The Neighbor's Cat

The neighbors cat kept coming into our backyard and the girls would get so excited and run out to pet it. So we made the huge mistake of opening a can of tuna and feeding it, because now the cat won't leave. We attempted to have a picnic dinner outside on the grass, but had to come back in because the cat would not leave us alone.

 

 It was mostly worth it seeing these smiling faces and hearing their giddy laughter. I think.

Strawberry Days

I think she likes strawberries...

Zoo Day...

We managed to steal our Daddy away from his boards study for a few hours and then headed over to the Zoo. We hardly go into the gorilla exhibit these days because "they are just too scary for little kids like me and Hazel." However, posing behind the lego exhibit was not too scary.

 This little sea otter statue (next to the carousel) is probably her favorite thing at the zoo. We could stand here for twenty minutes while she hugs, kisses, climbs on, talks to, and pets this little guy. Hazel does it as also because, well, monkey see monkey do. She also begs every time for us to take her picture with it.

She also begs for us to take her picture on every single statue at the zoo. The rhino, the tiger, the seal...Thank goodness the giant elephant statue is too loud and scary for them to want to go near.

 And of course it would not be a complete visit to the zoo if they didn't get to ride on an animal. Bails has come a long way from being absolutely terrified to claiming now that she can do it all by herself. Hazel is just starting the process. We will see how long it takes her to come around.

Just one of probably hundreds we will take this summer. Oh joy.

Play Time

See, they can play for a few minutes by themselves without fighting...

I guess Sam's obsession with old school fisher price toys does have its perks.

Cinderella Suitcase

This suit case from Aunt Pat and Uncle Jim could not be more perfect for her. Every time we took her into the Disney store to look around, the first thing she darted to was this exact suit case. Then she proceeded to wheel it around the store and fill it up with other merchandise she came across.

Which is probably why I wasn't surprised when all the little people went missing and I spent a morning looking for where they could be, only to unzip her suitcase on a whim and find this lovely stash.

Where's Hazel?

I knew she had gone outside to play, but after a minute I noticed it was a little too quiet and went outside to search for her. My adrenaline started pumping when I did a quick sweep of the yard and couldn't find her. I called out her name as I ran over to the fence to see if she had somehow finagled it open. And then I heard the little jibber jabber coming from underneath the slide...

One of the perks for being little...you can comfortably fit into small spaces, I guess.

Nap Time?

You would not even believe the amount of giggles and screams that came during the twenty minutes they both tried to 'take a nap' in the princess sleeping bag.

If only they would have actually fell asleep at the end of it.