Stay safe for me...

Today I got to go to daddy's work for a safety fair. It was pretty neat, they had fun activities and treats too!

Daddy let me walk all over the shop floor and he told mama and me all about his job.  We also got to see his desk, he sure does have a lot of pictures of me and mama!

The best part of the safety fair was getting to put my hand prints on the wall on the way into the shop floor, they are there to remind daddy to be safe so he can come home and play with me!

Tonight mama and daddy are going out to celebrate mama's birthday with friends, so Grandma Carolyn and Grandpa Tim came to play with me! The perfect end to a great day!

Linden

Shoes!

Another great day at daycare today!  The weather is so nice which means we got to play outside and go for a walk today!!  I like walks so much that I didn't want to get out of the stroller, I kept telling Gretchen, "No!"

Anyways, this evening I decided I was going to learn something new...I decided I was going to learn how to put my shoes on.

Shoes are really tricky...How do you put something on your foot when you are standing on it??

I tried really hard.  Mama said I sat in the living room working on it for over 15 minutes! 

Daddy finally decided to help me out...I was NOT happy.  How am I going to learn if he does it for me?  He finally told me he would buy me a new pair of shoes if I stopped crying, I negotiated and got two pairs out of the deal.

I hope everybody is taking advantage of the great weather!!
Linden

Diggin' up Dirt

Another beautiful March day!!

I am lovin' all the outside time I have been getting lately.  Bike rides, walks, and running around, it can't get any better than this!

Our neighbors have a really great swing set and they told me I can play on it any time that I want.  There are swings, a great slide, rock climbing wall, rope ladder and a sandbox!!  I was having so much fun digging in the sand that I didn't want to stop to pose for a photo...Here is an action-shot. 

Today wasn't quite as warm as it has been the past few days, but it was still pretty nice. 

Hope you had a great weekend!
Linden

PS.  Happy Belated Birthday to my Auntie Missy!!!

We're going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...

Today was a pretty big day day, I got my first membership to the Minnesota Zoo!!  We had a great time exploring the Zoo, so mama decided to get a zoo membership so we could go back and explore some more!!

One of my favorite exhibits was the penguins!  There was one really silly penguin that kept diving down right in front of me.  He was pretty cute!!

Penguins are really good swimmers and like to play in the water a lot.  Next time I go to the pool I am going to pretend to be a penguin.

There were lots of playgrounds at the zoo.  One of my favorites had a fishing boat to climb on, a lighthouse with a slide, a foot bridge and a rock climbing wall!  I was a little too small for most of the playground, but I really enjoyed the rock climbing wall!!

After the playground we went and checked out the bears!!  There were three bears and they were a lot of fun to watch.  One of them was laying right up by the window so we could see him really well.  He was REALLY big.  The other two were playing and splashing in the water and making all sorts of noise. 

Turns out, most of my favorites today at the zoo have to do with swimmers.  The last place we visited was the underwater discovery area.  I really enjoyed looking at all of the pretty fish, they were brightly colored and swam around in circles.

There you have it.  I am sure there will be plenty more posts about my adventures at the zoo.

Hope you had a good weekend!
Linden

CHIPOTLE!!!

Chipotle. 

I dream of Chipotle Burrito Bowls.

Yes.  I dream of Burrito Bowls.  What purpose does the tortilla serve other than to prevent you from getting the proper mixing of all of the amazing ingredients all at the same time.  I dream of Burrito Bowls.

My love of Chipotle started when I was still in mama's tummy.  Mama LOVES Chipotle.  She loves Chipotle so much that she never stopped eating Chipotle when she was preggo, even though it gave her crazy heartburn.  True love doesn't quit because of heartburn.  Mama LOVES Chipotle.

I dream of Chipotle.  I have been to Chipotle countless times.  Mama always told me I was too little.  Not this time.

Ladies and Gentlemen.  February 4th, 2012.  I will remember this date for the rest of my life.  February 4th, 2012, I got my first true taste of Chipotle.

My Cousin Tyler was playing Lacrosse and we decided to go to the cities to watch. I think it was divine intervention.  God knew it was time...Time for me to have Chipotle.

Mama ordered me a Kid's Meal and it was all I had dreamed of, and more.  I can't even imagine how amazing the day will be when I get my first Burrito Bowl.

Kid's Meals come with a juice box.  I am a seasoned pro at using a straw, aren't I a big girl?

Mama said I am still too little to enjoy the magic of the Chips.  Isn't this the cutest little bag!?!?  

Here is what was left of my quesadilla.  It was delicious. 

My dreams of Chipotle were NOTHING compared to the real thing.  It. Was. Amazing.

Sleep Tight, Dream of Chipotle Tonight!
Linden

(For those of you reading this and questioning mama's decision to give me a quesadilla...Mama didn't know I had a lactose issue until a couple weeks later...Next time, I am going to have to move on to the Adult Menu!)

Craft Day

Even though the weather has been pretty amazing this week, we still took some time to do some fun crafts at daycare!  I love making crafts, just like my mama.

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day we made rainbows with gold under them!

And to celebrate Spring we made bird feeders.  I had a little help making mine, but I did most of the work.  I can't wait to see what kind of birds come and live here!

Off to play outside before bed time!!

Linden

Let's Eat!

Another Shorty, yet, another goodie!

Daddy made dinner tonight for me while mama was going to pick up Hailey.  I have been working really hard to figure out how to use a fork and spoon...Look at my skills!!

Have a good night!
Linden

Splish Splash

Tonight is going to be a quick post, I am having too much fun!

After lunch today with Grandma Nancy, Grandpa Bob and Auntie Heidi I found out we were going up to the cities. We checked into the hotel then Grandma Carolyn, Grandpa Tim, Auntie Megan and Tommy and his boys showed up!

All my grandparents and half my aunties in one day!

Back to splashing in the pool,
Linden

Happy Birthday Kaiya!!

In an effort to return to blogging I am going back to where I left off after my Birthday.  The next round of posts might be out of order, but better than nothing!!

Onto today's post.  I have talked about my good friend Kaiya in previous posts.  Turns out, her birthday is one week after mine!  She invited me and mama to go to the Children's Museum with her to celebrate her birthday. 

It was a pretty fantastic day.  They have a toddler room that is built specially for kids our size!!  It had lots of places to climb, explore and learn.  It was broken up into different habitats (the room is called Habbi-tot).  Here is a picture of Kaiya pretending to be a baby birdie in the woodland area.

I really enjoyed moving around and exploring with the bigger kids.  They really seemed to like the hole in the tree...I'm not sure why...it was just really dark and nothing was in there.  Maybe I'll understand when I am older...

There were lots of big windows, and we were up really high.  I decided to take a break and watch all the little cars and people down below.  Some big kid was having a great time outside, there were lots of cars driving all over the place!!  While I was relaxing during my break I pondered the quote on the wall, part of it is cut-off on the picture but it says "A new perspective is its own reward"

After my break I decided to learn about seasons.  The leaves were made out of magnets so they stuck to the tree.  It was a lot of fun!

Kaiya and I decided to finish up the day playing in the wetlands.  Don't we make cute frogs sitting on our lillypad?

Happy Birthday Kaiya!
Linden

In a Funk

Mama is in a funk.  And I need mama to help me blog.  But we have a plan, and that plan includes a return to blogging. 

I don't want to go crazy with my first blog post, so I am going to stick with a daycare photo from today.

It got up into the mid 50's today!  Which, for Minnesota, in early March, is pretty amazing!!  We spent plenty of time outside playing and we even got to go for a walk!  Here is a picture of me mowing (I take after my Grandpa Tim!!)

Happy Tuesday!
Linden

(I promise, you will hear from me again, very soon!!)