A Visit with Luciana Marie - Lila's new cousin

Yesterday Lila and I went to the hospital to visit Luciana Marie, Eric and Molly's new baby. She is so cute and sweet, and I held her while Lila looked on. Lila said "Baby is fragile. Maybe I'll hold her next time"  - she's too much. It was fun to take Lila back to CPMC (the hospital where she was born) and show her around, introduce her to nurses, etc. I showed her the view we had from the window when she was born. A lot to take in, but Lila gets it. I'll post more pictures of the baby when we see her later. 

Labor Day Weekend

Hope everyone is having a relaxing long weekend! We just got word that Eric and Molly had their little girl at 10:35am this morning. Everyone is happy and healthy and excited! Once we find out name and details, I'll pass them along.

William (and family) came swimming at the pool with us yesterday. He and Lila had a great time playing together - they are just so sweet with another! 

This morning we went to the park and had a snack in the shade. A family sitting nearby asked if we wanted a family photo. So glad they asked, as we don't take them enough, and will make sure to take more in the future!

A Pony Ride with Bella

Today we met Bella at the farmer's market for some face painting and a pony ride (Lila's first!). The girls chose rainbow ladybugs for their cheeks, and Lila loved the pony!

Music and Dress Up

On Sunday we went to The Sweetwater in Mill Valley to watch Zigaboo (one of Ian's favorite drummers) perform a kid's concert. Lila was the youngest volunteer to hop up on stage - she just LOVES to sing and dance! We had a great time and when the music stopped, Lila asked me WHY the music stopped? Oh boy, just like her daddy, MORE MUSIC!

Lila has her own sense of style these days. Here she is in some recent outfits she chose. So cute!

Mill Valley Fair

Lila and Cara went to the Mill Valley Library yesterday for their end of summer Carnival. First stop, homemade ice cream:

Next up, some hula hooping and a smoothie maker powered by bicycle!







Followed by face (arm) painting! Lila asked for a blue butterfly on one arm, and then a brown barn and a blue sheep with a yellow ("Lellow") head on the other. She was very specific ("Not the light brown, the other one"), as always! 

Mommy and Lila Play Date

We've been talking a lot about play dates recently, as I have been making some for Lila before preschool starts. She said she wanted to have one with me (!), so off we went this AM to the Belvedere Playground. We packed a picnic lunch, and had a fun girls morning :)

Little Fish

We have been very busy since our return to California. Between tutoring, taking Lila swimming almost daily, and sleeping very little (!), I have not been updating with summer posts as I intended to - I will soon!

Yesterday Lila had a swim lesson with her teacher, Rebecca. She is already comfortable in the water, but now learning to dive for items on the bottom of the pool and lift her head up for breaks to swim. After her lesson, we stayed in the water for another 2 hours. She's a fish!