Mike and Music

Today I taught a class, we went out to lunch, stopped at Babies R Us, took a nap, and took a family trip to ArtWalk! Happy 3 months, Micheala!

Mike posted his pictures from our Borrego wildflower trip earlier, so I thought I’d post mine, too.  His are very fancy and artistic.  Mine, not so much.  But they show what happens on the other side of Mike’s camera.

It was windy, so we bundled Michaela up.

Here’s the artist with his tools of the trade.

This isn’t the most flattering pic of the baby, but I like it anyway.  A mother’s love is blind!

How do you think Mike got all those lovely shots?

Miss Michaela celebrated three months of liberation (from my womb) today.  She wore a beautiful bright pink dress her grandma bought her– size 6 months.  Our little one isn’t that little!

Just a quick note to attach some cute video of Micheala from last night’s Watson Singalong here at Casa Watson!

Michalea, 3 months old from Mike Watson on Vimeo.

Click the video to go HD, Click the fullscreen box (at the bottom) to go fullscreen.

Vimeo is working at a snail’s pace today. My apologies.

This morning, our family suffered a loss when Mike’s Grandpa George passed away.  I thought I’d share a few of my favorite pictures of George, who will be missed, in tribute to this very good man.

In 2006, we took a cruise to Alaska to celebrate Grandma Ede’s 80th birthday.  George loved to take pictures, and it was very common to see him with his camera in his hand.  I love how happy he looks in this picture, which was taken on a gorgeous September day.

This picture was taken at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla when Mike’s grandparents came to visit us one year.

This is George and Dugan at Dog Beach during a December 2007 visit to San Diego.

Grandpa George could be very serious, but he also had a sense of humor.  This picture of George, wearing Ede’s hat, was taken at our wedding in 2008.  Our wedding day was a blur, so I was really excited to see the pictures once Mike and I got back from our honeymoon.  I remember laughing out loud at this picture and wondering how on earth I missed Grandpa George wearing Grandma’s hat!

Rest in peace, George.

We are lucky to have a really wonderful, supportive family.  Due to divorce and remarriage, we have a lot of relatives.  For Michaela, this means no shortage of doting grandparents: Grandma Janice, Nana Laura, and Grandma Lynda, plus Grandpa Bill, Papa Var, and Grandpa Bruce.  Needless to say, she is a very loved girl!

Grandpa Bruce and Grandma Lynda visited us a couple of weeks ago, and Lynda captured some really great pictures while they were here.  Here are a few of them.

Big smile for Grandma.

Enthralled by Michaela (who looks somewhat less enthralled by us).

Relaxing with Grandma and Grandpa after a long day.

Each year, we make a pilgrimage to Borrego for wildflower season…and this year, as it turns out, we were a week (or two) early.

That said, we had a nice day, and still managed to get a few good shots. Please enjoy!

Four years ago, MikeandMusic.com made its official debut, and I can’t help but think about what a crazy four years it’s been, and how far our blog has come.

In February 2006, life was pretty boring.  Mike was doing some work on the house we were renting, we took a trip to L.A., we watched “Grizzly Man,” and got haircuts.

February 2007 was light on posting:  only a rant about Richard Walker’s Pancake House (summary: don’t go there!) and a rave about our Roomba.

Big, exciting things started happening later in 2007– we bought a house and got engaged– so by the time we got to February 2008, I was writing about creating our wedding registry in addition to posts about trips to Vegas and the outlets.

I must have had a lot of free time last year, because February 2009 featured eight posts.  That’s a lot, especially for a short month!  There were musings on the internet and texting, highlights of  a visit from relatives, and a delicious recipe.  We also got rid of our old stove and got a new tv,  and I got a new job.

And now here we are, February 2010.  From boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife.  From renters to homeowners.  From DINKs to a working mom and part-time SAHD.  MikeandMusic.com has born witness to it all.  I hope you enjoy reading our blog as much as I enjoy writing it!

Things here at Baby Central are going pretty well.  When the weather was great last week, we took advantage and did fun outdoors things, like hitting the outlets for some shopping one day and walking to various San Diego hot spots other days.  Michaela is still very portable, so we’re able to take her out quite a bit, as you can see below.

Taking a break from shopping, Mike got a little hungry.  “Tastes like chicken,” he says.

We bought a jogging stroller this week, and Mike walked to Balboa Park with the baby for their Outdoor Education class.

Later in the week, the three of us walked downtown to the New Children’s Museum.

Finally, now that Michaela is bigger, we are able to put her in the baby carrier we got.  Hands-free baby fun!

Until next week!

Technically, this is two photos of the day, because you can’t quite see all the detail in the first photo.

The thing at Michaela’s feet?  It’s a red velvet cupcake I decorated with a “2″ in honor of her two-month birthday.