The Lederman Kitchen

Some people thought we were crazy, and there were moments that we thought we were crazy too.  We planned a 10 day, 3 country trip to Europe with our 14 month old.  And we only took carry on luggage.  Turns out, we had a great time.  I'm not saying it was flawless and without any challenges, but at the end of the trip, we both agreed without hesitation, we would do it again. Sightseeing in London We started our trip in London, staying 4 nights with some good friends.  Then took the Eurostar to Paris for 2 nights where we met up with friends from Dublin.  And ended our trip in Amsterdam, staying 4 nights with another good friend. There were two really hard parts about traveling with a 14 month old.  First, she is active.  She couldn't just sit in a stroller all day, so we had to take a lot of breaks & make a lot of stops to let her get out of her stroller and run around.  Either at parks, in squares, or courtyards.  That sai...

It's almost overwhelming to think back to where I left off with the blog.  Since I last posted, Sydney has basically gone from a baby to a toddler.  She is walking, practically running now, starting to talk and definitely understanding what we are saying.   Family shot at Ingrid's wedding  We had a busy summer, including a road trip to Roseburg, Oregon to celebrate one of my besties getting married, a weekend in Sacramento spent with the extended Lederman family, a visit from MarMe & Grandpa Billy, lot's of play dates, a pool party with my colleagues and their kids, and meeting one of Sydney's new best friends, Luca.   Looking back at my notes, the first thing on my list of notable milestones to mention since I last posted was Sydney starting standing without holding onto things. That seems like ages ago now.  Her progression to walking was similar to that of crawling.  She had no interest for a long time. She was perfectly happy ju...