For friends. My life is made richer by the people that touch my life.
For getting to spend my days with Nadia. It’s so fun to be a mom and watch all the entertaining things she does. The photo above shows how entertaining the wipes suddenly were today 🙂
For Nadia taking more steps each day. When she is distracted she really gets going. But if you try to get her to walk she just sits down. It’s cute.
For my friends in China now who will be coming home in the next few days (Terri and Maureen). And for people who left this week who will see their babies face this weekend (CTG). Have fun!!!
For how fast Nadia’s hair is growing in and how cute it looks going 12 different directions in the morning.
For a dear friends mom finding out that her cancer was removed and she doesn’t have to have chemotherapy.
For Good Eats – don’t laugh…it’s an awesome cooking show with good recipes AND learning.
Okay this is the second part of the trip we took in October…we just had so much going on I had to do them as separate posts. We went to Denver to visit with our friends the Petermans who have been up there for about 3 years now. I miss Jessica dearly and so it was great to see their house and life in CO. We flew in on Saturday, and Sunday it snowed most of the day. So Nadia went from the beach in Santa Barbara on Friday to her first snow day on Sunday! On Monday we drove down to Colorado Springs and went to the Garden of the Gods and to the Cave of the Winds. We ate at a tasty place called ZIOS where Nadia scarfed down their mac and cheese like there was no tomorrow. And thanks to Randy for updating the blog…very handy for my posting. 🙂
Here are a few of my favorite photos, but click the one above to see the whole slide show.
Now check out these shots Mike got…the bird flying down and then sitting on the top of the rock. In person, if you blinked you would have missed it.
I am thankful for the cutest Ducky on the face of the earth!
Nadia's 1st Halloween (click to see album)
Click the photo above to see all the photos from last night.
I am also thankful for the wonderful 1st birthday party that we had for the sweet girl. Grammie and Cousin Janis joined us for dinner and cake. Click on the photo below to see her opening presents, eating cake and playing with her new toys.
Nadia's 1st Birthday (click to see album)
All her tie dye onesies were made by her cousin Gwen and they are just TOO CUTE!!!!
We went to Santa Barbara, California to visit Louanne’s family. Nonni got a chance to see the baby in non-jet lag mode and everyone else got to meet Nadia for the first time. My mom and Brian had a little birthday party on Thursday night and I asked my mom for chocolate cake for Nadia and I. The photos above show the cakes and what Nadia thought of her first bite of chocolate cake- she actually spit it out which just made us all laugh. My mom made lasagna which was totally yummy and a good time was had by all.
Santa Barbara Beach - October 2007 (click to see album)
The photo above was of Nadia at the beach on the west coast for the first time. I love that big toothy smile! We went down to the beach with my sister Michelle and Nadia was not too sure what she thought of the sand. She preferred to be held by one of us rather than be on the ground. The weather was perfect and the sky was clear. I was so excited that Michelle was able to drive down from Santa Clara and she even brought Nadia a cute little cranberry Santa Clara hoodie. Click on the photo above to see all the photos from the beach. Below is a great one of Michelle and I at the entrance to the Santa Barbara Harbor.
The photo below shows a small sampling of the all the people that Nadia got to meet on the trip. Click the photo to see the slideshow from our Santa Barbara visit. Nadia got her first balloon from the waitress at Sambo’s. It’s the original Sambo’s restaurant and the location of my first job as a hostess at age 14. They have awesome pancakes and blueberry muffins, but I love the tuna melt. My mom took us all over Santa Barbara introducing Nadia to everyone from Lori in her office to the man who does her nails. She is a very excited Grandma 😉
Santa Barbara 2007 (click to see album)
After the beach and a nap for Nadia…..Mike, Michelle, Nadia and I all went to the Pumpkin Patch at Lane Farms. They had a corn maze (a maize maze?) that we never found the end of, hay rides for the kids, a petting zoo and a big old horse with a sign that said not to feed him. Michelle found a nice pumpkin to put on her patio in Santa Clara and we picked up a couple mini pumpkins too. Click the photo below for the whole slide show and I added a couple of my favorite shots.
Nadia's first visit to a pumpkin patch. (click to see album)
