Baby's 1st Halloween

She wore an elephant costume made by her Grandma Jorgensen (originally for her cousin D). (Thanks Grandma J!) She loved wearing it. I only had to show her once how to hold the trunk up and make an elephant sound.

We took her to the ward Halloween carnival, and she had a great time. Especially in the bounce house.

Will & Rebecca's Wedding

First, there was a simple, sweet ceremony in the the Chicago LDS Temple. Then there was a luncheon in this beautiful light filled downtown restaurant* overlooking the river. A day to remember.

* Smith & Wollenski's

New Town, New Tastes

While in Chicago for Will & Rebecca's wedding, we were able to spend a day walking down "The Magnificent Mile" and going on an architectural boat tour. It's a beautiful city and the weather was surprisingly perfect.

Right before we left on this trip, the pediatrician told us that we could start feeding Ingrid from the table, without worrying about allergies. Since we were on vacation, we may have gone a bit overboard, giving her bites of Chicago-style pizza, doughnuts, hamburger, sorbet, etc... She did manage to eat a few healthy foods that weekend, too, though! :)

The National Pastime

 

This post originally ran on the Sycamore blog.

 

Cracker Jacks and hot dogs.
A League of Their Own and The Sandlot.
My brothers' little league games and the Dodgers.
Jose Canseco and Orel Hershiser.

We went to a game for the first time in years, and it still felt like magic.

The Center of Attention

How lucky is Ingrid that she gets to have two of her great-grandparents near by? They love her to pieces of course... and she feels the same. I grew up in close contact with several of my great-grandparents, and I feel so grateful for that. They were such sweet people, and I'm looking forward to meeting them again on the other side.

Ingrid's Grandmothers

Ingrid with Grandma J at 3 months

Ingrid is a very lucky girl to have so many family members nearby... including her two grandmothers. Grandma J comes over on Mondays to help watch her, and Teeny helps out on Thursdays (and often other days, too, since she lives right upstairs). It's awesome. Thanks to you both!!!

Now we just have to figure out how to get Ingrid to take the bottle again so that Kirk and I can enjoy an evening out, or I can go and get my hair done or have a girls' night once in a while...

Ingrid with Teeny at 2 months

My Mom's Teenage Trip to Greece

My mom recently found these photos of her family's trip to Greece in the 70's. I love it all -- the clothes, the hair, the sun drenched colors... Sign me up, please.

p.s. That's my mom in the pink dress.