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dancerjodiAs usual we had a fun weekend. The holiday season is so much more magical when you are sharing it with a child. It is amazing!
There was no hurdy gurdy guy at my Mom's holiday party on Friday! He retired! Still, food and all was nice. They got a gift for each kid there (and there was probably around 50 of them, a big investment). It was nice to catch up with my Mom and let her show off Mina. She crawled and walked all over the place.
On Saturday we went out to Allie's http://www.craftyyankee.com/id27.html annual holiday sale at her home in Wellesley. We received a set of mugs from her from her son and our good friend Rob for our wedding in 1999, and since then have gone out to the sale for some cookies, cider and small purchases. We bought a mug for Mina, a juice glass for her (for now it holds her toothbrush inside of our bathroom cabinet) and an ornament for our tree. It was great to see her and introduce her to our daughter. Last year, we didn't make it as I was in the throws of late-pregnancy and battling super adema (trying to keep my feet up as much as possible) and weird rashes.
We had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen nearby (the girl continues to eat whatever we put in front of her - this time arugula and sun-dried tomatoes were new for her) and headed out for a first birthday party that 501st friends were hosting for their son Riley. There were a ton of people and toys, and Mina jumped right into the thick of it, despite her recent, sort-of separation anxiety. The girl definitely has a social personality. After a few hours we headed home to meet up with DW and A for dinner at Paisanos. More food experimentation was had. She mushed rice into refried beans to make them easier to pick up, very smart! We gave her a teeny bit of our dessert which she was very excited about too. It was nice to catch up and have some grownup visit time once Mina went to bed.
We were going to a holiday party at L&S's house on Sunday night, so we stuck around the house during the day and Brian got some armor made (he usually spends a few hours working on prop and costume stuff on Sunday night). It was another busy party atmosphere and our girl continued to move all over the place being super social with people. I think she climbed their stairs to the second floor (with Mom or Dad behind her just in case) about 5 or so times.
As I don't work on Mondays, I took her to her play group and we met Brian for lunch afterwards at http://www.fiorellasexpress.com/. I want to say that this was the place we went in high school for lunch over a field trip where a group of Drama Club/Stage and Body Movemement students were going into Boston for something at The Wang or the Huntington Theater (the students took over the restaurant, as the owner's son was in the group). Said son I think, is the owner now, and took our order. Good stuff! We went there so that we could check out http://yumbunnies.com/ a few doors down. We ordered cupcakes for Mina's first birthday party. It will be a small/intimate gathering, basically our immediate family and a couple of our closest friends (who are basically family). I can't belive we are already at that time. After dropping Brian off at the office Miss M and I drove over to Target (I let her sleep in the car for a while in the parking lot and read my newest book) and then picked up some groceries/holiday stuff. We headed home to make dinner, meet up with Brian and then I headed out to meet an old coworker/friend for my own dinner. Getting out sans baby is nice, but I always miss her.
I cannot believe we are almost in mid. December. Time flies and all of that. Work holiday things are this week.
There was no hurdy gurdy guy at my Mom's holiday party on Friday! He retired! Still, food and all was nice. They got a gift for each kid there (and there was probably around 50 of them, a big investment). It was nice to catch up with my Mom and let her show off Mina. She crawled and walked all over the place.
On Saturday we went out to Allie's http://www.craftyyankee.com/id27.html annual holiday sale at her home in Wellesley. We received a set of mugs from her from her son and our good friend Rob for our wedding in 1999, and since then have gone out to the sale for some cookies, cider and small purchases. We bought a mug for Mina, a juice glass for her (for now it holds her toothbrush inside of our bathroom cabinet) and an ornament for our tree. It was great to see her and introduce her to our daughter. Last year, we didn't make it as I was in the throws of late-pregnancy and battling super adema (trying to keep my feet up as much as possible) and weird rashes.
We had lunch at California Pizza Kitchen nearby (the girl continues to eat whatever we put in front of her - this time arugula and sun-dried tomatoes were new for her) and headed out for a first birthday party that 501st friends were hosting for their son Riley. There were a ton of people and toys, and Mina jumped right into the thick of it, despite her recent, sort-of separation anxiety. The girl definitely has a social personality. After a few hours we headed home to meet up with DW and A for dinner at Paisanos. More food experimentation was had. She mushed rice into refried beans to make them easier to pick up, very smart! We gave her a teeny bit of our dessert which she was very excited about too. It was nice to catch up and have some grownup visit time once Mina went to bed.
We were going to a holiday party at L&S's house on Sunday night, so we stuck around the house during the day and Brian got some armor made (he usually spends a few hours working on prop and costume stuff on Sunday night). It was another busy party atmosphere and our girl continued to move all over the place being super social with people. I think she climbed their stairs to the second floor (with Mom or Dad behind her just in case) about 5 or so times.
As I don't work on Mondays, I took her to her play group and we met Brian for lunch afterwards at http://www.fiorellasexpress.com/. I want to say that this was the place we went in high school for lunch over a field trip where a group of Drama Club/Stage and Body Movemement students were going into Boston for something at The Wang or the Huntington Theater (the students took over the restaurant, as the owner's son was in the group). Said son I think, is the owner now, and took our order. Good stuff! We went there so that we could check out http://yumbunnies.com/ a few doors down. We ordered cupcakes for Mina's first birthday party. It will be a small/intimate gathering, basically our immediate family and a couple of our closest friends (who are basically family). I can't belive we are already at that time. After dropping Brian off at the office Miss M and I drove over to Target (I let her sleep in the car for a while in the parking lot and read my newest book) and then picked up some groceries/holiday stuff. We headed home to make dinner, meet up with Brian and then I headed out to meet an old coworker/friend for my own dinner. Getting out sans baby is nice, but I always miss her.
I cannot believe we are almost in mid. December. Time flies and all of that. Work holiday things are this week.
