Mama's got a brand new camera

So I got a new camera this weekend. Still a little point and shoot. And I'm not sure if I'm happy with the quality of movie it takes... and you know I love to take movies! so here are some.








We started the weekend with a fun trip for Mommy & Lea to the indoor playground at Town East Mall where Lea interacted more than usual with other children. This was fun to watch. Then Saturday we split up for lunch when Mommy met Anita the sister of my best friend from High School - Lorrie. That was fantastic catching up. I had just bought the camera and I was too overwhelmed by its newness and forgot to take a picture of the two of us together. However I did take several more pictures at Grandpa's. Dan and Lea had lunch with Grandpa and then played in the back yard. Grandpa added a bell to the play fort that can be rung from below or in the fort. That's engineers for you!
Then Grandma came for dinner and we played and went to church. Then Sunday afternoon we went over to play with Anna (age 3) and Molly (almost 1) Harris and hung out with their parents Pam & Andrew. Had a wonderful time. The kids froliced in the kiddie pool and then got to play together inside. Lea enjoyed new and different toys, while Molly and Anna liked their toys better when Lea was playing with them, hee hee. It was loads of fun. So here's some pictures with the new camera.







This last photo was actually a very sweet hug between Anna & Lea, but it was hard to capture.

Trip to Great Grandma & Gra's

Nature baby soaking up some backyard sun in Clovis, New Mexico. Pumpkin wouldn't keep her shirt on!




At the end of May we had a wonderful trip to see Grandma & Grandpa Jones. Lea enjoyed seeing her great grandparents, certainly, but she also enjoyed Sabrina (or "Bina" as Lea called her) the Dachshund.

This puppy had about as much energy as Lea so it was fun to watch them keep up with each other. Gra and Grandma J. also had a white puppy named Jake. Lea enjoyed petting Jake, but I don't think Jake much enjoyed Lea's bursts of energy. Lea was good to both the puppies being as gentle as you can imagine a 20 month old.
There was a doggie door and Lea took to that immediately, crawling in and out and in and out. Her poor little shins were banged up by the time we left, but boy did she love having access to the outside all on her own.



Great Grandma gave Lea a roping demonstration. Lea and Great Grandma both got a giggle out of it! What a smile on Grandma's face. A treasured moment!





They also have an African Grey parrot named Bart. Bart got a bath one night, consisting of Grandma J. sparying him with a misting bottle. Well Lea wanted to try so when Grandma J. gave Lea the spray bottle she couldn't squeez the sparyer unless it was facing her. Lea sprayed herself in the face over and over again and thought it was th funniest thing. She was soaked around the collar from all the water she sprayed in her face. So Lea got a bird bath on her own.
We had wonderful food and a nice visit. We were there on Gra & Grandma Jone's wedding anniversary so we took them to dinner at the Chinese restaurant... better Chinese food than we've found here in Dallas! Lea says "Chinese food" and eats soup that's been cooled down. That is one of her favorite foods. If you ask her choice you get an answer of "chinese food" or "chicken toes" (also known as chicken fingers). Here are some wonderful photos of our visit to Clovis New Mexico. It was a day's drive, but we had fun on the drive too with sticker books and a few Sesame Street videos, Lea travels well just like her Mommy & Daddy.