Not wanting to miss out on homecoming, Addie got dressed up in her bison onesie. A fellow Bucknellian, Will Heron, ran a screenprint edition of this onesie for a work friend whose husband went to Bucknell. Since their girls quickly outgrew the outfit, it was passed on to us.

As you can see, Addie isn’t sure of bison or Bucknell yet. I guess she still has some time to figure that out…

Hi Gang Up North,

Addie here (well, me dictating to Dad). Just wanted to let you know I’ll see all of you shortly when I jetset up to your neighborhood. Mom and Dad are going to have to take the Sequoia to the airport just to fit all of my luggage. The diva needs her coordinating bibs and blankets, mmmkay?

I hope you turned on the heat for me and found a comfy place to get changed (I go through most of my wardrobe each day). I like full-length mirrors to check myself out but if the bathroom has Hollywood lights, the vanity will do.

Alright party people. I need to hit baby yoga and a few baby boutiques before we depart. I’ll see you soon! If you need to call me before I get there, just ring Dad. He added a new nursery song ringer for my calls.

Buh bye,

Adz

Last weekend we ventured out to Marble Falls via Lago Vista to visit a pumpkin patch. How could we resist when it provided such a great opportunity to dress Addie up and take ridiculous, embarrassing photos of her that we can share with all future boyfriends? Here’s a few of our favorites from the day:

All of these photos were taken two months after Addie was born. Clearly if she’s learned anything in the past two months, it is how to make faces!

The pumpkin patch photo is a sneak preview of a future post containing more ridiculousness. Stay tuned.

Addie will be two months old tomorrow and as an early birthday present, she got her very own chair!  I think she likes it.

As a budding hipster, Casey has a lot to learn about the South Austin lifestyle. Today he started basic training by hitting the pavement on South Congress.

After parking next to Home Slice Pizza, he hopped into his Baby K’Tan sling and set out for a jaunt among Austin’s tres cool. First stop was American Apparel, home of hipster essentials like leg warmers, poly shorts, warm-up suits and knee-high socks. Next up was Parts and Labour, a semi-socialist shop of bound-for-Etsy goods. Casey passed up a unicorn in the shape of Texas tee though it did give him pause:

We crossed the street to Jo’s, home of some of the best coffee in town. Casey isn’t quite a coffee snob yet, but he’s learning. Here’s his mom slinging an iced mocha:

We crisscrossed scenester street a few more times making our way back up to the car. Casey peeked out from time to time to catch a flannel-wearing, mullet-grooming fashionista:

Last stop was of course Hey Cupcake, the Airstream trailer turned into baked-good barista. We scarfed a Pumpkinator, the latest flavor to hit the trailer just in time for fall. Now that mom and dad are hyped on sugar and caffeine, it’s time for Casey to wake up!

That wrapped up our tour of SoCo for today! Casey smiled all of the way home wondering when he’ll get some oversized sunglasses like his mom and all of the cool kids he met today.

We survived Steve’s first trip away from home! It’s hard to say who was happier to see him, but I’m guessing Casey. As he walked in the door, he stopped eating to give him lots of big smiles. Awww…

Casey has been playing on his playmat for 15-20 minutes at a stretch, as long as he’s on his back. He’s still not a fan of tummy time unless he’s laying on one of us. He loves batting at the elephant and giraffe and often makes contact (of course we think he’s gifted). He even tried to get in an elephant kiss!