Late Update

This is from a few weeks ago. The family took a walk to the park, super fun & perfect Fall day. Yay!

October 3, 2010 from H-Dub on Vimeo.

The Perfect Fall Day.

The H-Dub family had a great day today! Not only was it amazing October weather, mid-60s with a perfectly clear blue sky all day... but we got to spend most of it outdoors together! It started with a friends 1st-year birthday party (happy day to Weston!) and then we hung out in the neighborhood taking a walk to the park.

We have the prettiest tree in the front yard. It's gotta be the first one in St. Paul to change and it's the most amazing shape.



At the park, this girl never 'tires' of spinning on the tire-ring (yes, pun intended).



Best.Fall.Day.Ever.

The Handiest Man

Just a short note to show what the last few days weeks have been like in the H-Dub household (bathroom). I will post a lovely before & after shot (when it's actually done) but I really think this summarizes it. By the way, Amelie now knows how to install a toilet. Feel free to contact me if you need any plumbing work.

Long Weekend + Great Friends = Perfection!

I anticipated posting a few messy eating photos from the state fair last week. However, the little gal was under the weather when we dragged her out there. We ended up chugging down a milkshake and took her on a few rides with her best buddy Matea, but went home early. Although, Amelie did find time to sweet talk her mom & grandma into getting her a Dora balloon that she had to have ($8, ouch)!

Then over Labor day weekend we visited our favorite friends in Madison. What an awesome weekend! Amelie has a fondness for tickling Oscar's cheeks and patting his head like a puppy. This means true friendship in my book! If only these friends would move back to us in the TC! Just a warning, we did help convince friends to move from NYC to MPLS recently, so the odds MUST be in our favor. ;)

Finally, our long weekend ended with a Twins game thanks to the newly arrived friends from NYC: Flavio & Ana! Yay, what a great game in such fancy-pants seats. We couldn't have had a better time!


Amelie, Mom, Dad, Ana, Flavio, Robin (Ana's bro)

Thanks for such a fun weekend friends!

I Got my Mama's Singing Voice

Months of the Year (on high speed)

The summer has gone by much too fast. Amelie is smarter than ever. She knows her days of the week, months of the year, counts to ten in Spanish, and up to 50 (maybe more?) in English. Her experience in Montessori seems to be really amazing. She'll start in the full-time preschool program when she turns three, we're very excited for her! She tells us, "when I get taller, I will be in the big kids room." She doesn't quite understand that getting older usually means getting taller.

For me, I'll be graduated from law school in December so this semester doesn't feel as bad. Yes, it's started already (two weeks ago actually) so I have only 11 weeks left! See, I'm still positive! I cannot wait to be done. I don't plan on practicing law right out of school but it'll be a good "skill" to have under my belt. I have been lucky enough to get a great position at Lawson (Business Development Mgr) that I am really liking, so I plan to stay there for a while.

I expect to update soon with State Fair photos! Craig & I are making it out there two times this weekend. My diet officially starts the minute I walk off the fairgrounds on Sunday evening. I gotta get in shape for the trip to Costa Rica in November (for a friends wedding), ya know!?

Happy Four Years!

I feel like the luckiest girl ever born (you like short & simple, right?)!

1-2-3... Blast Off!

Craig & I finally bought new patio furniture for our patio that we built the end of last summer. It was very exciting for us, but even more exciting for Amélie...

As you can see, the boxes that our chairs & table came in made the perfect "rocketship!"



BLAST OFF!

Happy Easter!

Here is a little proof of a beautiful April Easter day in Minnesota. I swear I usually pay attention to my kid. I guess I was a little "involved" in my kite-flying skills.

Happy V-day!

The special Granny in our lives planned an art day with the babe last week. This is the result:

Art Day from H-Dub on Vimeo.

Could she be any cuter? I didn't think so...

Halloween video 3 of 3

Finally, the night of "trick & treats!" Amélie started off slow acting a little shy... but as the night passed, she became more & more bold screaming "happppppy halloween" and "more witches, more pumpkins, more ghosts!" as we walked down the street.

She is even cuter than the real Brobee. This proves it!

Candy Extortion from H-Dub on Vimeo.

Halloween Video 2 of 3

Thanks to the Otten's for an awesome pumpkin-carving party! It was such a fun time... and Craig documented it lovingly (Brazilian music by Little Joy). Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving from H-Dub on Vimeo.

October 2009

Wow, it's been a while. I have no excuses but I will still list a few: writer's block, law school, swim lessons, Montessori, and plain old shyness.

Anyways, the whole fam is doing great. Our Amélie is perfection. P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N. We all hit up Sun Country Farm & Greenhouses in Lake Elmo yesterday. It was pretty much the only day with a break of rain over the last week. Amélie, Daddy, & I had a blast!

Check out Craig's new camera and super sweet skills!

Pumpkin Patch (Canon 7D) from H-Dub on Vimeo.

summer loves

Just wanted to share my favorite people:



Could they be any cuter?

Water girl

As Amélie headed out the back door after her nap yesterday she bolted for the sprinkler and we didn't stop her. This is how it went...



and



and finally she ended up basking in the warm sun.

Color me this!

If only I could trust that little Amélie wouldn't want to test her creativity on our boring khaki walls with these cool rings. I like boring khaki walls without crayon scribbles.

spring is here... sort of?!

As I dream of tank tops and sundresses, my "weatherbug" tells me that snow is on the way today. Instead of dwelling on such depressing topics, I will post some adorable Amélie pictures that we took in the sunny house yesterday.

Here is an action shot of our new game, jumping on the sofa:


Another photo of the beautiful girl who holds our heart:

is it spring yet?

After a trip to our coffee shop for breakfast, the local zoo (which was closed-thank goodness Amélie wasn't too disappointed), the humane society, a toy store visit, and then the Mexican grocery store... we decided a rousing bath in bubbles was in order! Yesterday was a fun-filled day, which also included a visit from her buddy Luca (those sweet pics are to come later).

Here Amélie tries to give the bubble a kissy:


I was totally light-headed after filling the room with all of these bubbles!

Thank you Kristen... Kk!

Another post displaying Amélie's supermodel talents, I think there might be trend here...

This is Amélie modeling the most awesome hat ever made! All thanks to my friend Kristen who decided to show off her knitting talents. Let me tell you, it's perfectly made, P-E-R-F-E-C-T down to every last stitch. Amélie says if you need her to model any more of your talents on etsy or something, she is for hire.

<3 Happy V-day! <3

To make this weekend special, Amélie & I spent the day baking yummy treats and we delivered some to our new neighbors who we hope decide to like us! The angel food cake with strawberries & cream was all for daddy... we hope he likes us too!

Even though it's a fakey holiday, it's still a nice reminder to be nice to people you love. Kisses from the babe!

One of My Favorites...

Could she be any sweeter?



For those of you who are wondering, Amélie is now officially "in-training" for her tennis career. We took out the Dora racket last night and she has been sticking her fingers through the strings, smushing it against her face, and jumping on it. We know the killer forehand is just around the corner...