Check this link again in a few days for some photos I'll be adding of our little peanut in her "going home" outfit.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
MJR Hospital Photos
Wow. I had completely forgotten how difficult it is to get stuff done with a newborn. Since it took me a solid week to compile, edit, and caption this first set of photos, you'll have to wait a while longer for the story of MJR's birth. (Hey! New blog nicknames....please remember to use them if you're commenting below. Otherwise your comment will be removed. The boy is now SIR. The girl is MJR.)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Summer.
The Rose family's attendants have been horrible documentarians of this beautiful summer. Yes, we've been exceptionally busy preparing for baby, but we have done a LOT of fun stuff--and then Mimi crammed in a lot of fun stuff into her week with The Boy, too, but took photos, which we will now steal. (Grin.)
Our summer:
1. Parks, parks, parks. The park down the street, the park down the street the other direction, the park at the elementary school, the park near the grocery store, the park in the next town over with the AWESOME slides, the park by the pool, the parks at Mimi's.
(Photo credits: Mimi, Auntie Omi)
2. Pools. Somehow, our little family of three never made it to the pool all at the same time this entire summer (?!), but we have spent many a morning there separately and with some friends. And The Boy visited Mimi's pool, too. His swimming hallmarks this summer include an increased amount of bravery with water slides and putting his face in the water. If only we could convince him to keep his giant fish mouth closed...
(Photo credit: Mimi)
3. Playdates! We've hosted and been hosted. A lot. Thanks, friends!
4. 4th of July Parade and Picnic. We participated, once again, in the parade our town sponsors and marched with our theatre group. The little boys had a great time "driving" the truck and strolling with their pregnant mommies. Post parade, we returned to our abode for yummy cookout food, squirt gunning, and wading pools.
(Photo credits: Auntie G and Mimi (I think))
4. Outdoor concerts. Er, concert. On Wednesday nights, you can picnic on the Esplanade at the Chicago Botanic Garden, while enjoying a fun concert for kids. Wednesday nights have been yoga nights for mommy, but The Boy and I took advantage of this when Daddy was out of town. Sadly, our one and only photo was taken by me on my inferior iPhone 3GS, which does not "flip" the image for you so you can adequately photograph yourself. Oh well.
5. "Pinocchio" at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre . A beautiful venue with an impressive set and costume design. The music left something to be desired, IMO, but it was a great experience.
(Boarding the train heading to downtown, first train ride, sitting on the stage before the show, at our seats, proudly collecting autographs, and posing against our beautiful skyline.)
6. Lake House. Our friends hosted us for the day at their beautiful lake house, a few hours west of us. Mister Bravery rode a speedboat for the first time, swam in a deep lake with a life jacket, went on the water raft alone (only a mild heart attack for the mom), cavorted with seaweed, and had a great playing with the kids. We had two delicious meals, cooked S'Mores, chased fireflies, and on and on. It was a busy and fun filled day!
(Photo credit: Amy G.)
7. Movies! "Winnie the Pooh" with Grandma, "Kung Fu Panda 2" with us. And a Drive In movie (okay, it was really a "Chair In" movie): "Tangled," which we own and which is completely beside the point.
8. First Undernighter with Huey and his grandparents, while the moms and dads attended a dinner party.
9. Week at Mimi's. This is the second installment of this vacation (for The Boy and for his parents), which we're all hoping continues as part of an annual tradition.
10. The conclusion of Mom's Morning Away. Somehow I haven't blogged about this all year. Since January, The Boy has attended a wonderful program through the park district, wherein he attends "school" for three hours, one time a week. During that time, he painted, crafted, played with toys/kids, read stories, played in the park and the indoor "jungle," made a good friend, etc. During that time, I ran errands like a chicken with its head cut off. Okay, I also enjoyed a pedicure or two, a Starbucks/McDonald's iced coffee or two, and a teeny bit of time doing things around the house. Here is a photo of my boy on his first day of pre-pre-school:
(January 2011)
As our summer draws to a close, he looks forward to heading off to real pre-school when he "turns three." I look forward to finding the right time to potty train. And, of course, we're all eagerly awaiting the birth of The Boy's baby sister. Any minute now. (Tick tock...)
Our summer:
1. Parks, parks, parks. The park down the street, the park down the street the other direction, the park at the elementary school, the park near the grocery store, the park in the next town over with the AWESOME slides, the park by the pool, the parks at Mimi's.
(Photo credits: Mimi, Auntie Omi)
2. Pools. Somehow, our little family of three never made it to the pool all at the same time this entire summer (?!), but we have spent many a morning there separately and with some friends. And The Boy visited Mimi's pool, too. His swimming hallmarks this summer include an increased amount of bravery with water slides and putting his face in the water. If only we could convince him to keep his giant fish mouth closed...
(Photo credit: Mimi)
3. Playdates! We've hosted and been hosted. A lot. Thanks, friends!
4. 4th of July Parade and Picnic. We participated, once again, in the parade our town sponsors and marched with our theatre group. The little boys had a great time "driving" the truck and strolling with their pregnant mommies. Post parade, we returned to our abode for yummy cookout food, squirt gunning, and wading pools.
(Photo credits: Auntie G and Mimi (I think))4. Outdoor concerts. Er, concert. On Wednesday nights, you can picnic on the Esplanade at the Chicago Botanic Garden, while enjoying a fun concert for kids. Wednesday nights have been yoga nights for mommy, but The Boy and I took advantage of this when Daddy was out of town. Sadly, our one and only photo was taken by me on my inferior iPhone 3GS, which does not "flip" the image for you so you can adequately photograph yourself. Oh well.
5. "Pinocchio" at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre . A beautiful venue with an impressive set and costume design. The music left something to be desired, IMO, but it was a great experience.
(Boarding the train heading to downtown, first train ride, sitting on the stage before the show, at our seats, proudly collecting autographs, and posing against our beautiful skyline.)
6. Lake House. Our friends hosted us for the day at their beautiful lake house, a few hours west of us. Mister Bravery rode a speedboat for the first time, swam in a deep lake with a life jacket, went on the water raft alone (only a mild heart attack for the mom), cavorted with seaweed, and had a great playing with the kids. We had two delicious meals, cooked S'Mores, chased fireflies, and on and on. It was a busy and fun filled day!
(Photo credit: Amy G.)
7. Movies! "Winnie the Pooh" with Grandma, "Kung Fu Panda 2" with us. And a Drive In movie (okay, it was really a "Chair In" movie): "Tangled," which we own and which is completely beside the point.
8. First Undernighter with Huey and his grandparents, while the moms and dads attended a dinner party.
9. Week at Mimi's. This is the second installment of this vacation (for The Boy and for his parents), which we're all hoping continues as part of an annual tradition.
10. The conclusion of Mom's Morning Away. Somehow I haven't blogged about this all year. Since January, The Boy has attended a wonderful program through the park district, wherein he attends "school" for three hours, one time a week. During that time, he painted, crafted, played with toys/kids, read stories, played in the park and the indoor "jungle," made a good friend, etc. During that time, I ran errands like a chicken with its head cut off. Okay, I also enjoyed a pedicure or two, a Starbucks/McDonald's iced coffee or two, and a teeny bit of time doing things around the house. Here is a photo of my boy on his first day of pre-pre-school:
(January 2011)
As our summer draws to a close, he looks forward to heading off to real pre-school when he "turns three." I look forward to finding the right time to potty train. And, of course, we're all eagerly awaiting the birth of The Boy's baby sister. Any minute now. (Tick tock...)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Oh, Dear Deer.
This is a familiar sight in our town. We used to see this same mini-herd of deer in our yard all the time, before we put up a fence. It was not uncommon to let the dog out at night and see the deer freeze in the glow of the porchlights, turn, and dart away.
Here they are in front of The Boy's soon-to-be-preschool, aka his "Blue School."
Here they are in front of The Boy's soon-to-be-preschool, aka his "Blue School."
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Freshly Showered!
A good friend mentioned throwing a shower for me, and I cringed a little. A second baby shower? Isn't that a bit awkward? So we agreed on "a little something, " just to spend some time with a few girlfriends and honor this baby-to-be. Since it's the second baby and I don't really need "stuff," I did mention that the thing I could use were some meals for my freezer--and I was sort of kidding. But she took the idea, ran with it, and threw a most beautiful cooking shower for four (and a half).
The Decor:
Party Favors (an apron, kitchen towel, wooden spoon):
Adorned:
How I spent the majority of the evening:
While they were doing this:
Giftings:
And ohmygoodness, THE FOOD. Appetizers galore, followed by homemade butternut squash pizza, followed by yummy cupcakes. And I should have taken a picture of the final result. I actually purchased a small freezer for our basement in anticipation of this event, and it's a good thing I did. I left the party with two dinners worth of enchiladas, two baked ziti, three helpings of homemade vodka pasta sauce, three helpings of tuna casserole, and two helpings of lasagna. (I should have kept this quiet though, so as not to discourage the bringing of food when the baby is born. Shhhhh.... :) )
So I give many thanks to my three besties for giving their time, grocery shopping, commuting, cooking, creativity, gifts, and company. I'm so very grateful.
The complete photo set:
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100665
The Decor:
Party Favors (an apron, kitchen towel, wooden spoon):
Adorned:
How I spent the majority of the evening:
While they were doing this:
Giftings:
And ohmygoodness, THE FOOD. Appetizers galore, followed by homemade butternut squash pizza, followed by yummy cupcakes. And I should have taken a picture of the final result. I actually purchased a small freezer for our basement in anticipation of this event, and it's a good thing I did. I left the party with two dinners worth of enchiladas, two baked ziti, three helpings of homemade vodka pasta sauce, three helpings of tuna casserole, and two helpings of lasagna. (I should have kept this quiet though, so as not to discourage the bringing of food when the baby is born. Shhhhh.... :) )
So I give many thanks to my three besties for giving their time, grocery shopping, commuting, cooking, creativity, gifts, and company. I'm so very grateful.
The complete photo set:
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100665
Monday, June 20, 2011
"Summer" Vacation
I'm sure everyone who lives outside the Midwest is really tired of hearing Midwesterners complain about the weather this season. But seriously...it sucks. So, needless to say, we were really looking forward to escaping the unpredictable/cold/miserable/rainy weather in IL in favor of some nicer weather in AZ. We spent two days in the Flagstaff area, which is one of my favorite places in the country. Smells like pine trees, reminds me of summer camp, feels homey and outdoorsy at the same time...I love it there. BUT, it was definitely too chilly for swimming, so we all trekked back "down the hill" (as the natives say) to enjoy some pool time in Scottsdale.
We certainly were busy bees! Here are some photo highlights:
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100657
We certainly were busy bees! Here are some photo highlights:
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100657
Sunday, June 19, 2011
NYC: in photos
Enjoy, and don't forget that you have to click on the pictures (not just the thumbnails) if you want to read the captions.
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100648
http://gallery.me.com/hannahrae#100648
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