Movies!

The Pacific Theater at Americana at Brand has Mommy and Me movies every Monday morning, and the past two Mondays I went to watch Ice Age and The Dark Knight Returns.  It's really fun being able to go see the movies and not worry about any noise Leah might make since every baby in there makes their share of noise at one point or another.  They have a stroller parking area, but many moms also bring it into the actual theater.  About half the moms just use a carrier.  Inside the theater they even set up a diaper changing station.  Leah was super well behaved both times.  I made sure to bring some snacks, water, and toys to occupy her for awhile.  I would also nurse her in the middle during her normal feeding time.  She would watch the screen for a minute or two but then start paying attention to the other babies near her or play with her friend Lia.  DKR is almost 3 hours, and I wasn't sure if Leah would last the whole movie, but she ended up falling asleep for a hour and half!  A lot more daddies showed up to watch DKR which I found amusing.  I had a great time and it was nice to be able to finally watch a movie again!

Birthday Party

Leah attended her first birthday party today!  It was at Mar Vista Recreation Center and she loved it.  Alani is the daughter of Janet and Keith, former coworkers of mine.  Janet is preggo with #2!  Leah always loves seeing other kids and she had her first taste of a cupcake (made with applesauce).  We brought her to the park and let her play on the swing and took her down the slide.  She's definitely going to be an adventurous one.  The whole family had a great time.  Happy 1st birthday, Alani!

Happy 4th of July!

We had a BBQ at our house today and Leah had so much fun!  First, we had a TON of food.  I think we have enough leftovers for 3 more BBQs.  We had sliders, brats, chicken skewers, carne asada, popovers, pulled pork, grilled fruit, and 3 different cakes/pies!  Unfortunately, I was so busy running around, chatting, and taking care of Leah, that I forgot to take pictures of the food spread.  I did remember to get a picture of the pies and cakes (frozen key lime pie, tres leches cake, and banana cream pie).

Matt set up a little baby pool that was a big hit.  We had four babies in it, and they were having a blast!  Side note: that's the most babies we've ever had at the house.  Everyone was so well behaved, and it was super cute watching the babies {kind of} interact with each other.  

Lemonade!

I met up with Sharon and her baby Cameron today at Lemonade.  Lemonade is a super cute little place in Pasadena.  It's a cafeteria style restaurant that has fresh, yummy, and healthy food selections such as salads, pastas, fish, chicken, soups, and pastries.  Of course they also have a variety of fresh lemonade flavors to choose from.  I got Blood Orange - delicious!  It can get really crowded during peak meal hours, so we arrived right when it opened to make sure we could fit our strollers.  I was too hungry to take any pics besides the macaroons (that seems to be a common theme for me - oops!).  Here's the macaroons!

Cameron is 3 days younger than Leah, and this was my first time meeting him.  It's really fun meeting up with other mommies with similar aged babies.  Since we're both going through this huge stage in our lives, we have a lot to talk about.  Cameron is adorable, and as you can see from the picture, the babies loved looking at each other!