Esme has been trying and trying to roll over to look at herself in the mirror on her play mat. Before we know it she'll be running all around!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
"Talking"
Esme is starting to babble and coo. It's the funniest thing I've ever seen. I could watch her for hours and hours!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Penny and Pete's wedding
August 15, 2009 - Today Penny and Pete got married!
The wedding and reception was at the beautiful Flowers House near Ft. Collins. We drove by Horsetooth Reservoir to get there. It's amazing that this huge reservoir is right outside of town and you have no idea!
The Flowers house is quite a unique location. It's this little house that is privately owned from what I understand. The ceremony and reception were in the back yard. Very beautiful.
Before - - - - Miss H.
After - - - Mrs. B.
When Aaron and I got married, we did a wine ceremony instead of a unity candle. Penny and Pete decided to do the same thing. I love that we have that in common and I think it's a wonderful tradition to have started.
Esme did pretty well during the ceremony. She was in her car seat asleep the entire time. But she was kind of hunched forward in the way that she was sitting and she was sort of humming/wheezing with every breath. It was super cute.
Here are a bunch of pictures from a really fun day! Congratulations to Penny and Pete!
We wish you many years of happiness!
The wedding and reception was at the beautiful Flowers House near Ft. Collins. We drove by Horsetooth Reservoir to get there. It's amazing that this huge reservoir is right outside of town and you have no idea!
The Flowers house is quite a unique location. It's this little house that is privately owned from what I understand. The ceremony and reception were in the back yard. Very beautiful.
Before - - - - Miss H.
After - - - Mrs. B.
When Aaron and I got married, we did a wine ceremony instead of a unity candle. Penny and Pete decided to do the same thing. I love that we have that in common and I think it's a wonderful tradition to have started.
Esme did pretty well during the ceremony. She was in her car seat asleep the entire time. But she was kind of hunched forward in the way that she was sitting and she was sort of humming/wheezing with every breath. It was super cute.
Here are a bunch of pictures from a really fun day! Congratulations to Penny and Pete!
We wish you many years of happiness!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Colorado Part III
Today was a Ft. Collins day. First we had to get some baby stuff from Target and Babies R Us in the morning. The stores are right next to each other. We were commenting on how if we didn't know better we would think we were in Maple Grove. The buildings look exactly the same and have the sculptures out front and the same landscaping, etc. I understand that when one plan works is most economical to use it over and over again, but I think it's a bit sad that it's all so homogeneous. I will say that we do not have a bright stallion sculpture at our Target though (notice Esme having breakfast in the background).
Then we went for a walk around the campus of Colorado State University. There was a beautiful flower display and some cool art and sculptures. I never knew that Andy Warhol was such a fan of soup! Esme got her first exposure to art - doesn't look like she really loves it.
Aaron got to wear the moby wrap and really liked it. He and Esme got t-shirts from the book store.
Then we went to the New Belgium Brewery for some tasting. We didn't go on a tour of the brewery, but just hung out in the tasting room and got some souvenirs. Esme may have been the youngest person there, but she wasn't the only child. It was a pretty busy place!
Aaron next to the New Belgium Airstream. He LOVES Airstreams.
We love Ft. Collins!!! :)
Then we went for a walk around the campus of Colorado State University. There was a beautiful flower display and some cool art and sculptures. I never knew that Andy Warhol was such a fan of soup! Esme got her first exposure to art - doesn't look like she really loves it.
Aaron got to wear the moby wrap and really liked it. He and Esme got t-shirts from the book store.
Then we went to the New Belgium Brewery for some tasting. We didn't go on a tour of the brewery, but just hung out in the tasting room and got some souvenirs. Esme may have been the youngest person there, but she wasn't the only child. It was a pretty busy place!
Aaron next to the New Belgium Airstream. He LOVES Airstreams.
We love Ft. Collins!!! :)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Colorado Part II
Thursday was a fun day. First we went for a walk in Ft. Collins. Esme got her diaper changed in the stroller. She didn't like that very much.
Later, we went to a Colorado Rockies game. Esme did pretty well on the drive to Denver. There was one spot on the road where she cried and was really inconsolable, but it only lasted about 10 minutes, then she was fine. We wondered if it was due to a change in altitude. It didn't seem like there was a huge change between Ft. Collins and Denver, but my ears popped, so I'm sure hers did too.
When we got to the game, we had to park a million miles away. But it was nice to get a break from sitting and get a little walk in even if it was already getting really warm out. As we started our walk, this elderly guy asked us if we wanted to buy tickets from him. I think initially Aaron and I were both a little skeptical. But the guy said that he was with a group of seniors and they had two people no show. The tickets were $37 normally, but they get them for $10. Then he said "and they're in the shade!". That sold us.
The seats ended up being great! They were in the shade which also turned out to be nice when it started raining because we were covered. They were in right field which was great because we could see the Rocky Mountains in the background. I think Esme had a good time. She was awake the whole time and not at all crabby about it! I couldn't believe it. The only thing that she didn't like was the noise. Seniors can cheer - LOUD! And they know their baseball! Every time something good happened and they cheered Esme would get this furrowed brow and look like she was going to cry. So we started covering up her ears whenever we knew they were going to cheer. She didn't really like that either but it seemed to help a bit.
After we left the game and drove out of the parking lot, we saw this really cool bike outside of an art studio near Coors Field.
Finally, we drove back to Ft. Collins. Esme had a really fussy spot again in about the same place on the road where she was crying on the way to Denver. We stopped and tried to feed her, change her diaper, etc. But nothing seemed to help. Finally we just got in the car and drove. Eventually, she was ok again. I don't know if it was a specific spot on the road where the altitude was just so that it caused her ears to pop? Regardless, it wasn't fun.
When we got back to Ft. Collins we went to the area of Old Town and walked around a bit. We went to a restaurant called Rio Grande and had a nice dinner and a margarita. We didn't take Esme's car seat in so we took turns holding her.
Then we got an ice cream cone from the Walrus ice cream shop. Penny and Todd took me there the last time I was in town. Yummy. We walked around for a little while longer and then headed back to the motel. Esme was super tired. She had been awake most of the day! She slept great that night! So did Mom and Dad! :)
Later, we went to a Colorado Rockies game. Esme did pretty well on the drive to Denver. There was one spot on the road where she cried and was really inconsolable, but it only lasted about 10 minutes, then she was fine. We wondered if it was due to a change in altitude. It didn't seem like there was a huge change between Ft. Collins and Denver, but my ears popped, so I'm sure hers did too.
When we got to the game, we had to park a million miles away. But it was nice to get a break from sitting and get a little walk in even if it was already getting really warm out. As we started our walk, this elderly guy asked us if we wanted to buy tickets from him. I think initially Aaron and I were both a little skeptical. But the guy said that he was with a group of seniors and they had two people no show. The tickets were $37 normally, but they get them for $10. Then he said "and they're in the shade!". That sold us.
The seats ended up being great! They were in the shade which also turned out to be nice when it started raining because we were covered. They were in right field which was great because we could see the Rocky Mountains in the background. I think Esme had a good time. She was awake the whole time and not at all crabby about it! I couldn't believe it. The only thing that she didn't like was the noise. Seniors can cheer - LOUD! And they know their baseball! Every time something good happened and they cheered Esme would get this furrowed brow and look like she was going to cry. So we started covering up her ears whenever we knew they were going to cheer. She didn't really like that either but it seemed to help a bit.
After we left the game and drove out of the parking lot, we saw this really cool bike outside of an art studio near Coors Field.
Finally, we drove back to Ft. Collins. Esme had a really fussy spot again in about the same place on the road where she was crying on the way to Denver. We stopped and tried to feed her, change her diaper, etc. But nothing seemed to help. Finally we just got in the car and drove. Eventually, she was ok again. I don't know if it was a specific spot on the road where the altitude was just so that it caused her ears to pop? Regardless, it wasn't fun.
When we got back to Ft. Collins we went to the area of Old Town and walked around a bit. We went to a restaurant called Rio Grande and had a nice dinner and a margarita. We didn't take Esme's car seat in so we took turns holding her.
Then we got an ice cream cone from the Walrus ice cream shop. Penny and Todd took me there the last time I was in town. Yummy. We walked around for a little while longer and then headed back to the motel. Esme was super tired. She had been awake most of the day! She slept great that night! So did Mom and Dad! :)
Colorado Part I
Esme went on yet another road trip! This time to Colorado for Penny's wedding. She's a pretty good traveler right now because she sleeps quite a bit.
The first day we drove to Omaha. We left after an early morning meeting that I had for work. It was a fun day actually. We had to stop quite a bit, but we found out that Iowa has pretty nice gas stations, bathrooms and rest areas. :) Esme was happy to get out of the car... until she fell asleep again.
We also saw wind farms. I've never seen so many windmills! At one, I lost count at 80. It's a crazy skyline to observe.
The second day was interesting and expensive. We got up REALLY early and drove. Esme tends to sleep more in the morning (although she is having more and more awake time every day) so it's normally a good time to travel with her. The trip seemed like it was going to be pretty uneventful, Nebraska is a whole lot like ND. After being on the road for 2 hours Aaron woke me up and said "I forgot my camera in the hotel in Omaha!". We had a crib brought in for Esme and the camera bag ended up on the floor behind the crib so it got missed when we did the room sweep in the morning. Luckily, the hotel was able to overnight it to Ft. Collins - for $107. Unexpected expense #1.
Most of the trip was on the freeway, but after we got into Colorado the last 100 miles or so was 2 lane highway. Not a problem right? Wrong! Literally 10 miles after we got off the freeway my car started acting funny and eventually the engine light came on. Needless to say, I was freaked out. It was 95 degrees, there were no trees in sight to even park under for shade, the towns were small - not even a gas station, just a grouping of about 10 houses - and we still had like 80 miles to go with a 2 month old baby who was by this point entirely tired of being in her car seat! We stopped once in this little town to feed her and we had to pee behind a tree because there was no where else to go! Eventually I got a hold of my lovely VW people in MN (cell phone coverage was sketchy as well) and they assured me that we would make it safely to Ft. Collins. So as soon as we got there Aaron dropped Esme and me off at the hotel and went straight to the VW dealership. They fixed some sensor for $168. Unexpected expense #2. I was too distracted and tense to even think about taking a picture - so there are no pictures of this part of our trip. Sorry.
At the hotel Esme was very happy to be out of the car seat and able to lie on her back and kick. She loves doing that!
Penny stopped by for a minute to say hi. She was busy with last minute wedding tasks so we didn't get to visit long. But it was great to see her again! This time we got a room with 2 beds and Esme slept on one of them. We thought that might be better than a crib - nothing to lose stuff behind! :)
The first day we drove to Omaha. We left after an early morning meeting that I had for work. It was a fun day actually. We had to stop quite a bit, but we found out that Iowa has pretty nice gas stations, bathrooms and rest areas. :) Esme was happy to get out of the car... until she fell asleep again.
We also saw wind farms. I've never seen so many windmills! At one, I lost count at 80. It's a crazy skyline to observe.
The second day was interesting and expensive. We got up REALLY early and drove. Esme tends to sleep more in the morning (although she is having more and more awake time every day) so it's normally a good time to travel with her. The trip seemed like it was going to be pretty uneventful, Nebraska is a whole lot like ND. After being on the road for 2 hours Aaron woke me up and said "I forgot my camera in the hotel in Omaha!". We had a crib brought in for Esme and the camera bag ended up on the floor behind the crib so it got missed when we did the room sweep in the morning. Luckily, the hotel was able to overnight it to Ft. Collins - for $107. Unexpected expense #1.
Most of the trip was on the freeway, but after we got into Colorado the last 100 miles or so was 2 lane highway. Not a problem right? Wrong! Literally 10 miles after we got off the freeway my car started acting funny and eventually the engine light came on. Needless to say, I was freaked out. It was 95 degrees, there were no trees in sight to even park under for shade, the towns were small - not even a gas station, just a grouping of about 10 houses - and we still had like 80 miles to go with a 2 month old baby who was by this point entirely tired of being in her car seat! We stopped once in this little town to feed her and we had to pee behind a tree because there was no where else to go! Eventually I got a hold of my lovely VW people in MN (cell phone coverage was sketchy as well) and they assured me that we would make it safely to Ft. Collins. So as soon as we got there Aaron dropped Esme and me off at the hotel and went straight to the VW dealership. They fixed some sensor for $168. Unexpected expense #2. I was too distracted and tense to even think about taking a picture - so there are no pictures of this part of our trip. Sorry.
At the hotel Esme was very happy to be out of the car seat and able to lie on her back and kick. She loves doing that!
Penny stopped by for a minute to say hi. She was busy with last minute wedding tasks so we didn't get to visit long. But it was great to see her again! This time we got a room with 2 beds and Esme slept on one of them. We thought that might be better than a crib - nothing to lose stuff behind! :)
Friday, August 7, 2009
Esme's room
Here are some pictures of Esme's bedroom. Everyone keeps asking what her room looks like, so Aaron took some pictures. Enjoy!
Look...
Look how much I've grown.......
This picture is from the day we went home from the hospital - June 11th.
And this one is from today - August 7th.
This picture is from the day we went home from the hospital - June 11th.
And this one is from today - August 7th.
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