Funny

Lily's new favorite movie is Bolt. She calls it Golt which is funny because she doesn't have trouble with the b sound in any other word. She can say bubbles, bootie, butt without any trouble at all. (Thank you preschool for a current facination with ones butt, but I digress.) So we have tried with no success to teach her to say the title correctly. So today I am cleaning the kitchen and she comes to me with a mouth full of food and is trying to tell me something but with the water running and her mouth full I have no idea what she is saying so I ask her to repeat herself twice and still don't understand. She finally gets fed up and puts her hands on her hips and says in a completely disgusted tone while gesturing to her mouth "no look at my mouth B-B-B Golt!" Needless to say I laughed so hard I almost fell down and with teary eyes I went to turn on Golt.

Santa Cruz- Day 5

Today we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It is a fantastic aquarium.

Looking at the sea otters

Looking at the penguins
This is a seahorse. Isn't mother nature amazing! And did you know that the males birth the babies. Hows that for a useless fact you may not forget!

She feels a little clammy

Hmmm. These are some very rare fish.

Lily has a bit of a bird fetish. Penguins at the aquarium and flamingos at the zoo.

A whole room of jellies is very spectacular.

And this sea otter........

is howling at the moon?

Vacation is over it was so much fun. Now to tackle the laundry!!!

Santa Cruz- Day 4

Today we headed over to the beach the internet said was a must see. Unfortunately every other tourist also visited said website. So crowded is an understatement. The town was cute but I must say I liked our local beach much better. The reason I am posting these mediocre pictures is because look who has her feet in the water!!!! I think it would take a few more weeks to get more than our toes wet but it is progress!

Santa Cruz- Day 3

Today we went and rode an 1880's steam engine through the redwoods. It was really quite fun and my little conducter has found a new favorite hat :)

The below face is what happens when m&m's are put away. It is really hard to say no to that face.

And some mommy Lily fun!

Santa Cruz-Day 2

Peter and Stuey arrived today! He had to work the previous days but now the gang is complete. We had another beach day today as we were waiting for daddy to arrive. Lily is in love with the sand but not even remotely fond of the water.

She did a lot of shrill screaming!

And acted like a dog on the dog beach. She is a pure bred :)

After a nap we went to the boardwalk where rides were 75 cents a piece. Here are Nonnie and Papa waiting for us to complete our carosel ride.

We went on a very scary train ride. The train went through a dark tunnel and had some animated characters that scared the daylights out of my girl. Ice cream was the only thing that was going to make her feel better. I think she enjoyed it!!!

Santa Cruz-Day 1

Papa and Lily building a sand castle.Look who found a slide.

Walking home dogs in tow.

Found the perfect walking stick with feather in her pocket.

My family is on vacation in sunny Santa Cruz CA. We are staying in the cutest little blue house on the beach. We have three dogs with us so luckily within walking distance is a dog beach. Dogs are running and prancing in the waves so all members of our vacation crew are having a fine time. I am happy to report that my normally fussy vacation girl is handling this trip like a champ. She is sleeping in a bed by herself and taking naps like the perfect angel. So that being said all of us are able to relax and enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday America!

Last night we went to an early celebration. This was Lily's very first fireworks show and she loved it! I thought perhaps that the loud noise might frighten her but I don't even think she noticed.

Have a wonderful and safe Fourth of July!