The 4th of July came and went without much fanfare as the day was filled with....napping. We did, however, have a wonderful BBQ at Grandma/Grandpa's where Annalise took at stab at corn on the cob. She likes corn, but this was her first cob experience.
The day after the 4th of July, we took a trip to Mission Bay park and enjoyed the surroundings and nifty kiddo park. We'd never been Mission Bay park, despite the number of years we've lived in SD. Annalise...
Took a break
After this it was homeward bound, cotton candy in hand (not for Annalise), blanky in position for the ride home, and our minds full of fun memories.
We thought we struck kiddo distraction gold when she decided to eat each individual kernel one at a time. As she delicately twisted each kernel off, we knew this would eat up tons of time (pun intended), allowing us to eat our dinner without needing to tend to Annalise. We grinned ear to ear (pun intended again) in satisfaction, but then our smart Anna bug knew this wasn't going to meet her stomach's demand for consumption. She figured it out quickly after. Alas.
You may not know, but Annalise is actually a vacuum. If it wasn't for the pretty face, arms, and legs, you'd think she was a vacuum sucking up every last bit of food in sight. Annalise has always been good about eating, but now she REALLY enjoys eating. Always interested in whatever food is being consumed and mostly willing to shove whatever type of food in her mouth. Packed ever so tightly, Annalise loves to cram her mouth silly with food. We usually try to prevent this chipmunking-style of eating as it lends itself to choking.
You may not know, but Annalise is actually a vacuum. If it wasn't for the pretty face, arms, and legs, you'd think she was a vacuum sucking up every last bit of food in sight. Annalise has always been good about eating, but now she REALLY enjoys eating. Always interested in whatever food is being consumed and mostly willing to shove whatever type of food in her mouth. Packed ever so tightly, Annalise loves to cram her mouth silly with food. We usually try to prevent this chipmunking-style of eating as it lends itself to choking.
Here are some pics of her in action.
Fireworks weren't going to be an option for us because of Anna's bed time. Wait a minute, what's with our neighbors setting up chairs in the street. Wowee were we in for a treat. Little did we know, we live very close to a local fireworks venue. Cool!
The day after the 4th of July, we took a trip to Mission Bay park and enjoyed the surroundings and nifty kiddo park. We'd never been Mission Bay park, despite the number of years we've lived in SD. Annalise...
Played in the sand
Went down a slide
Met a friend
Went on the swings
Took a break
Stood on a big fish
After the park, we had lunch and went to Belmont Park. Neither of us had been to this seaside amusement park. It's more a boardwalk carnival with a handful of rides. Annalise was trying to determine if she was tall enough to ride the roller coaster.
Though no roller coaster, the next best thing was the Merry-Go-Round. Annalise's very first amusement park ride and she loved it! I'll admit I wanted her to melt and cry just for the cute photo op (like this), but after 1 or 2 rounds she really started enjoying it. By the end of the ride, Anna was telling us she wanted more. Of course, we did it again, but this time Momma went.
After this it was homeward bound, cotton candy in hand (not for Annalise), blanky in position for the ride home, and our minds full of fun memories.
4 comments:
Aww, how cute. It must be hard eating corn on the cob with just your front teeth.
So adorable! We loved our visit with everyone and I am sure Micah would say he misses Annalise if he knew all the words. Did you decide to go to Mission Beach because we had gone that morning before visiting? We loved that the playground was right next to the beach. Micah was asleep in no time on the way back to our hotel room even though we had forgot to bring his blanket with us that evening.
Hi Lees! Wow, he must've been tired if he managed without his blankie. Your visit down there was a contribution factor to us deciding to go down there. It was great.
Got to say that this is probably the cutest I've ever seen corn on the cob eaten. Oh, and congrats on being so close to firework activities! We didn't even get to watch them on TV this year.
Tyler
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