Fun in the Sun

Scarlett decided she wanted to enjoy some of the nice weather we've been having the last two days, so while mom was at work, we decided to hang out a bit in the front yard.  First, we needed to eat, to have the energy to play.  

Bananas!  One of Scarlett's favorites.

Yay! Bananas.

Plastic tray.  Apparently, another favorite.

Mmmmmm.  Tray.

Alright, alright, no more pictures!

Hats

My mom knits adorable hats and booties, which Scarlett rudely keeps growing out of.  Here is her best work so far- new hats for Scarlett and her cousins.

Oh yeah- Sally, I have two cute new hats for you.  Surprise.

Heart-Warmers

Thanks Cousin Hope for the new leg warmers.  I love them!

Eli's Birthday

This weekend, Scarlett went to her friend Eli's cowboy-themed first birthday party.

Eli, the Sheriff

There were kids, cupcakes, hay bales, and beers.

Baby-in-waiting

Molly and Beatrice

Lucy, Product Placement

Scar playing with the boys

Scarlett spent a lot of time chewing on cardboard and sliding around on the grass.  She is almost crawling- but it's this cute combination of pushing herself up onto all fours, then falling forward, then repeating.

Birthday boy

The Sheriff and his folks

Cowboys wearing plaid.  Next year at this time, they won't be calmly standing, drinking their beers.  Charlie will be chasing Scarlett around and Eddie will be holding his tiny baby.  But don't worry guys, cowboys make great dads.

A commercial for the Ergo?











The party was all kinds of adorable.  Howdy partners.

August at the zoo

Last month, Scarlett and all her Dickerson-side cousins went to the zoo.  From the pictures, it seems like there was mostly a lot of hugging and cousintime.

Our Sweet Rose

Happy 3 month birthday to our beautiful niece, Esther Rose.  We were talking yesterday about how we can't believe she's only been around for 3 months- we feel like Esther has always been part of our lives.

To celebrate, Scarlett ate banana for the first time today.  She smiled a ton, I think she has a new favorite food.  We're a little behind in feeding Scarlett solids, based on what I see other babies of her age eating.  So far, she's eaten:

sweet potato
avocado
millet (ground up and boiled)
rice cereal
banana

She doesn't seem to mind though- she thinks life is very exciting these days.
Next up is tofu.

Happy Peace Day

September 21st marks the International Day of Peace.  

Scarlett and I were invited to attend a Peace Day celebration at Hope's Montessori School this afternoon, from 1:30-3:30.  We didn't make it for the whole celebration, but we did have a good time.  There was face painting, paper crane making, juggling, and other fun activities.  

Everyone was able to create a pinwheel, to place into a large Peace Sign.

Peace Sign Made of Pinwheels

There was also a yoga instructor available to instruct the kids on different yoga poses.

Hope displaying her veteran yoga skills

Scarlett had the most fun, though, talking about Peace with her Aunt Sally and Cousin Esther. 

And shaking her ring like a maraca during "Blowin' In The Wind"

 

PEACE

Once upon a time, on September 21

Last year on this day...

This year....

My, how things have changed.  And how lucky for Scarlett that her daddy is a ninja!

Happy weekend

Go Hawks

Scarlett celebrating the start of Iowa football season with Uncle Tom.

Vintage Scarlett, Part 2

In mid-March, Charlie went back to work and I was still on maternity leave, so I had my first time home alone with Scarlett.  During her second month...

• She took her first airplane trip, when she was 5 weeks old: to San Diego for my project management workshop. My mom went with to watch Scarlett during the day.
• She met her great-grandmother for the first time.
• We took her on her first beach trip, to Netarts, with Amber & Shaggy.  
• I watched an entire season of Friday Night Lights on my laptop while she slept in my arms.  She no longer does this- now she likes to wiggle around and scoot across the floor.
• We had a major poopsplosion the first time I took her out in public by myself. 

Scarlett at two months:

Accessorizing

Scarlett and my new purse are the same color and size.  I think they planned it.

Goonies 2

Went to Cannon Beach yesterday with Scarlett and her Grandma Diane.  Scarlett heard about the Goonies, so we went adventuring for our own treasure.  No Goonies trip would be complete without a shot of Haystack Rock.  

Me and Scarlett, pausing during our treasure hunt.

As you can see, a storm was rolling in fast.

Can you see the treasure ship floating away?

Grandma Diane looking for the ship.

Though I tried to get a shot of the pirate ship floating away, I mainly got the fog rolling in.  Maybe next time we go, we will be able to get there earlier, and get our hands on some treasure.  As it is, the only treasure we saw was already consumed by this jellyfish:

Mt. Hood

On Sunday, we drove Scarlett up to Mt. Hood.  If she could talk, she would've said, 'this mountain is HUGE'.  Or maybe 'It's windy, I should be wearing a hat.'

We had lunch at Timberline Lodge and for the first time, Scarlett sat by herself in a restaurant, in a high chair, and played happily while we ate.  She took turns chewing on a straw and throwing a spoon on the floor, which are REALLY fun games when you're 7 months old.  We've been avoiding restaurants for a while because Scarlett wasn't quite able to sit up alone, but she also didn't want to be held, so she sat on our laps and squirmed around and nobody had a great time.  But those days are over.  Know what this means, Charlie?  WE CAN GO OUT FOR SUSHI!!!!  

We were joined by Grandma Diane, the aunt & uncle, and Scarlett's two favorite people in the world- her cousins Hope and Esther.  The three girls wore matching outfits (Thanks Aunt Glory!). 

Now that she can sit up, Scarlett is making all kinds of demands.  For example, she insisted on driving home.