Feels Like Spring

A couple weeks ago, when it was sunny and 70 degress out, Papillon and I ventured outside for some random fun in the spring sun.

Papillon thought the sun to be a bit too bright.

I attempted to get some cute shots of Papillon and the first of the spring flowers, but she preferred to pick the flowers and tear the petals to pieces.

Oh well. And least her destructive little hands are super-cute.

As are her tightly clenched toes.

Momentous Moments Missed...

This past week two blog-worthy things happened that I neglected to blog about.

The first is that this week marks 1 full year in our city house. It's really hard to believe that we have been here for a full year already! Crazyness.


And the second momentous moment has to do with Marge...

This week marks her 3rd Birthday.

(Side note: I have the best grandmother ever...she even remembers to send my dog a birthday card! Love you, Nannie!)

Yup. Marge is three.

Happy Birthday, Marge!
We are sorry we didn't throw you a party.

Disassembled

Back before Papillon was born and we were yardsale-ing like crazy, we bought a fun little play mat. I recently pulled it out of the closet thinking it would be a good thing to put as a semi-permanent fixture in the kitchen. The very hard floors of which are tough on Papillon's head when she randomly face-plants so I thought this would be a good remedy for that.

And it would be if Papillon wasn't able to pull the mat apart.

It was day 2 of having the mat down and Papillon figured out she could pull the "A" out of the puzzle. From there, there was no stopping her. It usually takes less than 5 minutes for her to have the whole thing in pieces.

Some times it looks like she is thinking very hard about how to put it back together.
"I think the green one goes over here, and the yellow one goes next to the stars"

This may actually be the best $1 we spent at a yard sale. She loves taking it apart.
But, I think it may be a while before she masters the re-assembly process.

Until then I think I will be getting a lot of puzzle practice.

Green Bread

For St Patrick's day (yes....I know, that seems like forever ago now), my parents made "Leprechaun Bread" to sell at their store.

It is Old Fashioned White Bread "magically zapped green by little leprechauns" (aka food coloring).

It was a big hit! And I thought it looked pretty sweet!

And then I made toast with it.....and was oddly unnerved by its green-ness.

Don't get me wrong. It was delicious.
But it just didn't seem natural....

The Children's Museum

This past weekend, we met up with some friends to go to a Children's Museum. Papillon was a little reserved about the whole situation at first, its a lot of stimulation for a baby who is content to sit at home in one spot and play with the same toy for 45 minutes. But she warmed up to it and we all had a great time.

Here is Papillon and our friend's daughter; clearly they are concocting a scheme of some sort. These two keep up with each other via their mothers blogs so getting to hang out in person was extra fun.

At the museum there was a little book nook which Papillon enjoyed.

There was also the "squishy area" which is a little zone with a padded floor intended for the littlest kids (since it is safe for them to fall down on the squishyness). Papillon and our friends' little boy enjoyed this little area quite a lot.

More book nook!

The craft area! Papillon was a bit young for crafts, but her friend made a little paper box (with her mom's help of course)

Afterward the museum we went back to our friends' house for some lunch and more fun times. Papillon and their little boy (who is just 3 months younger than Papillon) played a bit (as much as 8 and 5 month olds do...) Papillon wanted to touch his soft fuzzy head:

They posed for a little picture together.

Isn't he cute!

Many thanks to our friends for suggesting the outing!
It was such a fun time!

The Dwight Schrute Look

Papillon's hair is growing like crazy. And we are slowly trying to figure out what to do with it. Which way to comb it, etc. We usually go for the side part, which, despite making her look like a boy, seems to be the best option.

Cause when we part it down the middle....

...she looks a little like Dwight Schrute

First Beach Trip

Last weekend Mon Amour and I decided to explore one of the local state parks. So packed a lunch and plopped Papillon in the car and off we went!

We got a bit lost (who knew the park actually has two separate areas in totally different parts of the county...). But eventually, we found the area of the park that we were looking for.

We were hoping Papillon would have her first experience in a swing on this trip, but the two (count them...only TWO!) swings at this playground were both broken. So no swinging for Papillon.

Instead we sat on a fun tire and watched the other kids in the park play.

Then it was off to the beach area of the park, where we spread out a blanket and sat Papillon on the edge for her first sand experience.

She was not sure what to think at first. But after a few moments concluded that she HATED it. From then on if she touched even the smallest bit of sand she would freak out. As my mother pointed out, this makes a beach blanket an excellent play pen. Even if she were mobile, I doubt Papillon would have moved from the very center of that blanket, for fear of the sand.

We had a good time nonetheless.

Papillon loves Mon Amour a lot. She always lights up when she sees him, and though she pretends not to....

She loves his kisses.

We will definitely be exploring this park some more as the year goes on. Perhaps Papillon will come to enjoy the beach, but if not, once she can crawl, I think the playgrounds will afford her lots of fun times.