Spaghetti for Dinner

We had spaghetti for dinner and a caterpillar cookie for dessert.

So that's about it; nothing going on. I am working full time and really exhausted by the time I get home. You are being an ornery toddler with a tendency to hit the things you don't like. You hit when you are frustrated, when you are angry, when you don't get your way. I try not to smile. Your hits are so cute, feeble and full of little rage because I won't let you put on anymore lipstick or let you fondle my ice cubes in my water glass. But I have held my ground and remained firm about no hitting. Good for me & my budding parenting skills.

I let you know it's ok to be angry, sad, frustrated but you cannot hit because you feel this way. You can cry, you can sit and sulk, or sit alone or sit with me. But hitting is not ok. I think you are starting to understand. You are such a fast learner, I am hoping the hitting stage lasts as long as the stranger anxiety did(about a week).

We broke down and turned on the AC, it is the mid-high 90s. Thank goodness, even a snowball tonight couldn't cool us down (yes, a snowball after the caterpillar cookie, I know I should work on the dessert parenting skills)!!!

Getting excited about vacation amidst all the working this summer. First a trip to see Aunt Kaarn and Uncle Cliff in Virginia, then a trip out the Jothen family farm in Wisconsin (yee-haw road trip) and finally we booked our tickets to L.A.! Hooray! Your first plane ride EVER will be on August 12, 2010. Let's hope it is painless for us and the other 150 passengers on the 5 1/2 hr flight! We'll spend the week on the beach in Venice, California with some side trips to many LA landmarks... DISNEYLAND perhaps, Santa Monica pier, maybe Hollywood... who knows! But we'll have a good time being California girls.

It will be a nice break from Stan, the cookie (or food in general) stealer. Arms up! Keep that food high! Out of Stan's reach! He NOSE you have food Nora! And yes, he ended up with most of the caterpillar cookie, just like anything else you eat walking around with. We had no idea how blessed we were with Brandy and her obedience.

So this is a rather boring post. I told you when we began this meandering that nothing much has been going on lately. Summer is here, we take nightly walks with our neighbors around town. You are quite the sight because you need to hold the leash of Brandy or Stan as they pull you along in your stroller. In fact, after we clean up dinner, you immediately go right over to their leashes and carry them around the house trying to put them on the dogs. You KNOW it's time for a walk and insist on putting the leashes on and getting out the door as fast as possible.

Although I am working full time until July 1st and our lives are not very exciting, I look forward to coming home to you, to cooking dinner, eating together and going on our walks. I look forward to hearing about your day and playtime on the floor. This is what summer nights are all about... well for a toddler and her parents. I'm sure this will change as you grow. But for now I am content with boring.

Belated Happy Father's Day to all the dads and grandpas or Nonnis out there!