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!

Beets

I've been making Leah's food for her ever since I started her on solids.  As a baby, my mom said I was the hardest to feed.  Apparently, it took her hours to feed me one meal.  Thankfully, Leah is a great eater and so far eats everything I give her happily.  As an adult, I have grown to love food too, however, there are still some foods I can't seem to grow fond of.  One of them is beets!  Matt hates them too.  I want Leah to decide for herself what foods she will like or not like, so for now, I bought beets just for her. 

Picnic

Matt and I occasionally will take a walk around Silverlake Reservoir to get some exercise in and enjoy the scenery.  They have a large grassy area with no dogs allowed, so you can walk/run around without worrying about stepping in anything gross.  :)  We decided to have a picnic this evening and enjoy the great weather we've been having.  Leah had a great time even though we ran a little bit past her bedtime. 

Of course when I try to give her toys, she much rather play with non-toy items. 

Missing DaDa

Matt wasn't able to see Leah at all yesterday since he had a long work day.  I sent him this video.  I can't help but watch it over and over again. 

Orange County

We were in Orange County this past weekend staying at the Balboa Bay Club.  Matt had his annual BGPV (Basketball, Golf, Pool, Volleyball) tournament with his buddies so we decided to stay down there.  Since the Bay Club was just bought by one of Matt's friend's company, we got an amazing rate on the room!  Woohoo!  We had an amazing view of the bay from our room. 

My parents came to visit the hotel Saturday morning and babysat Leah while I went to the spa.  Thanks mom and dad!  We ate across the street at Pizzeria Mozza for lunch and then went shopping at South Coast Plaza.  Sunday, the weather was a little cooler than I had hoped, but we were still able to take Leah to the beach for the first time.  She loved it.  She skipped her morning nap because she was too excited looking at everything and everyone.  She played with the sand and only attempted to eat it once.  The water was too cold to put her in, but maybe we'll try next time.  

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!