V-Day at Camp

6/16/2012

Megan was disappointed that it was "just" me picking her up at camp. She'd really missed Natalie and wanted to show her off to her cabinmates. (Nat had a fever the day before V-Day -- though Aaron seemed to suspect I'd put the thermometer on a heating pad so I could make the four-hour drive each way without the baby). 


I think Aaron missed visiting camp (the same camp he went to decades ago). Me, though, I enjoyed the baby-less ride there and the one-on-one time with Megan on the way back. And Aaron and Natalie had a great dinner waiting for us, with hugs all around. I sure was happy to get that girl home, if only for a while.

Megan was a Flamingo 6/16/2012

I went out of town. For a week.

Here are some of my writing-retreat friends debating the wine purchase, or getting off topic in some way. We'd landed in Minnesota on a Sunday and had to drive to Wisconsin for wine, since Minnesota has some serious blue laws and we were not going to have tea for our opening toast.

3/25/2012

Here was the lovely room I shared with my friend, Miriam, at The Anderson Center:

3/31/2012

Aaron did a great job taking care of Natalie. He had some daytime help from my mom, his sister and Megan, but I'm pretty sure he got up with the baby once every night. Natalie did just fine. Megan made it to all her piano lessons and did her homework. And Aaron was really tired and happy when I returned.

Spring Break

We went to Florida for Spring Break. Natalie was kind of grumpy and sick-ish for much of it, but she enjoyed the sand and the water and extended family -- though not the plane ride, at least not the part of the plane ride where she had to stay in her car seat. Oh, that would be all of it. Her sister helped avert a huge airplane baby melt-down by distracting Natalie with her phone, usually off-limits to babyfolk, and other antics.

I was too tired (Natalie didn't sleep much on vacation) to take photos. Natalie's Uncle Joe took all of these except the bottom one.

3/2012 Squirming. (Photo by Uncle Joe)

3/2012 Swimming sisters. (Photo by Uncle Joe)

3/2012 So typical of Megan. (Photo by Uncle Joe)

3/14/2012 at The Outlet, our favorite breakfast spot

Day 271

We took a quick trip to Wichita Falls and back. (11/20/2011)

Day 108

6/11/11

Day 107

6/10/11

Day 106 was full of excitement

6/10/11

Our Wichita Falls house sold. We signed papers that morning. Then we drove to our annual cousins weekend at Lake Travis. The drive took six hours with the baby, instead of the usual four hours. I didn't take a photo. This one is from the next morning.

Day 18

Asleep in Wichita Falls