San Diego Trip

I know we've been horrible about updates so here's the first in a mass blast.

First a couple shots from St. Patty's Day. No surprise one is now my screen background at work. She put the hat on herself!

We also went to San Diego for our 5th Anniversary. If you're looking for a place to go for a long weekend, it's a great choice. We didn't see everything since we didn't have a rental car but it's just an excuse to come back again. Our main must-do was a trip to the Zoo. Caroline, riding in a backpack, had the best view in the house. Not sure if she liked the pandas, koalas or other animals more. We also hit the waterfront shops, took a trolley tour of the area (highly recommend it) and took a tour of the harbor (like a duck tour just with no annoying squeakers).

San Diego:

Winter Fun

Unlike the East Coast we have had very little snow so far this winter. We did get about 3-4 inches one night so Caroline and Barkley got to see what snow is.

Even though we haven't had much snow, it has been cold and we were missing the beach so we signed Caroline up for swimming lessons. She learned to kick, reach with her arms and put her face in and blow bubbles. She loved it. She is not afraid of the water and will jump right into the pool into Mom's arms without any coaxing.

Christmas 2009

Caroline had fun over Christmas visiting all of her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents. Here is a picture of 3 of her cousins, Cassidy, Brielle and Alex.

When we got home she had fun playing with all of her toys. Here she is already learning to multi-task while driving. She can ride her bike, read a book and talk on the phone.

She loves climbing through her new tunnel . . . .

And pushing her baby around, but a girl can't be without her purse.

Fun with food

Like most other children, Caroline sees food as both something to keep her going and something that should be played with at every opportunity. Normally when she starts playing with it, that's a sign that she's had her fill. Evidence of her creativity with her food is attached. One is with a banana peel, the other is what you can do with mashed potatos. Yes, we know she'll get even with us one day for posting these. Also included is a video - the bottle she chose to drink out of was a little big.

Dancing

Music has always attracted Caroline's attention. She loves the birthday cards that play music, music books and the TV or the radio gets her going. Her dancing is improving and she's adding new moves. Here's a demo. She kept this up for about 20 minutes.

Play time

Caroline loves her bikes. She has a smaller one and a larger one she received as a present but is only now big enough to ride. Here's a video of her after she bumped into the wall with it. She wanted some privacy.

Unfortunately for the dogs, she likes to climb on them too. Barkley runs away when she gets close. Bella, being the mild-mannered one (and a bit braver), stays put. Not sure she will keep it up as Caroline gets older. The second video shows why.

Snow storms

Hi,

We've had 3 snow storms since we've moved and another is due tomorrow. Fortunately, not a lot of snow in the first ones but the high winds made things difficult to ge around. We were warned our area gets higher winds since we're on a prairie area. Here's what it looked like.