Sunday, June 12, 2011

Happy Birthday Sydney!

Sweet and simple. All we had to do was have a few of Syd's best buddies over to the park,
make everything purple
and she was in heaven.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Memorial Day

We got to spend some time in beautiful Santa Barbara for Memorial day and it was just what we needed. We had two perfect beach days, a day of hiking and a relaxing Sunday.
We also met up with some of our favorite people Tina and Greg. Here's a pic of Tina and I right before we tried paddle boards for the first time-very fun.

Monday, June 6, 2011

The Swagger Van

It's official. I'm now a minivan mom. We are selling our beloved VW wagon to some lucky guy today.We will enjoy the extra space and all the conveniences, but we'll miss our sporty little TDI wagon. It makes us feel a little old too, but the surf boards do fit better on the van.

Here's Syd in her new ride

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Precious moments

Sydney and Grace being sweet
I caught Syd in a perfect moment of childhood bliss and oblivion. She was leaning back singing a little song as she ate her snack while wearing a creative outfit she put together.
I love this shy smile as she caught me taking pictures.
We love our time at the community garden. Sydney's favorite job is watering with her tiny watering can. Today we found little squash and zucchini that should be ready by next week. We also feasted on strawberries and raspberries right off the bush.
GG also loves the garden, but we have to keep the pacifier in as much as we can or she just tries to eat anything she can get her hands on. That includes rocks, dirt, manure, leaves etc. I saw she had a morsel in her mouth the other day and fished out what I thought was a rock. When it hit the ground, it started to move and I realized it was a rolly polli bug! I know, gross, but she's so cute!

New Tricks

GG is at such a fun stage right now and seems to learn something new every week. The biggest news is she is now walking. Well, toddling around, but getting braver and better every day. Here's some footage from a couple of weeks ago.