Welcome, Linnea!

"Uncle" Jamie and "Aunt" Celena made a new friend for me, Linnea, named after the Swedish botanist. Who knew our friends were so intellectual?

I never imagined that when you combined a vampire with a princess you'd get another princess, but she arrived this afternoon and I can't wait to meet her (just as soon as I can get rid of my cold).


Mommy is making a baby for me, too. The ultrasounds couldn't capture the whole process for me, so mommy and daddy created this simulation of baby's life in amniotic fluid:

St. Thomas Aqua-nice

I hope this title isn't too obscure: I figure my readers know a 13th century philosopher pun when they see one!

The plane ride was action-packed, but pretty uneventful. To mommy and daddy's dismay, I stayed awake for four hours, then fell deeply asleep upon touchdown.


As soon as we arrived at the hotel, I put on my shades and made a run for the beach...


I thought we finished all of the flying this morning.


Reading on the beach is truly a pleasure.


We share the beach (and the island) with an awful lot of iguanas. They're big, slithery, and should probably wear a cover-up or some sunscreen given how scaly their skins are.


I spent most of the vacation smiling.
On the boat to St. John...


Under the spritzers at the kiddie pool...


Bringing baby on a walk...


Playing in the sand on the beach...


And riding on daddy's back in the pool. Of course, mommy and daddy were smiling a lot too!


There's a shadow (or two or three) hanging over me...


One of my favorite spots on the vacation was on MY raft in the pool.


I learned lots of new words and phrases in St. Thomas, but "golf cart" was one of my favorites.


I tried to make blog updates on the hotel computers, but the access wasn't fast enough for all these photos, so we had to wait until we got home. I know you were waiting and I thank you for your patience.


This was so much fun. Can we go to the beach when we get back to New York?

Happy Anniversary, Mommy and Daddy

I went on vacation so that I could help mommy and daddy celebrate their fifth anniversary. We said "cheers" over sparkling cider because daddy has a baby in his tummy, mommy is too young to drink, and I don't really like champagne. Did I get that right? Maybe all those bubbles went to my head.

Ooh, Baby, Baby!

For some reason mommy and daddy have decided that being a big sister will add to my credentials. So, in late May or early June, there will be a new member of our family. S/he will evidently rely on me to teach her/him everything I know, which is quite a lot. So far, I've seen pictures of the baby in mommy's tummy and s/he is pretty cute - kinda looks like me, don't you think?