Its that time again!

Hanging at the house while Mikayla and Daddy use the fan to blow pinwheels ....I think Jake was blowing in Louie's ear....crazy boys!

Here's smiley snuggle bug Louie

Smiley Mommas Shadow Jake

Goin for a Choo Choo Train ride at the Zoo

Being an Otter at the Zoo

Lovin the Beautiful Day!

Daddy and his girl on the Carousel being goofy

Sun  Bear looking for his fav food

It's Happy Feet!

Look no more Plastic can holder necklace!

First Day First School Picture

You cant really tell but she was in a caboose in the top of the higher part at the Museum

One of the many trains at the Museum to check out

Doin some tap dancing in her new dance class right next to the teacher of course

We have been busy....We have been to the Zoo, The Transportation Museum, The Mall and of course swimming and dance class.   We went to the activities with Daddy this time and of course Mikayla was in heaven to share these days with her daddy and have him for the whole day as I am sure daddy enjoyed also.  At the zoo she did her usual of visiting the goats so she can pet and brush them she loves the hands on and loves animals as much as I do, mommy likes that.   It was Ottertober Fest while we were there so there were activities throughout the zoo for her to do and learn about the Otters.  At one area as the photo shows she had to dress and act like an otter, that did not last long as she was not keen on the dressing up part.   There was an area to make a otter puppet, a place to try to walk in their tracks, a place to make otter tracks with rubber stampers made from otter feet, and a game to see who can eat enough to survive the winter.   She had a blast with all the activities along with the normal zoo animals.  She loved watching the Otters play on land then in the water, she watched a Sun Bear try to find the food it liked most, the penguins waddling and swimming.  She enjoyed a ride on the carousel and the train and just plain enjoyed the beautiful day and creatures God created as we all did.   At the Museum I am sorry to say I did not take the camera because sometimes Mommy just wants to enjoy the moment and Daddy is just not a picture taking kind of guy, so I only took a few with my phone.   At the mall we shopped since it turned out Mikayla seems to be growing.....imagine that.  With going to school now from 8-4 she did not have enough pants that fit and long sleeve shirts to go to school every day.  Now though she is fully stocked with school clothes, yeah for mommy.  Although her very first day of school was picture day and Mommy did not have her dress for success she did pretty well.  For those wondering even with Mikayla going to school 8-4 M-F I still have not found my ME time.  No worries I don't mind so much since at least I feel I am getting some things done and I did say some.  I even got Daddy's car all washed and cleaned inside and out while he was gone on one of his trips....I even bought some new car mats for him.  Daddy came home and thought Mommy bought him a new car....like that would ever happen.   Mikayla is doing great in school, her 3rd day she did the usual and bawled when I left but shortly after gone she recovered.  Day 4 was less bawling and that was the end.  She never once said she did not want to go to school she just did not want me to leave.  Some days she is like Velcro and I have to rip her off me but as long as I tell her to help her teacher cause her teacher needs help she is good with that and moves on.   I am hoping though that she is not a cluts and is just getting used to things at school.  She has cut her arm, smashed a finger, slammed her chin and cut her hand already at school at only 3 weeks, of course none of it was anything a bag of ice and some band aids couldn't fix, thank God.  I just hope it is just the newness and not going to be a regular clumsy thing.  Mommy can deal with blood and gore but if needles, stitches and broken bones are involved I think I might have to call in the reinforcements (Dad).   Swimming is going awesome, in fact she has been doing better when she misses a nap then when she takes one, but on days without swimming no nap is NO GOOD.  Dancing has been switched from Saturday mornings to Thursday evenings which seems to work better for all and I even made another mommy friend although Mikayla and her daughter have not had a play date as of yet.  She is still claiming Olivia as her fav bud but talks of a boy she hates that likes her at school and she had a friend named Kaira who is not her friend now but Lilly is....when I asked why she told me cause Lilly is now her friend so I had to let her know she can have many friends in many places at a time.  It just drives me crazy people who think you can only have ONE friend.  I actually have friends like that or is it had friends like that, any who.  When I go to her school funny thing is I hear all the boys saying HI to her, she even got a hug good bye from a boy one day.  The only girls I see saying HI is her teacher.  On the other hand when I pick her up it seems only the girls say good bye and they are also the ones to tell her, her mommy and daddy are there to get her as she is always so hard at play to even notice us. That's a good thing of course.   Back to Dancing, she is doing well but does get to wondering and has to be reeled back in every now and again.  Not sure if she is liking the class for sure or not or if she is bored.  She never says she doesn't want to go so I guess that is also a good sign.  I guess when its over I will ask her and see what she thinks before doing another semester.  She IS the one who chose to keep swim and ditch gymnastics last time so we will see how it goes.  She is learning so much so quickly and as I mentioned to a few of you who know me so well.....she even seems to know directions better than I do.   No GPS for her not that it help Mommy any ...lol.   One day I wanted to detour before going home and Mikayla hollered from the back sit that I forgot to turn (to go home) I told her thanks but we are going somewhere else first.   Yesterday on the way home from Swim School she told me the name of the street we live on.  She knew for a long time now the land marks for turning and such to many places we go but now she is learning names of streets which is awesome.  So mommy is trying to remember to show her where all the signs are that show the street names so she will also recognize the names on the signs and always know where she is and how to get home.  She just amazes me constantly with how fast she is learning and growing.  That's my baby girl.   The boys, yes, are growing also and missing Mikayla's torments throughout the day but they are also loving the time without her just as much as they are getting to go for more, longer walks in new areas and going for more car rides (mommy likes a companion in the car).  The boys are doing very well also learning better manners and such but they still have not learned where THEIR beds are.  Oh well that is all for now.  Enjoy until next time.

Otters Playin

Daddy and his girl throwing a penny to make a wish....bet you cant guess what it was...Maybe I should get a few pennies and make me a wish too