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. :)

Update

So, the question I'm getting most often by FAR lately is...how are you feeling? Well, I THINK I'm starting to feel better! Yea! Of course, I don't know for sure as I'm scared to stop taking my anti-nausea medicine...whenever I do stop it is TROUBLE. But last night I realized some of my strange eating behaviors to keep nausea (and more) at bay have miraculously fallen by the wayside. CROSS YOUR FINGERS!!!!!!!!!

I updated the blog template - I was sick of the polka dots. They're cute, but hard to read. Maybe one day I'll get creative with the blog, but for now this will have to do.

Thanks everyone for always checking in on me! :)

Birthday Fun

I think I may have survived the birthday weekend...just barely! Too much fun!

Friday night Nate and I went to the Red Sox-Padres game, and thankfully the sox won that night! It was a fun game. Apparently everyone and their dog wanted to go to the games this weekend...I bought our tickets before the season started, and all I could get was park passes (standing only). The weekend sold out during spring training- crazy! We were lucky we got in at all. Here's Nate right after the big win - happy red sox fans in the background :)


Like I said, this was a POPULAR weekend to go see the padres. NOBODY left the game early. We finally got some seats...after the game was DONE. This pregnant lady is a TROOPER.


For Nate's birthday on Saturday we went to the Zoo. It was a lot of fun. Cate just wanted to see "more bambis" - who knew anyone went to the zoo to look at deer? Here's dad and daughter on the Skyfari.


When we were walking around, we saw this CRAZY sight...they were moving a leopard on a leash, just walking him down the street. They had to tell everyone not to move, etc. It was interesting - they also had a dog walking with them. Anyway, it was pretty cool. Here's the leopard peaking through to get a good look at Cate. :)


The Children's Zoo is always fun - Cate was more hesitant than ever before in the petting corral, but she had fun. I STILL have NEVER been able to get her to pose in this perfect pictures spot...little stinker. Doesn't matter what age she's been, just is determined I don't get her on film looking like a bug.


Saturday night Cate and I threw Dad a party. Cate was VERY excited to help wrap presents, coloring cards, making balloons to hang on the wall, making the cake, etc. And she sang "Happy Birthday" perfectly when the time came! It was really fun and cute preparing the party with her. Here she is with the final product!


Before the party started, every time I turned my back cate would grab a big hunk out of the birthday cake. Tricky girl. She eventually got into trouble, but it was still funny. As you can see, Cate also picked out the candles and placed them in the cake.


Here's the birthday boy!


Cate was so cute about Nate's birthday present...she REALLY wanted to get him "colors & paper" and that's it. She was super excited to give it to him. Of course, as soon as it was open she couldn't wait to get her hands on daddy's present (I left the devil eyes in there for effect).


Here she is enjoying her gift to Dad.