We went for a walk down at the Marina on a very sunny windy day early in May. I want to continue to do this regularly this summer just for a change of scenery. Of course we have a stroller with a baby in it that A. pushes herself. She rotates her babies constantly. I think today was Pink Baby's turn.
We have a play structure just off the Trail, next to an ice cream shoppe. We played for a little while on the structure and then enjoyed an ice cream cone. A. loves to swing most of all. Good shot of those new teeth coming in!!
A. loves to read books, even though she may not remember what the story is about. She makes up the story for herself. Sometimes she just looks for letters and makes that the story. She can get very animated when "reading the stories" to her babies, or just to herself. Sometimes at night, before going to bed, she will pick out the book and then tell me she will read it to me. She really enjoys that and can get pretty silly with her stories.
Then there was the first really hot weekend in May and we took out the water table with all it's water toys. A. had a great time, and I put the water table on the back patio in the shade so she could play as long as she wanted without getting sunburned. I discovered a few popsicles left over from last summer when I cleaned out the freezer. It was perfect on the hot day and she loved eating it, but she has to learn to eat it herself. She would be happy if I would hold it for her all the time. We lost a chunk of it while she was trying to push it up and she was sad. She'll get more practice this summer. The next day I cleaned off the table and chairs and let her do the rinsing. She got a little crazy with the hose, but no harm--she had fun.
Spring Concert was May 22. A. got dressed up, and, of course, took a baby in the car with her. There are 3 pre-school classes: A.'s ECP class, regular Pre-School and Ready 4's. You can find A. by looking for the one with the white ball on top of her head. It's a flower, but just looks like a puff ball. The only picture I took of the class turned out fuzzy--I hate that! The concert was adorable. You have the kids that are about 2 beats behind (which was what A. did), the ones who just stand there and do nothing, and the one who knows every word and sings as loud as her voice will carry. I videoed the concert with my phone and still get teary eyed when I watch it. I love watching kids perform.
A.'s teacher has really focused on teaching the letters to the children this year, and A. really soaked it up like a sponge. A. is proud that she can tell me what the letters are. When we are on our walk she points out and identifies the letters on the Stop sign. She is also excited to tell me the letters on the orange sign on the side of the trail.
After living in this house for almost 13 years, I have finally taken control of my front perrenial garden. It has a watering system, and I have been challenged to understand it. This is only because I haven't taken the time to try to understand it. Some of the sprinkler heads need to be replaced each year and it has confounded me as to how to do it. I finally took the time (because I have time now that I am not working) to figure out the heads, went to the local company that installs Toro sprinkler systems and bought the correct pieces. Home Depot did not have what I needed. I spent less than $10 and now have all my sprinkler heads working. As I was changing heads, I would turn on the system to check to see how they were working. A. loved this and loved putting her hands next to the heads and getting wet. She even stuck her head down so the water would go on her head. Then proudly showed me that her head was wet. Her skort was so wet that I had to change her when we went in for lunch.
I've been working hard at getting flowers planted, weeds pulled, and setting down patio blocks to clean up the front garden. Here are a few pictures of my hard work. The first picture is in the back patio. The plant stand was my Mother's, as were several of the pots, which she either gave to me or I inherited. The fountain has been working well this year, so far. The kids are having a good time walking around the garden on the patio blocks. I just set them down without cleaning the myrtle out from underneath yet. I have a couple of ground cover bushes that died, which I haven't dug out, and placed the blocks on top. I'll clean them up as the summer goes on. I'm happy with this configuration. Again, after 13 years, I finally feel I have control of this garden. Many of the plants have runners and the plants just pop up everywhere. I pull most of them out like weeds just to keep them in check. The last picture shows my front door and steps. The flower pot on the top step was a Mother's Day present from A. via my daughter in CA. Also, most of the rest of my flowers were thanks to my daughter here in TC. I'm a lucky Mom and Grandma.
That's all for now. I still have pictures of Grandparent's Day at my grandsons' school, and pictures of A.'s class visit to Moomer's farm, where they make the best ice cream in the states. I hope this is not too long, but I wanted to make sure to get all A.'s pictures out there.
Have a great weekend!
It's always nice to see your pictures, even though I've seen most of them before. A nice post. :)
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