Seaside Mini-Vacation

Sorry, peeps, layoffs and new job duties have rendered my time at work actual WORK time (psh!) so I've had less time to blog.

Here are Aurora and Gary at Taco Shark in Seaside, enjoying "dips" (Aurora's word for chips) and salsa.

We had half a day (Friday) of clear weather, where we enjoyed seafood, playing in the sand (Gary and Aurora), a prestolog fire and going to bed early.

Saturday it rained but we went out for fun and games in the morning, visiting the carousel, a toy store, and the Seaside Aquarium. I'd never been to the Seaside Aquarium before and it was pretty neat. We ended up buying 5 little trays of fish for the seals and we all enjoyed throwing the seals fish and getting splashed by the impatient seal. (Aurora didn't like getting water in her eyes, though.)

Sunday Aurora and I went to the beach and found lots of jellyfish to look at and touch (gently!) and then came back to the motel for a nice hot bath. Then we came home.

Ding Dong

Here is Aurora, frolicking underneath the Criterion School bell at the State Fair last weekend. Unfortunately, we couldn't ring it but Aurora enjoyed posing well enough.

Aurora at School

We visited the Criterion Schoolhouse at the fair and this year Aurora was big enough to sit at a desk and do some schoolwork.

She colored two pictures and we hung one up on the board before we left.

And she didn't even get her hair dunked in an inkwell.

Nutty Baby

Aurora, Granny and I went to the State Fair this past Sunday, as is our family tradition.

Granny purchased Aurora some glasses to shield her from the "lun," which she cries piteously about whenever it shines in her face.

Here they were sharing a nut bar on the grass, as you can see by the chocolate on Aurora's chin.

Shopping is so boringzzzzz

Aurora was so tired the other night she fell asleep on the way to the mall, so I carried her into Sears and plopped her into a shopping cart. Then I enjoyed 30 minutes of quiet shopping. Ahhh. Then she woke up crying. D-oh.

Baby Pup Tent

Here's Aurora, watching her Mickey Mouse from (slightly) inside her new tent.

And there's my missing laundry! I folded it and couldn't figure out where it went, until I looked in the tent and noticed a whole lot more STUFF. Aurora had taken the sheets and towels and padded her tent for more comfort.

Gravy Baby

Aurora barely ate any dinner on Thursday but my mom cleverly offered her the gravy ladle to lick so at least she got some gravy in her.

I try to eat my 8 cups of gravy daily but it doesn't always work out. . .