Weekend Roundup

We had an excellent weekend! First we went to a wedding on Friday (without the kids) which was a great occasion to see friends and stay out until nearly midnight. Saturday we took the kids to swim class in the morning then went to the lilac festival. They liked seeing music on the kids stage, Leila got up and danced along. They also went on some rides, Leila made sand art and got a temporary tattoo of a butterfly. Sunday we went to Mother's day brunch at Simply Crepes then spent some time planting in our new garden. (would you trust L with a hose?)

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

We have had a busy day today. We had swim classes in the morning followed by the whole afternoon at Imagine RIT. Here is our recent visit to RMSC: Leila and Mom doing mud masks:

April Roundup

Abbots is open for the season! Here we are at a birthday party enjoying cake and showing off our teeth (CHF): LDF went to see Go Dog Go at Little Tykes Theatre:

Walking!

Charlie is walking! Josh has been in Atlanta for a week and no sooner had he left then C started taking steps without holding on. How exciting.





We had a wonderful time in Valatie for Passover. L said the 4 questions, found the afikomen, and was saronated with a version of Layla on her way to bed. After the kids went to bed we did some group yoga.







Around the house, a visit from Uncle Michael and Aunt Briony, and our new garden in progress:

Snowing?

It snowed in the morning about an inch and then all melted by afternoon. We had very little snow this year, but here is some evidence of us enjoying it when it did fall:

Sunny California

We just got back from a week's vacation in California. The kids were great travelers on the plane but it was a long day. This was our first time flying JetBlue and it was great! TVs in each seat and free checked luggage.

Charlie clearly said "Bob" a bunch of times. He is starting to walk holding on to the wall and I'm sure will let go soon. Leila liked all the fruit they had for breakfast and taking her animals for a picnic on the levee. It was sunny everyday and you could clearly see constellations at night.

Here are some other highlights:

Friday- Visited the CuriOdyssey on Coyote Point in San Mateo. They have some hands on science exhibits and animals (coyote, birds, snakes, bob cats, etc.) Leila favorite part was a squirrel nest that had giant acorns.

Saturday- took a 2 mile walk on the levee. Had dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Kids especially liked the mango ice cream. Charlie was adventurous and tried everything.

Sunday- Was 74 degrees today; what a treat! In celebration of Bob's birthday lots of family got together. It was nice to see Aunt Joyce who flew in for the weekend. Took another 2 mile walk, Mommy is getting in her exercise!

Monday- We went to Pier 39 and saw sea lions. We had fish and chips, watched a magician and visited the aquarium. Leila would not touch the shark but sharks were her favorite to look at in the tank. Charlie liked touching the turtle.

Tuesday- Went swimming at the JCC. The water was warm so L stayed in for almost an hour. Charlie liked it too but not for a long. Later we made Hamantaschen with Aunt Debbie. It was neat to use a fresh lemon from the tree in the recipe.

Wednesday- Took a walk on the levee and waved goodbye to CA. We did not get into our beds until 1am and spent Thursday recuperating.