the grandpas
11/30/07
Happy First Birthday! (9/14/07)
A bunch of folks came into town to celebrate the first birthday on September 14, including Aunt Trudi, Matt and Jess, Grampa Bull, and the usual gangs from Modesto and Fresno. Charlotte got her first taste of sugar, but generally cranked through the festivities. There was a large haul of gifts and a wickedly fought game of croquet.
7/31/07
July
hanging out on the hammock
We took the kid out for her first swim at our friend's pool in Santa Monica -- it was a little rugged at first, but before long she clung to her octopus like a pro
We took the kid out for her first swim at our friend's pool in Santa Monica -- it was a little rugged at first, but before long she clung to her octopus like a pro
Charlotte's best buds Doris, Stephanie and Katey moved to Houston, which was sad for us all, but we'll see them again.
GOOD LUCK IN TEXAS!
7/28/07
the new yorkers
a little after we got back to LA, my mom and Allan came for a visit -- Charlotte got some new outfits (de rigueur)
later, Mom read Big Red Barn to her, but she seemed distracted, while Allan tried to get her into Isaac Babel, whose individualistic voice raised high against the forces of tyranny and repression seemed to strike a chord in her ten-month old soul
modesto
on the way back from mendocino, we made a quick pitstop in Modesto (and Charlotte just happened to be wearing another of the outfits Rebecca made for Erin)
Mendocino - mid-July
It's been a long time since the last post -- we've been moving around a lot, paying and receiving visits. Here are some shots from Mendocino where we rented a cabin in July on a ridge over the ocean. Charlotte was not totally into the hiking scene, but she seemed to like the beach, the seagulls in particular. It was a nice break from the heat, we relaxed and Peter and Maria stayed at a nearby B and B for awhile so they could spell us and get some quality time with kid. She got to feed the goats there.
6/9/07
5/24/07
So -- we (and by we, I mean, I, as in David) have been urged (and by urged, I mean chastised) to write more text along with the photos on this blog. I will try to satisfy (and by satisfy, i mean... oh never mind).
Starting today, May 24, 2007 -- Charlotte is 8 months and 10 days old. Today she had her first illness -- very minor, a small chest cold to match her mom's. She threw up a little in the crib -- which we attribute either to not liking the new addition to her diet (apricots), or getting a bad egg. Maybe it's her way of saying -- "Apricots and eggs? You call that lunch?" Anyway, despite a wheezy chest and the one moment of sickness, she's pretty happy, normal and reactive. Making lots of sounds. Reaching out for stuff. We bought a little chandelier for her bedroom today -- not too girlie, but a little sparkly. The rest of the room is pretty cool -- green and yellow carpet, a Charlotte's Web book cover art poster on the wall, a little giraffe print Erin and I bought for her last summer in Florence before she was born. It's the only room in the whole house that we've really gotten done.
This weekend, we are having some people over for a barbecue, including two little girls, the children of friends, who are 6 and 18 months (and maybe another couple with three boys between the ages of 5 and 3). Trying to widen the social circle. Sunday Peter and Maria come to stay for the week while I go to Hawaii for a six-day writers' retreat. I hope to make an entry before then -- we'll see how this one plays.
Starting today, May 24, 2007 -- Charlotte is 8 months and 10 days old. Today she had her first illness -- very minor, a small chest cold to match her mom's. She threw up a little in the crib -- which we attribute either to not liking the new addition to her diet (apricots), or getting a bad egg. Maybe it's her way of saying -- "Apricots and eggs? You call that lunch?" Anyway, despite a wheezy chest and the one moment of sickness, she's pretty happy, normal and reactive. Making lots of sounds. Reaching out for stuff. We bought a little chandelier for her bedroom today -- not too girlie, but a little sparkly. The rest of the room is pretty cool -- green and yellow carpet, a Charlotte's Web book cover art poster on the wall, a little giraffe print Erin and I bought for her last summer in Florence before she was born. It's the only room in the whole house that we've really gotten done.
This weekend, we are having some people over for a barbecue, including two little girls, the children of friends, who are 6 and 18 months (and maybe another couple with three boys between the ages of 5 and 3). Trying to widen the social circle. Sunday Peter and Maria come to stay for the week while I go to Hawaii for a six-day writers' retreat. I hope to make an entry before then -- we'll see how this one plays.
4/8/07
easter weekend
cousin danny
ben, victorious egg-hunter
avery's lamb cake -- no one can quite explain it
sally bent, mastermind of easter
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