What have we been up to?

Whew! Days are going by in a blur and quite frankly, getting on the computer usually is put on the back burner. In my effort to keep our blog updated, here's a little taste of the past few days.

Landon's friend, Brody celebrated his birthday with the most substantial petting zoo I've experienced. The amount and types of animals drew a crowd within the park and admission should have been charged. I absolutely fell in love with a tiny, baby pig. Scot and Landon vetoed that as our new pet!

Landon is eye-ing the petting zoo, like it's a snake pit!


He wasn't too thrilled with all the animals. That would be a llama leg he is poking!


Trains are more Landon's style. Forget the petting zoo, he could ride the train all day!


My boys!

Our recent efforts have been to look for cooler, indoor activities from our afternoons of sweltering heat. We braved the home-made play dough craft, which looked like vomit, but tasted quite delicious!

I took Landon to get his first library card. The library was a great activity for him....he loved roaming the rows and picking out books for Mom to lug around. He, of course, had to try sitting in each chair and table, before finding a comfy spot on the floor to flip through some book pages. Good thing libraries don't require "library voices", because explaining that to my 16 month old would be challenging!!

The the temperature being a few degrees cooler today, we ventured to the park....

Such a boy!! Landon loves to carry around sticks he finds to poke at things and if it's big enough, he'll use it as his "walking stick".

Tomorrow's agenda.....play date!!!!

Livin' Life in the Sunshine, with a Beautiful Skye!

Playdate, playdate, playdate.....Landon's social calendar keeps us busy. Landon and his sweet, friend Skye met this afternoon at the park for some social time. Sure, for the beginning half of our park trip these two ran in the opposite directions, trying to see everything they could. Eventually their little legs needed some R&R and Skye's mom, Amelia, and I were able to keep them within viewing distance. Throw some snacks, bubbles, and cell phones in the mix, and Landon and Skye were content with each other and learning to "trade". I absolutely love this time, watching Landon learn to play and interact with other kids his age. You can see they have their own set of toddler rules and communication.
I don't think these two could be any cuter!!!!

I wonder what they are talking about!?


Learning the rules to "trading".


We're outta here!!

Easter Saturday

An Easter Saturday filled to the brim with goodies, presents, and...birthday cake?

Poor Z family, Mom has to work on Easter Sunday, so Saturday was packed full of fun!! The Easter bunny did us a favor and delivered Landon's basket early for him to enjoy and hid the eggs for him to find. Just what he wanted, golf clubs, a book, and his favorite candy, jelly beans.


"Frantically searching for the eggs."


"Found it."

The rain didn't hold Landon back from being a party animal at his friend, Cash's 1st birthday party. Cowboy hats, pony rides, and enough playtime with kids to fill a month....Landon had a ball!!


"Gorgeous cowboy!"


"Amazing we could snatch him up for 5 seconds to snap a photo."


"Sky box seat to watch Cash blow out his candle."

Wishing you joy and peace at Easter and always!
I'll leave you with this video.....

Monkey See, Monkey Do....

"Monkey see, monkey do" or should I say "toddler see, toddler do". The mommy motto of our play date today with Miss Mandy and Isabel. Lil Isabel and Landon are near the same age and boy-oh-boy it shows.....these two are quite compatible (or show her mommy and I think so). Quick reader's digest version of our day: Boy meets girl. Girl likes boy. Boy more interested in sand, sticks, and dirt, than pretty girl (wheww! So not ready for the day when Landon finds another woman to take my place). Needless to say, our play date was a BLAST!!! These two played until their hearts were content and their little legs were exhausted. Train and carousel riding, sand playing, blowing the train whistle, and play ground tromping. But what was the most intriguing? Picking up sticks, chasing birds, toddling to the pay phone, investigating the fire hydrant, and poking at the electrical box!! Kids! Everything else is so much more interesting than what we want them to play with.

We had such a awesome afternoon with sweet Isabel and her mom! Can't wait to venture out again!