Amos and Julie: October 2010

Festive Fall Weekend

We had the perfect weekend. After a call in the morning from our friends, we got ready to head off to the pumpkin patch. I realize Cambria is probably a little too young to appreciate an outing like that, but that's ok because I'm not! She gives me a good excuse to do a lot of "kid" things like go to the Crayola factory, for example, and she makes a great little travel companion. The weather was windy and cold but we all bundled up. There was a tractor that took us on a hay ride out to the patch where we got to walk around and check out the pumpkins. I'm glad we found a great little place to go get pumpkins in the years ahead.

Then this evening was the second year that Bethlehem's South Side hosts a festival called 'just desserts.'

You get a ticket and walk along the main street where the shops have dessert tables and you get your ticket punched in return for a delicious snack. Everyone was so friendly and we tasted things like pomegranite frozen yogurt, sugar cookies, raspberry brownies, choc peppermint cupcakes, orange cupcakes, pineapple bread pudding, mini eclairs, macaroons, baklava, handmade chocolate candy, a pumpkin pastry and more. Amos' favorite was a rice krispy, cranberry, coconut ball like the one found here so I'll have to make those soon. There were 22 shops that participated this year. We thought it would be a nice chance to see the shops and enjoy the weather (it was a lot nicer in the evening), and indulge my sweet tooth ;) Cambria got a lot of attention and she enjoys riding around in her Bjorn and being outside so it was a great night all around.

3 Months Old!

Cambria is already 3 months! She is such a happy and fun baby and I am so happy that I get to spend every day with her playing with her and watching her grow. She is now 24 inches and 10lbs 5 oz.

She loves to "talk" back to us when we play with her and give her a lot of attention
She is starting to be ticklish and we can get a laugh out of her usually by tickling her neck or thighs
She is very smiley and blinks her eyes in such a cute, flirty way
She enjoys looking at her mobile

She has started to drool and likes to blow little bubbles
She has started chewing on her fist and fingers (not happy about that!)
She loves her play mat and could spend hours grabbing at her toys (better than mom's hair and earrings!)
She loves to splash around during her bath every night

mom's little angel!

When dad is home he reads her nighttime stories before bed

When you hold her hands and pull up she will straighten her legs and loves to stand and look aroundOur little sleeping beauty!

A Melting Pot Date

I love the Melting Pot. It is a great fondue restaurant where you get a fantastic 4-course meal (cheese fondue, salad, meat fondue, and chocolate dessert fondue.) It is quite the experience and if you have the whole shebang you're usually there for close to 4 hours. It is pretty special to Amos and I because that's where we went to eat before we got engaged close to 3 years ago.

While Tyler & Christie were in town we were able to go out for a fantastic double date. Cambria slept most of the time but when she was awake she was having a great time just being her curious self.

Cambria's Baby Blessing

Cambria is such a lucky girl. She had many out-of-town visitors travel from far away to come be a part of her special day. Ric (Grandpa) flew from England, Mimi & Geepy traveled from Maryland, and Tyler, Christie, Allie & Jake came from Arizona. It was nice having such a full house of loved ones.

For her blessing she wore a very special dress. My father was the first one to wear it 50 years ago for his baptism as a baby. My grandmother (Cambria's great grandmother) made it by hand. Then as a baby I wore it for my baptism and Cambria got to wear it when she was blessed. It is a beautiful dress and I'm glad she could wear something with so much meaning and history attributed to it. She also had a handmade white blanket she was wrapped in, made by Christie especially for her. It is such a beautiful blanket she'll always treasure.

She was blessed by her father, and it was a beautiful blessing. She made her presence known throughout it, though. Quite loudly. She doesn't really like being held on her back, and prefers to be snuggled up to your chest. As soon as Amos finished blessing her he pulled her into his chest and she went silent. That's our little cuddlebug.