Catching Up…
So, clearly I can never go away again…it just takes too long to (1) transfer underwear from the rummaged-through pile-of-a-suitcase to the drawers; (2) get through all the laundry without running out of soap; (3) find my cellphone again (what does it mean that my cell went missing for 10 days, and, when I found it again, there were no voicemails, no missed calls, no nothing?); (4) get through Bloglines–OMG, people, we’ve been home two weeks, and I just finished looking at your stuff this morning; (5) move into our newly-renovated quarters–I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back in my bed…and Emme has a room! Now if I only had time to take pics of the new space, I could post them…; (6) get the dogs back to their pre-kennel weight; (7) nurse my daughter’s somewhat damaged emotional wellbeing back to normal from all the upheaval and frayed days we’ve been experiencing. Really, I’m beginning to think vacations just aren’t worth it. Yikes.
I’m just going to throw up some pictures of the past month and leave it at that…we had a great time back east with the cousins. We went to the Baltimore aquarium and saw sharks up close and a dolphin show; we put our feet in a stream and touched the waterbugs; we ate blueberries with our cousins on the three matching chairs my mother bought her grandkids; we went on our first tube-slide, over and over again; we insisted in the big pool that we go ALL THE WAY UNDER over and over again; we celebrated The Bee’s second birthday–TWICE. Once in Maryland on the actual day, and then again when we got back here, with her brothers and the ‘big presents’–a sandbox and a water table and a trunk for dress-up clothes. She has now met both sets of grandparents; her aunt and uncle (she only has the one set); and her two cousins, whom she loved getting to know. So, along with her brothers, that’s the whole family, save a few great aunts and uncles.
Random photos from back east:
Photos of the Birthday Party on the actual birthday:
Photos of the birthday party back at home:
The Bee has her first surgery–a very minor one, for ear tubes–on Friday. But I’ll try to post more before then…we had some very cool houseguests this past weekend, which I need to tell y’all about…
OMG, the beehive cake! How cute is that? Well, not as cute as the Bee herself, but nonetheless, that’s a seriously cool cake. Thanks for the pictures!
Comment by: Project Ni Hao - 08.15.2007 - 12.35 pm
Oh Gosh. Those pictures are really just ridiculously cute. I don’t know how Emme Lu could be any more adorable.
And Spike has a dress up trunk and it is the single most popular thing in the house when his friends come over. It is seriously the BEST toy we have. The kids go nuts over it.
Comment by: Maia - 08.15.2007 - 8.40 pm
The Bee taught that little caucasian baby to do the Chinese squat! How cute! I love the birthday pictures and the beehive cake? Genious! I was missing your blog…..I’m glad its back. The bee looks radiant!
P.S. The travelling emotional issues get better with time….I promise. But I know/understand exactly what you’re talking about.
Comment by: christie - 08.16.2007 - 7.20 am
Happy Beeee Day!! Love the beehive cake - that is excellent. As are the many smiles on your wee girl. I’ll be thinking about you guys tomorrow & hope that all goes really, really well. XO
Comment by: wzgirl - 08.16.2007 - 8.06 am
Glad you’re back! I was missing The Bee. So good to see her in all her birthday glory. Love the cake too!
Comment by: Jacquie - 08.16.2007 - 8.11 am
I have to say that my favorite snapshot is the “Wow! Look at this cool green paper stuff! What a great present!” picture. Emme, like the Peep was at her age, is still going through that great “everything is SO COOL” thing, where the wrapping is as good or better than the toy…what a sweetiepea.
I am sorry to hear that the vacation was so hectic. I could never figure out why my parents we more whipped after our vacations than before…now I have grunions of my own I know. Enjoy the relaxation of being home.
Comment by: FDChief - 08.16.2007 - 8.39 am
Wow Emme, it looks like you had not one, but two!, fun birthdays! Enjoy your new room and big girl bed.
Comment by: WendyN - 08.16.2007 - 2.30 pm
A beehive cake! A tambourine! A sand pit! A water table! What more could a girl want? What a fantastic birthday!
A belated welcome home and return to normalcy!
Comment by: Anne Marie - 08.18.2007 - 6.48 am
I’ve missed you and the Bee - Welcome home! Thank you for the photos. I will never tire of seeing her and her growing. xoxo
Comment by: walternatives - 08.18.2007 - 8.37 pm