Party and Reparty

It was another lovely day with our lovely baby.  She woke up around 7:30 this morning and went down for her morning nap at 9:00 a.m.  She woke up at 1 p.m.!  What?!  I kept checking on her, checking my watch, and yes, she took a four-hour nap.  She was basically awake until 8:00 p.m. tonight.  So, here's what we did.

First, we went to a picnic at Tokyo International University with the Jipping girls.  We had some good food and there were a lot of activities for kids (although not so many for babies, but Evelynd was very happy in the grass and playing with Sylvia).

Pretty sleepy, but never quite asleep.

A lot of families and young children were there.

Sylvia Jipping

Thalia Jipping before the face painting...

...and after the face painting.

The university has an outdoor swimming pool that we were able to use (but we didn't).

After the picnic, Evelynd and I went to a bridal shower for Hannah Hayes.

The Bride-to-Be

Dianne Lathen returned this picture to me at the shower.  About ten years ago, the clerks and gofer at Swanson, Lathen, Alexander & McCann made this beautiful portrait (and superimposed associate Travis Prestwich) to add to the collection of family pictures in Neil Lathen's office.  I guess he didn't want to keep it in his new office for some reason.

The shower was nice and Evelynd fell asleep at 8:00.  I put her upstairs in a cradle, checked on her a couple of times, and loaded the car before going to get her again.  When I went to get her to go home, she was awake and screaming.  Poor baby!  She woke up somewhere she'd never been and was terrified.  It took me a while to calm her down, but she went to sleep at home with a smile on her face.

P.S. A very happy birthday to Evelynd's Uncle Chris (all this partying was in his honor).

P.P.S. Ellsbury had a walk-off homerun tonight to win it for the Sox (two walk-offs in a row for that awesome Oregonian baller).