Fun with Nana

We had a great week last week in Indiana. The first part of the week I got to hang out with my mom, dad, Laurie, Mike and Abby. Jack came on Wednesday. Then he and I left Caroline at "Nana's house" and went to South Bend to celebrate his parents' 70th birthdays. As you can see, Caroline was broken up by our departure. :)

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Tutu!!!

We are in Indianapolis for the week and Aunt Laurie and Nana had a great surprise for Caroline--a tutu and the shoes to go with it. She, of course, napped in it, wore it to Target, and generally refused to take it off until bath time. She was particularly cute when she danced in it!

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Popsicle

Mmm...I made watermelon juice popsicles yesterday. Yummy says Caroline. Ah perfect summer food.

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Hello Elephant

I had yesterday off, so Caroline and I headed for the zoo. We got there before the buildings opened (ie before the crowds got there). Caroline spent a good bit of time saying hi to the elephant. We also waved to a panda, roared at the lions (which got a lot of laughs from nearby adults), saw a tiger, visited a pig named Carolina Anna basically had a grand time. Caroline was so tired after that she took a four hour nap.

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Happy 4th

Caroline wasn't in the mood to get her picture taken today. But I caught a stealth picture of her watching the burgers get cooked at our friend's house. We enjoyed our independence this afternoon by swimming and at a cookout. This white shirt was soon pink from watermelon (as it should be) and good fun was had by all. I don't know if you can tell in the picture but Caroline has blue and red toenails. Hooray for being two.

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Grand Rapids fun

We are in Grand Rapids on our way north to catch up with friends. Jack was a fantastic Dad and found out that there is a children's museum in Grand Rapids. It is a blast!! We actually just brought Caroline along so we could play. They have a play grocery, a pet store (see picture) a bank, a pediatrician's office, Lego table, bubbles and more and more. So so fun!!!

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Our Medal Winner!

A month back Caroline won a medal at day care for her tumbling and skills class. After dinner, we headed off to the local cafe where we celebrated with gelato.

Here are some fun pictures of the night

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Big big trees

More fun pictures of our trip--Jack and Caroline in a redwood!

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San Francisco

This is the view from our hotel (the deck). We are sitting here enjoying the view and listening to Caroline cry herself to sleep on the baby monitor. Love modern technology.

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Traveling in style

We have made it to the west coast, to Carmel to be exact. (For the record it is very different from Carmel, IN). Caroline was a bit out of sorts yesterday, but was a champ given that she is only two. She played a lot during the first leg of our trip and slept almost four hours on the second. We are in an adorable place that is the good parts of a bed and breakfast without the bed. (Cookies in the afternoon, yummy breakfast, little flowered wallpaper and no strained conversation with people you don't know over coffee.)

We got to see Jack's Grandma Jean yesterday for a bit. She was spry and lived the pictures from her great-grandchildren we brought her. (We will have to tell Katelyn that she was particularly impressed by the hugs and kisses on Katelyn's card.)

Today we saw friends from college--Lisa Piini Randell and her husband and son for lunch. What a great time! We went to Big Sur and walked on the beach--beautiful. We came back to Carmel and had a fantastic Italian dinner. Pizza, salad, spaghetti, what a great combination. We were all impressed by the nice restaurant that had a great kid's menu (a full cheese pizza for $5), that had jumbo crayons and a kind staff, but also a pear, arugula and gorgonzola salad and squid ink pasta for dinner for mommy. We are happy to report that Caroline tried beets and olives (but did not like this variety). She ate octopus twice today, as well as clams and crab. She ran on the beach and tried to pick up huge rocks there. After all of that excitement she is passed out on her tent with bubby, dead to the world.

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