Cate & Abby

Here are Cate and Abby in their matching Cape Cod t-shirts. They were together for 2 weeks and got along beautifully...what good cousins!

Don't You Just Love Little Girls?

I've gotta admit, it's going to be fun having 2 little girls running (or more accurately laying and running) around here in a few months...they're just so CUTE. :)

I love this picture. Makes me excited about girls and how cute they are, especially in mini versions of grown-up swimming suits. This is Cate with her friend Amelia Wignall. Amelia is younger, but she's coming into her own lately. I can't believe the WWF smackdown moves she's got at the playground nowadays. It is hilarious. I'm just glad she can finally fight back, since Cate's been known to stage her own attacks in the past...the playing field is finally leveling.

Cate & Her Rolling Bag

So, I think I just need to post 1 picture each day, or I'm never going to get anything up here! Here's today's picture! :)

Cate LOVED dragging her little Red Sox rolly bag around the airport. It was really funny to watch, and she definitely turned a lot of heads. :)

Crazy Cape Cod Cate

I have soooo many pictures to choose from on the trip that I'm completely frozen with indecision. I'm too tired today to think about it, so here's a little something to whet your whistle. First and foremost, Cate's thinking of joining a KISS tribute band...


This is one of my favorite shots...(abby left, cate right)

Here are the Maynard kids...

My sister, Anne, and Cate...the "Jersey Fresh" girls (they picked up these matching Ts when we went peach picking)

Trip Update

Hey everybody...I have TONS of pictures to post, but I can't get my laptop online, so I may not post them until we get home next week. We'll see how ambitious I'm feeling about going between computers. Cate and I had a blast in New Hampshire and Cape Cod and are now in New Jersey. To all of our many friends who we haven't seen on this trip...we've barely had time to see family - I'm sad we haven't seen any friends on this trip. I didn't even go to the North End for my cannoli from Modern Pastry, so that should tell you how busy we've been. :) Know that we're thinking of you and miss you all tons!!!

Nate has now visited Stanford and Yale investigating post-doc opportunities...both schools are very cool. We'll keep you posted on what he decides...it's looking like we'll be in either of those places or San Diego when Nate finishes in the coming months. I know we have wonderful friends in each area, so we can't lose. :)

So, hopefully I'll post pictures soon! :)

Brother or Sister?!?!?

See if you can figure out what we're having from this confusing video...you'll see Cate didn't get the answer she was hoping for from the ultrasound tech! But we're all still super excited! :)

Cate's New Bike!

Cate finally got a bike...she's been talking about it for months. We got her this cool Hot Wheels...which is a little bit too big right now, but she still loves it! :)


We find out what baby #2 is tomorrow morning...check back for the big news! Cate and I also take a plane to NH tomorrow - yea! Nate will be coming out a week later. Can't wait to see our family.

Nate and I had a fun anniversary on Friday...8 years! I have some pictures, but I'm busy packing, so will post later. Thanks to my mom for hooking us up with a sweet hotel room at the La Jolla Hyatt - it was great!

New Camera & Lens

So, a few months ago I got a Digital SLR camera...I also got a lens for low light, close-up situations. It's been great for the pictures on my food blog, but yesterday I got these super sweet pictures of Cate - and I wasn't even using a tripod - crazy!

Cate Fun

Here are some random cute Cate shots. :)



This is classic cate...biss (blankie) and thumpah (rabbit) in tow at all times. sometimes nikki the cat is in the place of thumper. thumper and nikki have DEFINITELY stolen debbie the doll's place in cate's life.


cate is obsessed with peaches. obsessed.


cate's hair is getting SO LONG, but you can never tell because it is SO CURLY. last night when I was brushing it out I was surprised how long it is.


I couldn't help but notice, I think curious george has a five o-clock shadow. cate's "friends" (her myriad of stuffed animals) all need a BATH.

Happy 4th of July!

The 4th of July was lots of fun - we had Nate with us ALL DAY, which is always great. We went to a pancake breakfast at church in the morning, where Cate was pretty much a basket case the whole time. After her nap, she was happy finally! We had a yummy cookout at home then headed down to the Padres game. Cate's first major sporting event! She had a good time - there ended up being lots of empty seats around us for her to sit on, and we were in the bleacher section with "the beach" - a big sandy area right next to outfield where the kids can play. It was perfect! We headed on down towards the harbor after to try to catch fireworks...not much wind, so the smoke made it hard to see them, however the sounds echoing off all the buildings downtown were so cool and cate LOVED the fireworks - the colors, the noise, and especially the big ones! Cate didn't go to bed until after 10 and slept until 11 the next day! Here are some pictures from the day:



Cate at her first MLB game!




We went to the game with the Christensens and the Matters - Cate was always making sure Jack wasn't wandering off and bossing him around a lot. It was so funny.


The cool dads...


Cate's favorite line of the night, "Come back, Jack!"


I don't think Cate and Jack caught much of the game from their backwards seats...they seriously were so cute. Gotta say, don't think Marianne, Nikki or I caught much of the game either. :)