Catching Up on May

Once again the month has gotten away from me.  I have spent most of my "free time" as of late preparing for Makenna's 2nd birthday party!  My goodness I will soon be a mother to a two year old.  WOW. 

The first play of the season on her beloved water table.  It was finally warm enough to add water- although warm.  Of course she had to "test" it.  :) 

Giving her car a bath.

Giving a pep talk to her waddle waddle (penguin) before...

...he dove right in!  SPLASH! 

We returned back to Priest Point Park for a little hike.  Makenna is quite the hiker as navigated the entire way with only the occasional help from Momma & Dada.

We even found a tunnel tree!  Only Momma was excited to go through it.

On such hikes treasures are bountiful.  Horsetails were the treasure on this particular outing.

The perfect hiding place!  Taking a peek in to see if anyone was home.

After a nice hike it was time to PLAY at the playground.  Watch out! when Makenna is behind the wheel!

She loves swinging HIGH and of course underdoggie!

Makenna has her first Otter Pop of the summer.

I just love her silly blue tongue!  She thought it was hilarious and now insists on having blue "lollipops".  :)

Mother's Day Weekend

What better way to celebrate motherhood than at the zoo!  We packed up the car & Makenna up for a day at Woodland Park Zoo.  This was my first experience with this zoo and I was floored.  Set in a Seattle neighborhood it has more of a park feel than a zoo.   The exhibits were amazing and the flow of the grounds helped managed the crowds of people out celebrating moms and the gorgeous weather.  Not only a fun outing for our little family, but we invited along our good friends & Makenna's special buddies:  the Myers. 

The only group photo captured of course came at the end of our adventure.  :)  All that fun left more than the kids a little sleepy.

The first new friends we met in the gates...PENGUINS!

 

At the flamingo exhibit the kids got a chance to incubate their own "eggs".  :)

Near the zoo's farm we found the petting zoo where we were able to visit with my favorite- the goats!

HIPPO!  This was the first time seeing a hippo.  I loved that both were enjoying a dip in the water.  I found it amazing how they were able to disappear into its depth, then suddenly reappear right after a stream of bubbles appear.

This was more Makenna's kind of Hippo!  It's placement was breathtaking. 

We found the horses of the carousel.    I had a hard time prying her off it!  She sure does love to go round and round.

Sunday, Mother's Day, we enjoyed a wonderful dinner with family.  Makenna was able to squeeze in a round of golf in Poppa & Grandma's backyard.  She sure has a passion for the sport.

This was also her first time sporting pigtails!  Personally I think she looks precious- a little too big, but precious.

Amazingly enough our strongwilled girl allowed her Dada to show her the proper golf stance. 

Pure joy & excitement from golfing.  Only our little girl. 

Love for her Gran on Mother's Day.

Helping Gran & Grandma open her creations for them on this special Mother's Day.

My Mommasita.  Love her so much.

The 3 moms plus Miss Makenna.  It was a Happy Mother's Day indeed.