Friday - Thursday August 24-30

On Friday the 24th Indigo and I had lunch at CPK with our friend Ellen and Sarah. Between our company and their trip to CA, it had been a while since the girls had seen each other so it was really fun to see them again. The girls were both superbly behaved and ate a very good lunch of honey chicken pizza. After lunch we went to look at some shoes for Indigo (I am earning a reputation of not putting my child in shoes). We bought a pair suitable for now and then we both got the girls the same adorable little clogs for the fall/winter. After that we made a quick stop at Costco to check their fall outfits but no luck with the right sizes. The girls were so cute together in the shopping cart! Daddy came home a bit early as we were going to Shabbat Rocks at our temple. This is an annual summer event where there are activities for the kids such as a rock wall, moon bounce, crafts etc. The families all eat together and then they have the service outside. We had a good time and it was great to introduce Indigo to some new people and she ran around a lot. However, it was terribly hot and humid - about 100 degrees so we ended up coming home earlier.

On Saturday we had a nice family day together. We did projects at home in the morning and then a little shopping together in the afternoon and a quiet evening with dinner at home together. It was a nice bit of rejuvenation - Amy, no comments from the peanut gallery!

On Sunday morning we had a nice breakfast together at our local favorite diner where they call Indigo "sweetie". We then ran some errands and returned home later to get Indigo down for some sort of a nap before going over to our friends. We had a lovely afternoon and evening at our friend Tricie & Jon's house. We did a potluck style so as to not have all the pressure on one family and got together with Tricie and Jon, their kids Anna Kate and Louisa; with Robyne and Stuart and their twins, Callie & Stirling and new baby Alexandria and also with Susan and Gary and their twins Emma and Lilly. Indigo enjoyed playing with the other kids although she was not interested in being photographed with them - perhaps ugly memories of the red couch debaucle? When we returned home we got Indigo to bed. However, shortly after that our friend Elizabeth arrived to spend the night and Egan barked so loudly that he woke Indigo up and we had a long long period of screaming with both of us taking turns to settle her down which took ages.

On Monday morning, while David and I were both here, we had our first injury with blood! Indigo was trying to get on her little rocking horse by herself, fell and made her lip bleed. We were definitely more traumatized than she was and you'll probably notice a few photos with her bottom lip looking less than perfect. After Elizabeth returned from her morning doctor appointment - that is why she had come into town to spend the night, she, Indigo and I went to lunch and had a lovely time. Elizabeth went off to another appointment and Indigo and I hung out. Indigo had a lot of fun pulling all our newspapers out of the recycling bag - she thought that was a hoot. The cute little outfit she is wearing is from her Auntie Amy. Elizabeth returned and enjoyed a nice afternoon nap and then after David came home I cooked dinner for all of us and Elizabeth left for Orange after dinner. We had quite a dreadful night with difficulty getting her down to bed and then her waking up several times in the night. Why? That's the million dollar question. Best suspect is teething.

On Tuesday morning she woke up at 5:30 a.m. This is considerably earlier than her normal wake up time. She was up so early that she was napping by 9:15 a.m. She was much cheerier after that and Ellen and Sarah came over and we took a trip out to the stables to see Dan the horse. We had a quick lunch on the way and then hung out for a few hours at the stables. We washed Dan and turned him out in the paddock to dry off. Indigo and Sarah seemed to enjoy their time outside and Indigo loved running all about. She was also enthralled by the buckets and wanted to tote them all around the barn. Sarah was very good with Dan and loved giving him carrots which was so cute. After playing with Dan we hung out around the picnic bench and the girls were so adorable giving each other kisses. With all her running around and hard play, Indigo was asleep before we got to the freeway.

We had another rough night - she is madder than a snake when we put her to bed - she was really yelling but you can tell it's because she is cross that we are putting her to bed. She does not want to miss anything. Anyway, she fell asleep after about 25 minutes which was better than the prior evening. However, she woke up at 1 a.m. and I was up with her until 3 a.m. - even ended up with her on the single bed in her room but she just wanted to play then. Finally she fell asleep again and then she woke up again but she fell back asleep herself. I felt like a bit of a wreck on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday we had lunch with our friend Mary at Cactus. Mary was joined by her friends Terry and Adrian. Terry is someone I had met once before and who I communicate with somewhat frequently in a work capacity as she works in the legal office at the USPTO. Terry has been an avid fan of Indigo and the blog and she was very keen to meet Indigo. She was so sweet and bought Indigo the most lovely gifts - very generous and very thoughtful. She got Indigo two great books - one even had a picture of meerkats because she knows from Indigo's zoo visits that she likes to see the meerkats. She also gave Indigo the most adorable outfits - lots of very cute pink corderoy - will probably feature those in some pictures this fall/winter. Anyway, I was very touched. Indigo was good at lunch but a bit fussier than usual probably due to her complete lack of good sleep. However, she did laugh and interact and tease and we had a nice time together. She had a great afternoon nap and was very chipper again by the time daddy came home. She had a good dinner and I went out to my friend Tricie's house to hang out with my girlfriends and Daddy got her to bed - and with relative ease - she fussed for a much shorter period. Today my parents left for their long trip to South Africa - they will be gone nearly three months. They plan to blog their trip which will include a safari so if interested you can follow along with their trip via the link on our blog - Mom and Dad AKA granny and granddad.
On Thursday morning, David left the house very early to go and pick up his mom who came in on the redeye from CA to see her new granddaughter for the first time. Indigo and I were up when she arrived and Indigo has been extremely cheery and playful with her Grandma. She had us laughing so much while playing with Grandma. She was fascinated by Grandma's watch and played with that for ages. After lunch she played with Grandma on the couch, pretending to feed her over and over again. Indigo was just cracking herself up and we were both laughing so much. When Indigo thinks she is funny she throws her head back and laughs - it's hilarious. We had dinner together at home and then Grandma opened "the suitcase" Naughty (but very generousand sweet Grandma) had bought a whole suitcase filled with things for Indigo - it was like a fashion show and Indigo is going to be very well attired for the cooler season - probably both this year and next. We are so excited that Grandma is here and getting to spend time with Indigo. After Indigo went to bed we watched the "Gotcha Day" video and there was a heck of a lot of sobbing going on in this house!