Just another catch up.

We had a really lovely day on Sunday June 24th. We wanted to do something fun, so we went to the farmers market then took a short train ride to Menlo Park to a bookstore that had a story time. Then we had brunch and walked around a bit and I used my phone to look up things to do. There was a Color Me Mine studio nearby, so we went to check it out. Makena selected a vase to paint, and we all helped to paint a bowl with Makena's hand print in it. She did an awesome job! Then we took the train home, but first we had time to kill at the train station so we found a geocache while we waited. We got home and decided to wash our car, so we had fun doing that by hand.

 We signed Makena up for the summer session at The Little Gym. Once a week we walk over there and she does her gym class. It's been fun to watch her get a little more confident. She really liked her teacher but we just had to switch to a different day because she was in swim class. One day her teacher suggested everyone try a new way to walk to bed, like skipping or hopping or crab walking. And pretty much every night since then Makena has crawled to her spot on the bed, saying that the teacher wants her to "do a new way to bed!" A couple of times she even did a somersault on the bed, lol. She really loves the classes, especially these rings. I'd really love to continue enrolling her in classes, but it's so darn expensive.

Ian and Colin's grandpa did a little photo shoot of Makena for us, she was so cooperative! It went way better than a trip to the Sears portrait studio would've gone.  

She's so cute and awesome.

In addition to gym class and the aforementioned swim class, Makena's doing a mommy and me soccer class on Saturdays! We didn't pay for this class, it's the class Pam used to teach so she knows the coach and just shows up. Makena is doing great, she is learning so much and loves the time with Mama.

Colin also takes the soccer class, and they take the swim class together too. The last day for that is tomorrow. More about that in my next post! These two have been so sweet together lately. I've loved watching them grow up together. Here they were washing the car and copying each other.

We got a bunch of ollalieberries a couple weeks ago and Makena helped me make a pie. It was so yummy! She refused to try it though. Fine, more for me!

Makena loves to make her own pizza on Tuesday nights at Pizza My Heart.

I had a code to make a photo book for free, and had this brilliant idea to make a fun learning/game book for Makena. So I took a bunch of photos of her and we collected things around the house to photograph and I created a really awesome book. That week she was really into taking photos, and one day she asked me to take this photo, of two elephants on top of an elephant block. Lol.

For the 4th of July we took the train to the parade in Redwood City. We didn't think we'd get to go because Pam had work, but at the last minute she got off early. We missed the parade though, but we had fun at the festival.

I was really excited to make these bows for her. They were perfect!!

We saw my mom there, who marches with a band every year.

And we let Makena do some art and craft projects and games!

I love seeing what she chooses and creates. We had forgotten a hat for her (and sunscreen, oops) so the make a visor craft was helpful! I was annoyed that the prizes for the games were all candy. Thankfully she doesn't even know what most candy is, she would just select a random colorful thing and give it to us.

Then we had lunch and headed home, and she took a late nap. I don't normally let her nap past 2, or even after 1 sometimes, because then she's awake until 10pm. But since we were going to see the fireworks it worked out great. We went to the same spot as last year, on the lawn in front of Google across from the firework show at Shoreline, which is perfect.

We had a picnic dinner and waited for darkness. Makena and Pam walked around and found some Google bikes. I had a package of glow in the dark bracelets that were a huge hit, and we bundled up and watched the fireworks.

(Pam took this photo of Pam and I.)