Last Month of Summer Recap

Colin and I are truly blessed that his parents (B and Da) watch Catie three days a week for us. It makes it so much easier to go to work when you know that your family is watching your child and loving her, taking care of her, kissing her owies, reading to her, playing with her, etc. Well, B and Da deserved a break for all of their hard work (watching a 2 year old can be exhausting) and they finally got to take one. They went on a trip of a lifetime….3 weeks in Europe. It sounds like they had an amazing time and we loved the gifts that they brought back for us. Catie will be the best dressed girl in town now that she has several amazing outfits from Paris. We are so glad that B and Da are back….we all missed them!

While B and Da were away my mom (Gigi) stepped in and watched Catie for us. Colin, Catie, Auntie Susie, and I headed to Pasadena for Labor Day weekend and then Catie and I stayed and spent the following week hanging out with friends, swimming, spending time with Gigi, Bampa, and her great grandmother Nonnie.

Catie calling to telling Gigi and Bampa that we arrived at the airport on time.

Pool time with Daddy

Snack time

Since Catie loves to clean...why not starting having her do her own dishes?

The next Rachel Zoe

Towards the end of the week Catie caught a stomach bug/ temperature but she is feeling much better now.

We had a wonderful time and normally it is sad to leave but this time wasn’t as bad since Gigi came back up with us! Gigi stayed with us for two weeks and watched Catie while Colin and I worked. We had so much fun and I loved spending so much time with my mom. I felt like I was a kid again….I went off to school (I mean work) and came home and the grocery shopping had been done, my laundry was done, dinner was made. Man….I was spoiled! Mom, we really appreciate you taking 2 weeks off from your hectic schedule to come up and watch Catie (and thank you to my dad for letting us borrow mom). Catie misses you Gigi!

With the heat that we are currently having in Northern California it is hard to believe that summer is over and that fall has begun, but it has. Catie has even started looking through catalogs to help spark ideas of what she wants to be for Halloween….

but catalog shopping can be exhausting!