Author Archives: Erin

Hi, this is Grandma Julie, I am the guest blogger this week. My daughter, Becky, is helping me write this because I am not that tech savvy. Last week Dave and I met Jordan, Natalie and Erin in Knoxville, TN. We spent … Continue reading →

Two weekends ago, the Smith Family kindly invited us over for a Father’s Day BBQ at their lovely home.  (A grill and backyard?!?!  Jordan was in heaven!)  Natalie loved hanging out with Stella, age 3.5, and Ruby, age 6 mo … Continue reading →

My youngest sister, Leah, is in Prince George, Canada, studying environmental science.  I posted this cute picture of Natalie on facebook…. and Leah wrote, “I see Natalie is falling into her auntie’s stream ecology footsteps!”  Since stream ecologists (never knew … Continue reading →

I cannot believe our little Natalie is 6 months old!  (Actually, she “turned” 6 mo last Sun, June 19 – Father’s Day!)  This has been the best 1/2 year ever.  What has this cute little girl been up to? Weight … Continue reading →

… to all those Dads out there.  And, most especially Natalie’s Dad, Grandpa and Pop!  We are so lucky to have you in our lives.  Unf, its been a busy weekend, so not much time to blog; we’ll post more … Continue reading →

My younger sister (by 362 days) and Natalie’s godmother, Becky, spent the weekend with us!  It was so awesome to have her around – she obviously loves Natalie to pieces and kept her entertained, while Jordan and I tried to … Continue reading →

As you may recall, Natalie and I went to my friend Kate’s shower a couple months ago – we were so excited to meet “Freddie” (the fetus’s nickname) – who turned out to be a girl!  We knew it!  Taylor … Continue reading →

Jord & Kath Baby Pics[1] Click on the above link to see pictures of some cute babies.  Sorry the pics aren’t inserted in, but Bill (“Pop”) sent them over as a pdf, so this is as good as I can do.  I’m … Continue reading →

Natalie is a big cousin!  Meet Baby Marx…. Aunt Becky is due Dec. 3, which is just 16 days before Natalie’s birthday.  So, they will be Irish cousins!  (Becky and I are 3 days less than a year apart, so we … Continue reading →

We are so lucky that Nana spent an entire week with us.  We picked her up in Indy and took her home to Chicago with us.  Since she was the primary care giver for the week, Nana has agreed to … Continue reading →