6-25-10

The brothers still have fun too.

6-15-10

Tummy Time!

Self-Portrait, say cheese!!

Regression, it happens.

5-10-10

Poor Natalie was sick for the first three months that she was home (nothing serious, just colds and runny noses that Violet would pick up from playdates, etc). Natalie had to sleep in the bouncy chair so all the fluids would drain out. I was fully convinced that she would have to sleep upright the rest of her life.

Here is Violet, apologetic and keeping her sister company.

5-8-10

Natalie loves to be swaddled. Here we are demonstrating, "Unswaddled Natalie."


"Swaddled Natalie." See the difference?

Auntie Dawn and Uncle Seth meet Natalie.

I like to spend time with my little sister.

Have you seen her?

Peek A Boo

Remember those Facebook posts about finding an escape half Asian toddler roaming the streets of Orlando? Well here is why those posts started in the first place. And yes, that is the doggie door.

Tummy Time

As Natalies practices her tummy time, Violet "practices" too.

Boca Grande Memorial Day Weekend 2010

5/23/10

"Who is a pretty girl? Raise your hand!"

Self-Portraits 5/22/10

"Sit Nat-lees"

BFF 5/22/10

I just loved these pictures.

Beth, one of the bridesmaids, let Violet hold her bouquet at the end of the wedding ceremony. The pictures that I got from Violet holding the bouquet are some of my favorites!

Jenny and Jeremy's Wedding

They got married right on the water. We sat in the back right corner so Violet could play in the sand. We sat behind Tara and Bill. Tara has a star tattoo on her back. Violet took one look at Tara's back and said, "Stars. Stars. STARS! Mole." I nearly lost it. Thank-goodness Tara has children of her own and good sense of humor!


The happy couple before they became Mr. and Mrs.



After the ceremony, Violet discovered the battery operated fan that I brought and used the wind to her advantage. She was so excited to see the fan move on it's own.


Natalie was in the sling and slept the entire ceremony. It was a beautiful wedding and the best part for us was that the girls were so tired by the time we made it to the reception that they both stayed asleep the entire time we were there. We actually got a chance to be adults without having the worry about our kids. Thanks for giving your mom and dad a break!

At Smathers Beach

Awaiting wedding festivities, we decided to take the family and hang out on the beach. Here is our group shot.


Violet had her daddy run to the ocean to get water so they could build sand castles. Violet didn't care for the ocean.


Violet hanging out with Daddy, her new buddy Liam, and Liam's grandmother. You can see our hotel in the background. We stayed at the Sheraton Suites and we LOVED it!



This was our beach set-up. The pop-up tent and umbrella were borrowed from Jen, our neighbor. Thanks Jen!

Fun fact about our trip: Our second night at the hotel, Natalie slept through the entire night! I was startled when I woke up in the morning before she did. Thankfully, one of the wedding guests was a pediatrician so I quizzed him to make sure that Natalie was well and healthy. She was. It was a miracle, our 7 1/2 week old was sleeping through the night!!

Key West Part II

Violet refuses to nap in the hotel room so we decided that we would go out for lunch. Of course, as soon as we got into the car, Sleeping Violet knocked out.


Natalie slept too... but she always sleeps.


This is where we parked and we had lunch around the corner at a place called Cafe Pepe. Best. Grouper. Sandwich. Ever.

Later on Night #1 at the Hotel Pool

Violet is crazy! She loves the water and will jump in her Daddy's arms while he wades in the pool.


Natalie and I hung out poolside watching the crazies.


Natalie meets my shopping buddy from San Diego, Amanda. She came all the way to the keys from San Diego with her husband, Kelsey (beer brewer extraordinaire but more on that in a different post). Natalie was quite comfy with Amanda.