Sunny Days with Skyler

The Forgotten Fingers

Yesterday we spent the afternoon with Joe and his boys (Nathan and Taylor)! We went out to lunch, hung out at the park and then the boys came and played at our house for most of the evening. It's always fun to get together with Joe, and the kids get along so well!

However, while we were at the park we had something happen that surprisingly has never really happened before. (With exception to the first time everyone met Skyler when she was a little baby!)

Skyler and Taylor were running around playing. All of a sudden, he grabbed her left hand and started to study it. He was very curious about why it looked different. He asked where her fingers were, and then continued to hold her hand.

I know this will happen many more times in Skyler's life. And I am preparing myself for the days when kids are more than just curious. But for today, it was just a moment. 30 seconds later, the kids were playing. The fingers forgotten.

Pumpkin Patch!

Today, Mommy took me to the Pumpkin Patch, all the way in Canon City!

We met a lot of our friends from MOPS, and it was a lot of fun! They had this really cool Sand Box filled with corn. I had a lot of fun filling buckets with corn, and then dumping them out. Then one of the other kids started jumping up and down like a frog. It looked really cool, so I had to do it too!! (It's so much fun to yell "Ribbit" and jump up and down!)

After playing in the Corn Box for a long time, I went to see the Baby Chickens. They say "Peep" and they are really cute and fluffy. (I told Mommy "I Want It!" but she told me "No!" So if you're reading this, I'd like a baby chicken for Christmas. Don't tell Mommy.)

After the Chicks, Avani and I went to pick out our pumpkins. I picked my own. All by myself. I even carried it to the cart all alone. Mommy thought that was really cool. It's a good pumpkin too! Then I pulled Avani back to the corn box in our wagon.

It was a lot of fun.

Chef Skyler

The last few days Skyler and I have been baking up a storm! I've made 4 loaves of bread and 2 dozen muffins! (Most of which are in the freezer, so that I have breakfast and bread for a few weeks! ) We've enjoyed it so much, I think we're done buying store bought bread!

Skyler has been eating it for her evening snack - it's replaced Yogurt as her favorite! (At least for this week, no telling what it will be next week!)

Today, while preparing our second batch of bread I decided to make a sourdough starter! That way we can always use our unique starter (skipping the expense of yeast!) and it's something special made by us! Skyler did the bulk of the work! I measured out the ingredients, but she poured them in the bowl and did the mixing. She even put the lid on the jar!

It will be about a week before the starter is ready to bake into bread! (With a few days of "feeding it" while we wait!) But I can't wait to bake our first batch of bread with Sky!!

"Walk, Mama!"

Hi guys, it's me again! (Skyler!)

I love to go for walks. It started when I went with Grandpa Brad for walks with my stroller around the neighborhood. Then Grandpa Brian would let me help him walk his dog, Teddy Bear.

Yesterday, Mommy and I went for a nice walk too. And my Mommy likes to take pictures while we walk.

Sometimes, she takes pictures of flowers.

Sometimes she takes pictures of buildings.

Sometimes she takes pictures of landscapes. (Me being in the photo is optional.)

But yesterday? She took pictures of us!

Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery

I am constantly taking pictures, in case you haven't figured that out. And the only way I'm EVER in any, is if I set the camera up somewhere and take it myself. A few years ago, I even did Project 365 - a year of Self Portraits. (HERE is my entire year in self-portraits!)

This evening while we were taking our walk, Skyler showed just how closely she pays attention to everything I'm doing!

First, she found a 'Camera' (a Pinecone worked well!)