The Wesolowski's: December 2011

My favorite things...

Callyn is really on the go these days...she started crawling right around 9 months and now I can't keep up with her. She pulls herself up on everything and manages to find everything I don't want her to find. Oh, and she puts everything in her mouth to "try it out". Despite all the toys we have, her favorite passtime is playing with tupperware and the dishwasher (go figure). She also now loves to eat! Here is a picture of her enjoying spaghetti & turkey meatballs...what a mess!

Cory came home for Thanksgiving. We enjoyed Turkey day with his family in Anthem, AZ and then drove up to Flagstaff to his family's cabin to enjoy some "winter wonderland". Callyn had fun with her cousins, Carson & Landon at the cabin.

The same week of Cory's grandmother's funeral, we were able to get together as a family for something to celebrate...his cousin, Amy's, wedding. I was planning on going to the wedding alone, but since Cory was home we got to have a much needed "date night".

Another funeral...

Just a few weeks after Ken's death, we had another death...Cory's grandmother. She passed away in her sleep and is finally able to join her husband, who had passed away earlier this year. Cory flew back from China for the funeral and to comfort his mother, who tragically has lost both parents and a husband in the span of 5 months.

Halloween

We had a halloween trick or treat party in my office. I was so excited to bring my little lady bug in work to "show her off"...however, Callyn didn't really share my excitement. She was really tired and I think would have preferred to have taken her afternoon nap. Below are some pics of our office party. My team decided to dress up with the theme of "Occupy Scottsdale"...we all dressed as protesters, with sleeping bags, picket signs, ect. We ended up winning 2nd place! No one seemed to mind that we chose that theme despite the fact we work at a bank!

Remembering Ken Wesolowski

Cory's father Ken Wesolowski, died on September 18th when his motorcycle collided head-on into a jeep. It has been a very sad few months for the family. I was honored to give the eulogy at the funeral. Ken was a very hard-working, spiritual man, with strong family values. His funeral was a testament to the many lives he touched. Cory and I will make sure Callyn grows up knowing about her grandfather and the legacy he left behind. Below are some pics of Cally and her grandfather.

Finally updating the blog...what happened when we landed in China

When I had Callyn, I was convinced that keeping a blog would be pretty easy...well, I was wrong. Having a baby, no husband at home, and working full time gives me very little time to want to log on and blog. I logged on tonight and couldn't believe my last post was made in the business lounge in Seoul, Korea. ALOT has happened since 9/15. When we finally landed in China, we were very jet lagged and slept for several hours. The next day, we did some siteseeing in Dalian (pics below) and got to enjoy Cory's favorite Chinese pizza place, "Brooklyns". Unfortunetly, less than 48 hrs into our trip, we received the tragic news that Cory's father was in a motorcycle accident and had died. We quickly scrambled to get emergency tickets back to the US and we did that very long journey all over again. Here are the few pics I got in China. It will still be nice to tell Callyn she was actually in China.

Alot of the chinese were fascinated with Callyn. Even though there is a billion people in that country, a white baby girl was something of a novelty. Random people (see below) wanted to take their picture with us. When I got off the plane, one of the airport janitor women came up to me and tried to pull Callyn from my arms to hold her. It was a little shocking.