Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Baby's First Easter
What a great long weekend we had. It is amazing how much better things are when we're both home. Just that one extra day on the weekend made all the difference.
Good Friday we took our new Chariot stroller for a spin. I had to laugh at what we've become - the yuppie chariot pushing suburbanites heading off to Starbucks for our morning outting...the only thing we're missing now is a dog (and NO we are not getting a dog anytime soon). Friday night we went to Melinda and Brent's for a wonderful ham dinner. I told Melinda I'd bring dessert and in a moment of inspiration I decided to make "Jesus Cake"...just a cool whip covered chocolate layer cake in the shape of a cross with raspberries down the centre so that it bleeds when you cut it. It was fun to make, it got a few laughs, and it was tasty - what more could you ask for?
The other big thing that happened on Friday was I went shopping. Zoe had told me that Banana Republic was THE place to go for adult clothes that were still somewhat cool but not too young looking. I'd been crushed on my last outting because I needed jeans despirately but couldn't find any that didn't show my butt crack. Man was Zoe right. I was able to spend a fortune at BR. I got jeans, capris, khakis, 2 t-shirts, 1 blouse, and 1 tank top. And the best part of shopping at BR is that I fit into their SIZE 4 PANTS!!! Now I don't think I'm really a size 4 but if they're willing to make clothes that say I am, I'm willing to buy them! Now all I need are some new shoes to go with my new clothes. Maybe this weekend.
Saturday Noel's mom and sister Jess came over for a visit in the morning and then we watched Memoirs of a Geisha.
Sunday we were supposed to have Easter dinner with Noel's family but Andrew was sick and dinner was cancelled so we headed off to Turner and Ashley's instead. It was great. They always have such fun dinner parties. Turner's mom is in town from Nova Scotia and she cooked a fabulous turkey dinner. I had to shovel it in as usual so I could feed Molly - I'm pretty sure I can break speed records for eating these days. I don't think I could slow down if I tried.
It's great being around other people with kids and seeing what we're in store for. Sloane is awesome! She is signing now as a way to communicate. She loved seeing Molly. She kept coming to see what we were up to while I was feeding Molly. The coolest thing was that as the party got louder, Molly's coos and giggles kept getting louder to make sure she was heard. She really is great in a crowd. I just hope she stays comfortable in social situations.
This is a picture of 'the girls' at Easter. Note the new shirt I'm wearing!
Good Friday we took our new Chariot stroller for a spin. I had to laugh at what we've become - the yuppie chariot pushing suburbanites heading off to Starbucks for our morning outting...the only thing we're missing now is a dog (and NO we are not getting a dog anytime soon). Friday night we went to Melinda and Brent's for a wonderful ham dinner. I told Melinda I'd bring dessert and in a moment of inspiration I decided to make "Jesus Cake"...just a cool whip covered chocolate layer cake in the shape of a cross with raspberries down the centre so that it bleeds when you cut it. It was fun to make, it got a few laughs, and it was tasty - what more could you ask for?
The other big thing that happened on Friday was I went shopping. Zoe had told me that Banana Republic was THE place to go for adult clothes that were still somewhat cool but not too young looking. I'd been crushed on my last outting because I needed jeans despirately but couldn't find any that didn't show my butt crack. Man was Zoe right. I was able to spend a fortune at BR. I got jeans, capris, khakis, 2 t-shirts, 1 blouse, and 1 tank top. And the best part of shopping at BR is that I fit into their SIZE 4 PANTS!!! Now I don't think I'm really a size 4 but if they're willing to make clothes that say I am, I'm willing to buy them! Now all I need are some new shoes to go with my new clothes. Maybe this weekend.
Saturday Noel's mom and sister Jess came over for a visit in the morning and then we watched Memoirs of a Geisha.
Sunday we were supposed to have Easter dinner with Noel's family but Andrew was sick and dinner was cancelled so we headed off to Turner and Ashley's instead. It was great. They always have such fun dinner parties. Turner's mom is in town from Nova Scotia and she cooked a fabulous turkey dinner. I had to shovel it in as usual so I could feed Molly - I'm pretty sure I can break speed records for eating these days. I don't think I could slow down if I tried.
It's great being around other people with kids and seeing what we're in store for. Sloane is awesome! She is signing now as a way to communicate. She loved seeing Molly. She kept coming to see what we were up to while I was feeding Molly. The coolest thing was that as the party got louder, Molly's coos and giggles kept getting louder to make sure she was heard. She really is great in a crowd. I just hope she stays comfortable in social situations.
This is a picture of 'the girls' at Easter. Note the new shirt I'm wearing!
# posted by Dana Corkey @ 6:25 PM 
