Good Old Summer Fun

There are times when I am happy I was born and raised in Fallbrook.  Almost every time I go up just to hang out (and not working), I usually see someone from my childhood.  Fallbrook also has those "small town" type of events.  Last night was one of them, Hot Summer Night's Taste of Fallbrook.  They close down Main Street and restaurants from town come and give samples to promote their businesses.  There are also blow-up slides for kids and hot rod cars on display.   My step-uncle Ray's band, Aunt Kizzy's Boyz , also play some of the events and it is always fun to go see them too.  Good old summer type of fun: walking around, eating, people watching, and some beer drinking.

Tim, Alison, Addy, & I went to Hot Summer Nights and enjoyed some food and headed over to see Ray.  If you have not seen Ray perform, you should.  He is awesome.  See, I didn't know anything about blues until I met Ray and listened to his music and he is great.  Ray not only has a great voice, but he has large voice and a huge heart.  He is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He also recently released a solo CD and has performed at quite a few big blues festivals. Tim & I have gone to see him several times and Tim is also a convert...we both love Ray.  Turns out Addy did too.  The music was a little loud at first, but we quickly realized that if we put our hands over her ears she was happy as a clam and loved "dancing" in my lap.

I couldn't even get her to look at my for a picture, she was too busy watching the other kids dancing and Ray singing.

I understand, Ray is a great performer and it is hard not to watch.

Auntie Alison made sure Addy's ears were covered so she could enjoy the music.

And I loved sharing music with my baby girl.

 Hope you are able to enjoy some good old fashioned fun this summer too! 

Peas...they actually are good!

Thought I would give you a brief update.  Miss Adelyn has decided she likes peas.  In fact she likes them so much she ate a whole jar for dinner. Next food to try, carrots.  Mmmmmm... 
And a funny picture to make you smile. :-)

Naptime

Tim and I have always wondered if the dogs would ever start sleeping in Addy's room when she was in there. Would they ever be protective enough to actually sleep in the same room?  Today I put Addy down for her nap and about 5 minutes later I realized I hadn't seen Lily in awhile.  Usually this means she is up to no good, but this afternoon she just felt like taking a nap with her little sister.

A momma's gotta do what a momma's gotta do

I have always been impressed by moms and how they just seem to know how to improvise when things don't go as planned.  See, I plan everything and try to envision every single thing that could possibly happen and when the unexpected happens, I tend to freak out.  So, I didn't think the improvising part of being a mommy would work with me.  I predicted a lot of panic attacks. 
I am proud of myself though.  I cannot recall one real freak out since I have become a mommy and feel I have done a pretty good job rolling with the punches, whether it means wrapping a dirty cloth diaper in cellophane from my sandwich or washing bottles in public. Today I figured out, if I needed to put Addy somewhere really quick in the bathroom that her bathtub worked well for containing her.  I was just proud of myself for figuring this out without having to get Addy's bouncer. Of course, I got the camera after I was done in the bathroom because who can resist taking a picture of those cheeks and eyes? 

 

And I am so thankful I am able to improvise and just take good care of my little girl.

Peas...good? or no good?

Tonight Tim & I decided to give Addy her first taste of "real" food.  We decided peas would be a good choice because a) they are a vegetable and b) they are not sweet.  We just happened to be having dinner at Pat & Oscars, so we took the peas with us and got her all ready in her high chair and started feeding them to her. 

She kept reaching for the jar, so I took that to mean she wanted more:

Guess not.  I kept trying to feed them to her, but the reaction was pretty much the same the whole time.  By the end of dinner Addy would no longer look at me because she thought I was going to give her another spoonful of peas. :-(  Hopefully tomorrow will go better because we have to stick with the peas for a few days. 

Addy's Best Friends

As I had hoped, Addy has become more and more intrigued with her doggies.  In fact, she now tries to grab them and give them hugs.  When she is eating and the dogs enter the room, she looks around for them and forgets her bottle, which is crazy because you NEVER mess with Addy and her bottle!
Yesterday we were doing some floor time and Lily started dropping the toy by me to play.  Addy decided she was going to play and started grabbing the toy.  So, the "playing" started and has continued onto today.  I think it is adorable and glad my puppies and Addy are starting to acknowledge each other.  The dogs still don't get too close because they have been grabbed a few times, but that is a good thing as well.  They are cautious, just like we want them to be.
So, here is a video.  If you listen closely, you can also hear one of Addy's new favorite things to do, blow bubbles. :-)  She has different types of blowing depending on her mood, for example, frustrated bubbles.  :-)  Enjoy!  Sorry about some of the video quality!  I didn't realize I was moving so much!

Jump Around...

I have been toying with the idea of buying a Bumbo.  I have a problem spending $35 for a new one and I am a little too lazy to drive to pick one up off of Craigslist.  However, instead of spending our money on a new Bumbo, Tim & I decided to buy a Baby Einstein jumper.  We found a coupon for Babys R Us and bought it last week when we got home from the river.  I was super excited about it and when the package arrived yesterday, I went to work putting it together.  Little did I know it would take a hour and half of finagling and sweat to get the thing together, but in the end it is together and working well for our little munchkin.
There were lots of parts:

And I had lots of helpers to keep entertained while I worked:

Mr. Frog helped a lot with keeping Addy entertained:

But in the end it was all worth it for such a happy girl:

May we get many hours of enjoyment out of our Baby Einstein Jumper. :-)