Thursday, July 31, 2008

Salome Reunites With Family

Salome has met all sorts of family these past two weeks.  We've had two family reunions, one on her maternal grandpa's side and one on her maternal grandma's side.  One get-together was up at Flathead Lake so Salome got to go in the (cold) water and wander around outside in the nude.  
She was also in a baby fashion show at a local block party and got to walk down a runway with a few of her friends wearing an outfit from a local kid's shop.  Once we got to the end of the runway, she didn't want to go back. She just wanted to stare at all the little kids in the audience who were watching her.  
We had an interesting moment on our porch the other day when Salome discovered the electrical outlet and after being told not to touch it, she decided to see how far she could push her luck.  She just sat there touching the outlet cover and not opening it, just touching it and looking at me to see what I'd do. She probably didn't expect me to start taking pictures.  But I was having a hard time not laughing as I reprimanded her, so the camera diffused the situation and she finally wandered away.  I sense that this won't be the last of our battles of the wills...

More photos of the other reunion will follow soon...

Ok, I added the rest.  Now I'm caught up with the past 2,3 weeks and both reunions.   Salome had a ball last weekend.  You can tell by the vast number of people that she was seriously entertained and thoroughly paid-attention-to.
It was just about as perfect as it could have been - great weather, great food, and family all on one place at once.  
Salome got to enjoy her first lollipop on one of the car rides out to Arlee, courtesy of Auntie Hilly (who, by the way is in India, but that doesn't stop Salome from hollering for "Heddy" every morning).  You'll be glad to know it was an organic lollipop though, Ammachi and Appachen.  Can you believe they make organic candy?
The photos of Salome in the garden wearing her bonnet are from today's trip to Caras Nursery.  At one point while we looked at fruit trees, Salome disappeared into a cluster of rose bushes and it took a minute for us to spot her.  She had already managed to smell half the roses in the garden by the time we found her pink bonnet bobbing around among the flowers.

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