Birthday Cupcakes and a Big Girl Bed

With a seeming blink of my eye, another one of our "last weeks" in Coronado has passed.    It seems to be flying by, but we are doing a pretty solid job of packing in lots of California fun while we can.   Here are some of the highlights....

Sliding with monkey.    Monkey always gets to play at the park with us.   Sometimes, he is the only one who actually "plays."   Susannah is just the mommy who pushes him on the swing or catches him on the slide.   So funny.

Meadow had to learn to share this weekend, as we kept a friend's dog while they were out of town.   Otto is a beautiful golden retriever who really loved chewing meadow's rawhide bones.   Susannah LOVED him.  Meadow wasn't as big of a fan.

On Saturday we spent the morning at IKEA, picking out a "big girl bed" for Susannah.   She had the best time jumping on all the beds.   After much deliberation, we ended up with a toddler bed that seems perfect for her.

This twin day-bed was my original intent, but it just seemed to swallow her whole.   And she liked the toddler bed better anyway even though she was a little sad that we didn't get a pink one. 

We spent a fun morning at the park to celebrate our friend Brooklynn's 1st birthday.     She loved her smash cake.

And Susannah really enjoyed her pink cupcake!

Yum!

Leyton had a blue one to match her sweatshirt.

Nothing like cupcakes to stop a group of 10 toddlers in their tracks.

In other news, Nancy and I have been doing some online shopping to prepare for next winter in Germany.   We both ordered some Sorel boots and Susannah loves to model them.   As you can see, they cover her entire leg.  

Happy Mother's Day to everybody!   Especially to Grammy, Grandmama, Shoo-Shoo, and Mimi......we love you so much and are so grateful for you!!