Blog Archive 11/2008

Thanksgiving

November 30, 2008 by Victoria Strong

We had a really nice Thanksgiving celebration in Los Angeles with our family on Thursday. Gwendolyn looked so cute in her new pretty lavender dress selected especially for her by cousin William, two new purple bows given to her by Gramma, and I was thrilled it was cold enough to get to put her long...

Gwendolyn loves Turkey

November 29, 2008 by Bill Strong

Well...she loves her Turkey stuffed animal that is

Thank you Aunt
Kristen and Uncle Richard for her new friend.

She also had a blast with this plastic cup. She was intensely and
curiously watching me drink water from mine, so I gave her one. Her
eyes lit up like lightbulbs, her smile went from ear to...

Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2008 by Victoria Strong

What a wonderful day to reflect on our many blessings. I am thankful for...

* Living in Santa Barbara -- It is really nice to be able to walk right out the door with Gwendolyn, stroll through parks, show her flowers, feel the sunshine, and get a fancy coffee pretty much year round. And the people...

Hey power outage,

November 22, 2008 by Bill Strong

BRING IT ON!!!!!

What a Week!!!

November 22, 2008 by Victoria Strong

It has been one of those weeks -- one thing after another. It all started with the stress of the fire and, even after the evacuation warning had cleared, watching Gwendolyn closely for any signs of distress. Then on Monday we started construction work on our house. I wish I could say it was...

Gwendolyn's New Wheels

November 20, 2008 by Bill Strong

Gwendolyn has a shiny new stroller, the ExoMotion JAZZ EASyS, and she is absolutely loving it!!! Although the Quinny Buzz Dreami stroller worked really well for much longer than we ever anticipated, Gwendolyn's long legs were busting out of the end of it -- literally. Something tells me the...

Stander

November 18, 2008 by Victoria Strong

We tried Gwendolyn in a "stander" yesterday and it was a disaster. The idea was to slowly elevate her over several days, but everything went haywire and the next thing I know I was plonking her in a bright blue thing elevated at 40 degrees. I supported her back, but Gwendolyn was immediately...