They say that babies grow up so fast, and it’s too true. The first photo was taken in October when Miss Em just started walking and the second was this May. Dad’s waiting for her at the other end, but already she’s Miss Independent.
Sorry for the absence last week. I was fighting a bug and sick in bed pretty much all week. This past weekend, the family headed into Prescott, which is one of the loveliest small towns I’ve ever been to. We hiked trails over at Lynx Lake and then had dinner at the Prescott Brewing Compmay, which has some of the best beers in Arizona. We topped off the day with frozen yogurt, where I snapped this pics. My little one is getting older so fast. One second she looks like my little baby, and next she looks all grown up!
Taken at The gardens of the Parker Palm Springs. My little baby is growing up.
Little Miss Em has gotten really good at climbing lately, enough to pull herself up on the couch, and, at times, a chair. She loves to stand sit in a big person’s chair, and is growing less and less fond of her high chair. Here, she plays with a beautiful bench at the Heard Museum.
Last week, Miss Em and I did a little sightseeing in the Phoenix area at Pueblo Grande, an archeological museum and park that documents the life of the ancient Hohokam people who once inhabited the area. The site was discovered when the Phoenix Skyharbor Airport was being built, and as a result, it sits right next door to jets and in the shadow of the newly built Sky Train. The ancient and the modern rest side by side, and you might notice a plane descending for the landing in one of these photos.
Our little family stayed down in Scottsdale last week for a short stay-cation to celebrate our anniversary and to do a little traveling with my work. We stayed at the Hotel Valley Ho, which is a mid-century inspired hotel in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. It reminds me a bit of the Ace Hotel married with the Parker Palm Springs. It certainly has a rich Hollywood history; Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner got married in the hotel’s ballroom. We were lucky enough to stay in one of the hotel suites, so we celebrated with champagne and watching the sunset from our balcony.
A portrait of my child every week. This was taken down in Scottsdale during a little stay-cation last week.
Over the weekend, we went down to Phoenix and did some house hunting, stopping at Postino for lunch. I don’t know how other mom bloggers get such great styled photos of their outings, but with a squirrelly little toddler at my side, I barely got these quick snapshots before we left. I forgot to take a shot of the entrance and the outside terrace, but you can get a sense of the open, airy feel of the place. Postinos has live music on the weekend and doesn’t make you feel guilty about having a mimosa for brekkie. The husband and I both had brie, prosciutto, and fig jam sandwiches with arugula on a focaccia. Le bebe had roasted tomato and gouda soup and some of mom’s potato chips. Yum!
52 Weeks: A photo portrait each week of the year. Miss Em is my little traveling companion, as I run around town doing errands. Here we stopped at good ole Starbucks for a quick snack. Emilie is old enough to sit in the big chairs by herself, which she loves to do. I’m digging these toddler years, and it’s so much fun to watch Miss Em discover the world and herself along the way. Plus, it’s so great not to have to worry as much about packing everything in the diaper bag. Forgot a snack? No worries, grab a milk and applesauce at the local cafe, which is exactly what we did.
