Piper gets domestic

I didn't make her, I swear.

A Hike up Mill Creek Canyon

Today we did the Big Water Trail at the very top of Mill Creek Canyon.  The weather was so nice, not too hot, but not really chilly.  We used our very comfy Ergo baby carrier which is perfect for hiking with a toddler.  We saw a lot of things of interest to Piper, including: ants, flies, water, flowers and butterflies.  We got to stick our feet in the cold water and throw pine cones in the underbrush.  I love seeing the world through Piper's eyes, so magical.

My Best Friend's Awesome Wedding

I finally got to see some pics from Dana's wedding.  I swiped these from a collaborative photo sharing page she set up.  The wedding was August 2nd on Vashon Island (about a 15 minute ferry ride out of Seattle).  It was the most fun wedding I've ever been to.  We arrived friday afternoon and helped set up the youth hostel where it was held.  The next morning we woke up, ate breakfast, did some more work, rehearsed a little and then beautified for the main event.  Dana and Brian both looked so amazingly happy and the ceremony was, well, I can't quite put into words how much I loved it, but let me just say my eyes get a little warm just remembering it.  Piper made fast friends with Dana's 5 year old niece Merin.  She called her "eai"  and always wanted to know exactly where she was. 

After the ceremony we danced and danced and ate a few cupcakes (well a lot of cupcake tops!) and then went to our tents and fell asleep until the next morning when we had to go home.  

I miss you still, Dana!

Finally...

...a wrap hammock for Piper. Jesse told me I must not try to put my nearly six foot self into this hammock, but, oh dear, is it tempting. I have wanted to put one of these up forever but I just barely convinced Jesse that it would be easy and safe. The hardware was purchased from Lowes, it cost a whopping $0.98 a piece. We used heavy duty eye bolts with soldered closed rings attached to them. We put them into our archway which should be an easy fix once we move out, just a little spackle, sanding and painting. Piper loved it, she did a giggle that sounded like a chipmunk chattering and started saying "hamma." For those of you not familiar with my love of wraps, the hammock is a long piece of woven fabric that makes a great baby carrier. These things have a multitude of uses even past the carrying stage!

A Moment in Time

To capture a moment without a picture I think it's prudent to make a list of all the words that Piper can say to this date:

• cupcake


• good morning/ good night


• salt


• pens


• horse


• dog


• mama/dada


• gramma/papa


• NO!


• mine


• more


• bye bye/ good bye


• oh dear


• uh oh


• ball


• swim


• shoe shoe


• baby


• moooooooo


• away


• gum


• juice


• choo choo


• car cart
• hot/ cold
• sorry
• phone
• camera

A day in the life

A new camera today calls for a new blog! Here are some pictures of Piper as a 1 year 8 month 3 week and 1 day year old. I was over at my friend Olya's house basking in her raw food diet glow and recieving a little camera tutorial (custom white balance anyone?)

In the bottom picture Piper and Maya (4) are showing off their matching head wraps.