The Cottage!

We spent a week at the Cottage in Grand Haven, eating sand, exploring the beach and mastering crawling in an non-baby-proof environment (Imogen) and eating, relaxing and sleeping when we could (Hanna and Matt).









Checking out sand for the first time.



And then immediately sucking her thumb.



















One of the less safe toys at the cottage.









Oh, and one more thing. Nana wrote and assembled all of Aunt Emma's wedding invitations over two days. We helped assemble, but here she is in her sweat shop.



We kept them in the over so the humidity wouldn't ruin the envelope glue!

Sarah Joan's wedding

We started our 12 day trip celebrating the wedding of my cousin Sarah to Scott.

Meeting cousin Katy and second cousin Brock, who LOVED kissing Imogen!







Great Grandmother with her four great-grandchildren: Hannah, Katelynn, Imogen and Brock.





With Nana at the wedding



All dressed up for the wedding.



Meeting Great Grandfather Tony

More Imogen tricks

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Dinner time!

Tonight it was spinach, yams and chicken (a first).

Yum!

Grandpa comes to visit

Grandpa came for a long weekend. We had beautiful weather and made our first trip to the Zoo, the Farmer's Market and the aerial tram.






Grandpa was very into the ipad and played tunes for me at breakfast.



Imogen is getting very good at feeding herself, which pleases her immensely.



Thank you for the onesie, Shiela!




On the aerial tram to OHSU (where Imogen was born!).



Now that the weather is warm, we're trying to have most bottles on the front porch.



Grandpa let Imogen play with his face much of the weekend.



I was able to take my Dad on my favorite Columbia River Gorge hike.



And he was able to help distract Imogen from teething pain on Sunday afternoon.

Memorial Day

We went to Chicago for Memorial Day and saw tons of family... so much so that we have almost no pics from the trip. While I wait for folks to email me pics, here are a few we did get.





Carmen's Pizza!





With Auntie Katie



With second cousin Dalia and her mom (first cousin once removed) Bria




Here's Imogen at the Tot Lot I remember playing at when I was a kid!




Finally, two pics taken at Granny's Memorial Brunch.
The Newells!


And all of Granny's grandchildren.

Summer!

Summer is off to a great start, with a trip to Chicago over Memorial Day and a visit from Grandpa last weekend. More pics to come!

Mobile!

Imogen is moving from the Infant classroom to the Mobiles tomorrow. Think she's ready?





And, welcome home, Aunt Emma!

Spring is here!

It was warm and sunny last Sunday, so we decided to hang out on the deck for the first time since last summer, when Imogen was obviously much smaller! For comparison's sake...

Imogen and Kenai on the deck then:





Imogen and Kenai on the deck now: