Master of biology and relaxation

I lost the post I was working on (bah!) so here is a quick recap of the last couple days:
- fever went down quickly! Rosie back to her normal self.
- Auntie N rocked her thesis defense and is officially a master of biology! Go Auntie go! It also happened to be her birthday so there was much cause for celebration.


- Rosie made an instant bond with a family friend, M. They were basically inseparable


- celebratory BBQ












- birthday dinner









- fireflies! Rosie was very committed to our firefly search. Process went like this: squat down low and observe, point and squeal when firefly is spotted, grab hand of search companion and begin pursuit, giggle when watching the firefly crawl on Mom or Dad's hand, wave and say "bye bug" when firefly leaves, repeat. So magical!

- we continue to be amazed at the rate at which Rosie is picking up new words. The 2 new signs from yesterday are peach and delicious.

- relaxing inside on a 100 degree day.





- after a tax-free shopping spree we headed up to New Jersey for another visit with family. I swear Rosie said "pho" today for the first time. Huge milestone! :)


- surprised by an amazing gift: a whole album of lullabies sung by the TCCML cousins themselves. stay tuned for Rosie's bedtime lullaby.