It was a very busy weekend leading up to Iris's Baptism. On the heels of Halloween came the World Series which meant a busy week of SF Giants parties that Wally lit. Fortunately for us Grandma and Grandpa Holden were in town to help out during the week of preparation. We were blessed with family and friends from all over and many of them made the trip. In addition to the Holdens, the Raseras and extended Rasera family arrived on Thursday and Friday. We had lots of good food and family time.
The day of Iris's Baptism we were all baptized with a little autumn rain. Iris wore the same gown,shawl & bonnet that Alisa wore when she was baptized. The day was filled with blessings and gifts! The service was perfect and even included a dance that was choreographed by Alisa and danced by our 17 year old friend from the youth group,Vanessa Yee. The church was filled to the brim to see baby Iris and 4 others be Baptized. Iris had quite the fan club :)She was baptized at the marble font which stands under a giant stain glass window. Rev. Anne poured the water onto her forehead and she slept right on through!
After the service we had a gathering of family at our house where Wally served Pale Iris Ale and we had the food catered from a local Italian place. It was a great afternoon filled with love for Iris. We felt very blessed!Many thanks for all of the wishes extended to our family on the very precious occasion of her baptism!
Being artists we wanted to introduce Iris to the performing arts early. Last weekend we did that in a big way. On Friday we went to see our friend Steve in Pirates of Penzance. The crowd was a lot of blue hairs so we got a lot of looks when we sat down with Iris. But she was a rock star patron of the theater! She made a few fussy noises and about 10 people looked at us so I took her to the back. She made it through most of the 1st act without a peep. Toward the end of the 1st act she made a few more sounds so I took her to the lobby. She was so good we decided not to push for the 2nd act. It was perfect for her 1st show.
She did so well in her 1st musical we decided to take her to her 1st modern dance performance on Sunday. We couldn't have picked a more fitting performance than AXIS Dance Company, the company Alisa danced with for 9 years. It was more challenging because there was more silence and no intermission but Alisa and Iris made it work. Alisa nursed Iris for most of the show and took her out near the end. It was a great 1st dance performance for Iris. Overall it was a successful weekend as a patron of the arts for Iris.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Iris's 1st Halloween
Halloween is a super fun holiday in our neighborhood !This year was no exception as we introduced Miss Iris to "the hood" and she went to her first party! Well, she slept through it anyway! The party was in our neighbor's Michelle & Andy's driveway and ours. All kinds of characters attended! Her costume was , of course, an Iris flower! Grandma Jean custom built her costume and boy was it a hit! We had our usual 100 + trick or treaters and Grandpa Stan dealt out handfuls of candy!
The party always includes the kids parading around the Windsor/Marina loop and we usually take Soleil on this walk. This year she got a break and we took Iris. Well, we were the very end of the parade as they took off faster then we could keep up. We managed 1/4 of the loop & then returned home.
From Wally's home brewery, Iris Pale Ale was on tap and flowing! Iris knocked on a few doors and held out her tiny pumpkin pail for a few pieces of candy for mom & dad:)
The weather was spectacular and it was very special to have grandparents here to share in the festivities with us. The Holden's arrived on Friday night before Halloween on a train from Texas. It was wonderful to spend time with them and letting them get to know Iris. Grandma baked homemade pumpkin bread & cinnamon rolls, made multiple soups and bounced on the big purple ball with Iris A LOT! Over the week we took walks together and let them enjoy the time with grandbaby #5!
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The party always includes the kids parading around the Windsor/Marina loop and we usually take Soleil on this walk. This year she got a break and we took Iris. Well, we were the very end of the parade as they took off faster then we could keep up. We managed 1/4 of the loop & then returned home.
From Wally's home brewery, Iris Pale Ale was on tap and flowing! Iris knocked on a few doors and held out her tiny pumpkin pail for a few pieces of candy for mom & dad:)
The weather was spectacular and it was very special to have grandparents here to share in the festivities with us. The Holden's arrived on Friday night before Halloween on a train from Texas. It was wonderful to spend time with them and letting them get to know Iris. Grandma baked homemade pumpkin bread & cinnamon rolls, made multiple soups and bounced on the big purple ball with Iris A LOT! Over the week we took walks together and let them enjoy the time with grandbaby #5!
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Iris becomes a citizen
It will come as no surprise to anyone that we have been keeping quite busy the last few weeks.
On Oct. 29 we took Iris on a journey to get her birth certificate. To get a birth certificate from a home birth you need to make an appointment with vital records in the county courthouse and take the live baby there. We made an appointment and headed to court house. We were a little late starting but only by a few minutes. When we arrived in the parking lot the adventure began! The multi-level parking lot apparently only has accessible parking on the ground level. So when we parked on the lower level there were no signs for an elevator. After walking around the lot for a few minutes we decided to walk up the car ramp. Alisa put me in front so in case a car came, I would get hit 1st. We made it up the ramp and onto the street without incident, but were pretty annoyed.
Once at the court house we had to go through a metal detector. Fortunately they are not super sensitive and Iris didn't have to get out of stroller. Once we were in the court house we went to the information desk to discover we were in the wrong building. The right building was only 2 blocks away. So back onto the street and on to the next stop. When we arrived at this county building Alisa asked for vital records and the man behind the desk gave her the RCA dog look! So we spoke with the woman at the desk. She was very nice and made a few phone calls to discover that this was also the wrong building. The right building was about 10 BLOCKS AWAY! By this point Iris has begun to cry.... well, wail! It has been over 2 hours since she last nursed and that is about her normal interval. Since we were over 30 minutes late at this point and really had no place for Alisa to nurse her we headed back to the car. This time we found an elevator inside the adjacent building. We were all a little cranky at this point but thankfully Iris stopped crying by the time we got to the next stop. We get Iris back out of the car into the stroller, into the elevator, out of the elevator at the front desk, back into elevator and up to 5th floor. Naturally,we got sent to wrong floor. Back on the elevator down to 3rd floor and all the way at the end of the long hallway and in the corner we FINALLY found the right office.
We fill out the paper work for Iris to get an official birth certificate and Alisa nurses Iris. Success!
It will be a few weeks before we can pick up the birth certificate but Iris is "official".
After that adventure we needed some late lunch and I needed a beer. Fortunately we were walking distance to Pacific Coast Brewing Company. Iris got to go to her 1st microbrewery. I ended that day by picking up my parents at the train. They got to meet Iris. Yay! But there will be more about that in the next post.
As you all know the SF Giants won the World Series and that kept me busy for a while. I am glad they won but I am glad it's over. With that in mind I included a few shots from those events. Enjoy!
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On Oct. 29 we took Iris on a journey to get her birth certificate. To get a birth certificate from a home birth you need to make an appointment with vital records in the county courthouse and take the live baby there. We made an appointment and headed to court house. We were a little late starting but only by a few minutes. When we arrived in the parking lot the adventure began! The multi-level parking lot apparently only has accessible parking on the ground level. So when we parked on the lower level there were no signs for an elevator. After walking around the lot for a few minutes we decided to walk up the car ramp. Alisa put me in front so in case a car came, I would get hit 1st. We made it up the ramp and onto the street without incident, but were pretty annoyed.
Once at the court house we had to go through a metal detector. Fortunately they are not super sensitive and Iris didn't have to get out of stroller. Once we were in the court house we went to the information desk to discover we were in the wrong building. The right building was only 2 blocks away. So back onto the street and on to the next stop. When we arrived at this county building Alisa asked for vital records and the man behind the desk gave her the RCA dog look! So we spoke with the woman at the desk. She was very nice and made a few phone calls to discover that this was also the wrong building. The right building was about 10 BLOCKS AWAY! By this point Iris has begun to cry.... well, wail! It has been over 2 hours since she last nursed and that is about her normal interval. Since we were over 30 minutes late at this point and really had no place for Alisa to nurse her we headed back to the car. This time we found an elevator inside the adjacent building. We were all a little cranky at this point but thankfully Iris stopped crying by the time we got to the next stop. We get Iris back out of the car into the stroller, into the elevator, out of the elevator at the front desk, back into elevator and up to 5th floor. Naturally,we got sent to wrong floor. Back on the elevator down to 3rd floor and all the way at the end of the long hallway and in the corner we FINALLY found the right office.
We fill out the paper work for Iris to get an official birth certificate and Alisa nurses Iris. Success!
It will be a few weeks before we can pick up the birth certificate but Iris is "official".
After that adventure we needed some late lunch and I needed a beer. Fortunately we were walking distance to Pacific Coast Brewing Company. Iris got to go to her 1st microbrewery. I ended that day by picking up my parents at the train. They got to meet Iris. Yay! But there will be more about that in the next post.
As you all know the SF Giants won the World Series and that kept me busy for a while. I am glad they won but I am glad it's over. With that in mind I included a few shots from those events. Enjoy!
Click here!
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