Moo! L♥ve Is In the Air

We went for a stroll by the park in the evening. We have been reading lots of books that include cows, so P is familiar with the moo sounds. We saw some cattle grazing on the adjacent property by the park and thought it would be neat to check them out!We were innocently watching them graze when out of the blue, this happens!

Now that's romance for you!

Whoops! Try explaining that one Mommy!

Little Drummer Girl

Miss P has seen her daddy play his drums. One afternoon I sat down with her and "rocked out". The next time we sat at the drums, she decided to take the sticks on her own. A drummer was born...

Look Ma! Both hands!

I can't reach the cymbal!

 

How do you think I got these guns?



Look out Carter Beauford!

It's Learning Time

P's daddy had to feed some of the critters in the biology classroom as a favor for a fellow colleague. Miss P and I decided to go and help feed the sea creatures.

Not only did we see the ocean critters, but we saw some reptiles and other interesting animals.

P got some hands-on learning this evening! What a fun outing right before bedtime (hence the pjs)!

What have we here?

Bat star

Is that a snake?

Ooh...it feels rough and slimy.

What is that? [Black bear skeleton]

I like those! [Steer heads mounted on the wall]

Practicing being a student.

We Have the Park to Ourselves!

With all this nice weather and no commitments this Friday morning, we decided to take advantage of it and headed to Del Mar Park right down our street. Because we were early enough, besides the occasional dog-walker or power-walker, we had the park and the playground all to ourselves! Any other time we've come to this park, there's usually lots of kids milling about.

This was the perfect time to do some exploring on the playground equipment.

We went to our favorite stand-by, the swings. That is always a fun time!

We ventured to the big attraction, but Miss P was a bit hesistant at first. Because she has been climbing over everything around the house and shows no fear, I figured this would be a great way for her to climb on things that are permissable. I'm sure she's getting tired of us saying "no" all the time!

We had a really fun time together. And, the bonus was that once we got home, she was ready for naptime and I got to enjoy my coffee. Win-win!

Oh, can't lose my hat!

Hmm...how can I get up there?

Now what?

Let's go check this out.

Omph! This is a bigger step than I realized!

Who Knew?

We have been saving our yogurt food containers so Miss P can play with them in her special cupboard. Once in a while, we'll get a bonus, like the Country Crock spreadable fake butter tub.

Well, today, she decided that this particular tub had another use...

Yes, that's right--a step stool!



This isn't the big ol' tub--it's the 15 oz. one!



Clever girl!

May Days

May has turned into a busy month for us after all. Miss P is definitely a handful! She is climbing all over everything and already testing her parents' patience and challenging the authoritative voice already! What??? If she doesn't get her way, she will throw herself on the floor and have a hissy fit. Is this normal for a 14 month-old? Yikes. I hope it doesn't morph into full blown tantrums as she gets older, otherwise I'll be asking for a little help from my friends.

Breakfast at Big Sky

Taking a tour of the Octagon Barn with Mak & Poppa

Poppa makes a great jungle gym!

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Tonita's pushing the chairs around.

Wee! This is fun!

Och! Pushing those chairs around is hard work...I'm exhausted!



Rockin' it with my new purse in my dipes!



Reading the Sunday paper.

 

Quenching my thirst, Ninja-style!



Goofing off with Mommy.

 

Check me out in my FuzziBunz.

Getting into my secret cupboard. Sshhh...

Hanging with my BFF on his new couch.

Back in the basket for some silent reading. (Yes, I know the book is upside down--I like a challenge!)

Mommy & me on our way to a party!

In action at Bode's 1st Birthday party.

Daddy & me having some fun on the slide.

Getting some air on the swings. My other BFF, Lily, to my left.

Look at all the awesome Dads!

Little Drummer Girl. A gift from our neighbor Miss Karen (a drummer and dance teacher).

P-Bunny is often on top of her head. Only one of the many positions throughout naptime!

Mother's Day Wish

Mission accomplished!

You're probably wondering what is up with the picture of the outlet? Well, if there was one thing that I truly desired for Mother's Day, it was that the bathroom outlet (right above the bathroom sink), which is the last thing I see when I go to bed, and the first thing I see when I wake up, finally be fixed! Since we moved here, about 3 years ago, RT and I switched out all the old, yellow-stained outlets, light switches, and switchplates.

Unfortunately, not all of them were changed. And while I have asked my husband to fix the one in our bathroom, it's been on the top ten list of many "honeydew" lists, for whatever reason it was never done.

So, I let my husband know that the one thing I would LOVE for Mom's Day, and it wouldn't even cost him anything, was to get that fixed! Now, how could he deny me that?

In all seriousness, my day started out great. He made me one of my favorite breakfast dishes from scratch, eggs benedict. Then, we took P and Jannu out for a long morning walk in the fresh ocean air. The best part was that I got to take a nice little nap while he worked on the bathroom outlet! Bonus!

But, of course, the best part was to awaken to the sound of my chatty daughter and realize how lucky I am to be able to call myself a mother. As I watched my daughter today and enjoyed the person she is becoming, I realized that everyday is Mother's Day! It is very nice to recognize moms on this day, though. At the very least, it gives us all a chance to say how much we appreciate our mothers--whether it is our actual mother, mother-in-law, sister, grandmother, niece, or friend. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there who have touched my life in so many ways, but especially to my own mother whom I love very much! Also, thank you to my husband for making this such an extra special day for me!



Morning walk



The one who makes my job worthwhile and the job I love the most!