Friday, December 22, 2006
Bathtime with Grandma Julie
A Tough Day Shopping
Christmas at the Mission Church
Coffee with Friends
Siri meet Grandma Dorothy for the 1st time
The Short Flight Home
Monday, December 11, 2006
After long days of studying Siri and I took a nap. I am finally done. My last final was Friday the 8th so I have a lot more spare time and can relax with Siri and Erick. On Wednesday Dec 13th Siri will be taking her first plane ride back to Minnesota. Grandma Dorothy is picking us up at the airport and is very excited to meet Siri for the first time.
Today we had another appointment with her Doctor. She weighed in at 9.9 pounds. She is in the 75th% for weight. She is growing like crazy. The appointment went great. The doctor once again said that we should keep her!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Sleeping Soundly
This morning Siri and I went to the Law School to have Daleen the Computer Guru try to fix my laptop. Luckly we had backed up everything just before it broke. She is amazing and said she will look at it over the thanksgiving break and let me know it's status on Monday. After meeting with Daleen we went to Dr. Hauxwell's office for Siri's second PKU. She was still sleeping soundly and did a great job when the Nurse collected the blood. She wined a little bit when she was pricked but then calmed right back down. When we got home she woke up and ate and this picture is her sleeping soundly again. My co-worker MaryKay made this great blanket for her.
Our First Day back at Law School
Siri with a Full Belly
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Three's a Family
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Siri's big day at the Dr's
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
She's a little cutie
Monday, November 13, 2006
She has Arrived
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Just a Few More Weeks Left
Sunday, October 08, 2006
The Baby Shower
There were so many amazing gifts! St. Kate's sent the cutest baby clothes and a super soft pink blanket. I wish it were big enough for me to use! With all of the gifts Erick and I are pretty much set. The only thing we need now is a cute little baby girl to put all the clothes on.
To the left of me are some of my Great neighbors: Belinda (who lives up the hill and makes the most incredible quilts) and then Meghan, Annie, and Sheila (who live down the hill and have a great guard dog Elliot that Aritmus loves to play with). They are all excited to know that they will be next door when baby girl Simo arrives.
Baby Simo's First Washington State University Cougar Apparel. For you midwesterners- there is a huge rivalry out here in WA between the University of Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars, similar to the rivalry between the Vikings and Packers. Shannon and Betsy both graduated from Washington State and naturally are HUGE Cougar football fans.
Grandma Dorothy sent Baby Simo an incredible box full of beautiful heirlooms. There was a little pink dress coat that all of the Hunt girls wore, and hand nit items made by family members - like little pink mittens that my Grandma DeVereHunt made for me. She also sent pictures of herself when she was pregnant with me, some of when I was born, and some of me and my Dad taking a bath. It was a great gift. Grandma Julie has been sending boxes of clothes and other fun stuff all along, and she also sent a card with some cash, which Erick and I plan on using to buy a baby carrier for hiking from REI.Baby Simo is going to be born with a Silver Spoon in her mouth- thanks to Jenn Curran (Monn), my best friend from high school.
Our friend Kelly, who volunteered in New Orleans with us during Spring Break, gave Baby Simo this GREAT diaper bag. It is full of pockets and it doesn't look like a diaper bag, which I am sure Erick will appreciate. Kelly also took all of these pictures.
A HUGE thanks to everyone who came to the Shower and who gave such GREAT gifts! Thanks to you Baby Girl Simo has so many cute clothes and educational toys! I am grateful to have so many great friends and family and to know that this little girl will grow up surrounded by people that love her already. Thanks!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Shannon's Birthday Party
No matter how crabby Erick may think I am- I really do love him... and here is proof!
You can really see how big the Babe is getting
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Minnesota Wedding
Erick, Grandma DeVereHunt, Me, BabySimo, and Aunt Helen after the Ceremony at Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Monday, September 04, 2006
Pig out in the Park
Erick, Neal, Mandy, and I went to the huge food festival in downtown and then walked to the Mercury to listen to karaoke. Erick and Neal both did a few songs- Neal actually has some mad karaoke skills. The baby has been tossing and turning lately in a very dramatic fashion. She's not afraid to move around- that's for sure.
Baby's Room
Nothing Fancy yet- but one of my Amazing co-workers Zena is letting me use her baby furniture. The crib and rocking chair are on one side of the room with my desk and the dresser on the other side. Then the changing table is in the bathroom- both because we have a big bathroom that it fits in, and because we will be using cloth diapers and the liners that you use can go right down the toilet. And there's little Artimus chillin out on his bed that I kindof squished in there.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Surprise, Surprise: We are Having a GIRL!!!
Now we will have to start thinking about good Scandinavian Girl Names- for all of you Simonsen relatives- please post some ideas! For the rest of you- I would of course still value your opinion and please leave some ideas, but I have a feeling this little girl with have a traditional name like Elsie.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Last Night at The Red Lion
Our favorite place to eat is the Red Lion- there is great barbecue and its cheap. I worked all day in my air conditioned office and Erick worked all day on a hot roof, so he was pretty dirty- we both enjoyed beverages, although mine was non-alcoholic. I thought that this was a good pic to see how big the little guy is getting.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Erick's a Natural!
100 degrees at Pearl Jam
Baby Boy Simonsen's First Blog
Grandma's Simonsen and DeVereHunt will be happy to know that this little guy is going to be so technologically advanced, he had a Blog site before he was even born!
Erick and I are going to try to keep this updated for our family and friends so that they can see what the little guy is up to now, like his first Pearl Jam concert, and we'll keep adding pictures and fun anecdotes as the days/months/years go by.
Hopefully you enjoy the site as much as we will enjoy sharing our life stories!