Thomas Tidbits...: Busy Bees

We've had a very busy couple of weeks. Work events, work travel, prepping our home for the Cool House Tour, outings with friends/family, etc.

Cliff's Notes update -

We ventured up to Georgetown last weekend to go to the Red Poppy Festival with Aunt Sally and Uncle Jim. It's held in downtown Georgetown, which is such a sweet little town and reminds me a lot of Lawrence. Eleanor loved all of the action and even decided to get the full festival experience by eating Chicken on a Stick. We must have really done her in because she napped the entire 45 minute ride home, something she hasn't done (napping anywhere but her crib) since she was 4 months old.

We also met up with some friends at Foreign and Domestic last weekend for parent's night out. Delicious food and amazing company, of course.

This weekend was mostly spent spring cleaning, tour prep, and house-on-the-market prep. Were we super productive? Yes. Fun? Not so much. We were able to sneak in a little fun with a couple of walks/runs on the trail and a dip in our fancy new pool.

New Eleanor Tidbits:

: We have a Chatty Cathy on our hands. Our daughter is VERY vocal and really never shuts up (unless we want her to interact with friends or family).

: Eleanor has an emerging palate - she's eaten Indian, Italian, Thai, and Mediterranean food. I think it's safe to say that Italian is her favorite... she inhales chicken parmesan and pasta.

: When you ask Eleanor how old she is, she now holds up her index finger (video below). I can't take credit for this... all Laura's teaching.

: Our sleeping beauty decided to start waking up before 7:00 a.m., which we're not sure we approve of. It's amazing what that extra 30-45 minutes of sleep will do (for us, that is)!

: Eleanor has never been a snuggler - literally will not commit to any adoring contact. But recently, she's started to consider snuggle time. It doesn't last for long, and as soon as she realizes she's snuggling, she high tails it out of our laps. I'll take what I can get and am hopeful to one day curl up and watch a movie or even nap with my daughter.

: In the midst of our crazy schedules, we realized that Eleanor cut another tooth. Normally her teeth slowly come in after they break through. We just noticed today that she has a 5th tooth that's halfway in. We check her teeth and gums pretty often, but somehow this snuck its way in without us catching it.

Tomorrow is Monday Funday. We meet 8 of our friends out for dinner and Jim James at Stubb's. Jim James is one of our all time faves, and My Morning Jacket tunes used to be Eleanor's lullabies. Wonderful The Way I Feel.

Then, a busy work week for the both of us... 3 day weekend countdown is ON.

Saddled in and ready to hit up the Red Poppy Festival

Great Great Uncle Jim and Great Great Aunt Sally. How lucky is Eleanor??

Spring pastels for the grocery outing. What 1 year old doesn't need lavender patent leather driving mocs? Courtesy of Grandma Betty:)

NBD - just trying to access the electrical socket, of course.

THIS happened on Saturday. We thought Eleanor would enjoy it as much as we did. We were wrong. Parental units were definitely in the pool more than daughter.