Trip to Palm Springs

We went to Palm Springs last weekend for our friends' Sam and Sara's wedding. We stayed at the Parker Resort with ~45 of Sam and Sara's friends and family. It was delightful! The company was fabulous, the wedding and food divine, and it was the first time Sid and I have gotten away together, just the two of us in over two years!

Thank you Gail and Page! (Emma stayed home with the grandparents to celebrate Halloween number 2 in Bozeman)....


Activities before and after the wedding included: tennis, croquet, petanque, swimming, not swimming, yoga, ping pong, chess, hiking, eatking, drinking and dressing up. The wedding was on the day BEFORE Halloween. We partied hardy All Hallow's Eve / Day of the Dead style the next day.

Playin' with Playdough

Apparently inspired by our Arts & Crafts Day back in August in NH, it seems Linda went ALL out to outfit Emma with the most superior and fun playdough box ever for her birthday.

I'm ecstatic because not only does she like it, it gives another in-house activity as the weather begins to turn cold. Not to mention that today it is wet and rainy, and snowing. Yesterday it was 80. Expert cutter.
The "smock" is a baking apron from Debbie and Katie. Am I wrong, or was that mine as a kid? I have images in my head of me decorating Xmas cookies in it circa 1981....She now runs and gets it off the hook to indicate her desires to play with dough.

Emma & Kabeyun

Summer Family Fun & Kabeyun!

Here are some pics which represent why I love camp so: its the place and the people, what those people do, and how they act when they do it!







Funny.

Sittin' Fun with Friend Freya & Our Neighbors

These pics are of Emma and Freya sitting in a chair (I assembled and stained myself!) in our backyard. Freya is 10 months younger than Emma and is a doll. Emma likes her (and her toy) too.

Here is my partner (Freya's mom) in drinking cocktails at Plonk, crime. Sarah is the best.
This is a CUTE picture of our neighbors and friends. Who left us for Cali-parts unknown (actually San Diego). But, now they are back and are having a baby! Actually, Danielle was *probably* prego in this picture.... :-)
This is Danielle's hubby, Tuli (see previous picture). He is Emma's friend. Sometimes when Emma and I were out and about this summer for our early morning walks (very early, ~6:30 am), Tuli would come out and join us. I'd give him coffee. He'd do some Emma entertaining. It was a good trade.

Emma, walking with her Dad

These pics are from a walk we frequently take just outside of Bozeman. It is pleasant and peaceful. Emma can run around without us fearing drowning, being eaten by a bear or cars.

A Backlog of photos: starting with her Birthday

I've been remiss in posting photos. So, I am going to jump around a bit. A week ago was Emma's 2nd birthday. We had a really fun bbq planned, and then the storm hit....Well, it was just stormy. And cold. So most of these pictures were taken inside, while Dad/Sid was outside slaving over the grill. :-)