An Enjoyable Weekend With Friends (A Few Weekends Ago - We Are Behind In Posting)

We had a fun visit from our friends Cindy and Mike and their children, Shawn and Ginny. We enjoyed some delicious Thai food first and then went to the Botanical Gardens here in Athens and also to the UGA Gardens. Here I am with my friend Joom at Siri Thai.


And here I am with Mommy while we dip our feet in the little stream at the Botanical Gardens.

There were lots of TADPOLES in this stream! Look at how many there are and how tiny they are! It's hard to believe they will be FROGS one day.

Baba and I sat down for a bit in the Zen garden area. It was very shady and much cooler there.

Shawn loved taking pictures with me. We are in a nice, shaded spot by the stream.

And another one with Shawn!

And here is one inside the solarium...with Shawn again!

Mama always enjoys the beautiful flowers at UGA Gardens. They have so many different species to look at.

Ginny, Shawn and I decided to wade through the stream.

Ooh, more tadpoles!

This is the perfect way to cool down.

Baba strikes a pose by some pretty yellow flowers.

Shawn, Ginny and I sat inside the gazebo a bit for a photo opportunity.

Here is a nice overview of the UGA Gardens.

I had a great time with my friends. Unfortunately, Mama took so many pictures of us children, she didn't get any of Cindy and Mike. Maybe next time.

Fun At The Park

We decided to go have some fun at a local park recently. I loved climbing up on the Sea Monster!

Daddy and I decided to try out this tilted thing that looks like a merry-go-round.

We got quite a surprise when we started moving the thing and it threw us into the wood chips. I fell on Daddy, though, so only he got all scratched up. But it did scare me.

I decided to climb on the monster again.

It was so much fun standing up here!

We also tried out some other things. Daddy was helping me learn to balance on this.

And of course, I did lots of swinging!

This one was a really fun swing.

Whoa! Look how high I'm able to go.

Then I decided to get back into a regular swing. They are all fun, really.

Hi Mama!

Even daddies like to swing at the park.

And of course, what is a trip to a park without playing on the slide.

We had a great time! Look for more pictures soon of a fun weekend we had with some friends from Macon.

A Belated Mother's Day Post

We had a great Mother's Day celebration this year on Mother's Day Weekend and the weekend after when Grandma, Pop Pop and Doe came up to visit.

I love playing with Pop Pop.

This is the Little Mermaid nightgown I love so much, because I think Ariel looks like my Mommy.

Big smiles!

And now a little posing.

I love sitting in my Grandma's lap too.

But Pop Pop really likes to play. I love being upside-down.

And Doe read me a pop-up book.

This is my "pet" lizard. He fits in well with our two cats, a fish and a frog (all real pets).

And my favorite puppy: Anna! We are all getting ready to go eat some Thai food.

I love the princess tent that Ratana and Joom, our friends from the Thai restaurant, bought me.

Daddy took some pictures of Mama. Here's a funny look.

Happy Mother's Day Mama!

Daddy's two favorite girls.

And another shot of us.

I love my Mommy, and she loves me too.

Here are Pop Pop and Grandma. They are about to enjoy some delicious Thai food.

Daddy now has control over your mind. Be very, very afraid.

I'm a happy girl today. Ratana gave me some beautiful hair barrettes.

See! Well, you can't really see it can you?

I love playing with my Mommy's jewelry. This is her necklace that says, "mother to a little girl" in Mandarin.

And here's one with Mama, Ratana and Mei-Ling!

And here is my other friend Lalapat. She, Ratana and Joom are my friends.

We had two great Mother's Day weekends! And how wonderful it is to have both Mama and Grandma to share Mother's Day with.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Daddy turned 35 years old this month! We went to our favorite place for dinner (Thai of course) to celebrate.

We had such a good time.

Mommy helped me with my Tom Kha (coconut milk soup with lemongrass and other yummy things). I'm doing better getting it to my mouth. I'm also learning how to use chop sticks, but I have a long way to go.

Ratana brought Daddy a special Thai dessert - a Taro cake with coconut milk. Yum!

We had a great dinner. I also was glad to dress like a princess. What I define as "princess" is wearing a dress. I will tell Mama each day whether or not she looks like a princess.

Oh, and notice the Hello Kitty watch and the bracelet. I'm really into this princess thing.

Daddy's two favorite girls.

We're glad you had a good birthday Daddy! May you have many, many more.