Summertime is officially here and while I wouldn't say we've been sitting back and relaxing a whole lot, we have been able to unwind a bit more than usual. Maelee's "school" ended the last week of May and gymnastics ended the first week of June, and we had several fairly open Saturdays to get out and enjoy our city.
The month began with a fun trip to VA where we spent a morning at Nana's school, had fun at Market Square, and even got to meet good friend, Cindy, and her family for dinner!
Maelee loved hanging out with the teachers and students at Davis Middle School, especially the teacher who loves unicorns and was happy to share (!), and her new friend, Brian (a troublemaker normally, but super sweet with Maelee!).
Fun at the farmer's market at Market Square!
Delicious fresh squeezed orange juice!
Making friends with the snake at dinner.
Enjoying some mango yogurt with blueberries!
And dinner with sweet friends!
A slideshow of our VA visit:
It was a fairly quick trip but we all enjoyed it while Steve was away
for an ad board in Chicago. Maelee was very happy to see her daddy when
we got back and loved showing him the new Science book that Nana had
given her to bring back.
Rainbow ice cream goodness at Carl Schurz playground
Our little gymnast
A fun trip to the East Village for some Butter Lane cupcakes
And more playground fun with the steep slide!
Lunch break at the playground with friends!
Saturday morning at one of Maelee's favorite places- the Carousel at Bryant Park
"The Bears" in Central Park, after a Father's Day picnic
Fun on the camels at John Jay Park
A fun filled Saturday walking over the Brooklyn Bridge and taking in some fun in DUMBO
To Maelee's delight, there's a new carousel along the Brooklyn water front!
Enjoying the famous Grimaldi's pizza...
And Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
And while Steve was away for a quick ad board in Boston the last
Saturday of June, Maelee and I had a special day which started with
breakfast at Alice's Tea Cup,
Followed by a fun visit to "Make Meaning" where Maelee got to make "Cupcake Soap" with a blue ducky!
Proud of her soap :)
It has been a pretty fun month with our girl and we are grateful that it's been a bit milder of a month in terms of some behavior issues! :) There's been a bit less of the defiance and a bit more of the sweetness so we are enjoying it while it lasts. She has gotten quite demanding at bedtime lately which is both frustrating and hilarious as everything has to be just so (fresh water AND "fresh" tissue, a/c on, just the right friends and songs, ladybug light on, etc, etc), but then when she adorably yells, "night night, i love you!" as we go up the stairs, we don't seem to mind as much. She is starting to play the "but mommy said" and vice versa when she doesn't like the answer one of us has given and she continues to get defensive when corrected with "but, buts!" But she is our little Miss Chatty and Miss Outgoing and we love to just watch and listen sometimes :) She's gotten particularly obsessed with dinosaurs this month and we love that she's just as interested in pirates, cars, trains, and dinosaurs, as she is with dolls. We've got an exciting July planned with our big 10 year anniversary trip to FL while Maelee has a blast with Nana & Pop-Pop so we're looking forward to some unwinding then!
