first haircut... ever!

Before...

During... (move over Crystal Gayle!)

After! It only took about 3.5 years... first trim ever... I saved the clippings for her babybook ;)

pescadero pumpkins!

Océanne and Sadie picking out pumpkins and having way too much fun playing on the hay bales! A nice Columbus Day weekend excursion down the coast, just south of Half Moon Bay.

Our cute tent-cabin (with heated beds!) in Costa Noa!

a few more pics from nanaland!

Océanne loves spending time with her (great grandma) Nana Joanie!

slumber party!

The 3 cousins + me for the weekend = piece of cake ;) Sarah and Todd were at a wedding, Ben was at Interbike... All the gals had lots of fun! *As content as she may appear, Océanne ended up sleeping with Mommy!

Auntie Em came loaded with cupcakes and waffle maker.

while the kid's away...

The cats will play! Or just lay on Océanne's pillow and beanbag. They miss her while she's at school :)

la rentrée, first day of preschool!

Océanne was so excited to get ready in her new outfit and sparkly shoes, and happy to be there! It helps that she had her good friend Chloe by her side :) She also knew 5 other fellow students which is a nice start! The room was all set, with her photo above her little coat hook and where to put her lunch bag. We had dropped off blankie, pillow, kitty, etc. yesterday for naptime... Her teachers made us feel very welcome. My heart is especially full today, my baby is going to school...

the calm before the storm!

We seemed to time our trip to North Carolina just right this year! We missed the heat-wave, and left just 2 days before Hurricane Irene roared into town... With no humidity, a high of 82-84 degrees, and a couple of afternoon thunderstorms in between, I would call that a slice of Southern Summer Heaven! It's ok that we also had a tornado warning and earthquake during our visit... which natural disaster did I miss?