For The Journey

Underwater Retreat

Dallas — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:00:52 +0000

For Pumpkin’s birthday, we got a membership to the California Academy of Sciences. We live just a few blocks from it, so it’s easy to stop by for a quick visit. It’s a great place with live penguins, a 3-story rainforest with butterflies in the open, and a huge aquarium. The latter is my favorite part; I could hide under there for hours and watch the fish swim around.

Bear Bottom

Dallas — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:00:39 +0000

If your dress is going to get stuck in the waistband of your tights, this is the way to go… :)

Friends Always Need Matching Outfits

Dallas — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:24:06 +0000

At playgroup the other day, Pumpkin’s little friend was wearing a dress that Pumpkin also has. Of course, I had to change her outfit so she could match her buddy. Could you imagine twins? :) These two are actually a month apart, but when we have them out together, the other mom and I are often asked if they’re twins.

Troublemaker

Dallas — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:10:02 +0000

One-year-olds seem to get into a lot of trouble. We’ve caught her unrolling the toilet paper in the bathrooms several times, and now the doors are always kept shut. We recently put baby locks on the cabinets because she’s discovered how to open them, frequently taking inventory of all the travel shampoos and soaps we’ve collected. And we always have to check the laundry basket and diaper pail for deposited toys. She’s also been told to not play with our shoes, dance on the fireplace step, spit, stand in the wagon, or pull trash out of the recycle bin. But when we say “No”, she just looks us straight in the eye with her cheeky grin, repeats “no-no,” and continues on her merry way.

Call On Me

Dallas — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:00:28 +0000

Even though she has a couple of brightly-colored, music playing toy phones, Mama’s and Papa’s phones are still the best. But if they’re put away, she’ll grab anything – a lego, a cup, even her empty fist – and hold it up to her ear when she hears a phone ring.

The Monster Mash

Dallas — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:05:21 +0000

Pumpkin’s first birthday party was a blast! Being a Halloween baby, of course, it was Halloween-themed, and costumes were encouraged. To capture the adorable babies in their costumes, we set up a photobooth and had a lot of fun taking silly photos. Pumpkin thought it was great fun to have everyone over to our place and ran around squealing with happiness. Here are a few more photos from the party.

As fun as it was, it’s nice to now get the decorations put away and slow down on the rush, rush, rush. Thomas took the last week of October off as his final week of paternity, and a special treat of a break for me. There was no way I could have prepared so many birthday details, cleaned house, and entertained a one-year old without him.

Happy 1st Birthday, Pumpkin!

Dallas — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:48:45 +0000

She loved the icing on her cupcake, but skipped most of the cakey-part. She started eating it with careful little licks of the icing, and finally by the fistful, smearing it even in her hair.