Another hot one

Its another hot one out there. Thankfully, we have a day filled with being indoors. Dinner is cookin in the crockpot (I love those crockpot sensation meals). Laundry is mostly caught up. I'm going to have to fold a load of diapers soon, but that goes really quickly.

I have to pick up the front room and clean the bathroom. Of course, there is always dishes to do. Why is they never go away? j/k I know the answer to that one.

I filled up Brie's swimming pool. Later on before bed, I'll take her out for a swim. She loves swimming. She splashes and runs around. She just loves the water....as long as none of it gets on her face.

That's about it for us today. Another lazy Sunday!

HOT HOT HOT

We went to the zoo today with my parents. My mom insisted even though it was sweltering outside.

Today we visited the Wild Kingdom pavilion: lots of bugs and creepy crawly things. :blech:

We visited the jungle. She just likes to try and touch the waterfalls. :eyeroll:

We visited the Budgee Experience: a large caged enclosure that you walk into and its filled with budgies and a cockatiel or two (weird). Anyway, you can actually get them to perch on your finger. They were so hot, though that they weren't real interested in that. You can also purchase birdseed sticks. Some lady gave Brie one to use and she thought it was so cool the birdie would eat off the stick she had. She is fearless! I hate birds.

Lastly, we visited the aquarium. She likes hugging the fake penguins. She even says penguin. Then in the gift shop, she went shopping. Gigi already said she'd buy her something so Brie picked out a $14 penguin, which I put back on the shelf. Then, we went back through a second time and she latched onto $5 turtle. She hugged that sucker for dear life!

Anway, it was a no nap day except for the hour trip home. Then she cried when we pulled in and up until we laid her down to sleep. Then she chatted up there for about 45 minutes and is now sleeping.

cheerleader3.gif It was so hot outside though.

Playdate

This playdate went really well! We met with a mom of twins. She has a boy, Max and a girl, Lucy. They are about 4 yrs old. Brie had fun being bossed around by Lucy. Not much play going on between them all, more parallel play than anything. But Brie really likes being around kids. The mom and I sat and chatted for the hour we were there.

It was hot out, even though it was only 9am! Brie was sweating and then rolling around in the sand. She had sand everywhere! But, she had fun, so that's all that matters.

We then went grocery shopping. Walmart must be having an anniversary of some sort because they had Kelloggs there, Chester Cheetah, and cake and lots of food freebies. Brie wanted nothing to do with the blow up costumed Chester. She didn't much like Tony the Tiger either. She did like the free cookies! :D

Now, its nap time. She is exhausted. She ate an excellent lunch, but could barely keep her eyes open. Yay for playdates!

Pleasant Surprises

A friend of mine told me that she sent me a package yesterday and to expect it at the end of the week. It came this morning! She packed presents for Brie and I in there. It was so sweet and a great "pick-me-up".

I spent the day scouring the internet for yummy recipes for the message board. Now, I want to make them all and eat them. Alas, I have to settle for the bbq ribs I am currently making.

Remember all the hype about choxie. Yeah, not quite sure why. I got some in my package today and its different. Not sure I'd spend that kind of money on something that is just "eh".

Sorta bummed

It looks like the first mom I had a playdate with isn't interested in doing another one. *sigh* She lives so close it would have been perfect. I will continue to plug along to find someone for Brie to play with, at least on a weekly basis.

The message board a friend created is plugging along as well. We are now up to 11 members, I think. The board itself, is shaping up. I like how invisionfree has such a great support network. You can ask any question and recieve an answer within minutes.

They will also create a board logo for you. Some, even do signatures for you. They point you in the right direction if they can't help you. It makes running a message board so easy!

I bought shoes for Brie yesterday and they are size 7/8. This kid has HUGE feet! It seems like I buy her shoes or clothes and 4 weeks later they don't fit. Sometimes she's only worn them once or twice before I have to pack them away. It starts getting expensive!

Well, I think that's about it for today. I may come back and add in some more!

Manic Monday

Not really. We had a pretty mellow day. We went to pick up the mail at the post office and then ran into town for some last minute groceries. She is now napping and I cleaned up a bit.

I've scheduled another playdate with another mom for later on in the week. I am excited! Brie loves these and I like talking with another mom and getting out of the house!

Long day yesterday

Oh my! First was the shopping excursion to the outlet mall. I love that place. We stopped off at Lane Bryant, but I didn't find anything that screamed "take me home". So we then headed out to the Leggs, Bali, Playtex store.

I walked right in and asked for a fitting. I took Brie in with me and she loved looking in the mirror. The girl measured me and then we were off to look for bras. Apparently everyone in the general area of the mall had the same bra size, so there were slim pickins. She found me 4 to try on.

I took Brie back in with me to try them on. She played with the mirror again. Then, she tried to open the door, ring the bell, touch the lamps that lined the mirror. So, I sang "Twinkle Twinkle" with her. I could vaguely hear the tune as she was babbling it. She does really well!

I narrowed down the selections to 2 and we were on our way!


After nap time we headed out to the park for our playdate. She had a complete blast. She hit it off with the older boy (about 4 or 5 yrs old). But, she did take time to chase them both around the play yard! By the time we got home she was exhausted. I loved it! I certainly hope we can do it again.

Big day today

After breakfast is done, we will be heading to the outlet mall. Lane Bryant is opening up and I also want to do a fitting at the Leggs, Bali, Playtex outlet. I am so excited!

Then we'll come back home for a nap and then at 4pm, we have a playdate in another neighboring city at the park. It looks absolutely beautiful outside, so it should be a fun time. I really hope we click so that Brie can have some friends! The little boy we are meeting is 2 yrs old and has 3 older siblings.

Road Trip

We had a trip to the BIG city today. Okay, not really big, but bigger than where we live. We went to lunch, just us girls, and then grocery shopping. She did pretty well beings it was so very close to naptime.

She loves going to the store and seeing all of the people. She loves to talk to everyone even if they can't understand her. And the sample ladies were out pushing their wares today. She really liked those ladies! Free food, Brie's favorite.

She had a rougher time on the trip back home. She tried to get out of the carseat effectively getting her right arm caught between the belt and her chest. I am trying to drive and untangle her (yeah, I should have pulled over). Then she starts fussing because her pants are dirty and we still have 15 minutes left in the trip. Oy Vey!

Now, we are home safe and sound. She's clean and in bed for a much needed nap!

ETA: It is beautiful outside today. I have the windows open and there is a nice breeze blowing through. Such a nice break after the record breaking heat the past few days.

Pictures:

Photo from July 8.


Doing a fashion show of an outfit Gigi bought her.


Sitting with Gigi and Papa on July 8.

Cooling down

We've gotten a break in the heat! Its only going to be 90 today. I can actually use my oven without heating up the entire house. Well, it'll still heat it up, but it won't be as bad.

My window air units need a break. They have been working overtime and its starting to show. The master bedroom doesn't cool off til the wee hours of the morning. My husband is a perpetual furnace.

The baby's room cools off around 10 ish, to at least bearable. But since her bedtime is usually 8, her schedule is way off. Her room is on the west side of the house, so the afternoon hot sun just beats on it.

The livingroom has no circulation to it. We have a ceiling fan, but the air unit is in the diningroom. We now have an occilating fan pulling the air into the livingroom.

How I long for fall.

Even newer beginnings

Well, I've foraged into the world of message forums. Now, I'm not new to these. I've been on a message boards since 2004. Recently, though, a friend and I opened our very own message board.

We decided that we'd only be truly happy if we were at the helm. So, we've begun. We don't have that many members, but we are doing the best we can with what we have and know we will slowly get there.

Stop by and check us out: http://z14.invisionfree.com/Seeking_Haven/index.php?