Sunday, January 19, 2014

life, as seen through my iphone

the past couple weeks have had some fun (and funny!) moments.  where else can i preserve them for posterity but my blog?

the dog park is wonderous and great for so many reasons,
but mostly it allows us to let maggie and lily run free and get
massive amounts of energy out.  all while being fenced in.

teaching lily to drive in the church parking lot.
whenever she sits in the drivers seat now, she puts a "key" in
the ignition, fiddles with the gearshift, and then turns the wheel.  hilarious!

cousin levi's birthday party!  a love of frosting is born.


vanessa and i decided to take a cake decorating class.
we practiced on cookies our first week (and vanessa
immortalized me on one of them!

just a girl and her dog, investigating the backyard.
(this photo is the sweetest thing, and my new favorite of
the two of them.  i love my girls.)

the backyard store has some very eclectic things for purchase.

don't type and drive!

we managed to get a great family selfie.  that practically never happens.

grandpa chuck bought her a stuffed lion and she has
been cuddling that thing every chance she gets. 

trying to put a sparkly shoe on daddy's foot.
it only fit on a couple toes, but lily gave it a good effort.
she's a shoe girl, and very particular about which one's she wears every day.
that makes this mama pretty happy.



Saturday, January 18, 2014

academy of science

we went into san francisco with kevin's parents to hang out in the academy of science.  that place is amazing.  i've been before (sans kid), but since i'm a 5 year old at heart, it all works out.  now that lily is around, i have an excuse for my enthusiasm, and people don't look at me as funnily as they used to.  but i digress.  the aquarium, albino alligator, penguins, rainforest (with tons of butterflies), and living roof are just amazing and so much fun.  until next time, academy!

lily kept tapping on the glass, trying to pet the giraffe.


penguins!  seriously, i could watch these guys all day.

statler & waldorf of the rainforest.
(i don't know if they have names or not, that's just what i called them.  it fit.)

seriously.  so pretty.

flowers & butterflies.  love!

traditional family selfie.
somehow we all came out looking at the camera, all smiling,
and all looking pretty decent.  that almost never happens.  

the only thing that went through my mind
 whenever i saw this guy was the theme from "jurassic park."