Park with Grandpa

We went to the Chittenden locks to view the fish ladder. We also walked through the adjacent botanical gardens.




I like these guys!!

Anniversary Celebration

G and I went to dinner at Purple
and then met up with some friends at the Triple Door (specifically the Musicquarium Lounge)

We were joined by our sweet friend J:


and our good friends D & G:


And here's us, looking almost as fashionable as we did on our wedding day:

It was a great time, and being able to leave Fi with my dad for the night was awfully fantastic. Thanks dad!

Anniversary Lunch

My dad and Ron came for a July visit - timed so that G and I could go out to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. Hard to believe it has been five years...

We started the day with a leisurely lunch at Salty's... Here's Fi investigating her french flash cards and the napkin...

G mid-sentence...
My dad...
Ron...
Me...
My dad and Fi, working on a masterpiece.

It was a lovely lunch, and we raced home to change and head out for dinner!

Day at the beach

For the Fourth of July weekend, we went to Golden Gardens for a little sun.

And yes, we took the kiddie pool with us.

Flying home from Bali

These were too cute to not post...

Fi on her second trans-Pacific flight, rocking the noise canceling headphones.

Indonesia!!!

Yes, we took a 14 month old on a 27 hour plane flight to Bali and SE Sulawesi. She was an absolute champion traveler - she did better than we did, in many regards. For instance, she slept the entire 13 hour flight from Seattle to Taipei. Then she ran around like a monkey in the Taipei airport during our five hour layover. Then slept again, the entire 5 hour flight from Taipei to Bali. I barely slept at all.

Here she is, the first morning, just after breakfast. Bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready for this adventure...


Mama and Fiefer.

Me, in a state of total relaxation. And probably on some painkillers, as I had totaled our car about 24 hours prior to takeoff.

My good-looking husband, against the most lovely red wall...

We introduced Fiona to watermelon juice. This was quite possibly the best thing she has ever tasted. Ever. Notice the joy, then the utmost concentration as she focuses on getting all that juice out of that straw...








Yeah, this kid found her passion. At least, her "in-this-moment-all-I-have-ever-wanted-is-watermelon-juice" passion. It quickly moved on to cheddar bunnies. Then back to juice. She's fickle.



Every time I look at these photos, I have to double-take... they seem too life-like to me. (Well, if large monkey-men walked the earth.)


This is the pool where we stayed. That is me and Fi in the corner. She was way into the frog fountain.


See?
This is my current favorite "holding Fiona" position. She snuggles. It is awesome.



Hopefully some underwater photos to come...

Kitchen has counters!!

Facing the dining room. Lighting has been replaced, counters installed, new kitchen sink... life is good. Those are my Mother's Day lilies from G on the counter...


We floored over the second stairwell to the basement, so we could sink the fridge and add pantry cabinets...

And stove with counters next to it.