Sleepless In Seattle (part 2)

(from the I Still Believe In Death Before Decaf department)

Hi everyone,

I was going through some of my old blog entries and found this one:

Sleepless in Seattle

This blog entry had a great photo of Rose taken in January 2009 when she was just under 2 years old:

This was taken at the Athenian Inn in Pike Place Market in Seattle - where Sleepless In Seattle was filmed.

The fun part is - Rose and I recreated this photo in May 2019 - at the same table - when she was about 12:

I think she was drinking cocoa here. Even now - she's still not a big coffee drinker.

So - once again - we were all Sleepless In Seattle!

*groan*

Cheers,

Paul

Dana's way-back machine

(from the Awwwww department)

Hi everyone,

Dana sent me four memories of Rose that she had archived in her computer.  Here they are - in reverse chronological order.

May 29, 2011
Dad: Rose, you're Scottish, and you're Italian.
Rose: I am an adorable butterfly.

October 12, 2010
Rose told me the other day, "I'm not breaking it, Mommy. I'm just taking it apart." Crap. She's like her dad. I did point out to her that taking something apart only counts if you can put it back together.

June 18, 2010
Paul said to Rose tonight "you're quite the little drama queen". Rose said "No, I the King!" - point taken.

November 20, 2009
I've just had one of my most awesome parent moments. Rose just said her version of "I love you, Mom" after giving me a hug and a kiss on the mouth. I started crying immediately. She's never said any version of that to me or Paul. Ever. When she told me she loved me, not a single word was coherent.  She had to repeat it three times before I realized what she was saying

Cheers,
Paul

Merry Christmas from Santa and Rose (Part 5)

(from the How can she have 5 photos when she's only 4? department)

Hi everyone,

Here's our 2012 Christmas photo:



Rose was a little nervous prior to meeting Santa, but once she sat down for the picture, she was excited about it. She told Santa exactly what she wanted and then we took the picture.

NOTE: Unlike previous years, we have digital copies of two out-takes. They're not quite as good - but I'll post them here anyway:


(taken just before)


(taken just after)

Cheers,
Paul

Merry Christmas from Santa and Rose (Part 4)

(from the Christmas in July department)

Hi everyone,

It occurs to me that I never posted the 2010 Family Christmas photo. Well - here it is!



For this one, we figured that Rose wouldn't pose unless we were in it, so I did have a (small) chance to get ready for the photo.

Happy (Belated) Holidays Everyone - from Paul, Dana, Rose, and Santa

Cheers,
Paul

Merry Christmas from Santa and Rose!!! (Parts 2 & 3)

(from the Happy Holidays department)

Hi everyone,

Just got our Santa photo back. Here it is for 2009:



Dana and I weren't planning on being in this one - but, for the first time, Rose was too scared of Santa to sit on his lap unless we were all there. Look at how pensive she looks!

We managed to get her to pose last year by herself. I realized I'd never posted that one, so here it is - Santa 2008:



Happy Holidays Everyone - from Paul, Dana, Rose & Santa!

Cheers,
Paul

Rose - Then & Now

(from the Cell Phone Cameras Are Fun department)

Hi everyone,

Just cleaning out the ol' Cell Phone, and found these photos of Rose.

First Photo:



This was taken 8/16/08. Rose was about 9 months old at this point.


Second Photo :



This photo was taken 5/25/09. Rose is about 18 months old here.


Cheers,
Paul

Exploring the Cabinets with Rose

(from the Rose the Adventurer department)

There are things that only an 18 month old can do. Here's one such thing:









Yay! Adventure done!

Another great set of photos from Dana. According to her, Rose insisted on the last photo by pointing the camera at her face.

Cheers,
Paul

A Rock Star?

(from the No Pictures, please department)

Hi everyone,

Here she is - Rose, the Rock Star! Dana took this picture and it came out perfect.



Cheers,
Paul

Nap time

(from the Awww.. cute! department)

Hi everyone,

Just a quick pic of Rose napping.



Cheers,
Paul

Sleepless in Seattle

(from the Death Before Decaf! department)

Hi everyone,

We went to the Athenian Inn for breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 4th. And look - Rose had her first cup of coffee!



That's right honey - now we're all gonna be Sleepless In Seattle!

*groan*

Actually - Rose did not drink any coffee. She has this habit of "lipping" any cup you put in front of her. But - it does look like she's enjoying a fresh cup, doesn't it?

Here's another picture from the Athenian Inn. It's great to have a view like this for breakfast.



Cheers,
Paul

A Rose In Winter

(from the Watch out for cuteness department)

Hi everyone,

Quick blog post - here's Dana & Rose in the snow. These photos were taken December 19th or so.





Cheers,
Paul

San Juan Islands - part deux!!

(from the It was so great - we went again!! department)

Hi everyone,

We took another trip to San Juan Island and Friday Harbor on October 18 - 21, 2008. Here are a few of the photos that we really enjoyed:

Dana and Rose like the beach!!


We saw wild foxes!


Lime Kiln Park was fun!




The view from our hotel was great! We stayed at the Friday Harbor House overlooking the harbor



Rose had a good time exploring the hotel room


Ferry boats!



Yay! Ferry rides are fun!


There's many more of these photos too! More to come!

Cheers,
Paul

More North Carolina photos!

(from the You can never get enough of a cute family department)

Hi everyone,

More from our NC trip:

"I like to have a bottle of milk while I'm driving my car!"


"Stars are fun too - not to eat - but to point at!"


"Great-grandpas are cool!"


These last two photos were taken on Sunset Beach on the morning Hurricane Hanna hit the coast of North Carolina.



There's still another roll (or is that memory stick?) of NC photos! More soon!

Cheers,
Paul

Rose at the beach! (2nd day)

(from the Cute Baby In The Water - Redux department)

Hi everyone,

Rose had such a great time at the ocean yesterday that we brought her back again. These pictures were taken Thursday, September 4th, 2008 in the Atlantic surf of North Carolina on the island of Sunset Beach.









Unfortunately, I don't think Rose had as great a time as yesterday. First, she got her first tooth this morning, so she's been a little fussy all day. Next, she developed an instant rash from the sunblock we put on her - you might be able to see it in the last photos. It went away an hour after we washed the sunblock off - and this was baby sunblock, to boot!


But - at least we did manage to get a family photo at the beach.




By the way - that surf back there? That's caused by Tropical Storm Hanna. It's still miles away - but it's headed in this direction. I wonder what this beach will look like after it hits? Don't worry - we'll be long gone before it gets here.

Cheers,
Paul

Rose at the beach! (1st day)

(from the Cute Baby In The Water department)

Hi everyone,

Well - Rose finally got to meet the ocean. Be prepared for cuteness. These pictures were taken Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008, in the Atlantic surf of North Carolina on the island of Sunset Beach.









She seemed to enjoy herself, I think.

Cheers,
Paul

Rose's First Meal!

(from the What Have I Gotten Myself Into? department)

Hi everyone,

Well - Rose had her first solid food today. We decided to start her on organic Sweet Potatoes - and this is the result:







and - yes - there's video too!





Cheers,
Paul