When we first announced C's impending arrival, B and I wrote that we were eagerly anticipating becoming the Daring Trio. Well, the Daring Trio has proved its worth with our very first trip overseas! We spent two weeks in the States, heading first to New Jersey, then to Tucson, and then back to New Jersey, before returning home. We visited family and friends, met new babies, ate literally dozens of tamales, went to the zoo three times, showed C her first saguaro, and generally enjoyed all the stuff you just can't find in Denmark. B and I went on a baby-less date. We introduced C to her small cousins, and they poked and prodded her. C gathered even more admirers, practiced sitting up alone, and attempted to eat her own tamale. We rode four trains and eight airplanes and became even more devoted baby-wearers. And we made it home in one piece.
Our first day in Tucson--C makes a new friend, baby A! They're practically twins.
Due to extreme heat and sunniness, C wears a sunhat. Is anything cuter?
Like I said.
Here's B and C playing with a new toy.
Lunch on the porch with K, C's Farmor. Notice C's bare legs--it was more than 30 C!
The whole gang on B's side--B, E, C, and Farmor and Farfar!
Even more of the gang!
Bold explorers take on the zoo!
Even bold explorers can get worn out.
B and I stand on the spot where we got married 8 years before!
Also at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
C meeting her 93-year-old great-grandfather for the first time.
E, C, and grandpa C.
American J flew out from San Francisco to visit us and meet C for the first time!
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, part two! We spent the afternoon with godmother R in New Jersey!
