Park Activities

Summer means visiting various parks.  That means lots of stuff to climb and jump off of.

Turtles

Saw these turtles.  It was a hot day and it was just so tempting to jump in with these turtles.

Father's Day 2013

 This is the day my daddy said he'll be there for me forever.

Protecting me in my sleep.

 and  when he's washing dishes in his underwear.

 and also when he's trying to do some work at home.

 He sees the world through my eyes.

Even when they are closed.

You taught me how to swim.

You taught me how to ride my bike without training wheels in 10 minutes.

You taught me how to do armpit farts.

You taught me how to play video games.

You taught me how to play frisbee.

You taught me how to hang a spoon on my nose.

You taught me how to jump on the bed and make a mess.

We look for good parks with playgrounds to trespass in.

Every morning you wake me up for school. You already have my bowl and spoon laid out the night before ready to be filled with the cereal  of my choice in the morning.

You take me to school and I climb on your back and we race across the grassy field to make the school bell.

We laugh together.  Hard.   

You never complain when I want a piggy back ride or if I wanted to be carried.  

You taught me how to be adventurous.

Never judging, never putting me down, just correcting and encouraging me along through my mistakes and faults. 

You encourage me to climb higher and higher in the climber.  You push me higher and higher in a swing.  In your eyes, there are no limits and I can aim as high and as far as I want.  I close my eyes as the wind blows through my hair knowing that you'll always be there cheering me on no matter what.

 You're my bestest buddy in the world.

I am grateful to have a dad like you.  

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY!

I love you!

Domestic Violence

Not all things are flowers and butterflies in the world.  Bad things happen to good people.  Someone very close to us recently experienced domestic violence.  

Here's my mom's blog about it:

http://curiousstillness.blogspot.com/2013/06/domestic-violence.html

Running Races

I love going to my mom's races.  It's a mini vacation for our family.  We get to to spend time at a hotel and explore the host city.  This time we went to San Diego.  My mom ran the San Diego Rock n' Roll Half Marathon. 

Here's me waiting for my lunch at Spaghetti Factory.  Where do you keep your spoon when you're waiting for lunch?

 After lunch, we explored the city and saw and found some interesting things.

 Like this utilitarian-looking playground.  I LOVE this stuff.  I played while my parents watched in a shady corner digesting their lunch.

 We met up with Grandpa, Grandma Audrey, and Uncle Paul for dinner.  We had a nice time in Old Town San Diego. So many things to see and explore.

 Here's my mama after her race.

Click here for her full report or go to this link: http://curiousstillness.blogspot.com/