outing > alameda flea market

She bartered for her first time.  As Queen of Manipulation & Negotiation...I knew she would be fine making the deal on her own.  And she did just that.  For the rest of the walk through, she sewed her heart out in the fort she made out of the stroller :)

(...her eyes somehow got bigger.....)

my lucy > trains, lips and hair wisps

A break from the rain carried us to the Oakland Zoo. For the first time ever - Lucy actually noticed the animals...

outing > family tree hunt

my lucy > joan's farm & pumpkin patch 2015

3 years in the making. 

sneak peak > a cold & wet day at the zoo

Things started off 'iffy' when I realized how cold and windy it really was. Of course, I didn't pack warmer clothes... so we walked really fast to warm up. I'm not sure we even stopped to see any animals...I figured we'd make up for it once we warmed up.

Then we made it to the lily pads... 

Where Lucy fell in... (socks and shoes soaked, pants and underwear soggy, and left side all wet) :(

It was still cold, it was still windy (but we just got there and the car was all the way back)!  So I gave her my socks and we ate lunch.  I asked her what she wanted to do...

All she wanted was her buttons.  Then the sun came out! 

And this little cheesecake made the most of her trip at the zoo!!

Normally we only go on the carousel at the end (I tell her we need daddy who has the money), but I couldn't say no this time - after the day we had.  !! Notice her feet a the measuring post...!! Almost there :)

Thank Goodness for the Train - and her train hat :) :) :)

What a Memorable Day at the Zoo!!!

sneak peak > a birthday getaway

I got quite the birthday treat this weekend - a short getaway to Tomales Bay for some incredibly yummy seafood at Nick's Cove :)  Followed with an afternoon stroll in Petaluma.  Drinks, a movie, and sushi included. I think I got my fix of eating all things I literally dream about. And you can never go wrong meeting up with family too!

All of this could have been possible had we had Lucy, but it would not (in this situation) have been as memorable.  So thanks Juju for taking Lucy for the night.  You wiped her out!

   
It was a pretty good birthday :) xo

in the moment > hear like a rabbit

With Christmas quickly approaching, I realize my baby cakes hears everything! She is no longer in the "oh she doesn't understand" phase.  She's in the repeating phase. She's in the nothing gets past her phase.  She's in the mommy really needs to watch what she says (!) phase...

............!!!

in the moment > monday library story time

Mondays are so super busy at the library that they have to hand out tickets to get into story time.  We hope for that ticket, although not getting one means the computers are all hers!

outing > m&m heaven

in the moment > the last picking at the pumpkin patch

After what seemed 2 weeks of fighting an infection in her mouth, then a long wedding weekend in Vegas, we finally made it to the pumpkin patch.  Slim pickings, but we made due.  More photos to come...of the costume, the pumpkin patch, the wedding, and of course our check-ups.  Until then - Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

outing > impromptu trip to ikea

Finally.

in the moment > a daytime nap

I was going through some photos this weekend and came across this from our camping trip in May. It was pretty cold I remember, but Lucy radiated heat in that tent. All the more reason to snuggle....

sneak peak > trick or treating besties

outing @ joan's pumpkin patch

Another Fall Day...Another Pumpkin Patch...

outing @ meyer's dry creek pumpkin carving

What an awesome day - A big thanks to the Moore's for having us - Yummy food, Pumpkins galore, Beautiful scenery, Great company, Fresh fall weather, and all of these Silly Kiddos!