Pops/Papa Love and Pies

H has been getting TONS of grandparent love. She is beyond lucky to have the best set of two grandparents who adore her; I think babies have the ability to sense close relatives because she didn't even skip a beat meeting them. In fact, she was so happy to see them. Sweet girl.

Some good Pop's love before bed.

and a special trip to Toys R Us with Papa!

She was smitten with this Elmo chair... Too bad we couldn't fit it in our luggage home. It doesn't quite match our living room decor... (I guess I am one of thoseee moms, we will see how long it lasts!)

and the BEST pie date with Gigi and Aunt Momo. There is a little pie shop in Westport that is delicious; the pies are "personal" pies and seriously delicious! This trip resulted in 5 pies... arguably over the top sampling but beyond delicious and the best snack I've ever had. I could honestly work there (although that may not be the best choice for my skinny jeans!). We have been frequent visitors these last couple of weeks. Totally worth it! Thanks Gigi for taking us!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Happy almost Father's Day!

xoxo,
allie

Westport Week

Well my blog has been suffering with our recent trip. June is flying by as we are busy with family time; it is so nice to be able to spend days with both sets of grandparents and all the aunts/uncles! H is loving every minute of it and soaking in the extra attention (as if she doesn't get enough already! :) ). We have loved the East Coast cuisine, going on some jogs, and of course shopping away! Here are TONS of pictures from the last couple of days!

H is loving all the animals around... She is obsessed with cats and dogs.. oh my. In the next ten years we may just have to get a dog..  Thank goodness both Shelby and Dottie are very kind and gentle with her.

She also enjoyed her first New York Pizza. Sorry, but hands down, the New York area has the best pizza... Luckily two of her uncles, Jeff and Dex, work at this delicious adorable pizza restaurant so we have been going for plenty of visits!

and some pool time with Aunt Momo!

and some Dad/Allie runs. My dad and I have been running together for ten (plus) years. Crazy how quickly time flies!

Hope everyone else had a wonderful weekend!

xoxo,
allie

Tot Lot

I love having H in Westport because we can do some activities I did as a child. I honestly think Westport has one of the BEST playgrounds around... it is right on the ocean with plenty of sections for different age appropriate activities. Since (oddly enough) Schofield Barracks does not have swings, Aunt J and I thought Harps needed to try them out. Although she liked them, I think the "Tot Lot" will be more popular in her later years. The weather is a bit cooler here so H and I are embracing this sweater weather while we can!

 
Also here is sweet H on her Daddy's old Babar towel! Will adored Babar as a child.. maybe H will too?

and our Blacker. We had to leave our cats in Westport, back at their old home, while we sorted out the whole living situation. Between the vigorous Hawaii quarantine process, the long flight, and living in the hotel (and deployment!) it was just not feasible to bring them out to Hawaii. I was happy to see their sweet faces!

So many more fun things to share later!

xoxo,
allie

Red Eye(s)

We made the journey... the whole 14 hours. It is shocking how far Hawaii is from the California coast- a solid 6 hours! Phew. We quickly connected in Seattle and were off to JFK. Overall the experience was relatively painless. H did wonderfully and slept most of the time in my arms; she adored seeing all of the people and overall was happy to just observe. I have a feeling that by the time our Hawaii experience is done, I'll have traveling with infants/kids down to a tee! I was so worried about the jetleg but H has adjusted wonderfully... Almost on her normal schedule, even with the six hour time difference! I am always amazed how resilient babies are with change.

Obviously not the best pictures but totally captures the experience!

We LOVE being home. We are so happy to see both of our families. H is loving every moment of it and soaking in all of the attention. She is thrilled that both set of grandparents have dogs! So exciting.

Today the high was 67 so H was sporting her fleece jacket and tights! A nice change from our normal tropical wear.

More to come later!

xoxo,
allie