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Well, Mia turned 2 on May 24. She was
having a good time, aware that it was her birthday and what that
meant (I think). My dad was out to visit us at the time, which was a
nice bonus. |
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Getting ready for the big party means
brushing out all that hair. Naomi is actually pretty good about
doing this every day so it doesn't get too crazy, and she tells
Amelie a wicked witch story to distract her while she does it. |
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Amelie loves using the pruning shears, so
we had her cut some flowers to put in the vase, but we let her do
the whole thing. And I guess she didn't understand that only the
stems go in the water, not the entire flower, but that's how she did
it. Naomi mentioned how neat the result can be when you let the kids
do stuff without us helping at all. |
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What's a party without balloons? Ed is
there on the left. |
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Some friends of Amelie's came by for the
party, Gabriel is on the left, and Ridgely is on the right. |
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I got some kids flutes and they were
enjoying those. Especially the pink ones. You could make cartoony
sound effect noises with them. |
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We made gluten-free peanut-butter cookies
from Trader Joe's and Amelie got to help Mia blow out the candle. |
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We got a couple of rats for Amelie and Mia
for her birthday, this one is called Snowflake. Now I know what
you're thinking, but let me assure you, rats make very cool pets. I
built a giant rat cage for them ($5 for the rat, $200 for the giant
rat cage) and they run up and down it, all over the place. If you've
never had a rat as a pet, you're probably saying something like,
"dude, rats!?!?", but if you've had rats as pets, you know how cool
they are. They're smart, tough, friendly, curious, and they don't
bite. Unlike my previous chinchillas, they have no fear, and they
don't run away from you when you take them out of the cage. If you
have kids, you should think about it. We even litter-box trained
ours (by simply placing a litter box in the cage, and they figured
it out on their own). |
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The rabbits make nice pets, but they're
harder for the kids to hold, and once you let them out in the
backyard, it's a two man job to catch them again. The white one is
Snoopy and the Rex rabbit is Jack. |
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Tam Pham put a swing in his atrium, so we
got a couple for our patio, and the kids just love them. You have to
be a little afraid, though, since they're swinging over concrete,
and they are a bit close, but it's just a lot of fun. |
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We're a big fan of the
Waldorf School in Costa
Mesa, so we went to their Mayfair Day event. It was soooo boring
watching the kids do the Mayfair dances, man, if it's not your kid,
you couldn't care less. We all got sunburned, too, but despite that,
it was a fun day. Afterwards, we went to
AuLac for some vegan raw
cuisine. |
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They had a bunch of activities for the
kids, including tossing the bean-bag into the hole. Amelie was
awesome, waiting patiently for the other kids to clear out. I was
impressed. |
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Waldorf had this cool cabin that Mia had
all to herself. |
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My Dad was out to visit, and here we are
all ready to go down to the beach. |
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One of the nice perks of living in
Huntington Beach. |
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Until next time, I'll leave you with the
many faces of Mia at 2-years old. |
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