Mothers Day weekend

Yes, I'm that far behind in posting! I have very little to excuse me except it's been a busy month and I've been tired. With that out of the way, I want to post a few pictures from Mother's Day weekend, when Mama Sally came to visit us.

Natalie wanted in Mama Sally's bed from the moment I cleared it off, (it had been covered in craft stuff) in preparation for her arrival. She finally got her chance, and got to look at pictures on the iphone! Score!
Also that weekend, Natalie got her own fishing pole and enjoyed teasing Chewy with it.
She couldn't be distracted from her fishing expedition to have her photo taken.
But she was convince to look towards the camera at least once that day.
Done fishing, Natalie and Mama Sally walking back to the car.
We're actually heading to Sally's cabin soon, so keep an eye out for more fishing trip shots! I'll post more this week in an effort to catch up.

fairy parade

The annual Boulder Flower Fairy and Elf Parade was the same day as the children's fair on Pearl Street this year. Last year we stumbled on the Fairy Parade by accident, but this time we made a point to be there - with wings! Natalie got special fairy dust, but was too little for one of the wishing stones (aka throat plugs).
She waited very patiently for a balloon from the Daily Camera guy, (she only pushed a little.)
And enjoyed getting a nice close look at the tulips - though this time she didn't fall on her face in them like she did last year.
We stopped for some sushi for lunch and when we came out it was snow/hailing a bit.
Enough Boulder for us. Time to go home. Natalie was asleep before we got out of the parking garage.

a sight from the past

We thought it would be harder, but it wasn't so bad: Natalie is finally done with her pacifier. We usually only let her have it when it was naptime or bedtime, but it came to be her go-to plea whenever she got hurt or didn't get what she wanted. We'd hear her say "pacifier!" and then run into her room and come out with it hanging out of her mouth.

So when she was comfortably adjusted to her "big girl bed", (i.e. the new toddler bed that has replaced her crib) we decided that the old pacifier was looking a bit worn out. And sure enough, it broke shortly thereafter!
A pair of scissors might have had something to do with it, (as recommended by Nat's pediatrician). Natalie hung onto her broken pacifier for about a week, and then her dad mentioned to her that since it was so broken, and since she was a big girl now, maybe she might have to throw it away soon. She said "OK", and went right to the trash and dumped it there! We weren't sure if she understood the implications of her action, but figured now was as good a time as any. That afternoon at naptime we settled for a story with her blanket and no pacifier. She started to ask for it and said "paci- I throw my pacifier in the trash can".

And that was the end of that.