DAD'S DAY, TWENTY-ELEVEN

hooray for dads!

today, after our church meetings were over and i had given my talk, we went out on a sunday drive along the hudson river (we "drove" the stroller), because that is what the holbsdad requested.

while we walked i talked to my dad on the phone (but first i chatted with my mom for twenty minutes while he finished up some "business" in the "office"). i just love my dad. he taught me the best stuff: where the short cut from fantasyland to frontierland is at disneyland, how to make a mean tuna sandwich, how not to get confused at the i-15 interchange in pocatello, and above all, that "four-wheel-drive may help you drive, but it won't help you stop."

can't tell you the number of times that one has come in handy, dad.

we walked past the boats at the dock ("say hellooooo new jersey!"), and near the end of our walk, we happened on a large group of people having a community salsa dance. it is amazing the number of free things there are to do in the city on the weekends.

(part of being a nursing mama means your bra is showing constantly. i can't figure it out.)

i have a lot of great dads in my life. my dad, who is the most lovely old softie (and whose nose i am proud to sport), and brandon too. he honors his priesthood, he works hard, he loves on his fat baby like a pro, and he always supports his wife. what a dream boat.

happy father's day!

xoxo,
the baby and his mama

LET ME CLARIFY THIS

tomorrow i am giving a talk in church on fatherhood. yikes.

today i asked brandon how much he'd pay me to recite our favorite scene from the ghost and mr. chicken instead of actually saying something spiritual.  he didn't think it was such a good idea. 

but i gotta tell you, the longer it takes me to think of something insightful, the more tempted i become...

A WORD FROM HENRY HOLBROOK

lately, on babble:

hen's new way goofy smile

we've finally started solids to mixed reviews,

a review of mostly unnecessary products for parents,

what are your top busy mom beauty tips?

baby wearing in the summer,

how my kid is maybe starting to look like me?

and crawling (or not) and me and huck in a video on clipping nails and omega-3s

and fathers day gifts.

whew!  

and some fun links for your weekend:
a giveaway,
and wood paneling, except way, way rad.

TO DO IN NEW YORK: CHELSEA

the week between the brandon's last final and his first full day of work we decided to take a little staycation (i hate that word) and play in the city all day every day.

one afternoon we decided to walk as far south as we could go. this is a fun game for us. first we pick an avenue, and then we walk down it. complicated! we picked eleventh, walked to the boats, and then decided to wander east into chelsea.

aaaaaand photos!

art installations
(yes, that is a stuffed wolf)

cheslea market (is really rad)

babies!

vespas and brownstones

the holbrook boys

the end!

THE DISNEY STORE IN TIMES SQUARE . . .

is nothing like the real disneyland.