Sneak peek

Remember that huge, crazy embroidery project I said I was going to work on? I'm halfway done. Ü

My new goal is the end of August.

Monterey Aquarium

We went to the Monterey Aquarium last week (thanks to a friend with guest passes we could use), and it was wonderful. Livia was positively enraptured and has talked about the different sea creatures she saw nearly every day since. I love it!

At one point, as we were watching the Open Ocean exhibit depicted so often in the video below, Livia had her back up against the glass and turned around just in time to see the hammerhead shark come swimming directly toward her, turning upward only when it reached the glass! It startled her so much she fell over, causing everyone around us to burst out laughing. Picture it. It was funny.

The miracle of modern technology

There is a lot of technology that I love and appreciate. But today, my very favorite is...

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The Magic Eraser! How did our mothers survive without this?!

Livia never napped today. She had "quiet time" instead. And in that quiet time managed to color on three walls and every single surface of her little table. Including the underside, as pictured below (forgive her post naptime hair. It was in pigtails when I first put her in her crib):

Beautiful, isn't it? But, I am pleased to report that 10 minutes later my walls and the table were clean again! Thank you, Mr. Clean.

(Anyone else wonder how that thing works?? It's amazing!)

Vacation

Not that we went on one...we're just planning on it. A few months from now.

We came up with a list of options. A long list. And then I went through and planned out what exactly we would do in each vacation, how much it would cost, how long it would take, etc. etc. (You think it's time-consuming planning ONE vacation...) and presented them to Chase. After much deliberation, a few changes of mind, and some technical difficulties, yesterday we booked ourselves a Mexican cruise!

And I'm excited! Chase wanted time to relax, I wanted to be out and doing something, and I think this will provide us with a good dose of each. Many thanks go out to my parents for being willing to watch Livia while we go (I would feel guilty about leaving her behind, except she's ecstatic about getting to go to her grandparent's house!).

I've heard cruises are a great vacation to do with friends. So, if anyone wants to go....Ü