My family’s not the spring break vacay kind. We prefer to stick close to home while everyone else gets stuck in beach-bound traffic. That definitely doesn’t mean we don’t have fun!
This past week my kids had a blast, especially Summer Elizabeth. She witnessed her first international art festival, an annual tradition for us, tried her first heaping plate of paella, and even donned her first princess tiara. Goodness, it’s hard to top that list, but it gets even better! Here’s a little peek into our fun-filled week.
The art festival was held in Parque La Sabana, one of the biggest parks in the area, where they just so happen to have horses for hire. Summer mounted sheepishly and squeezed Daddy’s hand tightly through her first horseback ride. Love how her feet dangle way above the stirrups. Such a cute cowgirl!
Earlier in the week, Elijah mounted his first rocking horse. This one was just about as fancy as I’ve seen them. Its head nodded and it played music as if the horse were trotting along. He loved it!
The big kicker was Summer’s first ever ice cream cone. We limit her sweets, but promised her a reward if she kept her diaper dry all night long. Since she’s been potty trained since 18 months we figured she was up to the challenge. She mastered it that night and won herself a whopping strawberry ice cream cone the next day on a Daddy-little girl date.
First tricycle ride. Sweet friends of ours lent us this shiny red tricycle and Summer had a blast with it in our back porch. Random fact: tricycles can tip over. Multiple times. Who knew?
Elijah’s first tooth came in. Can you see it? It was soon followed by the second, though it still has to be photographed.
Every parent knows that silent children are the surest sign of mischief. I got out of bed on Saturday morning to discover Summer’s first self-tattooing session in full swing courtesy of my colorful Sharpies she managed to kidnap while I was in bed.
Last week was so much fun I can’t wait to see what this one’s got in store!
Tell me, what exciting adventures have happened in your family recently? Do you travel over Easter or prefer vacationing in the off-season?
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Such cute pictures! Sounds like a fun week. Kenna is learning to pedal her tricycle as well. She’s gotten much better the past couple of weeks. Love the Sharpie art! Kids seem to always want to color on themselves. I guess skin seems like built in paper? Thankfully, Kenna hasn’t gotten into the Sharpies yet. It’s been ink pens and washable markers. I’m also not looking forward to the day she tries to cut her own hair.
Skin as built in paper, that’s fantastic! Yep, kids are natural born artists, aren’t they? Glad to know mine aren’t the only ones getting themselves into trouble with art supplies. Thank you, Deanna, for stopping by!
Looks like you guys had a fun, busy week!
We sure did! It was a delight to watch the kids try out some new things. Thanks for visiting, Chelsea.
First ice cream – that is exciting! That is one of my favorite summer treats, especially floats. That art festival sounds like so much fun! Its been a while since we’ve gone to a festival like that as a family … thanks for the inspiration! Here’s to another fun filled week!
I’m lucky in that JJ isn’t like his sister who also always managed to wrangle a marker or pen to ink herself. However, he does like do graffiti on any wall or door he can get to. You can’t leave any kind of writing or coloring utensil in his sight because he’s quick. We’re still working on mastering our potty training but confident that we will have it down by the end of Summer.
Goodness, I’m so glad that Summer isn’t much of a wall artist. I caught her once with sidewalk chalk on the wall, but thankfully it didn’t happen again. We have a friend who actually designated a wall for his son to color on. I suppose that that works, but it’s not a good solution for renters, like my family. Good luck with potty training too! From my experience, the best tool is determination and TONS of patience. You can do it! Thanks for stopping by!