Singing her ABCs... kind of

The second attempt turned into a freestyle song about Mommy-

Dancing, Singing Xander

Xander was hanging out with us yesterday evening while his Mommy caught up on a few things at work. To entertain him, Grandpa took out the singing donkey named "La Bamba." Xander not only wanted to attack the singing stuffed animal and slobber all over it, but he also wanted to join in on the singing and dancing fun.

Visiting with Friends

One of my bestest friends came into town this week with her daughter Madeline. Though Maddie is five months old, this was out first meeting. Anna, Maddie, Cairo, Xander, and I spent some time going to the arboretum and just hanging out. There were enough kids to have out own little playgroup. I am sure as time goes on, this little playgroup will not only grow larger, but also grow more rambunctious. I can't wait for our kids to grow up playing together. How great is it to have close friends with kids the same age as your own!

Humboldt Honey

Cairo has spent about a quarter of her life up at our house in Humboldt County. It seems to be just enough time to wear off on her fashion sense. More and more Cairo is taking control of what she wears for the day. This week, she decided on a colorful dress, with a blue and white polka-dot skirt, tan pants, and lots of colorful necklaces.

Easter Day

Last Sunday Cairo had fun opening up her Easter Basket and searching for Easter eggs. Last Easter, Cairo enjoyed pounding her eggs together and chewing on them. This year was a lot more fun. Cairo looked at all the eggs on the lawn, squealed "eggies," and ran after them. She must have had her eye on one particular egg because we watched her run half way across the yard, past about 15 eggs, to one particular purple egg. Then, she went back and picked up the rest. Once her eggs were collected, she helped Xander gather his eggs.











Cairo got a cute little dress from Cousin Jamie and Carri. As soon as she opened it, she insisted on putting it on. We convinced her to take a few pictures in her other Easter dress first, though. (Note: Her Easter dress was supposed to be her Christmas dress, but at Christmas she ended up in bed with a fever instead of wearing her dress)




Cairo also spent some time playing in her NEW sandbox Daddy built. She loves digging her toes into the sand. We also look in the sand for what Cairo calls "ladybugs". In reality, they are earwigs (aka pincher bugs). We are going to have to find some real ladybugs so that she knows the difference...

Getting Ready for Easter

Holidays seem to have a whole new meaning when your baby turns into a toddler. Though Cairo doesn't know what Easter is and no clue who the Easter Bunny is, she has still been enjoying the fun activities associated with the day.

To begin, Cairo used stickers, card-stock, and crayons to make her Easter cards.


Then, today, the City of Monrovia and the YMCA held a spring time (Easter) carnival for kids ages 1-16 at the park down the street. Cairo and I made the trip down to the park to check out the fun. The carnival was PACKED. We got there too late to do the Easter Egg hunt and we opted out of the $6 picture with the Easter Bunny, but Cairo did enjoy playing on the toddler toys, playing games (bean bag toss and football throw), and arts and crafts. Cairo left the park with two foam decorated eggs (one for her and one for Xander) and a prize from each game she played (a bouncy ball and a whistle... Cairo picked out both items herself).

A quick view of a small portion of the carnival, about 10 minutes after it ended and people started to clear out.

Playing on the toddler toys-





The foam eggs Cairo decorated at the Arts and Crafts booth-

Cairo's prizes- the bouncy ball help firmly in had, and whistle around her neck


Of course, one can't fully prepare for Easter unless eggs have been decorated. So, tonight, before dinner, Cairo and I decorated 12 hard boiled eggs. Cairo could have stood there and dipped the eggs in dye for hours. Any activity where a object has to be transferred from one container to another, over and over again, holds Cairo captivated for LONG periods of time.

High heeld shoes and nail polish

Last weekend my parents had to dress up and go out to an awards dinner to celebrate my Dad's 35 year anniversary at his job. While getting ready, Cairo discovered her Grammy's sparkly, high heels and just HAD to take them for a spin around the room.




Look close and you will see Cairo's light pink painted nails. Mommy and Cairo had some rare girl bonding time. Mommy even painted a few of her nails!


Please note: Cairo picked out her outfit. She has been quite insistent lately on what she wears (and normally something has to be pink). While the leggings and the skirt matched nicely, the shirt didn't quite make it. The funny thing is a little less than a week later I came home to find Cairo in the exact same outfit. I asked Erik if Cairo chose her outfit and he said, "No, I did, why?" Lord help me if Cairo has the fashion sense her father has (Mr. If-I-like-the-pants-and-I-like-the shirt-they-must-match-guy)