Laughin' in Lacey

It's all fun and games until Mom shows up with the camera.

Random Thoughts

* I have traveled to the edge of the "big city" twice in the last week. It reminded me how much I do NOT miss driving in freeway traffic.

* Valentine's Day street vendors make me laugh. I mean, if my husband ever came home with a giant teddy bear or a pre-made basket of goodies, I'd know for sure that he had forgotten, and this was his last ditch attempt to make good.

* I am working on a Primary lesson on temptation. The other night I had a dream that Satan kept calling me on the phone. If only it was that easy to know when we were being tempted :)

* The weather has been so warm and wonderful here lately, I am having a hard time believing that we're in the middle of February - it feels more like the end of March. Flower buds have even started coming up in the yard - I can't wait to see what blooms.

Musical Expressions

Amelia loves music . . . and we think she's picked up a bit of talent from her father . . .

(Amelia had a little shaker in her hand - in case you couldn't see it in the video)

. . . and her mother.

Boston Harbor

Today we went to Boston Harbor, about 30 minutes northwest of our home. Along the way, we stopped for a short walk at the trailhead of the Chehalis Western Trail. The trail is 22 miles and runs north-south through the county we live in. We're looking forward to taking our bikes on this trail when the weather gets warmer (and we get a bike trailer for Amelia).

I forgot how amazing the trees look where there is a lot of rain.

They are absolutely fuzzy,

with ferns growing out of the trees.

Amelia loves being outside and enjoys the walks as much as we do.

When we finally got to the harbor, it was raining lightly. There wasn't much to do there this time of year, except to buy fresh fish. We'll have to try it out again when the weather gets warmer. Another fun adventure - this time even closer to home.

New Life

When something dies . . .

it's always nice to have a reminder of new life.

I finally had to admit that the ficus was dead - frozen on our way to WA. But surprisingly, my Christmas cactus bloomed after loosing half of its self to the cold.

A day at the beach

On Saturday, we drove to Westport, WA to spend the day at the beach.

Amelia liked watching the waves as much as I do.

And then I tried to record Amelia's experience at the beach.

"Waiting"

I'm not great at recording, but this one is good for a laugh.

"The Wave"

Cling ons

My daughter is a cling-on . . . and I think I'm an enabler, but I don't know how it started or how to fix it.

Amelia often plays on her own without me, but lately, in the afternoons, she either has to be in my arms or on my lap or sitting right next to me.

I have to get things done, so I often let her cry and cry and cry and follow me around the kitchen, but I'm hoping this is just a phase.

Any thoughts?