July 8, 2012: Tia Megan's Visit

We were so lucky this week to have Megan spend five days with us.  In addition to being great company for Grant and me, Ellie is just in heaven with her Tia Megan!  And I think Megan is pretty much in heaven snuggling with the Bean too!

Aside from just hanging out, taking walks, and exploring the Bay Area, Tia Megan accompanied us to Ellie's fun Music with Carl class at Day One.  We hadn't been to music class since Ellie learned to crawl, so I was excited to see how she would do.  She started out serious and shy, sitting close by Megan and me.  However, that quickly changed.  Ellie spent most of the class crawling from baby to baby around the circle, and dancing on Teacher Carl's drum.  What a ham!  I'm so glad that Megan had her iPhone ready to capture it all.

Imagine my heart's delight when Megan suggested that we try making cake pops in order to practice for Ellie's 1st birthday party!  I've been wanting to make cake pops FOREVER!  We kept them simple, and just tried to get the hang of the steps, but they turned out cute (there is definitely room for improvement!) and - importantly - they passed Ellie's taste test!  Check out the smile on this girl's face!

Thank you for the visit, Tia Megan!  We look forward to spending much more time with you soon!