First Field Trip

On Valentine’s Day, we took our first family field trip to the botanical gardens in town. 

Elise was STOKED. 

Elise smiling at the gardens

 Althea, on the other hand, was NOT FUCKING AROUND. She was serious about her flowers. 

Althea, serious about flowers

Most of our photos are individual pics with the babies. That’s a problem with having two babies — you end up with a bunch of single parent/baby pics. There seems to be no evidence that Chris and I are actually married and living in the same house together with the babies.

Chris & Althea by the bay

Me & Elise by the bay

Then we ran into some nice folks who offered to take a photo of all of us. Our first family portrait! Also, the realization that Elise really likes eating the Baby Bjorn.

Our first family portrait

True to their schedule, the girls totally passed out in their Bjorns at about 2pm. They stayed this way for about 45 minutes. People around us found this highly amusing.

Elise sleeping in the Bjorn

Althea sleeping in the Bjorn

Then, it happened: They got hungry and started to fuss. What to do??? I’ve never nursed in public before. The median age at the gardens was approximately 79, give or take a decade (it’s snowbird season where we live). Whipping out a boob in front of Harriet or Walter could prove fatal for their tenuous tickers.

So we scouted around and found a public restroom. It was my first time nursing in a public restroom. Notice I say “first time.” Because it’s bound to happen again.

I am clearly not worried about germs.

First time nursing in a public restroom

Oh yeah, and there were loads of beautiful flowers.

Orchid at the gardens