Today we had a busy day. Parent/ Teacher conference (Mox is doing great), music class, lunch out, and a play date with a friend (who dropped off dinner). Well we all wanted a nap. We got one!
Tag: Jess
On Sunday, January 4th, just after nap time Moxie and Bibi came to the hospital to meet Keen. Strider met them at the hospital entrance and Moxie came with a gift for her new baby sister (a soft monkey lovie). Moxie was a little nervous to be in a new place but as soon as she saw Keen in the basinet she ran to her and asked to hold her. She wasn’t shy about adjusting the baby’s hat, playing with her feet, and didn’t mind that Keen fussed a little.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs is wonderful. A whole bunch of us went–cousins, aunts, uncles, strangers we picked up on the way. The fact that the zoo is built on a mountain side means you also get your cardio in too.
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| Strider, Ruby, and Moxie sit on a creepily still and concrete like elephant. |
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| Watching mom feed birds. |
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| Quick water break in the double wagon between animal wresting matches. |
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| Ryan finds the perfect mask. |
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| End of the zoo kiss. |
After a crazy Colorado week we flew home. This is what it looked like:
Whoa. Consignment sales are amazing. Especially when you go to one with a ninja like my friend Mary-Gray. She is Ceci’s mom (Moxie’s baby friend). We went to the Moms of Multiples sale. AMAZING.
Here’s what I got:
Sled
Sit n’ Spin
2 Car seats (TWO!!)
Booster Seat
2 Board puzzles
8 pieces of clothing
snow suit
snow boots
other stuff
$120
BAM
Strider and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary by going out as a family for Indian food. It was wonderful. Moxie got to have saag and korma and naan and rice. Oh we did too.
Moxie, in her usual style, made best friends with all the waiters and the restaurant owner. She sat in her lobster and yelled for her friends.
For those who braved the post all the way to the bottom. Here’s a few more photos:
Yay!! This month Moxie and I were hosts to all our favorite babies and mamas for brunch. We busted out our fabulous foam floor (thanks to the Riccis) and all Moxie’s best toys. Our brunches are once a month (as all of you know) but this one was special because Steph and Rory are moving to Nairobi and we wanted to send them off in style. We busted out some kangas and kitenges as table cloths, drank Fanta from a bottle, and had an oddly decorated cake that said, “Safari Njema.” (*see below for story*)
The babies at mum-mums and played piano. There was also a baby pile up in the hallway because everyone wanted to play with the Ikea push walked Strider bought for Moxie about 8 months ago.
I have to say, again, how important this group of moms is for us. We appreciate being a part of the community so much. Now if some of the babies could just talk Moxie into crawling…
Big thanks to Strider for helping with all the set up, clean up, and taking the dogs on an epic trip to the dog park so they wouldn’t be too jealous of all the absolutely cuteness happening at Lombardy.
We put up all the pictures on our flickr page.
Here are some of our favorites:
*The cake has a story: I go to the Grumpy Bakery to order a cake. Here’s the conversation:
Jessica Chantelle Lee (JCL): Hi, I’d like to order a cake. May I see a list of the kinds of cakes you offer?
Grumpy Baker Lady (GBL): We don’t have a list.
JCL: Ok. I’d like a cake for about 15 people.
GBL: What flavor?
JCL: What flavors do you have?
GBL: What do you like? (here-you might think she is being helpful–she’s not. she’s annoyed)
JCL: Chocolate?
GBL: Fine.
JCL: With buttercream frosting–do you have that?
GBL: look at all the cakes. that’s what they have on them.
JCL: Oh ok. I’d like to use the colors of the Kenyan flag (I show her a picture on my phone).
GBL: Why?
JCL: it’s a going away party for a friend. They are moving to Kenya.
GBL: Well, black frosting tastes terrible.
JCL: Ok. Well please use green, red, and black–but try to make sure it doesn’t look like a christmas cake.
GBL: fine. What color flowers do you want.
JCL: I don’t want flowers. How about stripes and lines?
GBL: You have to have flowers.
JCL: Really? I don’t really want flowers.
GBL: There have to be flowers.
JCL: Um. Ok. Can you do something besides roses? Like those flowers there (pointing at another cake) can you do those in red and green?
GBL: No. Those are pansies. They don’t come in red and green. How about roses or daisies.
JCL: I don’t think roses work.
GBL: Why not?
JCL: They don’t really look African.
GBL: WELL THE WOMAN IS MOVING FROM AMERICA!! Why are you so against roses?!
JCL: Whoa. How about balloons?
GBL: Fine.
In our first attempt to capture the cuteness of Moxie in a dress I wore.
Strider snapped some shots of Moxie and I playing recently. Moxie is absolutely happiest in the am. Here’s proof.
On Saturday we headed over to Becky, Brian, and Owen’s house for some swing time and egg hunting. It was perfect weather and really fun. We were really lucky and Becky took pictures. Moxie found her own egg and got a cool toy for her efforts. She ate some pea puree, baby cheetos, and had a totally fabulous time.
Moxie tried out swinging for the first time. It took her a little time to figure out that it was fun–but once she did–she was a HUGE fan. Every once in a while Moxie and Owen would look at each other. It was all really sweet.
