Posted in Amy, Jacob, Jon, Uncategorized on November 13th, 2006 1 Comment »
This weekend we spent a wonderful Sunday with our friends Stacy, Neil, and Asher (6 months). The farmer’s market up in San Jose is larger than our Thursday market, and I tried two new foods there: Chestnuts, which we roasted tonight and which are fabulous, and pineapple guava, which I think is disgusting.
We then [...]
Posted in Jacob, Jon, Parenting on October 25th, 2006 4 Comments »
That “first word” milestone is trickier than it seems. While I was pregnant with Jacob, I indulged in daydreams of my adorable little boy looking up at me with big blue eyes and an unruly mop of red curls, saying a perfectly-formed “Ma ma!” and smiling.
Of course, it turns out he needs to practice [...]
Posted in Jon, Move, Work on September 17th, 2006 No Comments »
This was our last weekend before Jon goes back to work and our idyllic vacation-life ends. It was a really great weekend. Jacob learned how to use chopsticks:
We went to a park, and swung on swings, and chased dogs.
Today, we saw some friends up in San Jose and had fun shopping. We accomplished [...]
Posted in Amy, Jacob, Jon, Move, Work on June 4th, 2006 No Comments »
Jonathan has recently accepted a position as an Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. This will allow Jon greater research freedom and me the ability to stay home with our children. We’ll be moving there in mid-August.
Given that this move will take us far away from our families, I’m starting this [...]