Quite often on Fridays, when I get home from work, we head down to Pegasus Pizza at Alki Beach for dinner. The weather almost always permits at least a brief walk along the seawall. This last Friday was especially pleasant and we spent a long time at the beach.
Charlotte isn't starting to talk, yet, but she's thinking about it. Carol thinks Charlotte said "more" the other day, and maybe "ball." She says something that starts with "Aud..." when she see Audrey. But she has a pretty large vocabulary of words she understands. She can point to various animals by name in books, like cow, kitty, dog and bee. And if you tell her you're going to her bedroom she'll lead the way. She's been shaking her head "no" for a long time (kids somehow learn that very early), but lately she has nodded her head "yes" as well.
Lately Audrey likes to lay out some elaborate series of events that she would like to see happen and then finish with, "That sounds like a great plan, doesn't it?"
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Sunny Vacation
The month of serial sickness is in the distant past now. Just in time, too, since we had planned for months to spend the first week of March in Palm Desert, CA at John's parents' winter home. It was a wonderful break from chilly and rainy Seattle weather. It was in the 70s and 80s our entire visit.
We succeeded in getting Charlotte weaned enough (she still cheats a little) that Carol and I could take off for a couple of nights in Las Vegas. The most direct route is on lightly traveled two-lane roads through the middle of the Mojave Desert. This is the third time we've taken that route and we love the remoteness of it.
What did we do in Las Vegas? Go to bed by 10:30 and sleep in! We went to see Mama Mia (Carol liked it, John felt sorry for the cast). We ate. We played a little craps. We oggled the crowds. We lost $75, which we consider pretty cheap entertainment.
The girls had a great time in Palm Desert. They spent a lot of time barefoot in the grass, greeting every person and every dog who passed the patio. Audrey slept on a makeshift bed on the floor of Grandma and Grandpa's room. She would crawl in bed with Grandma for an hour at 4:00 each morning, then go back to her own "special Audrey bed." Charlotte had a great time playing in a small fountain on the patio.
The plane travel went fine. We won a portable DVD player in a raffle at my office holiday party, so we brought a few Disney movies to distract Audrey. Worked like a charm. Charlotte fell asleep before takeoff both directions and slept halfway through the flights.
What we miss most being back home is the built-in babysitters. Carol and I went to three movies while we were in California and out to dinner a couple of times.
We succeeded in getting Charlotte weaned enough (she still cheats a little) that Carol and I could take off for a couple of nights in Las Vegas. The most direct route is on lightly traveled two-lane roads through the middle of the Mojave Desert. This is the third time we've taken that route and we love the remoteness of it.
What did we do in Las Vegas? Go to bed by 10:30 and sleep in! We went to see Mama Mia (Carol liked it, John felt sorry for the cast). We ate. We played a little craps. We oggled the crowds. We lost $75, which we consider pretty cheap entertainment.
The girls had a great time in Palm Desert. They spent a lot of time barefoot in the grass, greeting every person and every dog who passed the patio. Audrey slept on a makeshift bed on the floor of Grandma and Grandpa's room. She would crawl in bed with Grandma for an hour at 4:00 each morning, then go back to her own "special Audrey bed." Charlotte had a great time playing in a small fountain on the patio.
The plane travel went fine. We won a portable DVD player in a raffle at my office holiday party, so we brought a few Disney movies to distract Audrey. Worked like a charm. Charlotte fell asleep before takeoff both directions and slept halfway through the flights.
What we miss most being back home is the built-in babysitters. Carol and I went to three movies while we were in California and out to dinner a couple of times.
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