Meeting Tufty

Nana and Pop Pop have headed back to wintry Michigan leaving us missing them and a week of rain. Good thing Miss Addie has her new Hello Kitty umbrella compliments of Nana and Pop Pop to keep her dry and remember the long weekend. This was their first time meeting Eliza and my Dad gave her the new moniker, Tufty, because of Eliza's dark fluff on the top of her head.

Over the weekend Addie saw her grandfather in action up at the church pulpit presiding over the baptism of the granddaughter of former Michigan friends. Also on Saturday, Addie went to her swim lesson and we all went to the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena. She passed out at 5 pm that night forcing us to move our sushi dinner plans from dining out to dining in. No problem!

After pancakes on Sunday, we drove up the coast to Malibu to explore the tidepools at Leo Carillo State Beach just before the rains came. We saw cormorants, sand pipers, a white egret, crabs, sea stars, urchins and anemones. The rain didn't stop us from continuing North to Neptune's Net to consume massive piles of fried seafood. The rest of the afternoon we watched football and then Cap and I snuck out after the girls were in bed to see Avatar in Imax/3-D.

Monday morning after waffles, we took Addie to see Princess and the Frog (her second time!) while Cap and Eliza stayed at home. Then it was off the airport to say farewell. In between all of our adventures, there was plenty of time just to hang out at home and let Nana and Pop Pop play with the girls. My Dad is an expert bottle feeder!

Now all of the grandparents have met Eliza and we are ready for repeat visitors!



Addie's portrait of Baby Eliza




Check out more pictures of our trip to the beach here.