July 31, 2009

wedding bells...

Lindsay was married in a beautiful ceremony on June 4 ... Natalie had fun (up way past bedtime!) but may have been secretly disappointed she didn't catch the bouquet.

The newly minted husband is Andy, and the Sweeks are now officially related to Brits.

Splendid.


with Aunt Mary (T's great-aunt) & the Wing/Palmquist crew


the French word for this look is "abasourdi" - (sorry, Linds).
they'll find marriage is indeed a stunning ride.

the pebble

Video goodness from the boat ride out to Alacatraz...


the stone

Nat, Mom & Grandma took a trip to Alcatraz as part of the pre-festivities for cousin Lindsay's wedding...


It was windy.






Natalie was very excited - her first time seeing the ocean...

because it's there

No word yet on whether or not Natalie will need oxygen for the final ascent.

last days in the park (II)

Note how Natalie perseveres in her curb-balancing efforts even when faced with the ultimate ego-crushing blow: complete and utter indifference from the peanut gallery.

July 30, 2009

last days in the park (I)

The sweet playground on the plaza is one of the things we'll miss the most about Sonoma.

July 29, 2009

meeting of the minds

Kevin and Natalie discuss metaphysics.







July 28, 2009

fish-eye

Wow. I don't even know what to say.







shadow & light

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beer is love (still)





July 27, 2009

the help walker

Happiness is a blue plastic hippo with wheels...

July 26, 2009

mikey's birthday

So far back it seems like prehistory, but Natalie attended her first birthday party during our final weeks in Sonoma and made a friend... (Note how she's already running with an older crowd.)









July 25, 2009

the big news (delivered w/ a grimace)

You may have noticed that updates have been few & far between lately.



That's 'cause famille Sweek has moved back to San Francisco - on the N line again! - and things have been pretty busy. (Well, mostly. The last week or so is just laziness on Dad's part.)

More the pity for Natalie's loyal followers since so much went down in June/July - cousin Lindsay's wedding, Nat's first birthday, not to mention a complete revolution in the little girl, who's now officially a toddler.

She walks, she runs, she understands tons of words, she can throw a fit, she needs discipline ... the fun's just getting started, we can tell.

And in celebration of all that, the next few weeks in this space are going to be a smorgasbord of pics and videos - so keep an eye out. Lots of great stuff on the way.


(this car seat, much like our Sonoma digs, is now history)

July 2, 2009

Happy #1, Natalie!!

Lots of things going on for these Sweeks... but you'll have to wait a few to get the scoop on that. For now, Dad just wants to take a look back at one year of fun, laughs & diapers changes.

Happy Birthday, Natalie!!

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