Sir, please step out of the spaceship and show me some ID.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Elmo and a chocolate shake! Oh my!
Sloane and her fam went to Hollywood and Highland for Sesame Street Presents: The Body. (Thanks for the suggestion Tally -- it was GREAT!) She got to meet Elmo himself (!!!) and visit Hooper's store to pick up some fruit and veggies, run through an obstacle course (again and again and again), practice washing up using a sink, run a race in a wheel chair and even play on an Organ organ with the Count. Afterward, Sloane and her rents went to Johnny Rockets for some hot dogs (a cheeseburger for Dan), fries and a chocolate shake. What a fun Sunday!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Burning Dan II
Happy Birthday, Dan!!! We celebrated Dan's birth again on Saturday at Burning Dan II (named after the Burning Man festival that culminates in the burning of an effigy, much like Burning Dan). We had a great turnout and so many sweets!
Sloane made a brief appearance at the beginning of the party and then asked to go to bed, which is a new one! She's usually pretty social, but I think she was especially tired yesterday -- she didn't seem too thrilled about all the new faces at her house. You might think Dizzy would share that sentiment, but he was tickled pink to host a soiree for his dear old dad. And, as usual, he picked out the prettiest girl at the party and decided he must make her "his." Sorry, Milan! Thanks for being such a great sport!
It was so great to see everyone. Tune in for details on Burning Dan III, coming some day to a Mendelsohn residence near you.
Dan put signs up around the neighborhood to direct attendees to the Burning Dan festival.
Sloane hangs with Daddy and out first guest, Ethan Gold.
Dan and some of our guests hanging out on the back patio with one of the two outdoor fire pits -- this one seemed to reach heights of ten feet at least.
The fire on Dan's cake didn't reach quite so high -- his wife opted for the name candle instead of 39 candles. :)
Happy Birthday to you!
Dan burns himself in effigy -- what does this MEAN???
The "late night" crew, which these days means 11p.m.
Dan's new facebook picture?
I love you, Dan!
Sloane made a brief appearance at the beginning of the party and then asked to go to bed, which is a new one! She's usually pretty social, but I think she was especially tired yesterday -- she didn't seem too thrilled about all the new faces at her house. You might think Dizzy would share that sentiment, but he was tickled pink to host a soiree for his dear old dad. And, as usual, he picked out the prettiest girl at the party and decided he must make her "his." Sorry, Milan! Thanks for being such a great sport!
It was so great to see everyone. Tune in for details on Burning Dan III, coming some day to a Mendelsohn residence near you.
Dan put signs up around the neighborhood to direct attendees to the Burning Dan festival.
Sloane hangs with Daddy and out first guest, Ethan Gold.
Dan and some of our guests hanging out on the back patio with one of the two outdoor fire pits -- this one seemed to reach heights of ten feet at least.
The fire on Dan's cake didn't reach quite so high -- his wife opted for the name candle instead of 39 candles. :)
Happy Birthday to you!
Dan burns himself in effigy -- what does this MEAN???
The "late night" crew, which these days means 11p.m.
Dan's new facebook picture?I love you, Dan!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sloane's First Movie
On Friday, Sloane went to her first movie (not including the mommy and me movies when she slept through them at about 1 month old) -- Monsters vs. Aliens -- on the Paramount lot no less! She was very brave and didn't cry at all through the opening sequence (which unfortunately got many of the toddlers upset and taken out of the theater). It might have helped that she was the only one that had her mommy there to cuddle her and explain that the very loud asteroids and aliens were exciting and not scary. Still, as expected, she didn't really want to sit still and be quiet for more than about 15 minutes. At that point, she started to run up and down the aisles, yelling "Mommy!" and laughing, so needless to say, we had to depart. It was still fun! And, she got a free poster and stuffed Insectasaurus from Paramount. Cool!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Red Day
Today was red day at day care (all the kids wore red to meet firemen and police officers). After Sloane and Samantha fed the class beta fish, Cookie, I filmed some footage of Sloane dancin' with her new friend -- this is clearly the first time of many that Sloane's mom will embarrass her with a camera. (Sloane: "first?")
Caitlin Play Date
Sloane and her mommy had a fun play date at the park on Sunday with Caitlin (18 months!) and her mommy Tally. It was fun (and hot!) for the kids to run around in the shade, though they seemed to especially like the game of if-I-run-away-to-the-baseball-field-my-mommy-has-to-chase-me. According to the gauge in my car, it was 102 degrees when we left -- yikes!!! 
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Coachella
Okay, so we don't really have any pics from the event, but I feel it should be documented that Sloane's parents actually went to a concert on Friday night. AND, not just any concert but the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio California. It was wonderful and yet, every time we do something (CRAZY) exhausting like this, we swear we won't do it again. We'll see. It took us nearly 5 hours to drive out there (traffic was a real headache) and so we missed Leonard Cohen (to Dan's great dismay) and the beginning of Morrissey (to mine).
But, what we did see was pretty great.
Morrissey played some of my favorites -- Girlfriend in a Coma, Ask, Some Girls are Bigger Than Others, and How Soon is Now. And, of course, he's such a whiney baby - and I love it! (he half-assed his way through several of these songs and others, claiming he could barely make through all the smells of "burning flesh" -- there was a BBQ stand near the main stage or something. He hasn't changed!)
Paul McCartney performed as well, closing on Friday night. He was really great and made this exhausted hormonal pregnant woman cry and cry! He played Long and Winding Road, which is probably my favorite Beatles song and always makes me feel rather weepy. He then dedicated his performance to his late wife Linda, telling us it was the 11th anniversary of Linda's death. Then he played 'My Love', choking up through the performance. It was so moving. Then he played Blackbird acoustic, which is such a sweet song and is special to me because Dan plays it on his guitar all the time -- so that didn't exactly stop the water works. THEN, right after that, he starts talking about John and how much he loved him and misses him -- as people are holding up pictures of John in the audience -- and then plays "Here Today," the song that he wrote for John right after he was killed. Holy moly, it was a monsoon of emotion for me. It was worth the driving. (Here I go again!)
But, what we did see was pretty great.
Morrissey played some of my favorites -- Girlfriend in a Coma, Ask, Some Girls are Bigger Than Others, and How Soon is Now. And, of course, he's such a whiney baby - and I love it! (he half-assed his way through several of these songs and others, claiming he could barely make through all the smells of "burning flesh" -- there was a BBQ stand near the main stage or something. He hasn't changed!)
Paul McCartney performed as well, closing on Friday night. He was really great and made this exhausted hormonal pregnant woman cry and cry! He played Long and Winding Road, which is probably my favorite Beatles song and always makes me feel rather weepy. He then dedicated his performance to his late wife Linda, telling us it was the 11th anniversary of Linda's death. Then he played 'My Love', choking up through the performance. It was so moving. Then he played Blackbird acoustic, which is such a sweet song and is special to me because Dan plays it on his guitar all the time -- so that didn't exactly stop the water works. THEN, right after that, he starts talking about John and how much he loved him and misses him -- as people are holding up pictures of John in the audience -- and then plays "Here Today," the song that he wrote for John right after he was killed. Holy moly, it was a monsoon of emotion for me. It was worth the driving. (Here I go again!)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Sloane's new day care
After two years of wait list status, Sloane finally got her "ticket" onto the Paramount lot. We were actually quite sad to leave Luzmilla and the gang, and very reluctant to do so, but Bright Horizons (at Paramount) looked great and saves me about 45 minutes to an hour of driving time per day. Sloane is getting used to it and getting more comfortable every day. She's very, very happy to see me at the end of the day -- which oddly makes me a little sad -- but, she's also getting used to the new people and routine. Here's hoping she's "head baby" by the end of the week.
Breakfast snack -- cheerios and juice. I didn't even know she could use a cup!!
Outdoor Playtime
Music Mondays -- Sloane and the gang singin' wheels on the bus
Breakfast snack -- cheerios and juice. I didn't even know she could use a cup!!
Outdoor Playtime
Music Mondays -- Sloane and the gang singin' wheels on the bus
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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