Playtime

Jean and Dain are here this weekend. Jean decided that she needed to meet Ada before she turned 16... phew! Just in time! She took a few photos of play time this morning... a much happier affair, now that Ada's feeling in the pink.

Check out my ab workout -- in case any of you have wondered about my abs of putty, here's how I make the magic happen:

I'm Baaaack!

After a few weeks of fevers, ear infections, coughs, colds, runny noses and general misery, Ada's finally feeling better. I'm sorry I haven't posted in while but I just didn't have the heart to stick a camera in her face while she was feeling so bad. Happily, we're feeling much, much better... who knows? She might actually start sleeping again!

Ski Xtreem

For christmas we got basically the best baby gift ever -- the "chariot". It's a multi-sport baby transport system that will apparently let us hike, bike, run and ski with the little one literally in tow. Here's Thor trying it out at Galena:

Ada Takes Sun Valley

"Here I am in Sun Valley and I don't see my fur-lined booties or diamond-studded rattle anywhere... how can I be seen in the lodge bling-less, I ask you?"
(This is a photo that Kirin took in Sun Valley that she just sent me... I love the expression.)

Llama-mania!

Ada got this Llama as a Christmas present from Dain and Jean. Ada doesn't usually take to things right away but this time, she lept for it as it came out of the box:

And then did what she does to everything she adores: put it right in her mouth. Mmmm... soggy llama ears.
"Oh Llama, I could never be mad at you!"

Alert!

"S.O.S Mayday! Alert! Alert! " Ada's calling for help. Her dreadful parents have been *gasp* forcing her to eat! She is a lovely, sweet creature... who just doesn't like to eat. Or rather, she likes to eat solid food -- she just doesn't like milk. And since she still needs mostly milk -- almost 30 oz a day -- we have an daily struggle that can get a little exhausting for everyone. Sigh.

Slacker!

So, sorry for waiting so long to post -- we've had a great but hectic holiday. We all went to Sun Valley for a little skiing (pics of Ada in her little chariot coming soon), and then we went up to Stone Ridge for a little New Year's Baby Fest. Two good friends had babies this year so we all spent New Year's together --- three babies and a 4 year-old all together in one house. It was pretty fun.

Unfortunately, Ada caught a little cold on the plane back from Sun Valley. She was a bit grumpy and out of it over New Year's.
Poor little sprout. It really sucks to have a cold as a baby. Happily, she's on the mend and has managed to avoid the dreaded nasal aspirator for hours at a time.