Anouk Sitting

Just a quick post before we head out to Mexico; Anouk has been sitting up on her own, which has changed our whole world. Now, we can take her to playgrounds, have her play with toys that make music, and much more. Enjoy the pictures, we will be back in 2 weeks.

Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween, and we bought a great outfit for little Anouk, she wanted to be a moose..... Sabine went to a nice celebration at the Rec Center on Friday, together with Miles and Gary and Delia:





We took her out the next day too, and she enjoyed the nice comfort of her warm outfit:




Last week, Lynnda, my friend from high school was in town for a conference, and we spent some time in the Park with her family:


We also went to the playground with Miles, Jen and Gary, and we'll be spending some more time there in the future I am sure....





And we hung out at the Malones with her friend Oliver:

Finally

....new pictures, we had to apply for college for Anouk, so we were a little distracted..... :-) JK After my mom left, we noticed that we didn't have time to post pictures, so we are finally getting used to it. Our nanny Delia is wonderful, and we have all gotten used to each other. Our share family is working out great, and their 1-year old son Miles is a lot of fun. This is grandma's last feeding before she left for home, we were very sad:


Some more pictures of Anouk, one of them during her 2nd Giants game, which they won again.....


We went on a short trip to Hollywood for a conference a few weeks ago, and Anouk did great on her first flight, she was not whiny or anything. We stayed at a great hotel right next to the Kodak theatre, and went to Santa Monica for a stroll along the famous Venice Beach, with Anouk sipping a Frappucino:


One night after the conference sessions, Sabine took Anouk for a swim, showing off her new bathing suit; the pool was nicely located with views of the Kodak Theatre:


And some more pictures from the last few weeks, some with the jacket and hat that Sabine knitted herself:

Just Anouk

It has been a while since the last posting, so instead of me writing a lot, I will just post some pictures of Anouk, which is what everybody has been asking for anyway:

With "boyfriend" Oliver on 2nd date

On the railing of our patio enjoying the lavender


Not always laughing....
Holding her own bottle

holding her own glass.....
First banana fudge breakfast


On the ferry back from Sausolitos

Summer int he City

The summer has been fairly cold, even for the City, but some days turned out nicely. Anouk does not seem to care too much about this though, since she is not picking out her clothes yet. The dutch grandma came back after Sabine's parents left, and she brought a little trumpet elephant for Anouk. Since she is now holding on to everything and also putting anything that she can get her hands on in her mouth, it makes for some cool pictures:

She has also started babbling, it is just unfortunate that we are not smart enough to understand what she is telling us..... Maybe you can help us:



Here are some more pictures of her reading, laughing, and chilling at Stacey's birthday party with Jen's hat that she bought for her in Finland: