Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Feliz Cumpleanos Oscar!

I had so much fun preparing for Oscar's birthday this year. It was a little challenging working on all the preparations between feedings, diapers, and naps but it all got done! The guest list was very exclusive and limited to the guests of honor's closest family members - Elizabeth and Siena :) - and it was just perfect. I told him that he has experienced and accomplished so much already and he is only 35. We had so much to celebrate this year and I am sure so much more in the years to come.

A surprise birthday breakfast. Yogurt parfaits with fresh fruit and homemade granola. Oscar loves granola so I was so excited when I found a recipe to make it at home. It was actually pretty easy and turned out great!

Blowing out his candles. Oscar loves anything lemon so I decided to do something different than a cake this year and make lemon bars. We have become fans of shortbread after living in London for a year and the crust was made out of shortbread. He ended up taking some to the office and they were a hit. I will have to add this one to my permanent recipe file :) Siena was supposed to be in bed but we let her stay up to celebrate with Daddy.

Opening his gifts. For those of you who know London, you can guess from the bag that Siena and I shopped at Selfridges :) It was my first outing with Siena in the Bjorn front carrier. Everything went well but I felt a little like a bull in a china shop when I was trying to make my way to the till .. I had her on the front, my purse on one arm, one bag already on the other arm and my coat. The salespeople were more than willing to help me as I neared a nice display of tea cups ... !

A British birthday! Oscar loves anything with the British flag on it so I thought these would be fun gifts (a throw pillow and a door mat) that would also double up as nice souvenirs one day. This is the first year - I think ever - that he hasn't returned or exchanged his birthday gift. Yeah!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Siena - 5 weeks and 4 days

What a difference a few weeks make! Look at those chubby cheeks :) Check her out at 3 weeks and 4 days here. You can really see how much she has grown because she is propped up in the same position. She went through a growth spurt and is now wearing 0-3 months clothes. Yeah! She now has a whole new wardrobe of things she can wear :)

She has always been very alert but she is even more now than ever. Her play mat is one of her favorite places to be and can even entertain herself for short periods of time. I love to watch her kick around and be so fascinated with the hanging toys and blinking lights. She is going to be so much fun to play with when we go home in June!

PS - We moved flats last weekend and won't have our Internet access transferred for about a month. Bummer! So I may not be able to post for a while. I promise I will get back into it as soon as we have access again. Also, responding to email may be a little bit of a challenge but will keep up with it as best as possible on my iPhone.