Puppies and Puddles

Yesterday morning Callie and I took the dogs to the vet for their annual checkup. We waited for a very long time but luckily there was a laundry basket full of puppies to keep Callie occupied. They were half pitbull and half English bulldog but just all kinds of cute. They really liked Callie too. So cute!

Then today it rained! Callie loves rain. She wanted to jump in puddles so we went out walking in her boots and jacket. Of course she had to carry her new Jake and the Pirates telescope with her on her adventure. Grandma and Grandpa bought her this after we saw them at the outlets today. jumping in the mud is so much fun!

Happy Birthday Mia!

Happy Birthday Mia! It's hard to believe that Mia is 10 years old today. I feel like it was just yesterday she was the flower girl in our wedding. She was so little and cute and now she is a tall young woman. She's truly a sweetheart and even though Callie was by far the youngest kid there Mia made an effort to include her in all the fun and games with her friends. Neither of my kids had an afternoon nap which is crazy for Diego. I thought he would take a nap in the car or fall asleep there for a bit but he fought and fought and did not nap more than 2 minutes. He was crabby but could have been worse. We tried to entertain him and keep him somewhat happy since Callie was having such a great time. The party theme was candy land and Callie ate enough candy for sure. I didn't give her any but nearly everyone else did, and lo and behold she went to bed saying her belly hurt. Poor kid she doesn't know when to stop. Too much candy.

We had so much fun, but the kids were exhausted. Both kids were asleep by 6:35 pm. Fabulous for me for tonight but probably not when they wake up extra early tomorrow.

Glass door magic

Glass doors are very intriguing to Diego. He likes touching the glass, looking at any reflection and looking out the door. Well the door just got a whole lot more interesting when Callie got on the other side. I thought thi was just too funny. I hope you get a good laugh at this too, or at least a smile.

A park with no woodchips

I wanted to get Callie out of the house for some exercise today, but I also wanted to find a place where D could enjoy the park. That meant finding a place without woodchips and without sand under the playground equipment. Lucky for us there are a lot of parks in our town. So I went to the one that has rubber mats under the equipment so D could crawl around and play too. It was a perfect day at the park, not cold, not hot, only little kids because there was school today, and well behaved kids. I snapped a few good pics of the kids. Isn't Diego so cute in his sweatsuit (Chargers colors I might add), thanks Aunt Jean and Uncle David!

Callie was being really nice to the littler kids and letting them have turns and waiting patiently for the slide. I was very impressed. She was climbing the ladder and now even a rock climbing wall. She has really expanded her climbing skills and confidence on the playground in the last month.

Diego's sleeping has been much worse again with frequent night waking a and lots of crying even though I've been feeding him two or sometimes more times a night. I don't know what it is, but he sure knows how to scream and has even woken up Callie. Someday he will sleep through the night... And I don't think I will ever say I miss being up with him.

Mail time!

Callie received some Valentines mail today and boy was she excited. It came in a big envelope addressed directly to her from my cousin Kimm. She opened it all by herself and was so excited about the stickers and folder. The big winner though was the cupcake and dessert shaped sticky notes. Wait til she starts sticking those all over the house. Thanks Kimm for a fun surprise, Callie loves mail!

And since a lot of people have asked about Diego's head, here's a shot of his boo boo. I've been putting Callie's boo boo cream with essential oils on it several times a day, so hopefully it will heal up nicely with no scar. It's already looking better today.

Presidents Day

Schools closed and its a county holiday, so what's a mom and kids to do on a beautiful Monday? Hang out with friends in the same situation! Amy and the boys came down to Chula Vista and we played outside all morning. We fed the ducks, saw the turtles and there were a lot of them. Then we played on the playground for a long time. Callie can finally climb really well and was climbing all kinds of ladders and climbing structures and even climbed the rope spider ladder by herself. The kids used the cement edge as a balance beam and went down the slide more times than I can count. We did have one mishap when Diego tried to stand up from sitting at the bottom of the slide and went head over tea kettle on his head. This unfortunately was not a good place to fall on your face as its woodchips and so he has a couple scratches on his forehead from this fall. It matches up with the bruise he got Saturday trying to stand up and walk from the kitchen stool. Oh I think we are in the stage of lots of falls and mishaps... I better start anticipating his craziness. Then we went and had frozen yogurt. Callie has so much fun with Brycen and Matthew. They play so well together and we had a fun day. Back to work and school tomorrow.

Blueberry Monster

Who ate all the blueberries?! Who me? Noooooo