Sunflower Update #4

The sunflowers are beginning to bloom and they are lovely! It's so summery to have bright yellow sunflower blooms to look at out my window.

On another note Anders had his 3 year old check-up today and I was so proud of him! He got to shots, one on each arm and a finger poke. He cried but was fine pretty quickly.

It was fun to see him interact with the new doctor and get all of the routine tests done. He thought it was all fun except the shots and I wouldn't be surprised if he is excited to go back the next time we have to!

Pool Day

What a lovely day to be at the pool! Anders and I both got nasty sunburns despite sunscreen but other than that it was really perfect.

Pictures of the civic center

More pictures of our pretty public library and civic center. I love the architecture! Inside it's all craftsman style with vaulted ceilings.

Trip to the library

Lately we (I) have had a bad case of cabin fever. Since we only have one car now I have been feeling really stuck. We walk to the park when it's not too hot and every once in a while we make the trek down to the local shopping

center.

The good thing is that we have a free shuttle service in our city that goes to all of the places that I can't go by car! I put off using the trolley for a while because the last time we went the ride home took way longer than I had anticipated and the bus was hot and bumpy.... This time I calculated the route better so that we wouldn't get stuck on the long way back.

We left the house at 9:00 to get to the 10:30 story hour. Since we had some time to kill I got to sip a cup of coffee while Anders ran around the gorgeous civic center property.

We found a bunch of rolley polley bugs and that kept him busy for a while too. The story time was great and after that we rode the escalator at the Barnes and Noble a few times.

Then it was time for lunch at Pick Up Stix and then back to the trolley stop to head home for nap.

It really was a good day and a huge relief to figure out the bus schedule. We'll be using it a lot this summer.

Thank you to everyone who responded to my curiosity post! Thanks for visiting my blog and sharing your favorite movies! It's always fun to find out peoples tastes and also get some Netflix ideas. =0)

Three tomorrow!

It was three years ago tonight that I was lying in bed at a hospital in Bellflower California, not able to get a deep breath, feeling very lonely and claustrophobic and not realizing that the next day I would have a c-section to give birth to my 3 pound infant. What an adventure the last three years have been!

Our "new" red couch is no longer new. It is in fact very well used. The chinchilla "bubba" is long gone (hopefully not dead), and our child no longer looks like a worried old man.

Tomorrow we'll take Anders out for breakfast and get him ice cream. He'll open the box from Grandma J. and have a tantrum because even though it's his birthday we won't be going to Travel Town until Sunday. And explaining that will be next to impossible.

It's fun to think back to those life altering first days of being parents. It really puts everything into perspective!

Three good fathers

The two best Dads around are my dad who really is the epitome of honest, funny, serious, spiritual, goofy, and genuine and of course Chris who is a loyal, kind, funny, attentive, and gentle father to Anders.

I can't believe how lucky I am to have these such great men in my life!

I can't forget mentioning my Grandpa, another great man who set the bar high not only for his three daughters but for his grand-daughters as well!

Thank-you to you all!