Cousin McCormick

Here is a picture of baby cousin McCormick, who is due 4 weeks after Baby Brother! 

Lemos Farm again, this time with Grammy & Grandpa

Julia has been talking about the "baby animals" and Pee Wee the pony ("hee haw!") ever since we went to Lemos Farm with Nana and Grumps earlier this month. So today we went back, this time with Grammy and Grandpa. It was just as good the second time around.
She rode the pony -- twice...






She went on the train...




She fed the goats...

And she rode the bikes...


A great time was had by all!

Brunch shower and toddler playdate

The wonderful group of moms I met through the Stanford Hospital mother's club have stayed together since the births of our first babies (all a few weeks apart from each other). We get together frequently for various playdates and outings, plus once a month for for a Friday night "Girls Night Out". Three of the six of us are now pregnant with our 2nd babies, and the other half threw the three of us a brunch shower and play date. It was so sweet, and so nice to be celebrating the coming arrival of #2 with the moms who saw me through #1. My pictures of the event came out terribly -- it's impossible to capture 6 toddlers well... but at least you can see 5 of the six of them in this picture (Sara is off camera.) It was such a nice event. 

Grammy visits

Grammy came to see Julia on Friday, and came bearing gifts, a darling new set of outfits for Julia, as well as some jungle animals for Baby Brother's new nursery. (In the background of this picture you can see some of the paint colors we're testing on the wall.) 

Step one of phase one: Crown moulding

We moved into the new house in November, and it took me a while to figure out what improvements I wanted to undertake, and in what order. I finally came up with a multi-phased plan, and step one of phase one -- the crown moulding -- is finally underway this week. Keeping in mind that it will look a lot different after it's painted, here's what it looks like tonight:
Next week, the interior doors are being replaced, and we're widening access to the closet in the room that will be Julia's. The painter will come after that, and finally we'll install carpeting in the back of the house, which will complete phase one. The hope is to get it all done before the baby comes. Keep your fingers crossed! 

Hugging cousins

Cousin Nathan visited today, with his Mommy and Daddy, and he and Julia had a wonderful time together, culminating in this adorable hug goodbye at the end of the afternoon playdate. What sweeties! 

Behind in my scrapbooking

I have fallen WAY behind in my scrapbooking. I completed this page tonight, depicting our 2004 christmas card photo shoot. See, I really am behind! My goal is to complete 2004 and 2005 before the new baby comes in May. Think I can do it? 

Grammy comes to visit

 

After a hard morning of working in the garage

We worked all morning out in the garage, trying to get it organized. We came in for a lunch break and by the time I got lunch ready, my two workers were sacked out on the couch together. Julia doesn't fall asleep outside of her crib too often anymore, so this was such a sweet moment I had to capture it. 

Cowboy boots

Julia loves to wear her pink cowboy boots!

And she loves to pile her babies, her bunny, piglet, teddy bear, and all her "pitys" (blankets) in the baby stroller and push it around.