Eye of the Tiger

Today marked my first run with my daughter. Only thing is that all you people out there who make running with a stroller LOOK so easy...forgot to tell me that it really is NOT easy! At first I thought it was just the fact that I can be a bit um, shall we say "uncoordinated", but now I really just think running with a stroller is hard work! I swear I started singing 'Eye of the Tiger' on my way back just to pump myself up. You can see from the video that Vanessa clearly does not share my views about how difficult running with mom might be. If you listen closely, she'll tell you just how marvelous she thought our run was.

What a difference a day makes

Lot's of excitement around here over the weekend. To start we had oodles of playdates! We were lucky enough to have the Wells family come stay for awhile while they were in town for a wedding...lucky really to have Richie all to ourselves for a bit. Although Vanessa couldn't get enough of him (probably wanted too much for Rich's liking at times), she really liked when he left for the wedding and she got to play with all his toys solo! The fun continued with a visit from our friend Marina and then even more friends on Sunday as we finally got to meet Kay Tichy (of course mom forgot to take pics!). BUT the biggest news is that we finally **drum roll please** have a TOOTH!! A little bity piece of white, sharp as a nail, on the bottom popped out on Sunday morning. We think Vanessa must have had some great sleep on Saturday night because she woke up Sunday and started using a few of her signs that mom's been working on all by herself ("more", "milk", and "eat") and has a tooth. Wow...what a difference a day makes! Trying to get a shot of the tooth!

Easter! Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! The last pic is a little shot of Vanessa "helping" mommy with the laundry. The pants on the head is in honor of our friend Haley Larson!

Home Sweet Home

Ahhh is pretty much the word of the day EVERY day around here these days. Back from Orlando, we're getting settled in and 39 Timbira is really feeling like "home". Hence the .....Ahhhhhh. We had such a great time in Orlando and were so glad to be able to spend time with our family down there. I got to celebrate my birthday (22?) and have my very first VeggieTales party. Party hats and all! My nephew Joshua was also born on 3/20 so we decided to make it a joint event. Good thing he's a fan of Bob the Tomato! Vanessa loved all the company and couldn't get enough of her cousins! Vanessa is the big 1-0 today! 10 months old and this mom can barely keep up with her. We've mastered crawling and moved on to standing and are on the verge of the "cruising" stage. "Careful what you wish for" is what I keep reminding myself. I'm certain that no sooner will I see her take her first step and then she'll be sprinting down the driveway! We're waiting for Spring to not just come but to really and truly STAY! I'm getting ready to start training for this years Utica Boilermaker 15k Road Race and these OLD bones just can't hack a run in the cold!!