Every year without fail since 1982, my mom’s family has held a summertime family reunion. My mom is one of seven kids and the catalyst for this was her dad passing away in 1981. All of the kids–my aunts and uncles–felt that they needed to be sure to get together for fun times, not just the sad ones. And they made it happen, alright! Each year, a different aunt or uncle plans the long weekend extravaganza. It is (almost) always…
Caroline has a new favorite toy. Move over remote control. Step aside, nursery nightlight, giant Pooh Bear, and Cornelius the monkey from the zoo gift shop. Introducing…the Amazon dot! This hockey puck look-alike has totally captured my little girl’s heart. It is the first thing she looks for when she enters her nursery. She loves to hold it in her hands, carry it around, turn it on and off, and watch it light up. She loves that it plays music…
Monday, June 25th had been circled on my calendar since last October. October was when Joy delivered the shocking news that she was pregnant with Baby #3. Joy’s scheduled delivery date fell right after the weekend I was hosting my WAIFWYP friends for a birthday celebration. I couldn’t wait to meet the newest Roberson–and learn whether Joy was having a boy or girl! Joy had found out the genders for her other two, but had decided this baby needed to…
So Caroline turned 16 months in mid-July and continues to change each and every day. She looks like a full-blown toddler and can definitely throw a tantrum if she doesn’t get her way or if she is forced to share! But most of the time, she is adorable, silly, ticklish, loooooves to cuddle and snuggle, is trying desperately to communicate, and wants to eat alllll the things. She is just so much fun. Unless of course you have to hold…
The weekend right after the 4th of July, we packed up the Kia and headed to New Jersey to visit our good friends the Littins. Caroline’s last four hour roadtrip was when she was 6 months old and we drove to Brooklyn, so Mike and I were a bit apprehensive about how our walking, busy, curious 16-month old would do in the car for 4 hours. We shouldn’t have been so worried–she did great. And in true Caroline fashion, she…
We had the greatest 4th of July this year–it’s amazing how much difference a year makes. This time last year, Caroline as just a tiny little thing and now she is a real little person with real friends who can have real fun! Mike and I kicked off the events with a Red Sox vs. Nationals game on July 3rd. We joined Mike’s sweet co-worker, her husband, and two young children, who were adorable and ridiculously well-behaved. We got a…