Switched sides

On Saturday we had the car cleaned and Lucy's carseat was moved to the left (the big girl side!) She was pretty excited but the smile in this photo was caused by the promise of a chocolate chip cookie.

Fresh garden produce

Memorial Day long weekend

We celebrated Memorial Day with not one but two cookouts! We headed over to Dave, Amy & Dominic's for a hamburger lunch and then over to the Atentos for a lamb (BYO) bbq dinner. Lucy had a great time swimming, eating and playing bocce. Over the weekend we also went to the beach, did some gardening and ate pancakes. Andrew got some pizza oven work done and we all had several naps. I vote for more long weekends!

Methodical and logical

Board Games 8: Let's Go Fishin'

Lucy received this game for her birthday. It is a motorised game where the pond turns in a circle whilst the fish open and close their mouths. The object of the game is to catch a fish with the fishing rod by placing the end in the fish's mouth when it opens. The inner circle fish are harder than the outer circle fish as they open and close their mouths faster. Lucy has enough patience to sit there for some time in order to try to catch the fish. A winner!

Btw given the swine flu outbreak Andrew and I have been playing Pandemic. We have played at least 6 times and have not been able to win any game by stopping the diseases in time. Sorry world, you are doomed to destruction!

Lucy is sick

Lucy had strep throat over the weekend. We spent most of Friday night calming her and she went to the doctor on Saturday for a diagnosis. (Strep is the name Americans give to a form of tonsillitis) On Friday night her throat was so sore that she was refusing to even swallow her own saliva! She is doing well now and has enjoyed eating her pedialyte popsicles to combat dehydration. However she is on antibiotics (again!) as this is a serious condition that can lead to bronchitis and pneumonia.

Baby shower

My good friend Alexis hosted a baby shower for me on the weekend (along with the help of Amy, Monica and Jackie). The shower was a lovely luncheon with quiche, salad, tomatoes stuffed with chicken salad, fruit, and brownies followed by my favourite ice cream, Haagen Daaz's Lehua honey with sweet cream. The iced tea was my favourite flavour called 'On the waterfront'. How nice it is to have a party without doing any organising! I didn't give any instructions to Alexis but she knew not to play any embarrassing games and she themed everything with the nursery colours of red and grey including the fresh flowers. We played a trivia game about babies, opened presents and talked. It was very relaxing. It inspired me to get all the baby clothes washed and put away which I did with some success until the thunderstorms came.

Thanks to everyone who came along! And an extra shout for Alexis for doing such a superb job!!