Explorers in a Foreign Land

On Friday we (I) decided it was time to check out a new play area I had read about on the internet. So, at the last minute we called up Sunny (to find out more about her, click on the link on the right!) and she bravely agreed to go on the adventure with Lydia and I. Little did we know we would find such a cool place for Lydia to play! There was a huge treehouse, slide, climbing wall, etc. etc. etc! We could even order our lattes from the cafe a floor below and they delivered them to us! This place makes the list in my Top 2 "Places to Play in Prague" List. Lydia was in heaven, but I found myself even more blessed by the opportunity to get to know Sunny a little better and begin brainstorming with her on plans to establish a mother-child center with our church!

First Haircut!

Strap her in a booster seat, pop in a VeggieTales DVD (the surefire way to make Lydia sit still!) and it's haircut time! It was a VERY minor trim, but Lydia was surprisingly compliant while mommy snipped away...

Finished product

Lydia's friend, Lucy, and her mommy, Shanna, invited us to go swimming at an indoor pool next door to their apartment. We gladly took them up on the offer! This picture pretty much sums it up... Lucy smiling and posing at a moments notice while Lydia runs around in the background never sitting still for more than a second. If you don't believe me, I have 3 more versions of photographic proof! Even though we could only stay for 30 minutes we had so much fun and Lydia is still talking about her friend, "Sucy", and the water three days later!!!

That frantic look on my face is because I am treading water while keeping Lydia's head and floatie above water...

In what is becoming an evening ritual, Lydia and Daddy retreat to the ladybug tent to do puzzles...

And Brandon is trying to convince me that Lydia and Nellie don't really even notice that that each other exists!!! I caught them sneaking some couch-time this afternoon while watching our Sesame Street tapes from Gramma Verbrugge. Nellie, you have just been granted one lifeline... use it wisely!

Lydia and her baby modeling their matching pjs made with love by Gramma Van Voorst.