Chalk Art

Presley is coloring with chalk...
and Dakota is holding the paper for her!

Burglars Be Warned!

Who needs a fancy security system when you've got these three on duty?


(And for that matter, who needs expensive toys when you've got a window and two dogs?)

Ring Around the Rosie...

This is one of her favorite games. She can play this ten times in a row and not get dizzy. Me, I do it once and can't stand straight for 20 minutes.

Ring around the Rosie,

Pocket Full of Posie,

Ashes, Ashes...

We all fall Down!

Tuesday

Whether the calendar says it or not, we are starting summer at our house. Our days consist of going on walks to the park, "swimming" in the backyard pool, and playing with the dogs. Luckily, it really doesn't get much more complicated than that.

Part of the fun of being outside is chasing Riley. She isn't too excited yet about "Presley Hugs" (I'm sure she'll come around) and we all want what we can't have, so Riley just gets constantly chased around by a toddler. : )

Lots of times, the puddle that the pool makes after it's emptied is just as exciting (maybe even moreso) than the pool itself.

Getting ready to go on a wagon ride. Can you tell she loves it??

Neighborhood Park

We can hardly go on a walk anymore without stopping at our neighborhood park. If we turn the wrong direction (away from the park) she lets us know our mistake.
Lately she has been enjoying just walking along the structure. Then we sit down. Then we get up and walk/run along the structure again. It's hours of entertainment. : )


She will pat the ground beside her and say "Sit!"

Hamming it up for the camera!

Water Baby

Presley loves to go "swimming". Granted the pool is only two inches deep and a large bucket would probably give her more water, she loves it just the same!




She just recently learned how to splash, so that has been a big hit, too. It only takes a couple of these to convince Dakota to move a little further from the pool.

Is it a Table Skirt or a Magical Playhouse?

This is your typical cheap table skirt until you hang it in the entryway for your 17 month old to play with. She doesn't know that it's "just" a table skirt. She has had so much fun with these things. You can walk back and forth in between all the strings or lean over it or hide behind it or tear it down or read books and play games in the magical playhouse....the possibilities are endless!

It may seem small, but there is actually room for two adults, a toddler, and two 90lb dogs ---all at one time. There are not many other playhouses on the market these days that can give you that kind of space - and offer it all for under $5.

Busting through the curtain. (Dakota is there to greet her!)