Shira comes to visit

The weekend before my birthday, my college roommate Shira flew out from L.A. to visit us in Nashville. It was the first time Shira got to meet Liam in person, and they had quite a nice little mutual love affair going. Every morning when he woke up Liam would tear out to the couch and pull himself up right next to her head and bob there until she picked him up. Baby tackles are our favorite alarm clock around here (as Terry often finds out).

Shira also started working with Liam on teaching him to use his rack a stack to actually put the rings on it instead of just tearing them off and then crawling away. At first she'd help him out by controlling the base so he got a little assistance when he tried to put the rings on. But by the end of her visit he could mostly do it on his own, and now weeks later I am proud to report he is quite a pro stacker. We are now working on him recognizing the order that the rings have to go on.

Time with Shira is always great and yet somehow always manages to exceed my expectations. We did a few tourist loops, walking around downtown Nashville dispite the cold weather, visiting a landmark or two, and even taking time to stop for Las Paletas. But mostly it was just all the fun easy good conversation. It is so nice to have friends that feel immediately like no time has passed since you last hung out. And Shira is definitely one of those people. Everyone loves Shira, and it is easy to see why, so I am very thankful to count her among my close friends.


So of course we all head to Las Paletas. Liam gets his first taste of mommy's cantaloupe popscicle, and promptly takes it over.


We all went to go see the Nashville Parthenon


This Nashville tourist attraction is the only full scale replica of the Italian landmark in the world


Liam really loves swinging at the park


It is especially fun when Miss Shira pushes me!