Weekend pics and first dentist appointment

First dentist appointment 

First visit to the pumpkin patch this year

Culinary Delights

Vivi has become quite the creative culinary artist. This weekend she got to choose what we had for breakfast. We had waffles and broccoli.

Today, she requested "getti" (spaghetti) and raisins.

She's putting the raisins in the spaghetti

Talking on the phone

A carousel

A frisbee, some Duplo animals and upside down stacking rings --- Vivi made a carousel

Dancing girls

Kidspace and the Physics Forest, Pasadena

Big blocks to build with. In this picture, Vivi (and Pooh Bear) are on a "boat".

Pulling on the pully

Lifting herself up

Dropping balls. The top one flew up 5 feet!

Transfer of energy/air pressure. We lifted (with the rope) a ball on the right. It fell a few feet and the air sent a tennis ball WAY up in the air - maybe 5 feet higher than the top of the net.

A climbing structure - it went up 3 stories.

Children's Discovery Museum - Escondido

There is a children's museum near Nana and Boppa's house that I liked so much, we went there two days in a row. It's small but full of all the things I like to play with.

Trying on firefighter boots.

Drums

Pouring coffee

Origami

Bubbles

Sand

Weighing food

Sending scarves high into the air

Visitng Nana and Boppa

I went to visit Nana and Boppa

Boppa needed my help with the plants

I tried on some of Boppa's hats.

and made a necklace

I also went to two different children's museums... posts on those coming soon.

Weekend

Gymnastics

Last weekend - Vivi got her "10th workshop" pin at the Home Depot Kids Workshop.

A card for "Blue Elmo"

At pre-school, Vivi made a card for "blue Elmo" - this is the front - a drawing of blue Elmo's "green eyes, red nose, and orange mouth (hidden under the stuffed Grover's hand).

Reading the card to "Big Ah-Ah," "Blue Elmo" and Pooh Bear (off camera).

Vivi's playground

Vivi has become foreman of the Lego Playground and dad and I are her crew. She tells us what needs to be there and we help her build it (she's not very good yet at using the smaller Legos). We have a slide, two swings, a lake with a duck, a sandbox, a bench for grown-ups, and a bed and blanket for babies. There's also a Costco off to the side ("with all of the things" - a pretty accurate description of Costco). Vivi has been obsessed with this playground. She even wanted to leave the zoo to come home and play with her playground.

Weekend fun

Foam pit at gymnastics

Painting at Home Depot

A tutu and a toolbelt

I made a slide! The lego-vivi goes up the steps and then slides down - wheee!

Pooh, say 'cheese.' Mommy, take Pooh's picture - he's ready.

Building and "Knocking"

I'm building again

Helping Daddy build a tower bigger than me!

I think Daddy knows I have a good idea - I'm going to "knock it".

VIVI Quake!

Row row row the boat -- or the airplane

Rough transcript

Row row row the boat down the stream.
I'm big .. roar
Sweep sweep sweep
I'm done with my boat.
It's an airplane.

Gymnastics

Can you jump over the bean bags and land on the balance beam?

Yep.

"Bear walking" across parallel bars