Friday events

Today was supposed to be Parker's first day of ballet lessons, but early this morning, the rec center called and said the teacher called in sick (or something), so her first class will be NEXT friday. She was a little disappointed, but we made the best of things by putting on her outfit (not pictured) and jumping on the trampoline and doing a ballet DVD. She's learned to point her toes and is very proud. Later this evening, we revisited ballet fun by putting on a flouncy skirt, ballet shoes and she prowled around in the closet and found some sunglasses. She has a great time twirling and leaping and saying "plie' ".

And then just a little while ago, I walked out into the garage and nearly had a heart attack. RACOONS! Inside the closed garage. They were after Sierra's food. Photograph courtesy of our house guest Mark - I was looooong gone. Although I still was able to keep my cool enough to holler for Mark and Bob to take a picture for the blog, and get me adiet coke out of the outdoor fridge. Since I'm never going out there again!

Trampoline fun

Big fun these days is having the exercise ball on the trampoline. I'll post some video soon of her 'new trick'. She always has a new trick, by the way. Todays new trick was running around the ball in circles while singing "cowboy! cowboy!". I have no idea what that means.


Here's the outfit she put together this morning. Very pink, "pink is my favorite". I was thrilled to see her wear that headband, she's never worn it before. Also notice she's found a new ponytail holder-turned-bracelet. This one has a pink heart and a rhinestone on it. And of course she slipped on her heels and grabbed her purse so she could take Big Baby for a stroll. Sometimes I feel like I'm living with a little tiny Jackie Kennedy.

Teeth brushing ritual

While I'm thinking about it, I'll share the little game we play to get Parker to hold still to get her teeth brushed. I'd forget, but she reminds me every time. I start to brush her teeth and she says:

Parker: "wowwa ooo hee in hair?"

translated (minus toothbrush): "What do you see in there?"

And then we list off the things that we are brushing off of her teeth....all the stuff she's eaten that day. Usually a short list.

Me: "I see waffles and milk and noodles and bear crackers and carrots and yogurt...."

Sometimes I try to slip in something that she didn't eat to see if she's listening and she always corrects me. And if I forget one, she corrects that too.

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Another funny thing she's doing now is saying "me three". But she says it when "me too" would make more sense. Her reasoning is that she's three years old, so she tells me every time.

Me: "I want something to drink"

Parker: "Me three! Haha I said 'me three' because I'm three."

Weekend fun

We had another busy weekend. Bob decided to redo some of our sprinkler piping. It had a leak and had been patched numerous times, so he dug it all up and repiped it. I played the role of "clean person" and indoor support. Every now and then the door would pop open and he'd yell "can ya bring me a...." ...coat hanger, hack saw, piece of bread, paper towel, another piece of bread, more paper towels, sack of hamburger buns, gatoraide, telephone, etc etc. (the bread is used to plug the pipes) At one point I guess Parker helped fill in the hole. The doorbell rang and this is what I found when I answered it:

View from above

This was taken in San Diego, which is why she's wearing a jacket. It's my view from the balcony of the condo to the Parker on the patio down below.