Even though we are all have a little cough we are taking advantage of the spring weather! We went to the zoo on Saturday morning and saw the new snow monkey exhibit (which is amazing) and we even got to see the Lion up close and Sleeping. We got to play baseball in School Park with new friends and had corned beef for dinner (with roasted carrots and baked potatoes - not really authentic but delicious!). Sunday we had corned beef hash and then went for a long family walk and a play in the park. The afternoon we turned the dirt in our garden to prep for our summer garden - I'm ambitious this year. We are going to try to grow from seeds tomatoes, peppers, peas, eggplant and cucumber. Then hit Burrito Park for a quick swing and slide before heading to Burrito House for dinner. Rounded it out with a Simon hair cut (too late for pictures, I'll post one later in the week). What a weekend!
Hello Sleeping Lion!
First train ride of the season!
I put her on the bridge and she held on for dear life.
Edging slowly and carefully off the dangerous bridge.
Not very exciting of Lillian but you can hear Simon SMASHING the ball toward the end of this:
Lillian ate her whole dinner with a fork/spoon. She was so proud of herself!
Sharing a doughnut from a food truck.
I like doughnuts.
I like doughnuts too.
Guess who is a spider?
Found someone at the park to play soccer with!
Prepping the garden while Lillian naps.
After Nap - she had a small mishap tripping and catching herself
with her face/pacifier gave her a skinned upper lip.
Asked for a nice smile and actually got one!
Jenn and Jessica met us at Burrito House for dinner.
We had a wonderful visit last weekend with Auntie Lisa and her friend Michael. When they arrived on Thursday, they walked into the house and heard Lillian chatting away over lunch to Jessie. As they walked into the kitchen Lillian abruptly stopped talking and started staring. For a full five minutes she stared without making a sound until they headed downstairs to take their bags to their room. As soon as they were out of sight Lillian was babbling excitedly to Jessie (probably talking about Lisa and Michael!). She talked until they came back into the kitchen upon which time she resumed her silent stare. She usually doesn't have any stranger fear so this was pretty surprising for everyone. We think she might have just been tired. Happily Lillian warmed up to Michael pretty quickly after her nap and everyone had a great time for the afternoon.
On Friday Auntie Lisa, Michael, Lillian, Emily and Alan all went to pick up Simon at school and then walked to D'Agostino's for dinner. Simon took lead and told the hostess how many people we had and that we were eating in the restaurant. He told us what was good here (pizza) and explained about the waitress, cooks and kitchens. It was really fun to see him so excited.
The weekend few by. Lisa and Michael had gotten some presents for everyone and Simon got a real Lego set - his first real legos. He adored them and was awesome about following the directions to put the kits together. It kept him entertained for hours.
Saturday afternoon Auntie Colleen, Joe and Jenn came over and we all went out for Joe and Amy's birthday party. Jessie babysat and then Liza and Michael offered to wake up with the kids so Alan and I could stay out later. It was an awesome evening and Sunday was a relaxing day for all. Simon watched hockey on TV for the first time and Auntie Amy came over for a rousing round of roll ball before bedtime. (There's a video below of roll ball, just a day in the life though.)
Walking a little lady to D'Agostino's
Walking a little lady to D'Agostino's
So much weekend spent reading!
New passion - LEGOS! And a bonus cool new sweater.
Showing Auntie Lisa how to build a tall tower.
I love this picture. Dragon Puppet Amy was roaring away, as you would expect a dragon to do. Lillian just put a cup on his mouth to silence him. That's my effective girl!
Amy swung by after work on her birthday for a kiddo hug. Both kids were in PJs and got to snuggle and read a book... Happiness overflowing from all participants.
