The Worker and the Wanderer

In this production, tentatively entitled Summer 2009, the part of "Worker" will be played by Tim, and the part of "Wanderer" will be played by Jean. (And no, that's not as in Wanderer from The Host, which, FYI, is a really good book that I really hope they turn into a movie.) (And yes, Paramount, I would be more than happy to play the part of Wanderer in the movie, thanks for asking.)

In fact, my effort to go mobile with my motherhood operation this summer (in light of Tim's full-time work and looooong commute) and wander around the country with nothing but a toddler, a tube of chapstick, and an enduring sense of adventure (along with a million other things) appears to be successful. It looks like I'll be heading to PA for 2 weeks in June, WA for a week in July, and OH for a week in August. So, hooray!! Oh, and like I said, I'll be traveling with Weston (at least for the first two trips), so please pass along any advice you have about flying alone with a lap-toddler, and then please wish me good luck. After that, please wish my husband good luck for my third trip when he will watch Weston (alone) for 9 days straight in August. Bless his heart.

Anyway, Tim and I celebrated this past weekend (ahh, glorious weekend... it holds a whole new meaning for us) by going to Downtown Disney and having dinner with our very favorite Orange County Whites!! When Tim and I were living in Provo, these two super people were our next-door neighbors (excluding the sparrow that decided to live in between our apartments on top of the stairwell light), and we shared many laughs and good times with them. And now they're in California too! AND they have a ridiculously adorable new baby who I kept asking to hold! Haha! It was a great time. We love Emily and Jared and Max!

The fam:

Jean and Emily:

Okay, this is unrelated to our get-together with the Whites, but when Tim and I were exploring Downtown Disney a bit, we decided to pop into the giant lobby of the Grand Californian and let Weston walk around and explore. He happened to find these cute, kid-sized chairs in front of a TV that was showing a Disney movie, and he had to try them out:

The best thing about these photos isn't the little chairs, though. It's Weston's outfit!! It started to get chilly while we were there, so I decided to change him out of his shorts and T-shirt into his "backup outfit": this long-sleeve, long-pants number that's been in his diaper bag for a few months. It turns out that it's a little bit snugger than I used to recall. :-) (And yes, those are socks with sandals, too.)