Emily

About two weeks ago we met a little girl named Emily and her mom, Katherine. They are here for her husband to do an internship. He is an MBA student at the University of Chicago. It was just by chance we met them. They were walking the same direction as we were on our way to a kids concert by our house. They happen to live in the building next to ours.

Basically it was instant friendship and instant infatuation for Calder. He LOVES Emily. We've had quite a few playdates since we met and Calder always gets excited when I tell him we're going to hang out with them. We've been swimming, gone to dance class, played at the fountain near our house and gone to DC. On Friday we met at the National Museum of American History. It was so fun! They have a great kid science area where Calder & Emily got out some energy. Then we were free to walk around and see some of the other things.

Calder really enjoys riding the train. He likes to people watch and wave and flirt with those around us. He often brings a book or toy and always stays in his stroller. Thus far we've been able to keep up with my plan to go to DC at least once a week. It's been nice to see so many things in such a short time.

Yesterday was so hot (101 degrees that felt like 110). We spent the afternoon at Ikea playing in the kid section. Calder loves it and we were able to get out and play without being outside. It's weird to go to Ikea and not buy anything. It is about 15 minutes away, which is just perfect.