Friday, January 21, 2011
11 Months Old
Wow. Really? 11 months? No way. It's gone SO fast. She's had a bunch of firsts this past month. Her hair finally is long enough (sort of) to be pulled up into a tiny little pony. And on New Years Eve, we took her bowling for the first time. She wasn't too sure about all the noise and couldn't figure out why Mark and I kept throwing the ball! She also has gotten too big for her little pink infant tub that we had in the big jetted tub, so now she gets the whole tub all to herself. She loves it! This past week has been development after development for her. She's standing really well, she finally plays "peek-a-boo", she thinks it's funny when I say "where's Mommy's belly" and she lifts up my shirt, and when she hears a loud noise or a truck she makes a little "ohhh" sound, she rolls the soccer ball back and forth with us (yes!), and when she hears the garage door open she looks at the back door and says "Dada." But, the biggest one is...she finally figured out how to crawl today!! It was taken on my Blackberry, so the quality isn't great and it's not very steady, but you get the idea. I know she is a little late figuring it out, but hey, better late than never. I can't believe how smart she is and how big she is getting. I love her to pieces! 
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Date with Daddy Downtown
Our life seems to be getting more and more busy, so Amelia and I now have a standing date with Mark every Tuesday for lunch. His Tuesdays are ridiculously busy, so that is the only time they would be able to see each other. It's so fun to get downtown and go somewhere fun. We chose one of our favorites that used to be just around the corner from our house. The Robins Nest. Deeeeelicious sandwiches. We stopped by to see my sister Ally who also works downtown and it was a fun surprise for her. She was still at lunch when we got there so Amelia patiently waited with me in the front seat, watching some Baby Einstein. I got some strange looks from people on the sidewalk! Such a fun day for everyone!
Friday, January 7, 2011
35
Usually all the posts on this blog are dedicated to all things Amelia. But I decided to give a much deserved post to her Daddy, who just had a big birthday. Yesterday we celebrated Mark's 35th birthday. Unfortunately he had court, so he couldn't take the day off, but we still found ways to spend time with him throughout the day which included eating at some of our favorite places for all 3 meals!
It started off with trucking to breakfast at Paradise Bakery at 7:15 with a balmy temperature of 22 degrees. No pic to document it, but it was really fun to get Amelia out and about so early. She couldn't figure out what was going on because she was put in the car in her jammies and it was dark outside! We later met my whole family for lunch at Rumbi, and again no pic to document it. It is also my sister Allyson's birthday, so it was a shared birthday event. My sister Melissa was nice enough to offer to watch Amelia that night so Mark and I could have a nice dinner together, at of course our favorite place, the Garden Cafe at the Grand America. Mmmmmm. We tried a few new things and they were all delicious. The presentation always amazes me. The salad had a wrapped crouton, the free range chicken had the most delicious glaze and as always the most mouth-watering mashed potatoes. And then for dessert, Mark fell in love with Smores. Not the typical camp fire smores. Oh no, these were amazing. A homemade almond glazed marshmallow with a layer of chocolate baked inside, homemade graham crackers, chocolate sauce, and an english toffee ice cream with caramel strips. Delicious. Of course I had the bread pudding which might be my most favorite dessert. We are both hitting the gym hard today after all the food we ate, but it was so much fun!
He opened his presents when we got home, and of course, I have no pics to document it. I don't know what my problem was! He got a bunch of "grown-up" clothes like ties, cuff link shirts, and shoes. But the best was saved for last...everyone went in on a home theatre system for our movie room downstairs. Way awesome.
So Happy Birthday Mark! Hope you had as much fun as we did!
It started off with trucking to breakfast at Paradise Bakery at 7:15 with a balmy temperature of 22 degrees. No pic to document it, but it was really fun to get Amelia out and about so early. She couldn't figure out what was going on because she was put in the car in her jammies and it was dark outside! We later met my whole family for lunch at Rumbi, and again no pic to document it. It is also my sister Allyson's birthday, so it was a shared birthday event. My sister Melissa was nice enough to offer to watch Amelia that night so Mark and I could have a nice dinner together, at of course our favorite place, the Garden Cafe at the Grand America. Mmmmmm. We tried a few new things and they were all delicious. The presentation always amazes me. The salad had a wrapped crouton, the free range chicken had the most delicious glaze and as always the most mouth-watering mashed potatoes. And then for dessert, Mark fell in love with Smores. Not the typical camp fire smores. Oh no, these were amazing. A homemade almond glazed marshmallow with a layer of chocolate baked inside, homemade graham crackers, chocolate sauce, and an english toffee ice cream with caramel strips. Delicious. Of course I had the bread pudding which might be my most favorite dessert. We are both hitting the gym hard today after all the food we ate, but it was so much fun!
He opened his presents when we got home, and of course, I have no pics to document it. I don't know what my problem was! He got a bunch of "grown-up" clothes like ties, cuff link shirts, and shoes. But the best was saved for last...everyone went in on a home theatre system for our movie room downstairs. Way awesome.
So Happy Birthday Mark! Hope you had as much fun as we did!
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