One Saturday in March

At least one day each weekend is dedicated to running errands and getting things done. This past Saturday, Cairo was up with the sun... that is, she was up at 5:45 am on the one day that I get to sleep in. Lucky for Cairo, sleeping in the horizontal was no longer comfortable and her soon-to-be-brother was kicking me very hard in the bladder (over and over again). So, Cairo and I got up, had some "milt" (Cairo doesn't say hard "k"s yet) while cuddling on the couch and, then, made a nice big cup of hot coco for mommy. Cairo loves to help, so she poured the coco into the hot milk (and on the counter) and stirred it for me. There is no better way to start the day than lumpy coco, made with love, by your 20 month old daughter!

While I was drinking my coco, Cairo got out her tea and coco set and made herself her own pretend hot chocolate. We sipped our chocolate together for a while and then decided it was time to get to work. Cairo and I folded some laundry and then took Sienna for a walk to the school down the street. Cairo and I threw the ball for Sienna for about a half hour in between trips down the slide on the playground. After a while, our stomachs were rumbling. Though we left a household of sleeping people, we came home to cooked bacon and biscuits. Great timing Grammy! Before we started to eat breakfast, we went in and jumped on daddy... afterall, there can be no sleeping in until 8am when a warm breakfast and chores are waiting. We had to go back and jump on daddy again a few times before he dragged himself out of bed.

The completion of breakfast brought on a few hours of cleaning and laundry followed by a quick outing to recycle household hazardous waste. Cairo made sure to help take apart the computer before it was sent off to be recycled. Uncle Danny would be so proud!



That wasn't enough to keep our busy little bee busy. Cairo insisted on going out and fixing Daddy's surf board. "Cairo do it," as Cairo says constantly. Cairo put on her safety goggles and got to work.



By the time Cairo finished working on Daddy's board, she decided it was time for some entertainment and lunch. While Mommy fed her lunch, Daddy entertained Cairo with Guitar Hero on the wii.




Lunch was followed by a nap... by both an exhausted Cairo and an exhausted mommy. We both woke up crabby from our naps and decided that shopping was just the thing we needed. So, Cairo, Erik, and I took a trip to Target enjoyed some popcorn and an icee as we shopped. While shopping we picked up a bubble maker and a few other odds and ends. Once we got home, Cairo all but tore the wrapping off the bubble maker. We took the bubble maker outside and played with the bubbles until dark. As much as Cairo loved the bubbles, I think that Sienna loved them even more!



Bubbles were followed by dinner and bed. What a fun and full day!