pittsburgh

this past week, dottie and i went to sewickley to visit my parents for several days. we fit a lot into a small amount of time and got to do just about everything we wanted to. i was a touch concerned about traveling on my own with a 21 month old who had just started to really push her limits but she did amazingly well, thanks to the iphone and all of it's amazing kid app's and a couple of videos that she watched on my computer.

dottie LOVED hanging out with kiki and grandpa so much that she walked around the house calling for them when she didn't know where they were. she had so much playtime and book reading with them that i think she is going through withdrawal now that she is back in SF.

we also got to see kate and jordan.....heather, hutch, and bj....sarah......anne, andy, ellie, and mrs. caldwell......mrs. pickard....many of my parents friends..... it was a very full trip!!!!

in other news, dottie met another dottie roughly her same age! we checked out a children's clothing store in shadyside called THE TINY DOT (adorable if you are in the area) and found that the store was named after the owner's daughter. the 2 dottie's had a ton of fun running around together...

here are some pictures.
for even more pictures, click HERE for the whole set.