so last night, in case there was any question, i got just a little more proof that evie is our girl.
last night mike had rehearsal, so evie and i went out to get a little dinner. she was her usual enthusiastic self while eating (see picture from another recent meal of lamb chops). then on the walk home we walked past a coffee shop, and she pointed in and said "people eating food." i confirmed "yup, people are eating food."
she looked up at me earnestly and said "i love food."
her first unprompted expression of love.
i totally get it.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
viva california
the rain has stopped, and the clouds have parted, so we headed down highway one to the beach today. first it was just walking on the beach and watching the surfers, then we spotted some kids swimming in a stream that runs into the ocean.
evie wanted in.
we started with wading. more water! then it was the strip down. evie had a blast splashing around and knocking over sandcastles carefully constructed by mom (the kid's part godzilla).
click on the pic to see some more pictures from the day. and if you're in michigan, this might just be the incentive to come out for a visit!
evie wanted in.
we started with wading. more water! then it was the strip down. evie had a blast splashing around and knocking over sandcastles carefully constructed by mom (the kid's part godzilla).
click on the pic to see some more pictures from the day. and if you're in michigan, this might just be the incentive to come out for a visit!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
go ahead, take my picture already
i wanted to post a picture of evie wearing her favorite new jacket (thanks grandma!), but she didn't seem very excited about having to pose. i want to see myah in hers now!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
bouncing her troubles away
last friday was evie's friend inara's second birthday party. i was again reminded that other moms are much more willing to plan and prepare for this type of thing. evie's pretty much going to get a candle in a cupcake for her birthday, though her friend laura's birthday is at about the same time - and laura's mom wants to throw a party together, so she may benefit from that.
the party was at a place called pump it up junior. lots of inflated things to bounce on, run through, and slide down. evie had a blast. she especially loved this big slide.
after the adrenaline of the jumping, accompanied by the sugar from the juice box and cake, evie was amped. when you add this to the fact that she only napped for a half hour on the way to the party, you'll have a little more insight to four of the seven tantrums she had that day.
(the birthday girl, inara)
the party was at a place called pump it up junior. lots of inflated things to bounce on, run through, and slide down. evie had a blast. she especially loved this big slide.
after the adrenaline of the jumping, accompanied by the sugar from the juice box and cake, evie was amped. when you add this to the fact that she only napped for a half hour on the way to the party, you'll have a little more insight to four of the seven tantrums she had that day.
(the birthday girl, inara)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
grandma and grandpa!
evie definitely warmed up to grandma and grandpa on this visit. when we arrived in orlando and were coming down the escalator to baggage claim, she managed to pick them out of the crowd. grandma saw this and i'm pretty sure it made her whole year. made me pretty happy too.
during previous visits, she'd been pretty tentative with them pretty much until we were ready to go home. she'd warm up on our way out of dodge.
this time they were friends right out of the gate.
grandpa introduced her to the joys of french fries, so i think they will be friends for life.
and the best part of all of this (beyond evie having more people in the world to love and support her)? mike and i got two afternoons away to see movies, have conversation, and do a little bowling.
during previous visits, she'd been pretty tentative with them pretty much until we were ready to go home. she'd warm up on our way out of dodge.
this time they were friends right out of the gate.
grandpa introduced her to the joys of french fries, so i think they will be friends for life.
and the best part of all of this (beyond evie having more people in the world to love and support her)? mike and i got two afternoons away to see movies, have conversation, and do a little bowling.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
where's a band of gypsies when you really need them?
we have been in the throes of the terrible twos around here ever since our trip to florida. it started with a trip to a mall in ocala florida and evie's discovery of what i'll call "satan's rides". you know those coin operated little rides in malls. they look so innocent, but now i know.
once the child has had a taste of the rides, there is no stopping her jones. in this particular case she got to ride on three different rides, and easily agreed before the third that this was the "last ride".
hmm, she did seem to agree a little too easily.
the removal from the ride and the walking away resulted in her first mall tantrum. she was on the floor kicking and screaming yelling "evie ride choo choo train".
now i know what you're thinking. where's the video? well don't think i didn't want to get some for you. i had my camera in my purse and would have put my foot on her back and taken a video for you all if i didn't think that someone would call the cops on me, so my memories will have to suffice.
i finally carried her out of the mall screaming and pleading. people were staring at me, but mostly with the looks of people who understood.
since that time the tantrums have not really subsided. the trip home from florida could have been titled "tantrum at 37,000 feet". we were not loved on that plane, even though grandma gave us plenty of stickers to entertain ourselves with.
once we were home things seemed calm, for a while. the tantrums now seem to be over two primary issues:
1) evie be naked - she no longer wants to wear a diaper or any clothes, no matter the occasion
2) evie ride here - she no longer wants to ride in her carseat when there's a perfectly good console she could sit on in the car instead
mind you, these are not the only events that can trigger a tantrum, but there are pretty much sure things.
so, i ask again, where is that roving band of gypsies my parents always threatened to sell me too?
once the child has had a taste of the rides, there is no stopping her jones. in this particular case she got to ride on three different rides, and easily agreed before the third that this was the "last ride".
hmm, she did seem to agree a little too easily.
the removal from the ride and the walking away resulted in her first mall tantrum. she was on the floor kicking and screaming yelling "evie ride choo choo train".
now i know what you're thinking. where's the video? well don't think i didn't want to get some for you. i had my camera in my purse and would have put my foot on her back and taken a video for you all if i didn't think that someone would call the cops on me, so my memories will have to suffice.
i finally carried her out of the mall screaming and pleading. people were staring at me, but mostly with the looks of people who understood.
since that time the tantrums have not really subsided. the trip home from florida could have been titled "tantrum at 37,000 feet". we were not loved on that plane, even though grandma gave us plenty of stickers to entertain ourselves with.
once we were home things seemed calm, for a while. the tantrums now seem to be over two primary issues:
1) evie be naked - she no longer wants to wear a diaper or any clothes, no matter the occasion
2) evie ride here - she no longer wants to ride in her carseat when there's a perfectly good console she could sit on in the car instead
mind you, these are not the only events that can trigger a tantrum, but there are pretty much sure things.
so, i ask again, where is that roving band of gypsies my parents always threatened to sell me too?
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
happy family
i need to get around to writing more about our trip to florida, but here's a nice picture from the last day that sums it up. the smiles on all our faces say it all.
Friday, February 6, 2009
er, um, not quite...
so this morning i'm getting out of the shower and evie walks in. she points at me and says "mommy's penis!".
let's go over that anatomy thing again...
we're off to florida to see grandma & grandpa tomorrow!
let's go over that anatomy thing again...
we're off to florida to see grandma & grandpa tomorrow!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
i did it!
so i survived my first trip away from evie. i left sunday night on the red-eye for boston, with plans to return on tuesday evening. mike and evie drove me to the airport. evie and i held hands and she sang to me. she knew that i was going away on an airplane. kisses and i love yous and i was off to the plane. i was sad as i walked away from the car, but no crying.
i missed her.
she woke up on monday morning and told mike "mommy ride the airplane", then that's pretty much the last time she mentioned me. too busy having fun with dad.
i got home late last night, and peeked in to watch her sleep for a bit. she appeared to still be in one piece. in the morning i went in her room to see her when she woke up. first words out of her mouth? "daddy's turn."
yeah, she did fine.
i missed her.
she woke up on monday morning and told mike "mommy ride the airplane", then that's pretty much the last time she mentioned me. too busy having fun with dad.
i got home late last night, and peeked in to watch her sleep for a bit. she appeared to still be in one piece. in the morning i went in her room to see her when she woke up. first words out of her mouth? "daddy's turn."
yeah, she did fine.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
25 more things about me - the motherhood/family edition
so i didn't want to make the original list all about evie & mike, so i decided to give them their own list.
1. i have a daughter named evelyn, we call her evie. she's named after my mom's stepmother, the only grandmother that i really knew. she was born on march 23, 2007
2. i gave her my last name as her middle name.
3. i always wanted to be a mother, ever since i was a kid.
4. when i turned 30, i realized that it might never happen for me, and i got ok with it.
5. in 2003, i walked into a room to watch a raiders' play-off game and met mike. i didn't know i was going to marry him, but i knew he was going to be something very special and important to me. our first date was six months later. we got married almost exactly one year after our first date. i was a few weeks shy of 37.
6. our wedding was planned in 10 days, and an amazing array of friends came together to help create the most amazing day i could ever imagine. it still makes me smile to think about any part of it. i felt beautiful and special.
7. i decided to wing my wedding vows, mike went first and completely blew me away.
8. it took us a year to decide we wanted to have a baby, then it took another year before i got pregnant. i'm pretty sure i got pregnant the night that we decided to give up.
9. i knew that evie was going to be a girl, even though the doctor's never told me. i figured it was because i was terrified of the idea of having a girlie-girl.
10. i did not really love being pregnant. months of cankles get old. pre-natal yoga helped.
11. i grew really attached to the name "guido" during the pregnancy - mike, not so much.
12. i took a couple of birthing classes, but they were unnecessary since she was breech and i had a scheduled c-section. piece of cake. i heal fast.
13. i felt exactly how i thought i would the first time i saw her. what i didn't expect was how much more i would love her every single day. there was no way i could have understood until it happened.
14. i used to put her to bed listening to tom waits "closing time". now i sing "time after time" and "country roads" to her. last week, she sang "time after time" to me. it was the best thing i'd ever heard.
15. i despise thomas the tank engine and anyone involved in its production. this is a repeat from my other list, but i thought it beared mentioning again.
16. i spend fridays with evie and a group of other moms and kids. it is a true luxury.
17. i love having dinner together every night as a family.
18. i wonder what the right thing to do is about religion. i was happy to have been raised catholic and to have decided that it wasn't for me. i'm not interested in a formal religion for myself, but i enjoyed the moral framework that it provided me growing up. i hope i will do the right thing, and that she will feel like she is part of something bigger than just herself.
19. i have a wedding ring, but i don't wear it because it is made of white gold, which it turns out contains nickel, which it turns out i'm allergic to. it's a beautiful carved ring with 5 small blue sapphires. someday i will get around to having it remade in a metal that i'm not allergic to.
20. i will be forever grateful to all of the people who encouraged me to become a mother.
21. i am much more vulnerable in the world now. there is so much more to lose.
22. i love how much mike loves evie.
23. i love how much evie loves mike.
24. i would rather hang out with mike and evie than do anything else.
25. i feel blessed.
1. i have a daughter named evelyn, we call her evie. she's named after my mom's stepmother, the only grandmother that i really knew. she was born on march 23, 2007
2. i gave her my last name as her middle name.
3. i always wanted to be a mother, ever since i was a kid.
4. when i turned 30, i realized that it might never happen for me, and i got ok with it.
5. in 2003, i walked into a room to watch a raiders' play-off game and met mike. i didn't know i was going to marry him, but i knew he was going to be something very special and important to me. our first date was six months later. we got married almost exactly one year after our first date. i was a few weeks shy of 37.
6. our wedding was planned in 10 days, and an amazing array of friends came together to help create the most amazing day i could ever imagine. it still makes me smile to think about any part of it. i felt beautiful and special.
7. i decided to wing my wedding vows, mike went first and completely blew me away.
8. it took us a year to decide we wanted to have a baby, then it took another year before i got pregnant. i'm pretty sure i got pregnant the night that we decided to give up.
9. i knew that evie was going to be a girl, even though the doctor's never told me. i figured it was because i was terrified of the idea of having a girlie-girl.
10. i did not really love being pregnant. months of cankles get old. pre-natal yoga helped.
11. i grew really attached to the name "guido" during the pregnancy - mike, not so much.
12. i took a couple of birthing classes, but they were unnecessary since she was breech and i had a scheduled c-section. piece of cake. i heal fast.
13. i felt exactly how i thought i would the first time i saw her. what i didn't expect was how much more i would love her every single day. there was no way i could have understood until it happened.
14. i used to put her to bed listening to tom waits "closing time". now i sing "time after time" and "country roads" to her. last week, she sang "time after time" to me. it was the best thing i'd ever heard.
15. i despise thomas the tank engine and anyone involved in its production. this is a repeat from my other list, but i thought it beared mentioning again.
16. i spend fridays with evie and a group of other moms and kids. it is a true luxury.
17. i love having dinner together every night as a family.
18. i wonder what the right thing to do is about religion. i was happy to have been raised catholic and to have decided that it wasn't for me. i'm not interested in a formal religion for myself, but i enjoyed the moral framework that it provided me growing up. i hope i will do the right thing, and that she will feel like she is part of something bigger than just herself.
19. i have a wedding ring, but i don't wear it because it is made of white gold, which it turns out contains nickel, which it turns out i'm allergic to. it's a beautiful carved ring with 5 small blue sapphires. someday i will get around to having it remade in a metal that i'm not allergic to.
20. i will be forever grateful to all of the people who encouraged me to become a mother.
21. i am much more vulnerable in the world now. there is so much more to lose.
22. i love how much mike loves evie.
23. i love how much evie loves mike.
24. i would rather hang out with mike and evie than do anything else.
25. i feel blessed.
25 random things about me
ok, this is a repeat of something from facebook. i received a note to put together 25 random things about myself. i enjoyed reading the lists put together by other people, and i enjoyed putting together mine (there are two, so this will be a two part post). i decided to add the lists here too, since this blog is sort of evie's baby book, so i want her to be able to read this someday, and i wanted to share it with folks who aren't my friends on facebook.
1. i can't believe that i'm 41 and i still rent an apartment.
2. my mom drives me crazy, and the longer i live, the more i realize i am like her - and the longer i am a mom, the more i appreciate her.
3. i love to eat pretty much everything, except lima beans. and i tolerate raspberries, but i don't see what the big deal is.
4. bjork scares me.
5. i'm proud that i grew up in a small town in upper michigan.
6. i'm proud that i got a degree in mechanical engineering, even if i haven't done anything with it in well over a decade.
7. i love living in san francisco, where anyone can be what they want to be and no one really minds. i don't even want to be anything particularly different, but i enjoy that others around me can be free. i wish people everywhere could be so lucky.
8. i wish that i could sing - you know, in a way that people liked.
9. i wonder what kind of person i'd have been if i was born before suffrage. i like to think i'd have fought for women's rights, but i wonder.
10. i love being at home with my family and to have friends come over. bonus points if they just stop by.
11. i wish i had a yard.
12. i feel blessed to have spent the last 18 months of my father-in-law's life close to him. he was a one-of-a-kind crotchety old man who helped me understand that there was room in my life to love more than one person, and that i wouldn't be giving up a thing if i had a baby.
13. i used to be a lot smarter, i swear. i think it mostly has to do with the degradation of my memory.
14. mike shows me he loves me by going to the atm and filling up the gas tank (two things i don't like to do), i show him i love him by cooking and keeping chocolate in the house. it truly is the little things.
15. i worry a little about raising my daughter in such an urban environment.
16. i hate thomas the tank engine.
17. i am surprised by how many friends i have after growing up a little bit of an oddball.
18. my dad is one of my best friends.
19. i wish i could go back and do my college degree all over again - i think i'd get so much more out of it this time around.
20. i still feel like an oddball sometimes.
21. i wish i could win the lottery without buying a ticket, cause it really does seem like money could make life easier.
22. i like to work.
23. i only get my hair cut every 8 months.
24. i would make a good benevolent dictator
25. i feel blessed.
1. i can't believe that i'm 41 and i still rent an apartment.
2. my mom drives me crazy, and the longer i live, the more i realize i am like her - and the longer i am a mom, the more i appreciate her.
3. i love to eat pretty much everything, except lima beans. and i tolerate raspberries, but i don't see what the big deal is.
4. bjork scares me.
5. i'm proud that i grew up in a small town in upper michigan.
6. i'm proud that i got a degree in mechanical engineering, even if i haven't done anything with it in well over a decade.
7. i love living in san francisco, where anyone can be what they want to be and no one really minds. i don't even want to be anything particularly different, but i enjoy that others around me can be free. i wish people everywhere could be so lucky.
8. i wish that i could sing - you know, in a way that people liked.
9. i wonder what kind of person i'd have been if i was born before suffrage. i like to think i'd have fought for women's rights, but i wonder.
10. i love being at home with my family and to have friends come over. bonus points if they just stop by.
11. i wish i had a yard.
12. i feel blessed to have spent the last 18 months of my father-in-law's life close to him. he was a one-of-a-kind crotchety old man who helped me understand that there was room in my life to love more than one person, and that i wouldn't be giving up a thing if i had a baby.
13. i used to be a lot smarter, i swear. i think it mostly has to do with the degradation of my memory.
14. mike shows me he loves me by going to the atm and filling up the gas tank (two things i don't like to do), i show him i love him by cooking and keeping chocolate in the house. it truly is the little things.
15. i worry a little about raising my daughter in such an urban environment.
16. i hate thomas the tank engine.
17. i am surprised by how many friends i have after growing up a little bit of an oddball.
18. my dad is one of my best friends.
19. i wish i could go back and do my college degree all over again - i think i'd get so much more out of it this time around.
20. i still feel like an oddball sometimes.
21. i wish i could win the lottery without buying a ticket, cause it really does seem like money could make life easier.
22. i like to work.
23. i only get my hair cut every 8 months.
24. i would make a good benevolent dictator
25. i feel blessed.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
evie's first "bra"
so evie has moved past boy parts to have more of a fascination with some girl parts these days. yesterday morning when i went to get her out of her crib, she grabbed my shirt, pulled it down and grabbed at "breasts, mommy's breasts".
hmmm. well, yes, those are mommy's breasts. they're not for evie (anymore). we've gone thru this a lot lately. she just seems a little interested in what they're all about.
later in the morning she was digging thru mike's night stand and pulled out some eye shades which she immediately put around her neck and said "bra, evie's bra".
she wore it to the grocery store.
hmmm. well, yes, those are mommy's breasts. they're not for evie (anymore). we've gone thru this a lot lately. she just seems a little interested in what they're all about.
later in the morning she was digging thru mike's night stand and pulled out some eye shades which she immediately put around her neck and said "bra, evie's bra".
she wore it to the grocery store.
Friday, January 30, 2009
oy
is it friday the 13th yet? cause it really felt like things were aligning against us. evie and i started our friday together battling over getting dressed. she was perfectly content to wear her pajama top and diaper all day today. she really didn't want to take that pajama top off. it took me over an hour to finally get her dressed. it may not sound like a big deal, but it can be a tad exhausting.
next up, we headed over to the presidio to meet up with our friday friends at a playground. this was actually really nice. the playground is really nice, and compared to the playgrounds in our neighborhood, it was like the ritz. only problem? poop. evie's system was a tad, um, off (i'm guessing the black beans for lunch and white beans for dinner were the culprit). we're talking six poopy diapers in a day. three while we were out. thank goodness i had three diapers. the only thing worse than six diapers in a day is six diapers and diaper rash. the poor thing was in pain every time she went.
ok, so combine an upset system and diaper rash with tooth number 20 and throw in a stubborn temperament (i think she gets that from her dad) and we didn't have as much fun as we do on a normal friday.
but all was not lost. she sang "time after time" to me this morning in the midst of the clothing battle. i believe it was self-preservation as i was beginning to look for a band of gypsies to sell her to. then at dinner tonight we had family singing. "twinkle, twinkle", "goosey goosey gander" and "row row row your boat". i'm just going to have to say that we rocked.
next up, we headed over to the presidio to meet up with our friday friends at a playground. this was actually really nice. the playground is really nice, and compared to the playgrounds in our neighborhood, it was like the ritz. only problem? poop. evie's system was a tad, um, off (i'm guessing the black beans for lunch and white beans for dinner were the culprit). we're talking six poopy diapers in a day. three while we were out. thank goodness i had three diapers. the only thing worse than six diapers in a day is six diapers and diaper rash. the poor thing was in pain every time she went.
ok, so combine an upset system and diaper rash with tooth number 20 and throw in a stubborn temperament (i think she gets that from her dad) and we didn't have as much fun as we do on a normal friday.
but all was not lost. she sang "time after time" to me this morning in the midst of the clothing battle. i believe it was self-preservation as i was beginning to look for a band of gypsies to sell her to. then at dinner tonight we had family singing. "twinkle, twinkle", "goosey goosey gander" and "row row row your boat". i'm just going to have to say that we rocked.
Monday, January 26, 2009
a song
i wanted to get evie out for a while yesterday, but it was cold, so i decided that we would go out and take a ride on the F-market streetcar. evie loves riding the train, and the the F is an old fashioned streetcar that you can catch pretty much at the end of our street. we had a fun ride, a good walk on market street, and avoided the rain that started falling while we were out without an umbrella.
on the way home, i asked evie if she wanted to sing a song for me. she started singing in her quiet, high-pitched voice. i listened for a bit trying to figure out what she was singing. sometimes it's "goosey gander", others it's a sesame street song about "penguins by the door". this one took me a second to place. i heard "clock tick think of you".
oh my! it's "time after time". the cyndi lauper song. i sing it to her whenever i'm putting her to bed or i want to calm her down. she proceeded to sing a whole verse to me.
i almost cried. i'm tearing up just thinking about it now. who knew she was listening?
on the way home, i asked evie if she wanted to sing a song for me. she started singing in her quiet, high-pitched voice. i listened for a bit trying to figure out what she was singing. sometimes it's "goosey gander", others it's a sesame street song about "penguins by the door". this one took me a second to place. i heard "clock tick think of you".
oh my! it's "time after time". the cyndi lauper song. i sing it to her whenever i'm putting her to bed or i want to calm her down. she proceeded to sing a whole verse to me.
i almost cried. i'm tearing up just thinking about it now. who knew she was listening?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
making the best of a rainy day
we spent last friday at the conservatory of flowers where there was a special train exhibit and a few of her friends. it was a rainy day, so it was good to have something indoors to do. after the train exhibit, we headed over to the academy of sciences to see some fish and play for a while. heading back to the car after lunch, evie decided the best way to have fun in the rain was to test out her new rain boots. in every puddle along the way. good times.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
19/20
we are 95% of the way thru the baby teeth now! i felt #19 coming in last night. i finally remembered to check after a bad night of sleep and a couple of grumpy days. i will say that this was the easiest of these last three, so that bodes well for #20, whenever it decides to make an appearance.
the only question now is, what will i blame every temper tantrum, low fever and all other matter of bad behavior on?
the only question now is, what will i blame every temper tantrum, low fever and all other matter of bad behavior on?
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
witnessing history
yes, i did. i made evie sit and watch the inauguration with me today. i'm still smiling.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
a near perfect day
while i'm sorry for everyone in the rest of the country that is suffering in the middle of a deep-freeze right now, i'm really happy that we are experiencing the opposite here. the weather has been in the 60's and 70's for more than a week, and the sun hasn't stopped shining. it has been lovely, and we've been out and about as much as possible.
when i woke up on saturday morning, i decided i would try to make french cheese puffs (gougeres) for breakfast. i had made them a few weeks ago, but things didn't come out right, and they were more like crackers than puffs. this time, they were nice a puffy and cheesy. they're evie's favorite thing at the bakery we go to, so it was nice to be able to make them at home.
after breakfast we headed out to the academy of sciences. it was packed, but that didn't matter to evie. there were fish and dinosaur bones to see. all pretty exciting. then we headed over to the deyoung museum and the cafe with the sculpture garden to grab some lunch. burgers. evie was pleased because there was meat - her favorite. she is not showing any signs of vegetarianism.
then back home for a glorious three hour nap. i really appreciate that she's a good napper. i think mike does too, because he was down for almost as long. it gave me time to make up a batch of chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons. the macaroons are a happy by-product of the ice cream making, which leaves me with a lot of egg whites to use up.
after the family woke up, we shared a cookie, which was messy and delicious, then headed over to a friend's place to celebrate their engagement and his birthday. evie enjoyed the people almost as much as she enjoyed the salami that was within her reach on the food table. then she sang to us on the ride home.
can a day be better than this?
when i woke up on saturday morning, i decided i would try to make french cheese puffs (gougeres) for breakfast. i had made them a few weeks ago, but things didn't come out right, and they were more like crackers than puffs. this time, they were nice a puffy and cheesy. they're evie's favorite thing at the bakery we go to, so it was nice to be able to make them at home.
after breakfast we headed out to the academy of sciences. it was packed, but that didn't matter to evie. there were fish and dinosaur bones to see. all pretty exciting. then we headed over to the deyoung museum and the cafe with the sculpture garden to grab some lunch. burgers. evie was pleased because there was meat - her favorite. she is not showing any signs of vegetarianism.
then back home for a glorious three hour nap. i really appreciate that she's a good napper. i think mike does too, because he was down for almost as long. it gave me time to make up a batch of chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons. the macaroons are a happy by-product of the ice cream making, which leaves me with a lot of egg whites to use up.
after the family woke up, we shared a cookie, which was messy and delicious, then headed over to a friend's place to celebrate their engagement and his birthday. evie enjoyed the people almost as much as she enjoyed the salami that was within her reach on the food table. then she sang to us on the ride home.
can a day be better than this?
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