Lots of travels and excitement!

This has been a busy stretch for me (hence the lack of recent blog posts). At the end of March I was in NYC for a conference. It was a jam-packed week of interesting sessions, seeing old friends, lots of walking, and really delicious food!

Last Friday I finally got the Christmas present that I had been looking forward to: a GREAT seat to see Giselle (my favorite ballet) at the newly renovated Northrop Auditorium. It was everything I had hoped for...and more! What a wonderful gift from my awesome husband.

This past weekend my dad came to visit while my went to a training "up north." (They were also in town while I was in NYC.) Rose had so much fun with her Pop Pop!

My dad even got a picture of ME with Rose!

And, last but not least, there are a couple photos for the "keepin' it real" files. :)

Have a great week, everyone! It may be a fewmore weeks till I post again, as I have some busy weeks coming up. Until then! :)

Quilt #17

I had a fair amount of leftover fabric from the anniversary quilt that I made for Mike, so I decide to make a "mini me" quilt for Rose. She's Daddy's little girl!


NUMBER ONE
7/07 - Fractured Pinwheels (for the Burmen)

NUMBER TWO
12/07 - Roman Fence (for Gramma Larson)

NUMBER THREE
5/08 - Log Cabin (for my parents)

NUMBER FOUR
9/08 - 30s throw (for my friend Ryan's baby)

NUMBER FIVE
12/08 - Stars and Stripes (for Jack and Marsha)

NUMBER SIX
12/09 - scrap quilt (for our living room)

NUMBER SEVEN
5/10 - Hug and Kiss (for the Failors)

NUMBER EIGHT
12/10 - Amish quilt (for Anne)

NUMBER NINE
12/10 - Corner Stars (for my boss Joan)

NUMBER TEN
1/11 - another 30s throw (for my friend Megan's baby)

NUMBER ELEVEN
9/11 -Nature Studies Nine Patch (for Mitra)

NUMBER TWELVE
3/12 - I don't remember the name of the design! (for Rose's crib)

NUMBER THIRTEEN
7/13 - Christmas Cactus (for my office at work)

NUMBER FOURTEEN
8/13 - Moda Charms Toddler Quilt (for my friend Aryn's baby)

NUMBER FIFTEEN
12/13 - another Moda Charms Toddler Quilt (for Rose to have at school)

NUMBER SIXTEEN
1/14 - Checkerboard Plaids (for Mike)

NUMBER SEVENTEEN
3/14 - Scrap quilt (for Rose)

My little munchkin

No real update, other than to share a couple pictures of Ms. Rosentozen.

Rose got pinkeye on Thursday :(

She is a cuddle bug!

Have a great weekend!

a Sunday update

I know I haven't been writing much recently, so I thought I'd add a couple random updates.

First off, Mike has been concerned that Rose's shoes were getting too small, but I wasn't convinced. So we decided to settle the bet by taking her to Schuler to get her feet measured (rather than just randomly sizing her up in hand-me-down shoes). Well, Mike was right! Little Miss is now solidly in size 7 shoes (!). We bought her a new pair of fancy Keens, and now I'll know to listen to Mike when it comes to what size she should be in. :)


Speaking of sizes, her 2T outfits are starting to get too small for her. We already had to switch her into 3T sleepers, and we're gradually transitioning her daytime wardrobe as well. How did that happen so fast?!?


Rose has now had enough "training" that she she sees me pull out my camera (or cell phone), she will come over and smile for me. Isn't she cute?!

She thinks it's the greatest thing ever to be able to lay in Mommy and Daddy's bed. I remember thinking the same thing as a kid! She doesn't know it yet, but she'll get her crib converted into a toddler bed for her next birthday...

Finally, Rose has now seen us sort through her cloth diapers after "school" each day. Poops have to go into the toilet, wet diapers can just go straight into the laundry bag - which she understands because I tend to narrate everything I do. Well, now her favorite game is to inspect every clean diaper in her room, deem it to be "no toot!" and then toss it aside. I've lost count of the number of times I've overheard her saying "no toot! no toot!" and then walked into a pile of (clean) diapers strewn about her room.  Ah, she is such a cute little munchkin :)

Have a great week, everyone!

Ninja and PopPop!

Ninja (or, as Rose says, "Nee-Nee") and PopPop came to visit this weekend. It was so much fun that Rose wouldn't sleep - she was just so excited to see her grandparents! Here are the highlights:

Can't wait for them to show up!

A tackle hug!

Wow, the 14th floor of the hotel is high up!

We're going swimming!

Television!

Running FAST down the hotel hallway!

Doing the puzzle from Grandma Roles while holding the purse from Ms. Marcy!

Yay!

TWO ponies!

Whee!

Reading Baby Bug from Ms. Margaret!

Reading the comics!

We also drank lots of great wine (everyone except Rose) and ate lots of yummy food (including Rose). Hope your weekend was as great as ours! :)

date night and zoo trip

Mike and I had "date night" last Saturday for the annual Carleton trivia tournament. Basically, alumni groups across the country gather for countdown trivia at local bars/restaurants and the highest team scores from each city in each round are tallied up to determine the winner. The Twin Cities group had won the last two years, which was not through any contribution of ours, but rather because there was one alum who got a perfect score for almost every round. Unfortunately she was at a funeral this year, so the TC group had to rely on the likes of us. Our team managed to come in first (in the TC) in one round (woo-hoo!), but overall we were pretty mediocre (averaging 16th of the 20-some teams that were there). Nevertheless, it was a fun night out on the town! (Huge thanks to Grandma Roles for babysitting!)

Then on Sunday/Monday I came down with another cold, a sure-fire indication that I've been working too hard. I'm determined to find balance in my life somehow, because I'm sure tired of catching to many winter bugs.

By yesterday I was almost fully recovered, so we spent some time at an indoor park so Rose could burn off some energy. It takes her a little while to warm up, but she eventually loves climbing on the equipment and going down the slides.

The exciting news for the weekend is that Rose has pooped on the potty for two days in a row! Yay! She is also starting to enjoy taking off her pants, just to show that she can.

Finally, today we went to the zoo. It always takes Little Miss some time to warm up to new(ish) experiences, and in the end she really enjoyed seeing all the animals!

Hope you're all having a great weekend!