Horse Poo

Had we remembered to bring our camera this weekend we would have had pictures of Fiona and Devon on a Downtown date buying shoes for fiona's ever growing feet, their playdate at the park with Zoe (fiona's friend) and her dad John. Their noodles at the chinese place and then the family bike /hike up in Henry Cowell State Park. We went up to the observation tower through redwood forest and sandhill trails. It was quite lovely. Fiona had a little trouble with her aversive reflex to poo as we encountered quite a bit of horespoo on the trail. But it was made up for by seeing six horses and a mule on the path. Fiona is even brave enough to touch them these days.

Life is going pretty well we are planning our summer travel and have hit a point where we have no pending house repairs. The garden is growin we are overwhelmed with too many artichokes, looking forward to tomatos that are growing well, and remembering that summer in santa Cruz is the foggy time.

The parenting is sometimes easier and sometimes harder. Fiona lately is on a "I don't want to sleep" this must be said in a whining voice for the best effect. She still naps heartily some days and fitfully on others so it is hard to give that up. Bedtime when it is light late is a trick too, she wants to go to sleep when it is dark bla bla bla. We are doing our best.

Fiona is still in full nursemaid glory. All day every day she spends much of her time caring for her menagerie of baby animals. We are often chided for talking too loudly lest we wake baby zebra, shelly, otter. etc. At school she has a humpback whale which she claims as hers and when I pick her up is being wrapped in a striped sheet in the play yard. She is still going two days a week, not sure when to switch her up to more but it might be after the summer.

Fiona likes to sing and is usually humming or simging something from school or songs we have taught her. Her latest one is "Country Road" which is pretty sweet coming from her. Almost as lovely as when she belts out " Will the circle be unbroken."

Swimming is going well too. we are starting the second level in June. Fiona is getting commfortable with her head under, jumping in, and learning to keep kicking while she blows bubbles. She loves most of all at the end of class when the kids all get to float.kick/splash about the pool in tubes she calls floaties. Very cute.
Will post some more pictures soon,

Love
Louise