Thursday, May 20, 2010

Like mother like son

Griffin took to this whole birthday present thing like a duck to water.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Update

Thirty before 30
  1. Have another baby.
  2. Visit Abraham Lincoln's birth place and grave.
  3. Watch Griffin play in the ocean for the first time.
  4. Plan the most perfect first birthday for Griffin.
  5. Read A Wrinkle in Time.
  6. Have the most spectacular 30th birthday party.
  7. Organize my pantry.
  8. Learn how to play chess.
  9. Make a crepe cake.
  10. Landscape our yard.
  11. Find a hairstyle I love.My high school classmate Carrie cuts my hair now and I LOVE her.
  12. Write a historical fiction short story.
  13. Paint my den and kitchen. Pics to come later.
  14. Finish the ancestry book I've been working on.
  15. Have a romantic weekend away with Nicholas sans bebe.
  16. Start doing yoga again.
  17. Run a marathon relay.
  18. Read The Age of Innocence.
  19. Visit my best friend Laura in New York City.
  20. Buy another pair of Manolos.
  21. Go to New Orleans for the first time. We had such a wonderful time!
  22. Plan a fantastic girls weekend with my best friends from college who are also turning 30 very soon!
  23. Make these chocolate chip cookies.
  24. Find a job I love.
  25. Turn my current laundry/storage room into a craft/exercise room.
  26. Get a fantastic family portrait taken.
  27. Go back to DC for a visit.
  28. Read The Lacuna. Reading it right now and having a bit of trouble I gotta be honest.
  29. Go to Lillith Fair.
  30. Learn how to play tennis.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Day 365

And to think we thought of this a mere test run for the big party...

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Day 359

Griffin has gotten really into books. On the way back from Nashville
last week, he looked at one of his favorites for 45 minutes straight.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Mother's Day


I had a fantastic first Mother's Day. Griffin (with a teeny bit of help from Daddy) brought me breakfast in bed. I got flowers and chocolate and fabulous stationery. We had a wonderful lunch and dinner with my mom and grandmother and to top it all off I got take a nap!

I ask you - who could ask for more? :)

Day 358

Day 357

Saturday, May 08, 2010