Janie's Zoo, Emma & Lily, too

Girls with crowns

2012-02-12T18:46:00.000-08:00

Emma and Kaela made beautiful crowns at Kaela's 3rd birthday party between stints in the princess bouncy house. Neither ate much lunch, but the rest of us sure enjoyed the Mexican food feast.

Aloha!

2012-02-08T23:19:00.001-08:00

Emma had an absolute blast, making friends at the kids' pool and she must have gone down the waterslide 50 times (in one day!) and swam about 3 hours a day. Lily enjoyed the water, too. Much more relaxed this time than when we dealt with the tsunami last year and slept in the car.

I wore the giraffe outfit as a girl - made by Connie! It fit Emma just right this year.

I loved my new princess roller I got for my birthday from Aunt Sara!

Until next year!

Special visit

2012-01-31T22:37:00.000-08:00

Thanks so much for coming, Grandma and Grandpa (Mom and Dad!). We love you guys and miss you already.

Family shot

2012-01-30T10:08:00.001-08:00

Emma is 3!

2012-01-29T19:40:00.001-08:00

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

2012-01-28T15:27:00.000-08:00

Gearing up

2012-01-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

Wagon girls

2012-01-13T16:34:00.000-08:00

Warm Sunday hike/walk

2012-01-09T17:52:00.000-08:00

Happy 8-month-old Lily

2012-01-06T08:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks for my cozy cute new outfit, Rachel and Holden!! XO!

Yummy avocado-banana combo!

2012-01-04T18:53:00.001-08:00

Little astronaut

2012-01-03T21:40:00.001-08:00

"Three! Two! One! Blast off!"

Buddies reunited

2011-12-29T17:58:00.001-08:00

Emma couldn't wait to see Declan after he was gone for a week over Christmas.

Cozy new jammies

2011-12-25T14:55:00.001-08:00

Thanks Grandma Connie and Grandpa Terry!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T22:35:00.001-08:00

Emma goes ice skating!

2011-12-23T15:19:00.000-08:00

Thanks so much for my new Christmas/Hanukkah helmet, Grandma Connie! Love and miss you.

Big girl

2011-12-22T11:43:00.000-08:00

Star cookies

2011-12-16T21:52:00.000-08:00

Field trip to fire station to dontate toys

2011-12-14T12:27:00.001-08:00

Jennifer's wedding

2011-12-13T17:25:00.001-08:00

Smiley girl

2011-12-03T14:15:00.001-08:00

Family

2011-11-25T14:27:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all

2011-11-24T11:41:00.001-08:00

So thankful ...

2011-11-23T22:40:00.001-08:00

We had a great time in NYC last weekend for the girls' cousin Ari's bar mitzvah (Josh's brother Jason's son) and so enjoyed seeing Katie, Rocco and Bo Bo. It was just too short a visit. The Museum of Natural History frog exhibit was a huge hit! Thanks, Katie!

Cheeky

2011-11-21T20:21:00.001-08:00

Discovery Museum fun w/Kaela

2011-11-14T18:46:00.001-08:00

Silly Lily

2011-11-11T15:03:00.000-08:00

Lil Lils, as I call her, is doing great. She gained about 3 pounds over the past two months up to 14 lb., 15 oz. at her 6-month check (28th percentile or so) and 26 inches (50th-plus). She has two little teeth and is already enjoying some baby yogurt, sweet potatoes and avocado. We just started the solids, so I probably broke the rules today giving her a little bit of avocado AND sweet potatoes.

Michigan-Iowa ...

2011-11-11T14:57:00.000-08:00

Kristy has taught Emma well. By late in the game, Emma said, "I like the Hawkeyes better!" :-)

Proud sister

2011-11-11T14:54:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin time!

2011-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:00

Potty pals

2011-10-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

Lil' Coug!

2011-10-15T10:39:00.001-07:00

Halloween warmup

2011-10-14T17:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Grandma Connie, for making me a Minnie Mouse costume! I love it!

Happy 5-month-old girl

2011-10-06T18:54:00.000-07:00

Berkeley Marina walk

2011-10-02T16:28:00.001-07:00

Happy girls

2011-09-29T18:31:00.000-07:00

Go Blue!

2011-09-24T18:17:00.000-07:00

Mom walked in the room today and I said: "Mom, we're watching football. Leave us alone." (That's a bagel w/cream cheese and salmon).

Belly laughs

2011-09-22T18:21:00.000-07:00

Fun day with Brad Pitt

2011-09-19T21:11:00.001-07:00

Doing interviews on the red carpet for a movie premiere - "Moneyball" - was a first!

Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

2011-09-19T15:38:00.000-07:00

Teething talker

2011-09-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

Giants game fun

2011-09-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

Bathing sweeties

2011-09-09T12:09:00.001-07:00

The girls love bathing together! Lily is still long and lean: 11 lb., 14 oz. (15-20th or so) at 4-month appt. today, 25 1/4 inches (75th-90th).

Lily-pad lady (minus sister Lily)

2011-09-06T18:45:00.000-07:00

Emma loves the lily pads at the zoo ... and can't wait until sister Lily (4 months old today!) can join her.

Fun faces!

2011-08-31T19:24:00.000-07:00

I love making faces and especially smiling with my mouth open. Thanks for the cute jean jumper, Megan, Chris, Abby and Kate! XO!

Dad's little Michigan fan

2011-08-26T20:30:00.001-07:00

Snuggles

2011-08-24T19:39:00.000-07:00

First day of preschool!

2011-08-22T13:24:00.001-07:00

Emma was SO excited to start preschool at last! Mom got a little teary-eyed.

Swing debut

2011-08-11T19:04:00.001-07:00

3 months old already?

2011-08-06T18:01:00.000-07:00

Back at it

2011-08-06T13:59:00.001-07:00

Another favorite from Team Juchem!

2011-08-03T12:16:00.001-07:00

A favorite dress

2011-07-27T09:12:00.001-07:00

Thanks so much to Ellie and Hadley for passing on this beautiful dress that was one of their very favorites! I now run to the closet and pick it out to wear whenever it's clean!

Big girl bed

2011-07-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

I napped in the big girl bed today for the first time. I love the Curious George sheets mom got.

Love these girls

2011-07-21T17:46:00.000-07:00

Snuggling sisters

2011-07-19T13:32:00.000-07:00

Lake Chelan

2011-07-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

It was hardly swimming weather but that didn't stop Emma from being the first one in the lake.

Making smores was a blast. Thanks to Anne Smith for the monster marshmallows!

Grandpa sure enjoyed snuggling with Lily.

Cousins all in a row.

Grandma is great at cards! Anybody see a resemblance?!

So glad Aunt Jenny and Uncle Jesse could make it again this year.

Abby and Emma had such a fun time bringing in firewood to keep Grandpa warm.

Kate seemed to enjoy exploring during her first cabin visit.

This old swing is still going strong!

Haircut

2011-07-11T20:37:00.001-07:00

A nice trim before heading up to Washington to see Grandma and Grandpa, see Auntie Petra and meet my adorable cousin, Elise!

Friends

2011-07-11T14:59:00.000-07:00

Special memories

2011-07-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

Love you, Rach! Thinking of you and sending big hugs! I know you've got a lot going on gearing up for the big move. XO!

Sweet

2011-07-08T21:39:00.001-07:00

George fever!

2011-07-06T17:31:00.000-07:00

Emma had a great time celebrating her baby sister being 2 months old today: with a trip to the Discovery Museum to see the Curious George exhibit! We've been waiting all year for this. :-)

Happy 4th!

2011-07-04T15:59:00.001-07:00

My potty star...

2011-07-04T15:53:00.000-07:00

We have a catchy little tune (think B-I-N-G-O): P-O-T-T-Y, P-O-T-T-Y, P-O-T-T-Y, Emma's on the potty! She calls herself a "potty star." Whatever works!! :-) We're thrilled she's catching on so quickly. She has fun picking out her Disney stickers for the chart, too.

Summer fun

2011-07-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

We had a great time celebrating Jamari's high school graduation. He was raised by his wonderful Auntie Felicia!

Declan's birthday at the zoo!

2011-06-30T15:52:00.000-07:00

It's a tough task to get Emma off the lily pads ... her favorite thing at the entire zoo I think! She threw a fit when it was time to leave them this time.

Hey, Rickey!

2011-06-22T15:23:00.001-07:00

Lily wasn't sure what to make of getting to pose with Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson on the field before the Giants-A's game last weekend! :-) He is Daddy's favorite player and these photos will be framed for a late Father's Day gift. Always fun spending time with Auntie Kristy!

Summer is here!

2011-06-21T18:33:00.001-07:00

My sister didn't much care for having her feet dangled in the cold pool. :-)

Father's Day 5K

2011-06-19T11:15:00.001-07:00

Lily did quite well in her first 5K at 6 weeks old. Finished in 27:52 (7th in the 30-39 women's age group, 51st overall out of 367 women). She got to meet some of mom's media colleagues, too. We miss dad and Emma and can't wait to see them Monday night.

Wedding time

2011-06-18T14:01:00.001-07:00

Emma and second cousins Grace and Amalie get geared up for a fun wedding of Daddy's cousin, Ethan, in Vermont. Emma and Josh are having a great trip so far!

Lily's new pal

2011-06-14T09:15:00.000-07:00

Declan's baby brother, Cormac (an Irish name pronounced Cor-MICK), arrived June 8 and we sure hope he and Lily are such great friends like their older siblings who play together with nanny, Lena.

Outdoor concert and beach fun w/Evie

2011-06-12T14:31:00.001-07:00

Great day with my friend, Evie

2011-06-11T15:06:00.001-07:00

Emma and Evie have a blast together! Emma is two days older and they are both very vocal, independent and say many of the same things. In the morning it was their last music class with homemade instruments in tow and at night an outdoor concert near the beach with yummy food (Dad made homemade hummus and mango salsa!) and some impromptu swimming! We hope their younger siblings will be great friends, too. Evie's brother, Enzi, was born April 22, just ahead of Lily on May 6.

Lily's first ballpark visit

2011-06-09T21:40:00.001-07:00

Lily made her debut at the ballpark and received a sweet kiss on the head from Reds manager Dusty Baker and plenty of greetings from Giants manager Bruce Bochy and a bunch of the players. She was a tired girl afterward to say the least, especially after getting a shot at her 1-month appt. earlier (8 lb, 6 oz - about 25th percentile - and 21.5 inches for 63rd percentile). She's doing great!

Fun with Dad

2011-06-05T16:45:00.000-07:00

Bounce-a-rama!

2011-06-05T15:46:00.001-07:00

Great visit with Nicole

2011-06-04T21:34:00.001-07:00

Nicole came by today and we went for a nice walk to the park to play and she stayed for dinner. We miss her now that she lives in L.A.

Farm fun and sister time with George

2011-06-01T09:25:00.001-07:00

We took a short trip to Ardenwood Farm to explore! What fun.

Scary monster!

2011-05-27T08:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks for getting this funny picture, Rach!

More fun with Rach and Holden

2011-05-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

We miss the rest of the girls (and kids)!

Dress time

2011-05-25T09:08:00.000-07:00

Bath fun w/Holden

2011-05-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks for visiting, Uncle Evan!

2011-05-21T16:43:00.000-07:00

We missed you, Auntie Petra and Cousin Elise!

Lily's bath time

2011-05-21T09:57:00.001-07:00

Stripey girl

2011-05-18T17:42:00.003-07:00

I'm having fun wearing my big sister's clothes! Thanks to the Juchems for these tights that are still in great shape from Emma's days as a baby.

Sister snuggle

2011-05-16T18:37:00.001-07:00

Emma has been so sweet with her little sister, bringing Lily her socks, hat, pacifier and lots of hugs and kisses any chance she gets. It brightens my tough days to see this.

Tumbling with Grandma C.

2011-05-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

Happy sisters w/Dad

2011-05-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

Big sister grin

2011-05-12T12:20:00.000-07:00

Hi sea lions!

2011-05-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Daddy took me on an outing to San Francisco on the ferry. We had lots of fun! I wore my new monkey backpack from Grandma Connie.

Our little Lily

2011-05-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

Lily Ruth Dubow, arrived 9:17 p.m. on May 6, 2011, 6 lb., 12 oz., 20.5 inches. We love her! Lily's light hair might be from Grandma Connie! Big sister Emma is thrilled.

Huge thanks to dear "Auntie" Kristy for all the help with picking up Grandma Connie, hospital visits, taking photos, bringing treats like pumcho muffins, breadsticks and cookies from Mom's favorite bakery (Mary and Rachel know the one!), watching and helping with Emma - and so much love and moral support.

Michigan girl in flip-flops ...

2011-05-04T18:40:00.000-07:00

And excited to be watching the hockey playoffs with her Daddy (Josh covers the Sharks, so he monitors them when they're on the road).

Week (or so!) to go...

2011-05-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

Tree climbing with Fergus

2011-04-30T15:17:00.000-07:00

California Academy of Sciences

2011-04-25T12:34:00.000-07:00

Tree girl

2011-04-23T12:03:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday

2011-04-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Emma's nanny, Lena, sent this photo to me today - complete with the pretty border frame. :-)

Zoo fun with "my buddy" Declan

2011-04-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

Exploring at the Children's Museum in Berkeley

2011-04-14T22:46:00.000-07:00

36 weeks ... almost there

2011-04-11T20:07:00.000-07:00

The wife of Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been a doula at 100 births, though we're all hoping I don't go into labor at the ballpark! :-) Mary, I really want to make it through that first Rockies series here May 6-8 - but we'll see what baby has in mind.