One Cotton Candy, Please

Alex had his first taste of the pink, fluffy stuff last weekend at the zoo. Each time we past the cotton candy cart Alex's eyes widened as he pleaded for the cotton sugar cloud. Jeff finally agreed and it was all downhill from there. Alex marched right up to the cotton candy vendor, slapped down the five dollar bill and said "one cotton candy, please." The cotton candy completely slowed down our pace. Alex was too busy munching on the stuff to pay any attention to the animals. Other children stared in envy while their parents shook their heads and outwardly said something like "I'm glad it's you and not me with a child who will be on a sugar high in a matter of moments." All I could do was laugh and brace myself for the inevitable afternoon craziness.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary....

I don't have a green thumb. I couldn't even get my Chia Pet Herb Garden to survive longer than a couple of months. With that said, I'm very proud of the flowers currently blooming in my yard. My rose bushes are covered with gorgeous blooms and smell sweet and fresh. My rhododendrons look like little puffs of purple clouds. My peonies are just starting to pop open and are also a brilliant shade of purple. I love Spring and early Summer so I can enjoy the bright sunny days and fresh flowers.

East Meets West

We recently had a fantastic visit with Jeff's family from the West Coast. Having four children ages almost 2, 3, 4, and 5 was very interesting and quite fun. We packed in as much fun as we could in seven days. We enjoyed going to the Air and Space Museum, Burke Lake Park, Baltimore for Mother's Day, Frying Pan Park, and a Japanese restaurant but mostly we just enjoyed being together. Hannah became attached to everyone and it was great having others around to hold her. Alex had fun having boys around to play hide and seek and tag. They came up with their own games such as stink bug and being mommies to caterpillars. All in all it was a very successful visit and will probably go out to San Diego next year. Now we are trying to convince nanny to go to Disney World with us for Thanksgiving - what do you say, nana?

Happy Mother's Day

This year for Mother's Day I received the best gift ever ... a big hug around the neck and "I love you, mommy". Alex is finally old enough to understand the Mother's Day concept. His preschool had the cutest Mother's Day Tea where the kids sang an I Love You song and served the moms muffins and tea. Alex was so proud of himself for serving tea and I was so proud for being the mom of a wonderful "big boy". Hannah hasn't figured out the Mother's Day concept yet but it won't be long. Right now I'm enjoying being a mom to my big boy and my toddler little girl.

Simple Pleasures

I wish we all had the same simple pleasures as a child. For my children, at least for this week, the big pleasure was finding a new park on a bright sunny day. It was not a huge park but it had great playground with a BASKETBALL COURT (for Alex) and a DANDELION FIELD (for Hannah) - now it can't get any better than that! Since both of my children were happy at the same time - Hannah wasn't screaming and Alex wasn't having listening issues - finding the new park was the highlight of my week, too. I guess adults and children actually do have the same simple pleasures.