I Love You, California!

Adeline and Rory are just the sweetest. She also had a great nap this morning. Hooray!

And in the afternoon it's carts. And magnets.

It's been since our Scandinavian trip since Adeline and I have been outside of our little bubble. Now that Adeline is healthy again we headed up to Napa to pick up our last two shipments of wine from Tudal. It was chilly and a little overcast, but still a beautiful day. We headed up during Adeline's first nap and arrived at Tudal for a little tasting and most importantly to scruff Sadie! For lunch we went to Hydro Grill in Calistoga. It was recommended by the people at Tudal, but I have to say I was not impressed, and neither was Adeline so we had to make it a quick lunch at get going! Will had been in Calistoga recently for an offsite and had driven to Castello di Amorosa and wanted to take us there. It's a castle that was taken apart in Tuscany and rebuilt in Calistoga. I can't imagine how much work that was! The grounds are beautiful and complete with a small farm which Adeline loved. It makes us excited to take her to the zoo soon! ...

Adeline has still been a little stuffy, sneezy, and coughing, but she's been in much better spirits! We had a fun day playing around today!

Eating - working on our spoon skills while eating salmon casserole (based on Grandpa's famous tuna casserole recipe). Playing. And sleeping. (Adeline has had her first cold this week and is so congested it's hard for her to sleep, so I've been holding her upright for naps so she can sleep a little more comfortably.)

Valentine's Day is the day we brought Adeline home from the hospital! I love that she is my little valentine. We had a fun day playing together! Adeline had her first taste of shepherd's pie. It was a hit! Naptime was great! We of course had to read some books. And we ended the day with carts. It was the best day! And a little soccer, too!

Today we got a new toy for Adeline, which we got from another family in the neighborhood who outgrew it. It is pretty much the best ten dollars we've ever spent and is the best toy ever! It's a great way to help her build her stability and burn her energy!

Our day started out with a little bit of yoga . .  ha! And then some play time. Later on Adeline and I walked up to Cactus restaurant to join Will for birthday dinner. She loved her quesadilla! We had a wonderful time celebrating this little girl!

(I'm going to preface this post with the fact that I have SO MANY more posts to do from December through now, but I'm getting so backlogged and I don't want it to be Summer before I post Adeline's birthday pictures. So be sure to check back through the December and January posts over the next few weeks.) Our baby girl is a one year old! I'm getting all  the feels from this occasion. I saw this quote the other day and it's helped me through this milestone quite a bit! If I could keep you little, I'd keep you close to me, But then I'd miss you growing Into who you're meant to be. -Marianne R. Richmond As much as I'd love to bottle her up and freeze time, we just love watching this little girl grow! We had a simple little celebration at home and our friends Lila and Cody from Hawai`i came to join us. It was perfect! And then there's the clean up! This was Papa's ide...

It feels so good to be back in California and soaking up this sunshine! It's been one of the rainiest winters on record, but these breaks in the clouds feel so good!