Monthly Archives: February 2010

Rockin’ and Rompin’

Today we headed to the Arts at the Armory for an event called the Rock and Romp, which featured two indie bands (One Happy Island and The Shills) as well as DJ Michael Savant of the Liberty Hotel’s “Fashionably Late.” We had to wait for Sleeping Beauty to awaken from her afternoon nap, so we [...]

Some February footage

I haven’t been posting that frequently lately, but we’ve been just a busy as ever. As we wait out the gloomy tail-end of winter, Sylvie and I have been having lots of fun together indoors. Here’s a glimpse into some of our silly moments this month. A fun new game: And another: A sweet snack:

Wordless Wednesday: Storytime Cheese Break Edition

Happy Birthday, Jackson!

On the 15th, Sylvie attended her first official birthday party. Her buddy Jackson is now one year old. I can scarcely believe that, since I remember being very pregnant and reading his newborn baby blog posts like it was yesterday! In fact, February is the month for birthdays for many of Sylvie’s friends: Jackson, Noah, [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Snuggly Self-Portrait Edition

Babyb mine

Sylvie had her first Valentine’s Day suitor in the form of a handsome superhero: Mr. Luke. He and his folks came over and surprised Sylvie with some lovely gifts, courtesy of Nancy’s sister, Shari. Apparently, there’s talk of their budding romance as far as Louisiana! She gave Sylvie an awesome hand-crocheted blanket and an adorable [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Pre-food-strike Edition

Dear Sylvie (at 8 months)

Dear Sylvika, Well, I thought since it had been only a short time since my last letter to you that there wouldn’t be much to say, but you sure proved me wrong: you’re on the move! In January (on the 19th) you started your very best impersonation of a caterpillar. Using your two arms together [...]

You’re not so scary after all!

Grandpa paid Sylvie a visit on Wednesday, and she seems to have gotten over the fear of him that she had over Christmas. In fact, she enjoyed sitting on his lap, playing with his beard, and she even let him feed her some dinner. Soon enough, she’ll be kicking his butt at chess like her [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Here Comes Trouble Edition