A Disappointment...Sort Of

Last Friday my mother in law, Auntie Laura, the kids and I headed out to Gizdich Ranch to do some berry picking. There are blackberries at the girls' preschool, and they are really into picking them, so I thought it would be so fun to go to Gizdich. Laura and I had been looking forward all summer to taking the kids. So, we pull up and I hop out of the van only to see a sign that says "All U-Pick Fields Are Closed". What? It's the middle of berry picking season.

Anyway, we told the kids we could still get out and get a treat (Carey REALLY wanted us to bring him home a pie). So, the girls got ice cream and we took it outside to a little play area. The girls had SO much fun and didn't even care that we didn't get to pick berries.

Fun Afternoon

This afternoon, I was trying to keep everyone pretty mellow because the girls have been on a sleep strike and they were disasters (well, I was trying to keep them on the brink, rather than full-blown disasters). So, we went on a short little walk so I could try out my new triple stroller (yep, triple). We walked a little bit down Soquel Dr. to a blackberry patch I had noticed. Auntie Laura and I picked berries to the sound of Abby saying "don't fall down there", "watch out for the pokers", "be careful", "don't drop them". We went back home and sat in the sun in the front yard and enjoyed eating our treasures and reading Jamberry. The kids all got SO messy that they had to go straight to the shower (bath for Seth). It was such a fun little time with my darling kiddos:)

Getting Big

Seth suddenly started looking like such a big boy. Just over the last week or so he's looking SO much older. He's still not crawling, but he's getting close to "cruising". Hopefully he'll crawl soon!

Yum...Plum!

Oh, he is just so cute. And don't worry, I ate the skin off the part where he was eating, and I didn't let him keep it with him when I was driving!

Boxes+Flashlights+Blankets=Fun AND Quiet!

This was the scene in the girls' room for a good half hour or so the other morning! Boxes remain the world's best toy!

Haley the Hairdresser

Haley and Auntie Laura played "booty shop" (beauty shop) the other day, and lucky Auntie Laura came out with an AWESOME, one of a kind, hair do!

Well Child Check

Last week I took Abby to the pediatrician for her yearly physical and it was so funny. She is just such a funny girl. First of all, she was thrilled because she was finally getting to see her new pediatrician (it took me a while after the adoption to get everything worked out to have the girls switched to Seth's pediatrician), plus, she was getting to do something on her own, without Haley. So, she was just beaming as she was weighed (she informed the nurse that she "measures 32") and had her blood pressure taken. Then, when the nurse told me that she needed me to try and get a urine sample, Abby looked up at me wide-eyed and said "mom, do I get to pee in a cup?" I have no idea how on earth she knew that's what a urine sample is. Anyway, she was thrilled, thrilled, thrilled about peeing in a cup! She had everyone in the office laughing so hard because she just kept saying "I want to pee in a cup. I want to pee in a cup, mom. I want to pee in the cup." And, if the joy of peeing in a cup wasn't enough, the pediatrician told her that she needed two immunizations. Once again, she surprised me and knew what that meant ("mom, I get shots?"). She looked up at the pediatrician and said "Dr. Crummer, I'm really good at shots." She proceeded to shock the nurse with how good she really is at shots!

I know, I know, all you moms out there are envious. My daughter really is a dream to take to the doctor!