Monday, June 11, 2007

Beach bum to Cow tails and more!

What a wild and crazy week it's been! M's niece and nephews came last week.
The weather was nice and we were able to go bike riding and to the beach.

While her cousins played in Lake Michigan, K spent her time in the stroller. She wasn't a big fan of the cold water or the sand. She was happy as could be in her stroller watching kids run by and watching the birds swoop down to pick up specs of food from other visitors.
When we weren't bike riding or at the beach K's cousins were playing with her a lot. Naturally K loved all the extra attention from her new roommates.

One of G's coworkers found out that K has become a big fan of Elmo and sent a Chiken Dance Elmo to K. Here she is dancing with it and a baby wipe. She is a trip! M found this Rocking Zebra at a garage sale for a steal and K loves to ride it and screetch to her own tune! We were amazed to find that she can get off the zebra on her own.
Last week Aunt M gave K a brief driving lesson. This is quite humorous being that a few days later Aunt M clipped a deer with that very vehicle and totaled it- the car and the deer. She is fine from the accident and when Aunt M felt bad about possibly killing Bambi's mom, her son reminded her that she probably allowed for some very hungry baby coyotes to have a meal. Kids are quick! I'm not sure if I will take Aunt M up on anymore driving lessons for K though!
Friday Aunt H and I took all the kids to Fair Oaks Farm. What an experience! We had a great time. It's a dairy farm with thousands upon thousands of cattle. We went on a tour of their operation which was mind blowing! (They milk about 50 cows at a time!) Then we had lunch at the cafe. As you expect we had grilled cheeses and quesadillas. Then the kids played on the playground and from there we saw a light that told us a calf was about to be born. So we went to the birthing barn and saw a baby calf born. Amazing! The kids had some amusing comments about that whole experience that I don't think I can share. Before we left we ate some ice cream and then we went home after a long and entertaining day!
This past weekend we went up to WI to help G's dad get ready for his big birthday party in a couple of weeks! G and his brother were able to help with numerous "handy-andy" projects and K helped Aunt E and mommy redecorate a bathroom. ( I forgot to use my flash!) We shopped for new things and then added our touches to this and that. K had her first experience with spaghetti! She liked playing with it and throwing it and then laughing!
K and her grandpa were quite the buddies! She would sit and play with him on the front porch, babble at him to get back to work, showed him her climbing abilities and ate his strawberries! We all had a good time and bonded as we did fun projects! We are excited to go back to the party in a few weeks!
Now we are just recooperating from a long week! This weekend coming up is Father's Day weekend and K and mommy have something up their sleeve for G. You'll have to wait to find out next week!