Vondos in the House!

Aunt Julie and Cousin Kacee reporting on our week with Freja.... We must have picked the right week to be in Colorado, because the weather was as wonderful as Freja. The blue skies and warm sunshine were perfect. Kacee enjoyed a long hike on Sunday with Kelly, while Jan went to Snowmass (I think) for a long bike ride; I spent QT with sweet, sweet Freja.  She babbled and played and napped right on schedule.  Every morning, Jan was up with Freja, either holding her while she had her bottle or chatting with her like daddies do. Kelly worked from home Monday and Friday, and at the office Tuesday-Thursday. Martha, one of Freja's sitters, spent Tuesday with Freja, while Kacee and I enjoyed a day of mom/daughter togetherness. We savored lunch at Ajax Tavern and indulged at the Aspen Candy Company. But enough about our fun, I know you want to hear about Freja...By the end of the week, she had mastered sitting but was still using the "super-stretch-belling-crawl" as a method of movement. Her first tooth began to come thru. She enjoyed using a finger as a chew toy as well as the sound of a trilling 'r'...that made her laugh, laugh, laugh. Kel has colorful letters, that spell her name, I would spell them out and then sound them out while pointing to each letter, she smiled and giggled.  Kacee drew a picture that is taped to the underside of a shelf over the changing table...we hope it gives her something to focus on while she's in for a pit stop. Kacee and I also worked an some simple baby-proofing projects like moving plants and stands and installing outlet covers. I went thru drawers pulling precious baby clothes that she's amazingly (and beautifully) outgrown. Oh, and not to be left out...Shady made it perfectly clear that I wasn't to use the dryer when he was around and that not everyone in the house was happy we were there. He certainly doesn't hide his feelings. We can't wait to see Freja again.  As her onesie says, "The Best of Mom and Dad."

Back Home Again in Indiana

The Koorns are still recovering from a whirlwind trip to Indiana last week, we had such a good time taking the Freja show on the road! We got to experience flying with a baby, our first time being "those people" with a screaming baby on a plane. Lucky for us people sitting around us were all very patient and understanding, clearly we all survived. 

In Indiana Freja got to meet my grandma Elsie, who makes 99 years young look absolutely amazing. We stayed at my dad's house outside of Bloomington, and LOTS of family & friends came down to visit us and meet the babe. Jan rented a bike for a couple of days, and I got to do a little solo shopping. Before we knew it we were back on a plane to Aspen. You can check out a few of my favorite pics from the trip in the flickr stream.

The leaves are gold & orange, snow has been falling on the mountains and winter is just around the corner. Hope you all are enjoying a happy fall!