Friday, May 29, 2009

Introducing...Jessica James

My dear friend Beth had a beautiful baby girl at the beginning of April - Jessica. Beth is a natural mom and Jessica was such an alert, but calm baby.




She has such a thick head of red hair that she can wear a real bow (no "no slippy hair clippy" or velcro for her).
Jessica with Uncle Eric - he chose fashion over friendship first avoiding holding Jessica who was having a bit of a spit up issue. But we guilted him into holding her with a burb cloth.



Sweet girl. Posing already...


Girl Time with Grandma Ann & Miss Donna

Grandma Ann & her dear friend (and my second mom growing up) Donna Larson came to visit and help us with some decorating in our house. Here Lindsay is hamming it up with the two of them after lunch out.






Although blurry, I had to include this picture of Lindsay with my mom's cell phone. She was obsessed with it and two days later (while under Grandma Ann's watch) she threw it in the toilet. We discovered it a few hours later...


Present Fun with Grandma Pat

Lindsay loves to "help" people open presents. Here she is with Grandma Pat doing a number on her Mothers' Day gift.
Pat was so nice to stay with Lindsay the night before so Scott and I could go out.

Mothers' Day Zoo Trip

Scott planned a fun Mothers' Day complete with church, brunch and a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It was great to spend it with Grandma Pat. Here's a family shot on the zoo bridge with the Chicago skyline in the background. You can see it was a beautiful day!








Lindsay and Scott checking out some of the big cats.

Happy with Grandma Pat!

A Visit from the Ball Gals


My good friend from working at DMI, Serena Ball, brought her two darling daughters over for a playdate in mid-May. The adults and little ones had a great time together. We lunched, played and wagoned. Not to mention playing "wedding". Notice the veil Sophia is wearing in the photo. Alethea (usually called Thea) is just about 3 months older than Lindsay.




Grandma Ann & Girlfriends


Grandma Ann had a girls trip to Chicago and Geneva, IL in late April. We had fun when they stopped by to check out our new digs.




Happy Belated Birthday Lauren

Well, Lindsay's good friend Lauren Mouse turned 2 in early May and her mom/my friend Liz had a fun Friday brunch playdate party. I didn't manage to get a picture of the birthday girl but here are my friends (L-R) Amanda and Colleen with their daughters Charlie and Anna. Oh, and Lindsay.
"Hugging". Anna gave Lindsay a sweet hug and Lindsay - who has since improved her hugging skills greatly - kind of acted like she didn't know what Anna was doing.




Happy Belated Birthday Aunt Jess

Lindsay's beloved Aunt Jess' birthday is in mid-April and we celebrated it close to that time but I am just posting the pictures. Here we are headed to a girls lunch to toast her...


...Lindsay definately gets some of her great fashion sense from Jessica. Check out their pretty, coordinated spring dresses!


A couple of cool babes.