Horses!!

y mom's group wanted to do pony rides, so we met up and went to the base stables. Alas, they stopped the pony ride program in January. :( However we were able to feed the horses our carrots and apple slices and stand and talk for a while. One other mom showed up with her two little ones, so it was pretty laid back. Except for Genny. She was over the moon for these horses. This was the best part of her week so far.

Genny is PSYCHED to feed the horses carrots!

Mister Man is pretty amazed at these giant dogs.




Top the day off with Kate watching the kids so I could get a mani/pedi (if memory serves me right, my first since Thomas has been gone) and it was a pretty good day.

March In San Diego

I keep sayin' it. And I'll keep on sayin' it: San Diego is a great place to live. The climate here is wonderful, a fact we proved yesterday by getting the kiddy pool and water table out. Glenn was loving this water play. He kept going from pool to water table and back again. He wore himself out pretty well and nurse/napped while Genny continued to play outside.

Genny was her typical self and watered everything and anything, including Gus.

This Morning

This morning Glenn climbed into a drawer while I was folding laundry.

And Genny unmade my bed. (Do you see her hair under the pillows?)

Play Date

Dillon came over yesterday for a few hours sans his mother. The last time we did this he was three months old and was quite upset the whole time. So we [his mother and I] weren't sure just what to expect this time around. I had high hopes and tried to pretend I wasn't worried about him crying, but there was this little corner of my mind that was worried that he'd cry the whole time. Turns out, he did great!!

Glenn loved having Dillon over and even cut his lunch short so he could play with him. He kept looking at Dillon with adoration in his eyes and giggling. It was so sweet to watch... He's my little hospitable boy!






Genny got to craft with some new stuff we bought the other day at the crafting store. Nothing like brand new crafting supplies to keep you busy for a while while mama watches the babies!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park Take Three

Guess where we went today? :)

It's pretty amazing that we've been to the Zoo Safari Park three times now and this was the first time we went to the Discovery Station. With a two [almost three] year old and a crawling baby, it's the perfect spot out of the sun and into the fun. There is a coloring table, plenty of puzzles to put together, a dress-up area, bug hand puppets, a table for little rubber bugs, and a giant magnetic board with plenty of magnets.








We also had a near-tragedy. Genny has been obsessed with pigs and Charlotte's Web. She received two plastic pigs for Christmas and has been in love with them. The larger one wound up on the chewing end of Gus's boredom one evening, so I threw it away because it looked a little disturbed. The little one was thought to have been lost outside, but found in the extra bathroom the next day. We've since replaced the big pig and it's been deemed the best toy ever for the past few days. Wilbur [as he's so named] has gone everywhere with us and has slept with Genny every night. But alas. Wilbur came up missing when we tried to show him the elephants today. We trudged back to the playground where he was last seen, and a woman told us that he had been turned into the lost and found. Kate was a trouper, allowing Wilbur's rescue mission to take precedence over everything else.





Genny was able to show Wilbur the elephants after all!

What's your child's favorite toy right now?

Lady Bugs

Do you see Glenn in the back ground? Turns out he was over there eating dirt and anything else he could get in his mouth. But that's what happens when you don't watch a 10 month old like a hawk!

Playing outside yesterday, Genny found a lady bug in the grass. I showed her how to let it crawl on your finger, and she was HOOKED! The rest of the afternoon was spent in search of lady bugs ("mama find lady bug?"), letting them crawl on her ("mama help you?"), or catapulting them from their current perch on a strand of grass ("HAHA!! Where'd it go, mama?")

Needless to say, nature is much more fun that toys!

Meet Up at Simmons Park

Simmons Park is a great park. Half of the lure is it's vista. The view is superb and breathtaking. I'm so glad I brought us lunch! We played, then we ate, and after two diaper changes, we went home. A good day all-round.