The Broccoli Song

On top of ol' broccoli
all covered with sauce,
I lost my poor chicken
when somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table
and onto the floor.
And then my poor chicken
rolled out the door.

It rolled off the sidewalk
and under a bush.
And then my my poor chicken
turned into mush.

Recording this here for memories sake. She now eats vegetables willingly, but she still requested the song tonight. She didn't like when I tried to change the sneezed part and kept telling me the end was wrong because it didn't include "somebody sneezed". I'm not sure how you can get a made up song wrong. Oh well it was fun and cute.

Over the hill

While Doe and Buck were here, we headed over the Santa Cruz mountains to the beach in Capitola. The leftover pizza from the baptism party and some fruit made a great picnic and being Monday, we avoided the weekend crowds (and traffic). Doe and Buck were enjoying the relatively cool weather in San Jose(compared to Oklahoma), but were shocked at the change in temperature when we opened the doors at the beach. As you can see Mara had a love hate relationship with the sand (I can relate).

I could make an entire post of attempts at getting a family photo from the weekend, but I'll spare you the details and just say a 2 year old does not like to be held and cooperate upon request.


Chasing waves


Yes dear, that is cold water in the Pacific Ocean.


I love these expressions.


Washing hands

Disaster was written all over this attempt at clean pails, but she came out it remarkably dry.


Beach bums

After avoiding the sand all day (and washing off excessively) she couldn't get enough of the dry, warm sand all over her before we left.

Audra's Baptism

(Mara was in a less than cooperative family picture mood, but she did look cute all dressed up.)

Anybody need a laugh?

Beauty shop

If you've ever wondered what our house is like in the evening now you can see a glimpse of a good night. As you can see from my tweets dinner tonight was all about broccoli, but this was the scene around here before dinner.

Why do we always video her at the dinner table?

2 month check up

Here's our not-so-little-anymore girl. She did great at her appointment today and is VERY healthy. She is a full pound bigger and inch longer than Mara was at this age and is off the growth charts. She is a very good sleeper and full of smiles.