A Weekend of Firsts

As July turned to August, Jadyn had a very full weekend of 'first' experiences. On Saturday, the whole family traipsed to North Bend for Hankfest, a big party at our friends' Ray and Marjie Butler. The party had food, live music, beer, and lots of fun people along with a few dogs enjoying their big backyard and the beautiful surrounds of the Cascade foothills. A nontrivial subset of the party-goers slept out in tents and enjoyed blueberry pancakes and breakfast burritos the next morning, and Jadyn was there for all the fun! She played on a blanket with growlers of beer at her disposal,

slept in a tent and woke cheery as usual,

and hung out in the backyard sun until it was time to head home.

Her first camping trip was deemed a success!

Sunday brought Jadyn's first taste of rice cereal mixed with a little breast milk. We video taped the first meal event, and so these still photos are from her next couple of rice cereal experiences. She took to eating from a spoon very naturally, and didn't even make that big of a mess, much to her parents' surprise (and, admittedly, dismay). Not sure she likes the cereal per se, but she seems to enjoy trying to eat. We've given her a little bit of rice cereal each day this week, and we'll try something else (fruit or vegetable) this coming weekend.




The last photo here is due to Daddy being a little silly as we were preparing her for a bedtime bath earlier tonight. Enjoy!