31

I have entered my 31st year. It was a fantastic day. Kevin and Corinne got up and I slept in until nearly 10 AM, crazy late for our household lately (since Corinne was born). It was great. Presents were waiting as soon as I was up. Corinne and Simba decided I needed a new little green iPod. I was confused by this gift, I admit it. I already have an iPod and an iPhone. Then Rufus gave me his gift, which is the Nike+ kit. It allows your iPod to track your mileage, time, all sorts of great stuff to help me workout. But...I like Asics, not Nike. It is a good thing Kevin knew that and got me the carrier for any shoe to use the kit. How thoughtful!

Once Corinne woke up from her nap we headed out for an afternoon of fun. First stop was Castaway Cafe in Howell.It is a huge indoor kid playland (it rained for my birthday).
Corinne had a blast and went up and up and up, then down and down and down. There were tons of kids, she did great. I think mom was more tired than she was when we left. As long as we were there we stopped by the outlet mall for a bit of shopping.

Next, we went to Stillwater for my favorite meal:

• glass of water
• Bell's Oberon
• Spinach Artichoke Dip, it is dreamy
• Cajun Tenderloin Tips, medium
• Caesar Salad
• Free Birthday Brownie / Ice Cream / Hot Fudge Sundae

It was spectacular. Corinne made lots of friends and was perfectly behaved until we were done eating. Then she decided she was tired and fussy. So, we jetted out of there.

We relaxed for the evening. I thought we would see if Corinne will sleep at the drive in, but they only had extremely loud movies playing. It seemed they would not be conducive to sleeping. So, we laid low. Kevin made me a spectacular carrot cake. I may be on sugar overload, but I am happy and full. It has been a great day. I was sung to multiple times, and feel the love with all the birthday wishes.


It has been a busy week here in the Nicholls house. Friday night we got to share in the celebration of Megan and Dave Bangos wedding.

Kevin and I had a great time at the Whitney downtown. There was even an excellent rainbow.
Corinne had her first overnight without us. She stayed with Granny and Grandpa Sniderman. They followed her regular routine and she went down with ease and slept all night, YAY. She did get to attend the rehearsal for the wedding the night before. So, she didn't miss all the festivities. She had fun.

Wednesday was jammed pack full of fun. Corinne and I meet Grandma, Grandpa, and Great-Grandpa Nicholls for breakfast. Then we went to a Musical Movement class at the library. It was awesome!

They had tunnels, parachutes, songs, and tons of other kids. Corinne was very independent, crawling all over with or without me. Again, she had a blast. This was an excellent program. We went back to visit more with Grandma Nicholls and go see Great-Grandma.

Face Forward

We won some drawing at Sears and got free pictures. So, we figured we might as well document how big our little girl is getting.

Kevin had the day off and was excited to get her picture taken in her U of M outfit. We will get her green and white Spartan outfit pictures soon, don't worry.

Corinne has been able to stand on her own until she notices for quite some time. When she notices she puts her butt right down. We were both very excited she stayed up for 10+ seconds before noticing to have her picture taken. She is also walking well holding fingers in addition to furniture.

She is so big it is time to turn her car seat around. While she is still a little string bean she is very tall. She is around 32". She seemed a little concerned about the change to facing forward. We thought she was going to be excited and we waited until we could both be there. She seemed overwhelmed and maybe scared. She was more at ease on the second forward facing trip.

Corinne is cutting her first tooth as I type. I can feel the tooth ridges and she has all the drool and chewing one would expect. She has been mostly a pleasure, but when she missed one nap the teething monster inside took over. We will not let that happen again.

We have not posted anything for a little while Sorry, we have just been busy enjoying Summer. We went up north 4 times in 6 weeks. We enjoy playing on the swing and slide in the backyard, taking walks with our friends, and loving our dogs. Prime BBQ season is in full swing and Kevin keeps making us fantastic, delicious food. There have been fun parties and nice visits all over the place. Life is good.