Playdates!

Vieve and I are very fortunate to have friends with babies about the same age. We have gotten together with Danielle and Cooper and Natalie and Austin a few times now. Playdates are so fun for us moms and babies (mostly moms at this point). Here is a picture from a recent playdate with Austin and Cooper taken during the 5 minutes that all 3 babies were awake and interacting. Vieve loves those two silly little guys!

New Foods!

So, we have been adding a new food into the mix every 5 days or so and are now up to 2 solid food meals a day. Vieve really likes sweet potatoes and bananas. I wouldn't say that she likes avocados, but she will eat them. Peas are a totally different story - can't even get her to close her mouth and swallow them. We have had some success mixing bananas up in the peas to sweeten them up a bit, but she is still not thrilled with it. Who can blame her though? I tried a spoonful of pureed peas to show her that they were good and nearly gagged. Mostly, I think she just likes to play with the spoon!

Vieve loving some bananas!

Not so sure about the avocados though.

Nana's Visit!!

My mom came out to stay with us for a week in August. We had so much fun with her!! Thursday and Friday we went up to Estes Park to visit my brother Todd, his wife Deanna, and their kids Jared, Stephanie, and Bryce. Thursday on the way home we stopped at a huge kids consignment sale in Longmont and picked up a bunch of new toys for Vieve. Saturday we went to the farmer's market in Boulder and the Peach Festival in Lafayette. It was a fun day, but very HOT! Sunday we went shopping and hung out at the house. Monday we drove down to Castle Rock and bought Vieve bunches and bunches of clothes! We got lots of winter clothes and hats and dresses for next summer that are going to be so cute on our little miss Vieve. Tuesday we had to take Nana back to the airport to send her home :( Hopefully we will see her again very soon! It was so good to spend some time her!

We love you Nana!!

Hanging out with Nana at the house.

Nana after her big slide ride in Estes Park! Weeeeeeeee!

Vieve with Nana and Stephanie.

First Vacation

While my brother, Todd, and his family were visiting from California we went up to Estes Park and stayed a couple of nights to spend more time with them. The days were great and we had a lot of fun. The nights were a very different story! Vieve woke up about every hour the first night and about every 20-30 minutes the second night. By 'woke up', I mean angry baby screaming. I am guessing about half of the people in the hotel woke up whenever she did - wow, it was loud. It will be a while before we go on any more overnight trips again! Despite the horrendous nights of little/no sleep we managed to have a great time with Uncle Todd, Aunt Deanna, and cousins Jared, Stephanie, and Bryce. Vieve also had some other firsts on this trip - first bus ride and first big-girl high chair in a restaurant. Here are some pics from that very eventful trip.

Souvenir shopping with Papa. Coon-skin hat for Vieve? We passed on that one.

Eating dinner at Poppy's in a big-girl high chair. Yes, I was 'that' mother whipping out the camera in the middle of the restaurant.

Hiking at Alberta Falls all snuggled up inside Mama's jacket.

Meeting Uncle Todd and Family

Vieve recently got to spend an exciting week getting to know her Uncle Todd, Aunt Deanna, and cousins Jared, Stephanie, and Bryce. They drove out from California to spend the week in Estes Park. We had a great time with them hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, visiting Grand Lake, and hanging out in town and at their condo.

Sunday we went on two short hikes at Bear Lake/Alberta Falls and at Lily Lake and had a yummy dinner with the family. Monday we drove up through Rocky Mountain National Park, played at the ranger station, and went all the way to Grand Lake. Vieve was not happy about the long car ride in the mountains - I think her ears were popping and bothering her. Tuesday we hung out at their place, fed some fish at the fishing pond close by, and walked around Estes Park. Wednesday Papa had to go back to work and Vieve and I hung out at our house and caught up on sleep and laundry while Todd and family went white water rafting (Vieve, you will have to wait a while before attempting that activity!). Thursday Nana was here! Us 3 girls drove back up to Estes Park to visit the family and go to a fun park with big slides, go karts, and bumper cars. Friday was a repeat of Thursday with the added fun of euchre playing most of the day.

It was a great week and Vieve loved meeting her cousins and Aunt and Uncle! We hope to see them again real soon!

Vieve hanging out with Uncle Toddy.

Vieve and her cousins Jared, Stephanie, and Bryce.

Relaxing with Aunt Deanna, Stephanie, and Bryce while mom went on the big slide.


Rest stop at the ranger station at the top of Rocky Mountain National park.