I love the park!

Mica and I had so much fun at the park. I was a little unsure about putting her in the swing but she did just fine and really quite enjoyed it. It is a good outing for us as the park is about a mile away. It seems silly to load everything up in the car just to drive a mile away, so we like to hike it. However, mommy is going shopping for a new stroller this weekend. I can't complain too much because the one we use was given to us and it worked ok until she started growing in to a big girl. And this big girl has 4 teeth! the two on the top have just come through. All I can say is I hope she likes formula :)

Its just basil mom I promice!

No really, it is just basil. But I wonder what the neighbors must have thought. I'm sure as in any neighborhood there is that one that is peeking through the blinds at me wondering what it is that I'm doing. It must have been a curious sight to see me, baby in tow on my hip, at 8:30 in the morning (of course hair not done and well waring something that would get me nominated for What Not to Ware) hikin' it down to the corner of the street. I stop and wait for a car that is slowly turning down our road. The car stops and the window slides down. A man picks up a clear plastic bag filled with green goodies. I bend down and grab Mica's hand to make her wave hello - she will do it on her own but not when she is distracted with "goodies." I take the bag, blow a kiss and walk back to the house. The car pulls away and is gone again in an instant as if had never been there. OK I wish all the neighbors could read this post so they don't think I am as crazy as this makes me out to be. Truth be told it was just Steve giving a bag a basil that one of the other administrators had grown in their garden. Steve was out running between athletic fields and didn't have time to stop at the house so we met him half way. Ah well it makes for good neighborhood gossip anyway :) We like to keep them guessing.

Happy Dance

This was way too cute! I had to share it.

Chuck E Cheese

Who knew a 6 foot rat could be so fun? Mica (surprisingly) had a great time at her cousin Trevor's birthday party. I thought for sure she would burst into tears when she saw the huge rat coming our way. But to my amazement she laughed and thought it was funny. Maybe I was imposing my own fears of people crazy enough to dress as large vermin who walk around hugging anyone in their path. I can see one of my biggest challenges as a parent is going to be not imposing my own irrational fears on my child. Although, I don't think my fear of clowns is completely irrational :) Lets just say mommy wont be taking Mica to the circus anytime soon.

My First Tooth!

Last Saturday Mica's first tooth came through. It is not all the way up yet but it is a start. So far she has been pretty good and not too fussy. But it is just getting started and there are many more to come. Hopefully you can see the tiny white spec on the bottom of her gum. We are very excited about this new development.

Happy baby

What? Do I have something on my face?

Mica is such a big girl now, she thinks she can feed herself. Dinner time is a little more . . . hmmmm . . . challenging now that she thinks she needs to be holding the spoon. We usually start out with two spoons, one for me to feed her with and the other one for her to make a mess. She is no where near getting the food from the dish to her mouth on her own but she still likes to try. As you can see she gets it all over her hands and then rubs her face and well its just a big mess. Maybe she knows if she makes a big enough mess she will end up in the bath tub and get to splash around a little.