July 28

I found a bug - it rolled itself into a ball. And then I squished it (oops).

Painting

Eating corn.

Grapes

Guess what's growing in my backyard!

Grapes!

Well, this bunch isn't growing anymore.

July 20

Trying to see what the "big kids" are doing. And yes, I do need my sweater even though it is 80 degrees. Wouldn't you if your sweater turned you into a dragon?

Dress up time. Tutu and apron. Holding a piggy.

I know that fish swim in water. Maybe my goldfish crackers would like to be in my sippy cup. Do they fit through the straw?

Hmm... I think I like this guacamole.

beans and fine motor skills

At Vivi's school, they do an activity where they give the kids dry beans and containers and they move the beans carefully from one container to the other. Apparently Vivi quite enjoys this at pre-school and it's good for fine motor skills. So we tried it at home. Ends up Vivi worked on her gross motor skills instead.

Mommy thought this would be an activity that wouldn't require much clean up - hahaha!

I like to throw the beans - by the handful. I try to get them in the bowl, but my aim is developing.

I pretended to help clean up - but I was really just making piles of beans to throw again.

July 9

I noticed that Vivi tried to draw inside shapes I drew on her chalkboard, so I drew some balloons. Sure enough, she colored them in.

Chips and guacamole!

Even tortellini (on my finger) is good with guacamole.

Fun with tomatoes

Look at what I can do!

Tomatoes on my finger.

Sleepy baby.

Blueberry picking

We went blueberry picking

I picked A LOT of blueberries

Most of them didn't make it to the pail

 Bulging blueberry cheeks. (the scab is from a somersault on concrete)

Blue or green blueberry? Which to eat?

Vancouver

Vivi's trip to Vancouver...

What a view

A whole mall just for kids...

An indoor playground

Lots of fruit

Ethiopian food

Strawberries

Guess what I discovered!

Strawberries are all over our backyard.

Now every morning, I bang on the back door until they let me out to find strawberries.

What's in this box?

What's in this box?

Cheerios! (Notice the upside down Cheerios box)

Ta da!

Snack time

Yum yum!

I love cottage cheese ...

... and I scored a big spoon.

Messy - again!

Look at me! I am so pleased with myself.

Spaghetti sauce everywhere!

And this is how I got so messy...

Zesty

I've got two teeth...

...And I know how to use them.

This is an orange we found on our walk and let Vivi carry. It had a full peel when we found it.