Family of Four: Memorial Day Weekend

Here's a picture of Natalie and the dog from last week.

What's that you say? Reese is a *cat*, not a dog? Well, you could've fooled her. She eats the little bits of chicken that Natalie throws on the floor. It's so handy having someone to clean up around here!

Someone decided that she didn't feel like eating any more spinach & potatoes.

We don't often allow Natalie in the dining room, since she is very clear on the main attraction - Reese's food bowl! As soon as she sees that she can get in the dining room, she heads over to the food bowl like a baby on a mission. Sometimes I can sidetrack her by letting her pull the books off the shelf, but sooner or later she always, always, always heads to Reese's bowl. And yes, Reese defends her food like a dog. As soon as she sees Natalie heading that way, she bolts over to the food bowl to make sure that nobody is eating her food.

We had a ton of fun over the long weekend. On Saturday we saw the Youngs family and met Oceanne Sarrazin (le petit croissant) for the first time! What a little peanut! She's a normal size baby - maybe just a little under 8 lbs - but she seemed tres petite to me. I think my sense of baby sizes is totally off since Natalie arrived at 8 lbs 14 oz.

Then on Sunday we drove to Sacramento to see the Damrells. We had such a good time enjoying the day at their country club. We also got to watch Jack and Natalie play together, and Lauri and I even made time for a quick baby shopping trip! It very much reminded us of last year and one of the first times the babies "met" each other - when they were still just twinkles in our eyes and bumps in our tummies.

You can see how the babies played together. Jack is intrigued by the toys in front of him, so he stays put. Natalie is always on the go looking for trouble, so she heads for the worst possible thing in the room - in this case, the video camera and tripod.