Moxie LOVES bubbles.
Author: jesslee
Moxie went to Glen Echo to see a puppet show. She had a glorious time. She got to hang with her friend Faye and play on the playground. Oh. She also got to see a creek. That was big doings.
Just a quick note to say we are back from Illinois. We had such a great time seeing family! Mox got to meet her McGregor and Weaver families. She was sick for the first part but was a complete trooper. We experienced such generousity from family. It started with Ginger and Claire who were going to house us but definitely fed us, then Pat who hosted us while being out of state. Then Kelly and her family let us crash and hang out. Shew!
Mox is a great road trip buddy. As long as you have a fake wallet, a pacifier, stickers and an iPad.
We stayed at Aunt Pat’s who had both a Saint Francis statue and a cat that moxie loved.
Oh yes and a park.
We stayed in a total of 5 places over the week and Mox was a super helper.
We had some good times with Bibi and Babu too.
Don’t worry. We took some pictures of all the in between stuff too. We will have that up and ready for you soon. So stay tuned.
Stider doesn’t want to do anything for Father’s Day. At least that what he says. Mox an so twisted his arm a bit and got lunch. Oh and also Dairy Queen. Behold the road side picnic where we celebrate Moxie’s fabulous dad and watch her enjoy her first ice cream cone.
This is just after she has her first tiny taste. Huge smile. But then she gets serious.
No more time for smiles. Only eating. No mentions of trucks, buses, or bikes as they pass. Only slurping that Dairy Queen goodness.
Jobs well done. For Strider being amazing and for Mox for destroying a cone of vanilla soft serve.
Also: happy happy Father’s Day to Moxie’s two grandpas. Both taught us so much about being parents. Both of then included a healthy amount of ice cream in our diets. Really this is all about tradition.
Bibi and Babu came to town a couple weeks ago and helped us host an epic egg hunt for friends. Our wonderful neighbors with a fabulous backyard offered to let us use their space. So we “hid” over 100 eggs and drank mimosas and ate delicious food while the kids hunted. The kinds of prizes included in the eggs were: dinosaurs, animals, raisins, chalk, race cars, dollar coins (!), and other toddler friendly stuff. Each kid got a bank too.
It was an absolutely wonderful day and we appreciated everyone coming out to play.
Today we are cleaning out cabinets and organizing stuff in the kitchen. All chores that are not toddler friendly. Well, we tried our first stab at sensory bins.
We made it from left over pasta I was going to throw away and a few wine corks (don’t judge) and plastic animals.
I saved an egg carton a few months ago and that’s where she organized what she found. Oh: and the towel. That was my way of trying to contain the crazy. I think it mostly worked.
She was entertained long enough to get a few shelves reorganized so that’s a win. I saved all the noodles in a ziplock. Maybe we will do this again sometime.
Back to cleaning. Blech.
Moxie needed a quick refresh after watching our gorgeous cousin graduated from college. More to come on that but for now how cute is this?!
While Bibi and Babu were here we finally made it to the train ride at Wheaton Regional Park to check out the train and carousel. The weather was amazing, Moxie LOVED running around and playing on the train and horses. She also had her first snow cone. Big day of firsts: train, snow cone, mime school.
Moxie LOVES bubbles.
We had a great time in Wednesday with our friends Betsy and Faye.
We went to Gymboree playtime and then destroyed Austin Grill. Usually our meals include food (duh), stuffed animals, books and sippy cups. All very exciting stuff.