Christy's weekend in New York

David and Nicholas got some father-son bonding time while Christy got to head to Rochester, NY for a fun weekend with Denison friends, attending her friend Caroline's wedding.

The following weekend we just relaxed and got stuff done around the house, with the usual trip to the pool, etc.

Nicholas turned 23 months old today--can't believe he'll be 2 next month!


Pictures (in reverse chronological order):


view from Caroline's parents' lake house, where we went the day after the wedding to relax.

the get-away car for the bride and groom

garter time!

It was a big Denison wedding.

Caroline and her bridesmaids

first dance

Christy and Becky

Ilona and Ben

the cake

limo ride between the church and reception

Rochester arts festival

rehearsal dinner--at a fun place called Artisan works that is a museum/gallery/event hall.

Emancipation Day weekend

We had a nice three day weekend as Trinidad and Tobago celebrated their Emancipation Day today. Saturday Christy had her "spa day"--pedicure in the morning and haircut in the afternoon. Saturday night we said goodbye to two colleagues, but not for long--their next post is DC too. Sunday morning David finally took Christy to his new favorite restaurant at Chagauramas golf course for omlettes and pancakes. We had good intentions of taking Nicholas to the pool Sunday afternoon but he decided to take a four hour nap instead. When he finally woke up he played soccer in the backyard with David and blew bubbles. Not with a stick with a ring on the end and a bottle of soap. Oh no, Nicholas has a light-up whale bubble gun and all he has to do is pull the trigger. Thank you Steve and Maddie Halpin. Good times. David made fish for dinner and our neighbor Mike came over. For dessert, Nicholas had his first icecream cone! Monday was also low-key, relaxing at home. David went kayaking with some of the guys in the morning, and in the afternoon we actually made it to the pool this time with Nicholas. For dinner Christy made carrot-ginger soup from her "How to Eat Well While Your Expecting" book. Yummy and healthy too! Just a three day week this week, for Christy at least. Off to Rochester, NY next week for Caroline's wedding. It will be great to see some Denison friends but she'll miss David, Nicholas, and Moe. A few fun pics from the weekend:

restaurant at the golf course

soccer in the back yard

bubble gun

baby bump--week 23 (trying to do a better time of documenting this time around)

first icecream cone

Christy's pedicure

David got a little fishing in while we were at the pool--the camel bak came in handy for kayaking and fishing today

Nicholas's last pair of swim trunks. a little big but I wanted to make sure he got to wear them in Trinidad in case he outgrows them by next summer. He's starting to like his shades a little more too now.

trip South

Last Sunday we took a trip to Southern Trinidad to go to the water park and visit our friend Reshma's family home, where they were hosting a 7 day Hindu prayer/celebration for 300 friends/family members.

It rained all day but we had fun at the water park anyway. We didn't take pictures but flashback about 6 months ago: http://lifeofadiplocat.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html. Coincidentally, we are also eating food off of leaves in that blog too (see below). Imagine Nicholas 6 months older, independently mobile in the water with his Ohio State floaties, and going down the animal slides by himself.

Seeing our friend Reshma's house was a really cool experience. They set up a covered area outside where the prayers would be held:

and we at roti off of leaves (even better than paper plates!). On David's : the dough, channa (chickpeas and potatoes), rice and plouri, pumpkin, and bodi (like green beans)

Nicholas is amazed.

the leaves getting washed for the meal

stirring the channa

pumpkin!

Channa, bodi, and pumpkin

this is what they use to cook the dough; unfortunately they were finished by the time we arrived

Reshma, Christy, and Nicholas

Nicholas has never been to McDonalds, but our friends' son had a McDonalds play set that he outgrew, and it certainly keeps Nicholas entertained! He keeps trying to eat the cheese and the chicken nuggets.

I just like these pj's

We are looking forward to the upcoming 3 day weekend!

Down d' Islands

Last Saturday, Dad and Mom had a date-day heading Down d' Islands to wish some friends bon voyage as they move back home to D.C. Sunday was laundry and clean up day but we did manage to head over to a new park to explore.

Nicholas loved the slide with a twist!

and attempted his first pull-ups

"Here I go!"

"Down d' Islands":


We thought this might be "d' boat", but it was not.

this one was, though!


d' house

d' host, and d' guests of honor

d' boat ride

d' kitchen

d' view

A few quick pics from the weekend before:

Nicholas loves riding around in his new wheels!

At the beach, 19 weeks pregnant. Christy's at 21 weeks now, and tomorrow we head to the doctor for a 3d/4d ultrasound which in addition to letting the doctor check out all baby's organs, should also tell us whether we're having a baby boy or a baby girl! Can't wait!