Bouncing & Climbing

Not much news but we had a full weekend and were so grateful for the return of sunshine and warmer weather! Saturday afternoon we headed to some friends who were celebrating their little boy's 3rd birthday. At first, Phoebe wasn't sure what to think (this is typical of Phoebe whenever in a new place). So we started out slow and timid - but she surprised us by choosing a "big girl" swing and not wanting to have a hand on her back all the time.



Once we got warmed up, we tried the ball toss.

Then we tried the cupcake cones and homemade ice cream.

After that, we didn't care about watching presents get opened. We only had eyes for this lovely castle...

She had SUCH a great time! On Sunday, we let YiaYia and Papou have a break since YiaYia is getting over a sinus infection and after a quick lunch out with them, they went home to take naps of their own while Phoebe fell asleep in the car. So Ryan and I home-shopped for an hour while Phoebe snoozed and then headed home to spend some time outdoors.


We got a tricycle for Phoebe's birthday a week early - we're thinking she'll be a pro in no time!

With all the time outdoors, Phoebe and Brutus are creating quite the bond. It could be the large amount of treats Phoebe likes to feed him or just the extra lovin' she provides...

We bought this little bouncer last year and she's finally big enough to use it. Not quite sure she has the full hang of it but she's definitely got the idea down...

Ryan decided to take advantage of the sunshine and clean out some gutters. Phoebe just wanted to go up the ladder. Over and over again...

When we came in for a bath, we discovered our water heater's pilot light had gone out. Sunday morning I was in for about 45 seconds and finally gave up when it didn't heat up - I'm a wimp! Neither Ryan or I are fans of cold showers so we went to church practically unbathed. We just chalked it up to me doing laundry and dishes beforehand but after running her bath later that night figured out it wasn't because we'd depleted all the hot water. Being the handy man that he is, Ryan attempted to get things squared away himself but after the smell of gas continued to linger, we finally called a plumber who arrived promptly at 8:30.

Here's a shot of our little clown prior to bath time.

Here she is after a very cool bath as we wait for the plumber and Daddy to come out of the basement with what was hopefully good news.

Turns out Ryan was just being cautious. At least we were only out the $49 for a service call. I, however, got ANOTHER cold shower this morning but the hair HAD to be washed, so what's a girl to do? Turns out the regulator (who knows what that is!?) is bad on a lot of the water heater model that we purchased (just last year!) so it was under warranty and cost us nothing to get fixed today. Phoebe got a warm bath tonight and all is right again in the Wallis household.