A New Decade

So today I officially said "Goodbye 20's, Hello 30's". I guess this really means I'm an adult. In some ways, I do feel like one (married, with a kid and a mini-van (D just got a Mazda 5)). However, I do still have juvenile tendencies (I still like Hello Kitty, I watch The Hills/Newport Harbor, and browse at Forever 21). I'm not sure when those things will go away...hopefully before I'm 40!

On Saturday D and I watched the Cal/Oregon game. Seriously, that was not good for our health! We had heart palpitations and trouble breathing. I think k was worried about us. OK, not really, but let's hear it for touchbacks!

Right after the game we dropped off k at my parents and had "date night" at Johnny Reb's. Recommended: swamp water (Arnold Palmer in a mason jar), St. Louis ribs, fried catfish, sweet potato fries. OK: biscuit, dirty rice, pinto beans. Stay away from: corn bread, mashed potatoes (unless you like them gooey).

k modeling her new clothes

Friday night D+L+k like to take it easy. We were chillin' so that we are well rested for the busy Saturday that we have planned. Here is k happy with Pooh Bear feet.

Bedhead

This morning k woke up with a serious case of bedhead. She looked like a different baby because her hair in front actually went down to form bangs instead of sticking straight up and out. Notice also the tuft of hair on her left hand side that gave her a side cowlick.

Today k had her 9 month checkup. She was fussing quite a bit and had to have a shot. The doctor predicted that she will take after D & me in height/weight based on her measurements. We'll see about that.

Rain

One of the fun things about being a parent is being able to see everything with "new" eyes. Early Saturday morning, k was intrigued by the first rainfall of the season.


One of our favorite activities during the weekend is taking naps!

k is 3/4 of a year old!

A Belated Birthday Dinner

Last night D went golfing with some co-workers after work, so we celebrated his birthday tonight. I made salmon with a pineapple-soy reduction, roasted asparagus and rice. I bought the fresh water (not farmed) salmon from Trader Joe's. D said he decided that salmon is his favorite food, so I guess that will be his birthday dinner from now on. k had some and seemed to enjoy it too.



After dinner D read k her favorite bedtime story, "Good Morning, Good Night".

A Double Birthday Celebration

Since D and I have birthdays 1 year and 11 days apart, it makes sense for my family to celebrate them both at one time. This year I requested a mocha cake (it has Kahlua) from Paula Deen's holiday magazine. It was delicious!


I love how the weather is getting cooler. It's time for k to go back to wearing footed pajamas. Here she is right after her bath. (We've started giving her baths in the regular tub and she doesn't like to sit down! D holds her while she stands up and I do the washing.)

A Wedding Shower

Today I hosted a wedding shower for R. Actually, I didn't really feel like I did much since it was held at a tea place called High Tea Cottage in Woodland Hills, and I had someone else plan the games! All I did was the invitations, prizes and favors...all things I enjoy doing :) We left the house an hour and a half before it started, but it took about two hours and fifteen minutes to get there. That's right...we were about 45 minutes late! I felt so bad, especially since I was supposed to be the "hostess", but it seemed that everyone was just talking and eating, so it wasn't too awkward. I didn't think traffic would be THAT bad on a Saturday morning, but I also didn't think that someone would decide to tow a HOUSE on the 101! Apparently it was too tall and hit the underpass, had to pull over and ended up blocking half of the freeway lanes. When we were coming home five hours later, it was still there, so I snapped a picture:


Kids, this is not a good idea.

Anyway, the food at the tea cottage was quite tasty. We had lavendar lemonade, fruit tea or English tea, mini quiches, sandwiches (cucumber, curry egg, chicken salad, cheese/fruit jam), ginger lemon scones, cranberry scones, and "delicate sweet morsels" (as stated on the menu).


Tasty, dainty sandwiches


Me and the Bride-to-Be

Thank you to D for taking k to a nearby mall and looking after her during the tea!