Spray Park Adventures

This weekend we had a play group date at a Spray Park. I was excited because we moved away from the spray park before Callie ever got to enjoy it. Well, it turns out she isn't so sure of the spray park when it is a little chilly out, and she really didn't like it after she fell down. So I guess we aren't missing much!
Very cautiously checking out the sprinklers. She was not one of the kids running around and screaming.
Looking a little worse for the wear after a "small" face first tumble off the step. And yes, it was MY fault. I was setting her down and as I let go she leaned forward and there was a loud thunk as her head hit the ground. Oops. I don't think this will be the last good fall that happens.

Fun in the Yard

Callie is truly loving all the fun adventures she can have the front yard. It is going to very hard for her when summer ends and she can no longer play outside all the time.

The dirt has been a huge hit. Callie can dig for hours. We bought her a little wheel barrow, shovel and rake and she loves them. Grandma did comment the other day that she was glad she put beauty bark down since Callie digs in it and soon all the bark will be gone.


She is also enjoying her wadding pool when it is warm enough. She loves pouring water, splashing, and going down her slide into the pool.


Helping Daddy wash Grandpa's car.

Summer Advnetures

We have had several summer anventures so far. Here are some snapshots of all the fun we've had!
The deck is now Callie's world. It is fenced in and she can go out there when she wants. She is enjoying the freedom of outside.
Callie took her first awake trip to Woodland Park Zoo. Unfortunately, it was hot so most of the animals were resting and not visible. Shockingly, the penguins were her favorite and she waved to them.
She also really liked the flamingos. Which is shocking considering they are birds.

What a night!

This has been a busy week for Callie. She started "dance" class on Monday with Grandma and Grandpa Krisel, and restarted swimming lessons tonight. She thought dance class was really cool until the other kids showed up and then she was more into watching than doing.
Tonight was our first time with swimming lessons at Lindbergh. I went to change and Callie was on the deck (totally child proofed and fenced in). I come back 2 minutes later and can't find her. I then see she is sitting in the middle of the dinning room table playing with my pop can. We will have to work a little harder and keeping her from climbing. We then walked to swimming lesson, which was far more exciting than the lesson. Callie was not so fond of the cold pool. She started out happy, and then progressively got grumpier and colder. She was shivering and covered in goose bumps before class was over. She was also extremely clingy and any time I said "Are you ready..." she started violently shaking her head no. We will be looking for a way to keep her warmer!
Callie also got to eat whole strawberries for the first time tonight. She hasn't liked cut up strawberries, but really enjoyed them whole. Here is she eating them.

Callie got a tricycle!

We had been thinking about getting Callie a tricycle for a while, and we did. It took her a little while to warm up to the idea of a helmet (okay, a lot of us setting the helmet on our heads was needed), but now she asks to ride all the time.

Ridding a trike is such serious business.

Daddy pushing me down the street for my first outside ride.

Posing with my brand new tricycle.

Tricycles are also good for pushing rocks around.

A Busy Weekend

As usual, we packed a lot into this weekend. Saturday Callie helped Mike and Grandpa finish getting the gate installed on the deck (that is now completely Callie safe, as long as we remember to close the gate so she can play out there to her hearts content). Callie really liked the tools, screws, and spare boards.
Then it was off to Kirk's for Phoenix and Christie's graduation party. There Callie met her cousin Grace who is four and visiting from Montana. Callie had an instant best friend whom she adored. Sunday was a trip down to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium for a Baby Friends get together, lunch, a nap in the car, then to Coulon Park to meet up with Grandma, Grandpa, Josiah, and Julian.

Daddy's little helper. She was really proud of her self when she got the screw to stick in a hole. And she had been watching Daddy use the drill because she grabbed it, and put the tip into the wood. Also notice the mallet right by her...I am sensing a fascination.

Callie loved feeding the budgies, even if she wasn't always so sure about them.

Cousins enjoying the water.

Discovery Park

We decided to take advantage of the first warm weekend and went to Discovery Park. Callie loved hiking around in the backpack carrier. And then we got to the beach and her eyes lit up. She found a clam shell and spent a good deal of time investigating it. Opening it, closing it, filling it with sand and packing it in, and dumping it out. Over and over again. The tidepools were also a hit. So much so that she sat down in one. And refused to stand back up. She was already wet and sandy at this point, so we decided to just let her have fun.