The Children's Museum

Today we ventured out to see the New Children's Museum. It was really fun and Audrey was excited to explore some new territory. She loved the kitchen area and we spent a good 45 minutes there. We went over to the outdoor painting area and she was so happy to get creative and a bit messy. She kept saying, "look at me, Mom, I'm painting." It was so cute! I love going out with her and taking her to new places. It's amazing to watch her take it all in.

We love LA!

We drove up to LA again for Grandma Pat's 70th and a callback for Gap. We stayed at Hotel Palomar again and it was awesome! Audrey was treated like a little princess there and she seemed content with that. Audrey even had a quick intro to hula hoop class. We had a fun visit with Lisa or "isa" and we look forward to another stay.

Fun with Finn!

Today we met up with Finn and his mom Anne at Liberty Station Park. Audrey and Finn had fun playing, sharing snacks and a few laughs. They were so cute! We look forward to more play dates and fun with friends.

Dinner with Friends

Our friends Blossom and Brian invited us over for Easter dinner. We had so much fun, it was truly an amazing evening! Audrey is completely enamored with their two kids and they always have fun together. Blossom prepared delicious appetizers and gourmet burgers with potatoes for dinner. This was the ideal meal for Audrey since she is always asking for "burger & fries." The food was incredible! Blossom's parents were there too and they are so sweet. Audrey learned that Blossom's mom was the grandma of her 2 friends and by the end of the evening she had joined in and was calling her Grandma too. We loved our Easter celebration, even though it started with an earthquake. It was a bit scary and we were happy that we were all safe.

Happy Birthday!

Audrey is now 2 and we can't believe it! We started our morning at Azucar for chocolate toast, a favorite treat for her. The owner made her a special cookie with her name on it and she was pretty happy about that. Then we took her to the Zoo for a few hours and had fun watching the gorillas. We even visited the petting zoo and pet a few goats. Later we went to visit her aunt, uncle and cousin Mila. We enjoyed her special day and are looking forward to celebrating with friends and family this weekend!

Ouch!

Audrey sustained her first major ouey today and it was not fun. She has fallen and had a few bruises before but there was never any blood or serious crying till today. She was playing near the dining room table, grabbed a hold of one of the chairs and pulled it down on top of her. It hit her in the face and she fell to the floor. I scooped her up and she was hysterical. I was too of course. I held her close and then looked at her to see if she was OK. I noticed her face had blood all over her cheeks, nose and mouth and it freaked me out! I couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from and Scott came over to help. As it turns out, it was her lip...her very fat lip :( It was so sad. I tried to ice it, but she was not really into that. We took her and her fat lip to Nordstrom Cafe for lunch, got her a balloon and a big pink cookie; the cure for all injuries.

Tea Party

Audrey and I had a date last Friday with our friend the McGhee's. Audrey was so excited to have a play date with Shay, Lindsey and little Morrigan. Shay decided to throw a little tea party for them and it was awesome! She served up some yummy treats and Audrey was in heaven. It was so cute to see them all at the table eating and enjoying themselves. Shay set the table and made everything a surprise, it was really sweet! We had so much fun and we look forward to our next visit.