Bibi and Babu came to town to visit. We had a great time and lots of great food. Moxie was particularly into the dates.
Tag: Grandparents
We went out for a nice dinner to celebrate having family in town and all the excitement of life. Food was amazing and Moxie won the crowd. The waitress offered us a Seasons 52 onsie–she was too big but that was still cool.
While our families were here for Moxie’s birthday party we took an hour on Saturday morning to head to the park.
For a week each summer Moxie’s daycare provider takes a much needed vacation. This year Moxie’s Grandparents were kind enough to drive out from Wichita and take care of her while we went to work. It was so helpful for us to not have to take off work AND it was really fun for Mox to chill with the GPs. They took walks, played with bubbles, chased the dogs, and went to the mall. They took Moxie to her first indoor playground. As Moxie becomes more mobile these activites are more fun. Moxie is a very outgoing young lady. She chatted up the other parents and made friends with the kids. She also wrestled a lady bug.
Moxie climbed a mountain with a little help from her Grandparents and dad. She was so very proud of herself. Then she played on all the other things at the park. It was a good time and an even better nap afterwards.
As you all know in the first trimester of my pregnancy Strider and I moved across the country–perfect timing. Before we were only 1.5 hours from my parents and 8 from his. We were close to our immediate family. Well, living out here in DC things are different. We appreciate the Mark Tuckers and our friends here on the East Coast but it is hard being away from our rents.
Technology is magic. We have been keeping in touch with family through the internets. Moxie is starting to look at the screen and really listen to voices. It isn’t the same as actually hanging out in person–but it is way better than smoke signals–Moxie is really terrible at both sending and reading the smoke. It is actually a little embarrassing.
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| It’s hard to pay attention to what I am saying with the big spit up stain on my shoulder. |
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| Grandma and Grandpa catch up with little Moxie on things like drool, poop, and eye contact. |
Also: notice Ron slyly giving his beautiful wife bunny ears. You should see what happens when Strider and Ron get into the special effects options in GoogleChat. Really, you should see it.
Well, sadly, Grandma and Grandpa left yesterday. Team Dorsey really helped out with the Moxster. It took a village for most things to happen. This includes baths, diaper and outfit changes, and naps. Having an extra few sets of hands helped with just about everything. Ron and Carmen perfected the two-person diapering/clothes snapping. Seriously–they could take show on the road. We will miss the patient pacing, rocking, and patting of Grandma during Moxie’s grumpy evenings. For now we just leave her on the floor for Gyges to comfort.
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| Caution: Slick Baby |
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| Sneaky Snap Configurations |
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| Who Put Who To Sleep? |
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| Carmen Always Gets Stuck with the Business End |
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| Checkin’ Out The Competition |
We have had lots of adventures. Including: Moxie learning to use her eyes. Big doins’ I tell ya.
Moxie has been partying it up with Grandma and Grandpa this week. They have been patient with us as a new family while we slowly venture out of the house with for the first time. We have taken walks, trips to restaurants, and stores. We aren’t good hosts but they are great guests.
