Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Little Red Riding Hood
Today is Maddie's Halloween Costume party at school. She looked so cute, I had to show her off. Adorable!
NYC in the fall
For some reason these pictures downloaded exactly backwards, so start on the bottom and work your way up:
Maddie's favorite thing: Sponge Bob popsicle while walking around Central park.
Josh, Maddie & Kyle with me in our horse drawn carriage. Still my favorite thing to do in New York City.
My little family in a carriage ride too.
Stan & Linda in their romantic carriage ride around the park.
I had to go back to Tavern on the Green because I knew my mom would love it. Anyway, the restaurant is so fantastical, and the fact that it is in the middle of a city makes it even more amazing.
We wanted to take Maddie ice skating at the Rockefeller Center, but it suddenly starting pouring rain like crazy. So we ate in the restaurant next to the ice rink and ate yummy food and ice cream cones while we watched the powerful lightening and thunderstorm outside.
Josh and I took Maddie to the famous FAO Schwartz toy store, but we told her it was a museum so she could only look at things, but we couldn't take anything. Poor little girl believed her parents and never asked us to buy anything. (We are brilliant/evil parents.) That store is awesome and on Saturdays they have a bunch of free activities for kids.
Maddie and her best friend, Grandma Linda, at Time Square.
Oh my gosh, Maddie LOVED seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway. We had great seats, so she really felt like she was in the show. She sat with perfect posture and clapped like there was no tomorrow. It was so cute to see how she reacted to the show. When Ariel was singing, "Walking around on those, what's that word again?" Maddie yelled, "Feet!" and luckily everyone around thought it was cute. (They could have easily been annoyed.) And when Ariel and Eric kiss at the end, she was clapping and laughing, she was so happy.
Riding a pedicab around the city.
All dressed up with Uncle Kyle at our fancy dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Maddie and her city pretzel.
At St. Paul's chapel across the street from Ground Zero. (Maddie is the little pink dot.)
Starting off on a city bus tour. Maddie & the Empire State Building.
A tiny girl in a large car. (It was also Grandma Linda's first time in a limo, and Dad Josh's - if you don't count the Beverly of course.)
Maddie's favorite thing: Sponge Bob popsicle while walking around Central park.
Josh, Maddie & Kyle with me in our horse drawn carriage. Still my favorite thing to do in New York City.
My little family in a carriage ride too.
Stan & Linda in their romantic carriage ride around the park.
I had to go back to Tavern on the Green because I knew my mom would love it. Anyway, the restaurant is so fantastical, and the fact that it is in the middle of a city makes it even more amazing.
We wanted to take Maddie ice skating at the Rockefeller Center, but it suddenly starting pouring rain like crazy. So we ate in the restaurant next to the ice rink and ate yummy food and ice cream cones while we watched the powerful lightening and thunderstorm outside.
Josh and I took Maddie to the famous FAO Schwartz toy store, but we told her it was a museum so she could only look at things, but we couldn't take anything. Poor little girl believed her parents and never asked us to buy anything. (We are brilliant/evil parents.) That store is awesome and on Saturdays they have a bunch of free activities for kids.
Maddie and her best friend, Grandma Linda, at Time Square.
Oh my gosh, Maddie LOVED seeing The Little Mermaid on Broadway. We had great seats, so she really felt like she was in the show. She sat with perfect posture and clapped like there was no tomorrow. It was so cute to see how she reacted to the show. When Ariel was singing, "Walking around on those, what's that word again?" Maddie yelled, "Feet!" and luckily everyone around thought it was cute. (They could have easily been annoyed.) And when Ariel and Eric kiss at the end, she was clapping and laughing, she was so happy.
Riding a pedicab around the city.
All dressed up with Uncle Kyle at our fancy dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Maddie and her city pretzel.
At St. Paul's chapel across the street from Ground Zero. (Maddie is the little pink dot.)
Starting off on a city bus tour. Maddie & the Empire State Building.
A tiny girl in a large car. (It was also Grandma Linda's first time in a limo, and Dad Josh's - if you don't count the Beverly of course.)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
One last post (for now)
Okay, so I am still leaning toward privatizing my blog, but I'm not sure now. Some of Josh's friends have said they read the blog and I have had a few friends I haven't seen forever say they read the blog, and I don't really want to block them from reading the blog. Just stalkers, crazies, gossipers, kidnappers, and other such people. I will think about it for a little longer before I decide.....
Otherwise, I have been doing great. I am officially total nerd girl because I am LOVING law school. Seriously. I never knew what to say when people asked for my favorite hobbies, but now I know, Law School. I think it is fascinating, and the fact that it is online and part-time, it is the perfect amount of work and flexibility for me.
Also, I had my first hormone pills and shot today (blood test) for the baby making process. So far, if everything goes as planned, I will be full of hormones and doing daily shots pretty much all throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Don't worry, I don't usually get all mean, just really, really tired with zero energy. (Not much different from normal!) Unfortunately, this will make the due date just about the same week as my first year finals for law school (August-ish), so anyone who wants to congratulate me will have to also volunteer to babysit for me during that time.
And may I just, one more time, say that I am so blessed. My daughter is adorable AND sweet, my husband is kind AND fun, my family is healthy AND happy, and I am loving school. Life is good....(knock on wood.)
P.S. I just watched City of Angels for the first time in about a decade, and would recommend it to anyone else who hasn't watched it for that long. The first five minutes I was sobbing hysterically, and although it made me think of losing my little Evan boy, it was also such a beautiful moment in a movie. It was comforting too.
Otherwise, I have been doing great. I am officially total nerd girl because I am LOVING law school. Seriously. I never knew what to say when people asked for my favorite hobbies, but now I know, Law School. I think it is fascinating, and the fact that it is online and part-time, it is the perfect amount of work and flexibility for me.
Also, I had my first hormone pills and shot today (blood test) for the baby making process. So far, if everything goes as planned, I will be full of hormones and doing daily shots pretty much all throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Don't worry, I don't usually get all mean, just really, really tired with zero energy. (Not much different from normal!) Unfortunately, this will make the due date just about the same week as my first year finals for law school (August-ish), so anyone who wants to congratulate me will have to also volunteer to babysit for me during that time.
And may I just, one more time, say that I am so blessed. My daughter is adorable AND sweet, my husband is kind AND fun, my family is healthy AND happy, and I am loving school. Life is good....(knock on wood.)
P.S. I just watched City of Angels for the first time in about a decade, and would recommend it to anyone else who hasn't watched it for that long. The first five minutes I was sobbing hysterically, and although it made me think of losing my little Evan boy, it was also such a beautiful moment in a movie. It was comforting too.
Traditional Annual Pumpkin Patch
Every year since Maddie was born, we have taken her to the pumpkin patches here in Las Vegas and she has the time of her life!
2005
2006 (she didn't want to stop and pose for a picture with a pumpkin - she wanted to keep running around having fun.)
2007
2008
Here she is enjoying the rides this year:
2005
2006 (she didn't want to stop and pose for a picture with a pumpkin - she wanted to keep running around having fun.)
2007
2008
Here she is enjoying the rides this year:
Boston - My other new favorite city
Josh and I went to Boston for the Red Sox games and watched them lose to Tampa Bay. (Sorry honey.) But I sure enjoyed myself! I barely remembered to take pictures, but here are a few:
Josh at the only place that matters to him:
I think this was game 3 of the series, but it could have been 4. I wore the same coat everyday, so who knows.
Paul Revere's gravesite was across the street from our hotel. (Remember this place Jamie? It wasn't nearly as cold as when we went seven years ago in January, but the squirrels were just as freaky.)
Walking around Boston Common and checking out the historic sites. This city feels really old with really fascinating history. (It is the city in the U.S. that most feels like Europe.) And did I mention they have REALLY good food? (Especially seafood. Yum. I think I put on a few pounds in just one weekend.)
Josh at the only place that matters to him:
I think this was game 3 of the series, but it could have been 4. I wore the same coat everyday, so who knows.
Paul Revere's gravesite was across the street from our hotel. (Remember this place Jamie? It wasn't nearly as cold as when we went seven years ago in January, but the squirrels were just as freaky.)
Walking around Boston Common and checking out the historic sites. This city feels really old with really fascinating history. (It is the city in the U.S. that most feels like Europe.) And did I mention they have REALLY good food? (Especially seafood. Yum. I think I put on a few pounds in just one weekend.)
A Quick Update on the Life and Times of Maddie
Here is Maddie at her school's fall festival party making a craft with her friend Mariah. (Don't you love Maddie's cheeks here!?)
Maddie and Josh's favorite place to eat: Mimi's Cafe.
The Madster got a very large package in the mail and was so excited that she insisted on carrying it all the way back to the house. (Our mailbox isn't just outside, but at the end of the street.) She was so excited for her princess book Grandpa Stucki! Thank you for making her feel so special!)
And no, this is not Maddie's halloween costume. Any parent with a 2 - 5 year old daughter knows that every day is dress up day. I just thought she looked extra cute in this outfit because her favorite children's book is called "Ladybug Girl" and I thought she looked sweet.
Maddie and Josh's favorite place to eat: Mimi's Cafe.
The Madster got a very large package in the mail and was so excited that she insisted on carrying it all the way back to the house. (Our mailbox isn't just outside, but at the end of the street.) She was so excited for her princess book Grandpa Stucki! Thank you for making her feel so special!)
And no, this is not Maddie's halloween costume. Any parent with a 2 - 5 year old daughter knows that every day is dress up day. I just thought she looked extra cute in this outfit because her favorite children's book is called "Ladybug Girl" and I thought she looked sweet.
San Francisco - My new favorite city
Okay, so I figured out that I just love all big cities. My favorite things about San Francisco is that the weather, although rarely "perfect," is almost never extreme; It is a city that is always "alive;" It is also always random! We were just walking to dinner one night, and suddenly, thousands of bikers were all over the road; Napa Valley is nearby, and incredibly romantic. (Especially when your husband comes out of a drug store with a bag of cheese samples and fruit juice and plastic wine bottles for a picnic. Most vineyards offer non-alcoholic options, although they look at you like a total freak when you ask for it); and there are major league sports to go to. (Which is actually much more important to Josh. Although if I can just get a bag of Cracker Jacks, I can enjoy myself too.) Dude - I love it when I invite myself to Josh's lawyer conventions!
How many jelly beans are in the jar?
You know that game they play at parties and showers where you had to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar and it is practically impossible to tell? Well, we are going to play the game "how many hairstyles did Rachel have during the year 2008?"
I told my sisters that some people may think that your twenties are for finding yourself, but I think that your twenties are for finding yourself the perfect hairstyle. I sorta went through a mid-twenties crisis with my hair, and tried every single extreme hair style you can imagine.
I am now happy to report that my hair is back to being 2 inches long and the texture of shredded wheat. Although I know I looked better with the long, healthy hair, I couldn't handle the headaches, itchiness, and occasional pain that came with it. I am happy to report that I am actually more lazy than vain, which to me, is a good thing. (Lesser of two evils I think?)
Super Good News!
Also, my brother and sister-in-law, Jake & Rocio Harris, had another adorable, super tiny baby girl!
Ruby Nicole Harris, 5 lbs 8 oz, thick black hair and strong arms! We are so grateful for another little cousin!
They had their daughter 2 days before Elena's birthday, so we had to have Elena's 2nd birthday party in Rocio's hospital room. Good thing Elena is too small to know that kinds sucks! At least she still got way cool toys!
Ruby Nicole Harris, 5 lbs 8 oz, thick black hair and strong arms! We are so grateful for another little cousin!
They had their daughter 2 days before Elena's birthday, so we had to have Elena's 2nd birthday party in Rocio's hospital room. Good thing Elena is too small to know that kinds sucks! At least she still got way cool toys!
I am so very far behind...
I have been in an anti-blogging attitude lately, but I figure I had better catch the heck up because there is so much to say.....
First of all, here are pictures from the super fabulous Tingey Cousin Pink Angels Slumber party I had at my house a few months ago:
Group picture: (We missed the oldest and youngest cousins at the party too!)
Here is Maddie during the "fashion show." Gosh dang, I think my daughter is beautiful.
There is no better way to wake up than a group of gorgeous cousins jumping on your bed. (At least they waited until almost 8:00!)
First of all, here are pictures from the super fabulous Tingey Cousin Pink Angels Slumber party I had at my house a few months ago:
Group picture: (We missed the oldest and youngest cousins at the party too!)
Here is Maddie during the "fashion show." Gosh dang, I think my daughter is beautiful.
There is no better way to wake up than a group of gorgeous cousins jumping on your bed. (At least they waited until almost 8:00!)
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