On a good note, Catalina is growing at a pace way faster than I could imagine. She wants to dance, count, climb (yes...climb!!!) she is never tired. And more loving than ever. To try to keep up with her spirits we try to have fun activities as often as possible. We kept planning on visiting an arboretum, but between the long drives in our town and some heat waves, we delayed a little too much. When we finally went we were delighted. Nicely groomed grounds, smiling people, a swan pond, a tree house and giant (wood) bugs are a safe recipe for a great afternoon with kids. Our friends and their son joined us and Catalina has a good protective friend with her.
To escape the paparazzi, our fashionista gets helps from her bodyguard :)
Not too long ago, Catalina would not go near any child. She looked cautiously at them, sometimes smiles, but very rarely she interacted with them. She loved her new friend, and the fact that he was very willing to help her climb up and down the trees. She walked, ran and giggled and put smiles on our faces.
The tree house was not such a big hit with the kids, as it was with the adults. Nonetheless, good healthy fun :)
Catalina met her frog prince and we believe she had a very long list of requirements before she kisses him. Since the frog had a heart made of stone, none of the requirements were met and the frog did not become a prince (yet).
To continue our summer adventures we finally made the trip to the beach. Perfect timing this season, as the water was marvelously warm and clean. We found some years back a nice beach with shallow water and we kept hoping that Catalina will be courageous enough to waddle in ankle deep water. This year, our dreams finally came true :)
Faithful to her old friend, Catalina shared her toys and some more smiles :)
The trip to the beach was amazing and we hope to repeat it soon. Nothing like baking under the sun with nothing else to do. The sweetest thing however happened when a fly stopped on my leg. I tried to shoo it away, but the fly liked the sunscreen I guess and did not move. Immediately, my scared of flyes little girl take a piece of paper and waves it around my legs yelling "shoo, shoo! Go away fly, go away from my mommy!" My worries are over, my princess in shinning armor is here to protect me and all my smiles.
Since the weekend comes only once a week, but there are so many other days, we try to sneak in some outdoor fun as often as possible. Since most of the really fun places are long distances away, we either go in the backyard or a small playground that Catalina loves and does not allow pets (hence no dog poop or cow size dogs off the leash). Our very unadventurous princess usually tries the baby slide few times, and then pretends to drive one of the wooden cars.
Can you please see the difference between the two photos?
One month ago One week ago
I know it doesn't seem like a big deal, a 3 year old kid on a swing. But for us, OMG!!! Catalina wanted to try it all by herself, and I was pushing her and she was laughing and my heart was getting bigger than the sun. Fly high, sunshine!
To continue her adventures, Catalina wanted to try all the slides and climbing structures in the playground. We were speechless.
Few months back, Catalina took gymnastic classes. She liked part of the lessons, but she HATED the part when she had to hang by the tall bar. She could not hold the bar, she lacked the strength to hold her tiny body. Look at this little monkey now!
One happy summer so far. We're leaving soon for a week in Rhode Island and we hope for more fun adventures. Till the, we keep our smiles on :)
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