Nina Rose Boblitt

Nina's moves

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:55:00 +0000

Nina loves to dance and here is a video of her coming up with new moves. This is a toddler who loves hip-hop. Talented don't you think?

Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:31:00 +0000

Nina was a mermaid for Halloween this year. Thanks Grandma Pat for the great costume. She looked so cute and loved Trick or Treating. Getting her to stop asking for candy has been quite a trick.

relaxing with mom and dad

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Nina loves to snuggle on the couch and chill out after a long day of socializing and playing:) She really loves to share the blanket and pretend to sleep. The other picture is of her and Nate on a hike in Armstrong Woods. She loves to run through the trees and wanted to climb all of them. She is getting stronger and faster every day!

Happy 2nd birthday!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Nina turned 2 last monday! I can't believe she is already two. Where has the time gone. We had a great time celebrating with friends and family. We are so lucky to be supported by so many wonderful people. What a village we have!

First kite flying adventure and camp host practice

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Nina has had a blast having my parents out for a couple of months while they camp hosted at Bodega Bay. It was so nice having them close and getting to hang out for normal, daily life things rather than just 2 weeks at a time. While they were here, Nina learned how to fly a kite with Papa JJ for the first time and really enjoyed talking into the CB. Maybe she plans on going into law enforcement or some other really important job where a two way radio is a necessity.

Family fun at the zoo...

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:30:00 +0000

We had a great time with my parents and our friends Jonathon, David and Margot at the SF zoo. The weather was crazy. We arrived in sweatshirts and hats and one hour later we were in short sleeves and slathering on sunscreen. We had sun the whole afternoon. Nina finally started getting over her phobia of farm animals and actually brushed and petted a goat. She even saw a baby quail hatch out of its egg. Here is a pic of Nina in the bamboo and riding a tractor in the petting zoo. It was such a nice day, except when the killer seagulls tried to steal our food. One of the seagulls stole a whole hot dog right out of a lady's hand! It was truly a remake of the The Birds. Nina's favorite thing was getting up close and personal with the lioness. The lion was right up to the glass and Nina went up and kissed her nose. Even though there was at least an inch or two of glass, it was still unnerving to watch.

Egg Hunt!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:54:00 +0000

Yesterday, we had a blast at our first annual mom and baby egg hunt. Thanks to Dailey for a great party. The kids loved finding eggs in the orchard at Dailey's house and eating delicious cupcakes afterwards. Nina's favorite part was taking a drink out of the hose. Who needs filtered water? Doesn't get much better than that:)

St. Pattie's party

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:46:00 +0000

Here is a picture of Nina, Kristy, Judah and Ruth at our impromptu St. Pattie's Day Party. It started off as a small gathering that we organized that morning and turned into a much larger group. Typical for the Boblitt crowd! Great food, corned beef and cabbage (thanks Brad and Nate) and everything else we could ever want at a St Patrick's Day Celebration. I'm getting hungry thinking about it.

Nana and Gramps come to CA!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:35:00 +0000

We had a great visit with Nana and Gramps. We did so many things...it is hard to remember them all. We took the ferry to SF and hung out at Fisherman's Wharf where Nina rode the carousel (after bribing her with a soft pretzel since she was scared of the horses). We also went to the Academy of Sciences, Traintown, wine tasting, the beach and celebrated St. Patrick's Day with friends and family. My mom and I had a girl's night out with my friend Deana and saw Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Great show! It was a wonderful 2 weeks. Here are a few pics from the visit.

Enjoying sunny days

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:10:00 +0000

We managed to get in some fun with Katie, Matt and the kids before the rains came. Here are Nick and Nina and Nate sharing some love during a rare 70 degree january day. We actually had quite a few of them this year. We felt a bit guilty enjoying it with the drought but hey, might as well take advantage of the flip side.

Soul Food Party

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:47:00 +0000

We had the best time throwing a Soul Food Party celebration at the end of January. The house was packed and we ate more food than seemed humanly possible. Fried chicken, pulled pork, collard greens, succotash, hush puppies, scalloped potatoes, macaroni and cheese, black eyed peas, banana pudding, bread pudding, pie....I get hungry just thinking about it. Caroline came i her lion outfit (because she can) and scared the heck out of cooper the 4 pound teacup poodle. Everyone had a blast and Naomi got all of us up dancing to Motown hits. So wonderful to have such great friends. Can't wait for the next one.

The strollin' mamas

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:12:00 +0000

This is our Tuesday walking tradition...conquering the hills in the neighborhood to work off all the good food that we all had over the weekend. The kids like it too since it usually leads to playtime in the park. Great group of ladies....I am lucky to have such great friends.

Exercise...work that bootie

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:07:00 +0000

Nina and Aunty D are getting a workout on the couch. Nina is learning how to do leg stretches and thinks it is very funny. What a cute pic of the two gals, post work-out:) We had a great dinner with Deana and Tom that night. So nice to have our friends also be our neighbors!

Nina's boyfriend

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:32:00 +0000

Nina and Nick are in love...she would not stop watching this video and
cries when they leave each other. Nick always gives Nina hugs and well,
let's just say he doesn't quite understand personal space yet. Here
they are playing jumping bean in Nick's crib. Let's just hope they
don't do this as teenagers!

Christmas...

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:10:00 +0000

We had a great Christmas and Nina got over her first ear infection just in time to fly to Michigan to spend time with Nana and Gramps. We had so much fun at Oma and Pop-pop's house x-mas eve, but had to leave a bit early since Nina was not feeling well. She got a bike and a basketball hoop, both of which she loves and was mad if we had to move onto the next thing. We also had a great time at the great-grandmas' houses on x-mas day. Nina was a ham and loved playing with Huck at Grandma rose's house. It was a big day and she luckily slept the whole fligth to Michigan along with dad. She was wild in the airport before boarding and ran out all her energy. In Michigan, we had so much fun with all of our friends and with Nana and gramps who bought out the used children's store so Nina would have some toys to play with while visiting. Very proud grandparents! Nina also learned important new skills such as the Chicken Dance and went swimming in her onesie since we forgot swimsuits. It was a great trip. She is happy to be back where it is warm. At one point during the trip she said "outside?" over and over and finally brought us shoes, coats and anything else to give a hint. She wasn't so happy once she was finally outside and couldn't put her arms down since she was so bundled up!

Nina loves noodles and dressed for the beach...

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:04:00 +0000

Nina finally learned how to such noodles and she thinks it is hysterical. She loved vietnamese rice noodles and then transferred the skill to spaghetti. Very proud of herself for sure. Here is a picture of our day at the beach. She looks more ready for Tahoe than the ocean but welcome to Northern California! She had a blast and loved watching Sasha run. She wasn't so sure about walking on the sand though.

Academy of Science and fun at the health fair

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:54:00 +0000

We had a great time hanging out with David and Margot at the Academy of Sciences. The girls loved to look at the fish and even touched starfish and sea cucumbers. We also discovered the toddler playroom which was a big hit and couldn't have come at a better time in the day. Let's just say that they were both very tired of the stroller. We are really enjoying the membership from Oma and Pop-pop. Nina could hang out in the aquarium all day if we let her. Nina also got to be the Ah Shayh! baby at the Health fair in Sebastopol and hung out with Mina and Celeste at the booth. Later that day, she played mama to one of her baby dolls. I remeber when I could hold her like that!

Thanksgiving

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:29:00 +0000

We had a great Thanksgiving with friends and family despite Nina having a bit of a cold. She enjoyed playing with her cousin Megan and Huck and riding on Grandpa's tractor. The food was great as usual and we want to thank Oma and Pop-pop for putting on a fantastic Thanksgiving once again. NIna also had a chance to visit with Uncle Devin and Aunty Brittany visiting from Seattle.

Nina has the giggles

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:42:00 +0000

These videos show Nina having a laughing fit because of the expression
I am making with my eyes. In the second video she is imitating me in
between laughing episodes. Her laugh sounds like a big girl laugh now
and not a baby anymore. She is growing up:)

Happy Halloween!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:35:00 +0000

We had a great Halloween and had so much fun celebrating with other baby friends. Nina was a ladybug for some celebrations and a pink/purple leopard for the actual night (homemade by Grandma Pat). Nina's friend Caitlin was also a ladybug so they were twins for the pre-party. Nina loved walking up to the houses but didn't understand why we couldn't go in and kept trying to go inside. She was pretty interested in most of the costumes but didn't like the scary ones. We had our annual party and everyone had a blast and ate more food than any of us would care to admit.

Trip to the Academy of Science

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:23:00 +0000

We took our first trip to the newly remodeled Academy of Science in San Francisco. Nina loved the fish in the aquarium and was really fascinated by the jellyfish. She kept saying "ish, ish" and pointing at all the colorful fish. She also liked the albino alligator. That is what the 3 musketeers are looking at in this picture. We then had a picnic lunch in Golden Gate Park and Nina tried out her new walking legs by chasing other kids running in the fountain. Thanks to Pat and Catherine for the great lunch and Happy Birthday Craig!

Pumpkin Patch fun!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:46:00 +0000

Nina and Lillian had a blast at the pumpkin patch again this year. Nina decided to take a "bite" out of a pumpkin (she leaned down and said "bite?" while trying it out). She also went in a jumpy house for the first time. That was fun until someone else got in and landed on her. She wasn't so sure after that but she recovered and didn't want to get out. She had fun sitting on pumkins and playing in the rocks. What a great tradition. Thanks Cindy and Lillian for coming up to visit!

Family Trip to LA

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:10:00 +0000

We had a great trip to LA to visit friends and have some fun in the sun. Of course, it was pretty cold for LA so no pool time for us but still nice on the beach. We really enjoyed seeing Nina's birthmom. We have missed her and were happy to spend time with her and her son. We also had a great time with Will and Jen and their daughter Josie. The girls loved hanging out and going to the zoo together. Can't wait for the next visit.

Nina takes first steps!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:28:00 +0000

Well, after much anticipation and waiting, Nina has taken her first
steps! Here is a video of her walking about 4-5 steps. She still
doesn't bend her knees but she is certainly trying to come up with her
own style. She took the first steps last week at Katie and Matt's house
after watching her "crush" Nick walk across the room. Not to be outdone
by a younger man (he's 11 months) Nina decided to up and walk right
then and there. Now the trouble will start!

Nina's first cornrows!

noreply@blogger.com (the boblitts) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:14:00 +0000

Nina sported her first cornrows this week thanks to a patient tutoring session from my dear friend Naomi. Nina seemed proud of her new "do" and I was in awe of Naomi's speed but proud of my own first attempts, even though it probably would have taken me at least 4 hours to do all of Nina's hair:) . I hope to one day be able to accomplish this task in under 2 hours but we'll see! Anyway, here is Naomi, Ruth and Nina after the hairstyling session. Nina is wearing her cornbread fed onesie from cocoababies.com Also a favorite, of course.