Beautiful baby blankets
Since Penelope doesn’t play much with toys yet, blankets are her favorite things. She lies on them, drools on them, snuggles and sleeps and is bundled in them and even poos on them sometimes-though I won’t post any pictures of that! She is so lucky to have some beautiful blankets made by some truly talented and wonderful people.
The other day Penelope got a package in the mail. We opened it up and found her very own bacon blanket from our good friend Heidi- It’s AWESOME!!! We love it!!
My good friend Anne Marie who I’ve known since 7th grade, made her this beautiful purple blanket. My friends here are hoping Anne Marie is coming down to visit so she can teach them how to make it!
A special thanks to great aunt Donita who made Penelope a beautiful pink blanket. Penelope loves to snuggle in it!
And last but not least, Grams made Sweet Pea a beautiful irish blanket. It was the first blanket Penelope used at the hospital and has been using it ever since!
Mother-Daughter bonding
After the visits with the grandparents, I decided that Penelope needed some one on one time with her mommy today. So I did what any girl would want to do- we went SHOPPING! To start out our morning we went to coffee with our friend Veronica then went shopping at the mall. Apparently we missed the big winter sales (they were last week) but we were able to find some nice boots on sale. Penelope will get to enjoy hers next winter, while I (who by the way was able to finally find my size here) can enjoy my boots now. We came home for lunch with Steve and then went down to the beach for a nice walk and then visited with my friends Magaret and Ines and to finish off our day, went to the grocery store. Sweet Pea was in a great mood all day, charming everyone she met. 
Puttin’ on the Ritz*
Penelope (thanks to her mother) has already developed a taste for the fancier things in life. So when we had to travel to Santiago recently for Penelope’s embassy related things, we stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the Los Condes area. It was pretty fancy-pants and Penelope thinks so too.
Penelope thinks the bed is just about the right size for her. Maybe needs a few more pillows.
Of course, we did go to Santiago to visit the embassy to register Penelope’s birth and apply for her passport. Things went well and we should be getting her passport very soon!
*and yes I’m aware that puttin’ on the ritz has nothing to do with staying at the Ritz.
Filed under PJ, Travel | Comment (1)8 Weeks already!!
I can’t believe how fast the past 8 weeks have gone by. Penelope is growing up so fast. She’s a baby now, not a newborn. She now will follow objects, people and sounds with her eyes, she has started smiling and is starting to mimic faces, she especially likes to stick out her tongue. We seem blessed with a happy baby who likes to sleep and isn’t overly cranky. The past 8 weeks have been the happiest of my life, and I can’t wait to see what the following weeks will bring. Here are some of my favorite recent pictures of Sweet Pea.
Penny’s cute smiles-
Crazy eyes-
Sticking her tongue out at you-
Penelope’s first tub bath
Penelope is moving on from the sponge baths to her little baby tub! Excitement! Lather! Cleanliness!
A tale of the valley, the desert coast, a festival in the city, and a sunset
It has been a busy last few days. The rainy weather finally cleared and we have had wonderful weather since.
On Wednesday, we traveled up into the valley to see the mountains covered in fresh snow. There was more snow than we’ve ever seen. Despite the snow, we had a wonderful sunny lunch (70s!) outside at Miraflores restaurant in Pisco Elqui.
Then on Thursday, we headed up along the coast to eat lunch at Entre Rocas in Caleta Hornos, a small fishing village north of La Serena. Not only has the rain brought a huge amount of snow to the mountains, but it has also completely greened up the surrounding desert, which is now full of flowers. I’m not sure if this qualifies as the ‘blooming desert’ but it does for me.
Today, we walked (!!) to downtown La Serena to a festival that is part of the city’s 464th birthday celebration. There were things for sale, food to eat, and dancing performances. Afterward, we ate lunch at Donde El Guaton, a downtown favorite of ours.
This evening, we watched a wonderful sunset, along with some nearby birds of prey. And thanks to my new camera, and my Dad’s 300mm lens, I was able to photograph the green flash for the first time!!!
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The New (Old) Camera!
Grandpa Margheim recently got himself a new camera and let me inherit his old camera, the Canon 300D digital SLR. After years of point-and-shoot, it is good to be back in the world of the SLR, and I’ve been taking picture after picture of sweet pea and everything else.
We have mostly been hanging out at home, just enjoying our time with Penelope. We went to the beach with Leyna dog on Friday (holiday!) before we ended up getting rained in all weekend with perhaps the worst storm we’ve had in our three years here. It rained from overnight Friday until Sunday afternoon, and we even had thunder and lightning! We had a great weekend nonetheless, being stuck inside with Penny is hardly a bad way to spend the weekend.
Don’t forget the Leyna dog…
IESA Book Sale
The charity group that I am a part of had a used book sale with proceeds going to Hogar Redes- the local orphanage. Thanks to my Aunt Pat and to Mary Jane, my donations were numerous and very much appreciated. We ended up raising close to $1700. It was Penelope’s first trip downtown, and she slept the whole time.
