Addie had a fun-filled Thanksgiving with her Texas family. Grandma Strong visited from CT and kept Addie busy every day. Here’s a few photos:
Don’t forget to check out all of this month’s photos!
Last night we awoke to the sounds of Addie giggling and generally carrying on in her room. After waiting a few minutes to see if she was going to nod off to sleep, Ellen poked her head in to see what could possibly be so entertaining at 2:30am. Addie was curled up in a ball in her sleeper grabbing her feet. Her new found skills of grasping objects and realizing she has funny appendages at the other end of her have merged into a game of footgrab. She looked up at Ellen grinning away and giving up her secret training regimen.
Apparently, during new learning phases, babies sometimes practice their skills at night. I never thought training a ninja was going to be this easy.
After Addie’s big splash in PA, she was off to CT to see her Mom’s side of the family. She’s met all of them before but she still hammed it up to get the smiles. She also met a certain little boy that was checking her out and impressing her with his rolling skills. Is it too early for matchmaking?
Thanks to Heather Guilmette for the fall foliage family photos. She’s got a keen eye.
Addie headed north last week to meet her extended family. Here’s a collection of photos with her dad’s side of the family in Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
Addie got suited up last weekend in a swimming diaper (really, they have these) and headed out to Great Aunt Jeanne’s house. She was accompanied by her entourage down to the pool. Here’s a glimpse into her diva-ness:
Mom went in with Addie and once her butt got wet, the tears started. Warm bath in the whale tub next to the kitchen sink this was not!
She was shivering and blubbering so we retreated (a feat for her armada of adorers in various stages of flotation) to the “beach” for shallower and warmer waters. Dad retired from behind the camera to see if Addie could appreciate the pee-warm waters more than the open sea. Besides wiggling her arms, there was not much sign of enjoyment laying on the wet flagstone.
She was scooped up and escorted to the awaiting towel (organic Egyptian cotton, silk trim, integrated hood). Back to the bathtub for now. We’ll try again next month…