BSM - At the Beach

Maybe NOT the best shot, but it's a favorite shot. And in my opinion it embraces breaking the rules in photography. Some rules are made to be broken.


Although we spent quite a bit of time at the beach yesterday, I actually took this at this beach this morning. One thing I love about Summer is that we have church on the beach. Yes, unconventional and maybe even pushing inconvenient by means of parking or fully hearing the sermon, etc., etc. But refreshing in so many other ways.

Some time to hear and reflect on God's word...

Some time to discover nature and play with friends.


More best shots here!

Photo Story Friday - What the Heck?...

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek
This is not the first time I've glanced up to find my child like this.

He has a penchant for lying down anywhere. At theme parks; in the middle of a store, mall, or library; the zoo; the aquarium you name it.

So on this day as I glance up from my dinner prep, rather then panic and run arms-flailing out the door in a high octave screech over the sight of my non-moving child sprawled on the ground, I went and grabbed my camera.

Because I'm like that.

Shortly after, I realized he was talking to someone-er-thing.

Then he moved closer.
And finally got up - to run into the house.

As I turned to set the camera down and greet him at the door, he burst in holding out his thumb saying,

"Mommy! May I keep my pet ant? Oh, look. He's soo cute!"

"Ah - er - well." I sputtered as I examined the not-looking-so-well ant.

"May I keep my pet ant?!!"

Pet-Ant then fell off his thumb to the ground and the little toddler hands swept down to retrieve it, smooshing little ant even more so in the process. But he was determined to keep what was left of his little friend.

"Oh mommy, he's dead."

"Yeah, well, he got a little squished maybe we should leave him outside. Some day we can get an ant farm and watch the ants work, what do you think?" I offered.

With a pause, Harrison pondered his "pet ant" for a moment [I racked my tired brain with the next "wise mommy" words to pull out if he didn't go for it.] then he wiped off the remains from his fingers, gingerly asked for a smoothie and bounced into the house.

Phew!

Done deal.

Theme Thursday - Some Summer Fun

I know how fortunate we are - we have the beach in one direction and theme parks in the other; but what is better than a good old fashioned picnic in the park?

Not much.

Running and jumping, gunny sack races, bobbing for apples, eating ice cream...

good old-fashioned water balloon toss, singing and shouting, hamburgers and hot dogs...

A perfect summer day at the park.

Mostly Wordless Wed. - Look What I Discovered!

Freckles! See them?... Right below his eye - they're new.

(click on the picture for a larger view.)

When I uploaded pictures to the computer last week- there they were!
They are so faint I'd never noticed them before. I love freckles!

What is he watching, you wonder?

A lot of this...
this..
this...
and this...


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Hello, My Name is Golightly and I'm a Harrison-Wearer

While cruising around the blog world one day last Spring, I landed here. I thought, "what a great idea, I'll add the button from Adventures in Babywearing. But I never added it, I thought with a newly turned 3-year-old at the time I was no longer a babywearer.

For the most part that is true, but I still keep my Mei Tai and ring sling close at hand for those rare opportunities. Last week was on such occasion; we were staying late at Disneyland for the Fantasmic light show in Adventure Land. Harrison was getting - understandably - tired but he didn't want to sit in his stroller, he wanted to be in my arms. Lucky for me, I had the solarveil ring sling in the stroller. I put it on and Harrison climbed into my arms and the carrier to snuggle close as we stood and waited half an hour for the show to start. It was much easier to hold him when the bulk of his weight is supported in the carrier.

Here are some pictures from a couple years ago. I never get pictures of us now since we are always on the go.

Harrison in the "new" Mei Tai (Not a great picture of me - can you say "sleep deprivation"?)

Daddy carrying Harrison in the Moby Wrap

Harrison's first swim at 3 months in the Solarveil ring sling

First trip to Disneyland at 3 months in the pouch. (He was so tired in this pic, it was just about nap time...)


I think one of the main things I miss about Harrison getting older and not having another child is wearing him. We have a special bond together from babywearing.

So I am a babywearing blogger and proud of it!

BSM- Just Another Day at the House of Mouse

We're [sadly] in the final countdown of the annual pass to Disneyland. It has been a glorious adventure over the last year and I'm already going through withdraws. But it is what it is, and on July 31st we will no longer be able to go to the Mouse House on the drop of a dime.

So I can only dedicate this week's best shot to one of the many from our [almost] monthly visits to Disneyland. As I mentioned a few weeks back, there is that face Harrison makes that I can't so "no" to; then there is this face that he makes as we wait for the carousal...

Yeah, that doesn't get him far...

Then there are those cute little toddler lips and still-slightly chubby cheeks that I just want to kiss when we stop to rest and watch the Parade of Dreams pass by after a thorough soaking at Bug's Land in California Adventure.

But my best shot of the day would be that of a 3-year-old's shear joy at just getting wet - Theme Park or no...

And in case you didn't notice these shots are in reverse sequence of events, we he went from getting wet to watching the parade while getting dry to making faces in Fantasyland.


Harrison and I also had the pleasure of joining up for some friends [and their good friends as well] to ride on some attractions together. What a joy for Harrison, they were nice enough to take him on the Tea Cups along with their friend's 4-year-old daughter; something he has wanted to do and I JUST CAN'T do (without getting dreadfully motion sick, that is). Fine with me because I got to watch Harrison from a far and stay with their absolutely adorable 1-year-old!

Isn't he just the cutest?! Harrison calls him "My favorite baby-A..." Thanks again, J & T, we enjoyed spending time with you!!


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Wordless Wednesday - Slippery Fish

Bath time is ALWAYS fun around here!

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