute.

Congratulations Aunt Jude!

Aunt Jude received a service award for working 40 years at King County in Washington State. Wow, 40 years! That's impressive! the most i ever worked at one job was 4 years, but i think the one i have now is certain to last a solid 18+. Way to go Aunt Jude! Now, do they also give you a pink cadillac?

(In the photo above, the guy on the right is David Fleming, Director of Public Health and the guy on the left is Dow Constantine, newly elected King County Executive)

Growing Like Corn

Isaak and Kenan came over yesterday to hang out with us and there was amazement all ways around about how fast these kiddos are growing. Isaak is walking now and has been for a month. He turns one year next month. Plus he as 2 front teeth. Una also got teeth since the last time we hung out and is sitting up now...tho she's not walking or even crawling yet.

Also of note. i got a copy of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking for Christmas from Nana Sally. We had watched Julie and Julia (without sound) on the train coming back from Seattle over Thanksgiving. Last night i made my first dish from the book, Chicken breast with paprika, onions and cream. OOOOOH LA LA! it was so freakin' good. Both Ted and I were astonished...and i kinda felt like a bad-ass, i must say. That Julia, she knows what she's doing.

My New Chair

After much deliberation and searching on craig's list, we finally got Una a high chair. She was pretty excited about it, as you can see from the video above. Baby Belle likes being at the table with everyone else. We were pretty psyched because we had gone into Little Urbanites last week and this chair was selling for $179, but when we walked into the store on saturday, there was a big sign on this particular one that said it was on sale for $99. And even though we had wanted a different color, we immediately cried out, "SOLD!" and we took that puppy home. Ironically, this color looks fantastic in our house. Much jubilee followed.

Also, i wanted to mention that Una is finally started to get the hang of this solid food thing. I think it was the pears that turned the corner for her. Nana Sally told us that Una would like pears...and she was RIGHT! Thanks, Nana! She's also taking a strong liking to carrots, but so far peas are not very popular. Ted tasted them, and reported that in deed, they tasted like sh*t. We didn't say that to Una though.

Here Comes the Bride!

My friend Natalie, who i affectionately call my sister (long story that started during Senior Week '88), is tying the knot this saturday in the Big Apple....and i am SUPER bummed to be missing the wedding. But- I'm sending good juju your way, Sista Nat, with a tiny walk down memory lane, and wishing you and Martin the very best! IT'S YOUR DAY! Enjoy every second!

(Natalie, Kathy)

(Natalie, Sherri, Kathy, Nikki, Ra in front-my hair, what was i thinking!?)

(Kathy, Ra, Sherri, Diane)

(Sherri, Kathy, Ra and Rorrey the doggie)

(Natalie, Kathy, Ra)

(Kathy, Melissa, Sherri)

Happy New Year!

May your new year be filled with yummy food, visits from friends, nice surprises, a warm fire, a good book, love, hope and peace...and lots of memories to keep with you always along the way.