Popsicles!

Our entire family has caught a cold, so today we all indulged in popsicles. Check out Lauren having her first taste of orange popsicle goodness. Mikey likes it!

Coloring

Bubble fun

Fun at the park

We spent some nice family time playing at the park this weekend. Lauren loves - and demands - bubbles, so we loaded up the stroller with bubbles and her ball, and had lots of fun together.

Our baby can read!

She's constantly surprising us by pointing to objects in the pictures and saying the word (especially if that word is "car!", her favorite). New words include shoe, window, night-night, bird, whee, and whoa!

Quiet Time

Lauren loves to climb into her chair and read a book. Here's how we found her Saturday morning.

Blossoming Independence

A taste of Lauren's newfound independence.

A Budding Pollock

I wonder if Jackson Pollock ever got this messy?

Isabella's Nightmare

Bedhead

Check out Lauren's 'do, fresh from a nap.

A Little More Lauren

...because, really, that's what this blog is all about. Lauren has grown into a really little girl over the past few weeks. She's very independent - insists on walking on her own, speaks to us in complete (babble) sentences, and knows how to ask for what she wants (a combination of more babbling, real words, some whining, some fake crying, and some sign language). Her current likes are: walking up and down the sidewalks for hours and saying "mummy", "daddy", "more", "baby", "man", and "go", which means go, car, dog, and sometimes other things. She also adores watermelon, has learned to throw a ball, and is practicing drinking from real cup. We are absolutely in love with her (which is nothing new).

Malcolm and Laurel Get Married

We had a fabulous weekend in Brooklyn to celebrate James's cousin Laurel's wedding to Malcolm. We enjoyed the gentlemanly hospitality of Stef in his gorgeous apartment, ate pain au chocolat at a sidewalk cafe, sampled the food and ultra-cool environmental design of Bark, and got coffee galore at Gorilla . We loved strolling the neighborhood and spending time with family and friends. The wedding itself was beautiful, and the food at Palo Santo was awesome! Congrats to the happy couple. (Oh, and black and white cookies forever!)

Kaitlin and Adam's Wedding

Kaitlin and Adam from The Rent Seekers got married a few weeks ago. Check out the great apparel at the pre-wedding gig - loving the powder blue tuxedo t-shirts on the guys! (And check out the return of Stefan, too!) The show was great, and the wedding was beautiful. Congrats, guys!