a budding pianist

MJ and Daddy have special time together playing the piano.

Already she seems to have excellent hand position and some graceful wrist movement!

watching the rain

Meredith had her first experience with a thunderstorm this week. We sat out on our front porch and she was wide-eyed and amazed!I was impressed that she wasn't scared of the thunder and lightening. She just looked all around and kept her eyes wide open!

in the spotlight

We love this little clip: Meredith does a double-take when she realizes she's being filmed! :-)

Fun with Friends

We spent many happy hours in Chicago land with dear friends. Meredith had some fun times with Lydia - she loved all the games Lyddy played with her! Lots of smiles....We had a lovely brunch with the Bruhns and Kawallers on Saturday, July 3rd. Meredith slept through most of it (yay for Mama!) and woke up afterwards to have some time with Meaghan. Meaghan got quite a giggle out of Meredith's baby sounds... :-)

Robb and Megan Robins spent an evening with us for a quick coffee and lots of catching up. Robb wore his famous glasses and gave Meredith a try...What do you think? Should Meredith go for this new style?

Chicago visit

Meredith met lots of new friends during our time in Chicago-land from June 28th - July 6th. Her favorites were by far her Auntie Lita and Uncle David! Of course, she spent some quality time with Grandpa Petersons and Grandma Petersons too. :-)

Auntie Lita tastes pretty good! (Meredith received a fashion consultation with her Auntie during this visit - thanks for the Osh Kosh!!)
Uncle David made a special trip just to spend time with his wee niece - thanks, Uncle David!!

waffles and lattes

Lovely, lovely breakfasts with the Hutchinsons! Waffles, blueberries, whipped cream, bacon...
...and of course Ted's famous lattes - fabulous! We learned that the art of coffee-making it taken quite seriously out here in Seattle. ;-)

Jane always set a beautiful table. So fun! Thanks Hutchinsons!!

end of seattle trip

Our last few days in Seattle were spent with dear friends. Here we are having dinner with Dan, Heather and Ian - along with our gracious hosts, Ted and Jane. :-)Jane and Meredith spent lots of quality time together over our time there. They are pals now!
As always...beautiful sunsets from the Hutchinson's deck. It was amazing to have this as a normal part of pretty much every evening there.
We saw our dear friend, Mariah, while in Seattle. She was passing through on her free week between NOLS courses. Meredith had some special bonding time with her...yay!