THE GREEN(wald) HOUSE … (growing rosemary & raising a little wolf)

I took Rosie down to Florida last weekend - making that her 5th plane trip in 9 months! What a little traveler she is! Plus, we just applied for her passport for when we go to Germany for Jay and Mel’s wedding in July. I think it is so funny that a one year old will have a passport…
Anyway- we went to Florida for several reasons - My sister Rochelle turned 30 on April 30th, my sister Renee just found out her baby due in August is actually TWIN BOYS now due in July - so we planned a shower/blessingway for her, my sister Emily was down in FL for a wedding, and I planned to teach a prenatal yoga workshop at my family’s yoga studio, Joyful Yoga. Plus, Rosie got to spend time with her great grandparents (G-ma and G-pa) and grandparents (GiGi and Papa) - and we got to have some relaxing time on the beach - so it was a trip that accomplished a lot in a few days.

Renee is beautiful and glowing

and seeing her round belly really makes me think about getting pregnant again soon (am I crazy?). We bathed Renee’s feet in rosewater, made her a nursing necklace and two bracelets with the babies names on them (Anthony Michael and Joseph Marshall) and decorated her belly

and did some affirmations that the babies will stay put until they are fully developed and will be born healthy without need for a c-section.

Since we had all the cousins (on this side of the family) together - we tried to take a photo of them all together - which was challenging - this was the best I could do. Ella and Kylie in back and Rosie and Stephen in front…

Rosie had a great time playing with her cousins - cousin Ella kept pretending to be a baby like “Baby Rosie” (I have a feeling she will still be calling her “Baby” Rosie even when they are 10 and 12) - and Ella was cracking me up with all the fun things her mom teaches her like “Don’t harsh my mellow, man” and “Don’t make me snap my fingers in a Z formation”. Most of the time Rosie just sits back and watches Ella with fascination.

Rosie was loving playing at GiGi’s house, they have a puppy (Lucy) who is a little crazy - but provided hours of entertainment for Rosie - she was cracking up at the dog and loved to stand up and bang on the sliding glass walls at the doggie running around outside. She also loved standing on the couch and looking at herself in the mirrored end tables.

A great time was had by all and we are looking forward to visiting with family again soon!