Heartland

Little Man is taking an extra long nap.  I have already made banana baby food, emptied the dishwasher, made 3 pom-poms for my classroom, and washed/straightened my hair.  Now, I get to blog for a bit.  I am not a sitter- pretty sure I've mentioned this before.  This summer is no exception.  I wanted to get out and get Little Man involved in activities.  I always remember doing things at the library, the pool, and the local art center as a kid.  I know he is only 15 weeks as I write this, but that doesn't stop us.  One thing we have found to do is Heartland music here in town.  It is a great program and we do the mixed age option once a week with our friends Alisha and Bella.  They also have a baby class, but we wanted to do this class with friends and Bella is almost 2.  Little Man really seems to enjoy it.  The first song is a welcome song where you go through and welcome each child.  When they sang Little Man's name he got a big grin on his face.  He also enjoys when they pour out all instruments.  He will hold, shake, and eat the moroccas.  The parachute is also a favorite.  At the end class they sing a lullaby and he falls asleep.  It's pretty precious.   If you are local and looking for a reasonably priced class this is worth it (plus you get the cds and music also).

Homemade Baby food

Little Man is beginning to enter the world of baby food, and as my hubby says I am a bit of a hippie.  Put these two things together and I am super interested in homemade, organic baby food.  I have a garden in my backyard, but it isn't ready yet.  So, for the time being I tried some homemade applesauce with some organic apples I needed to use, and some bananas.  I found this great website that has tons of ides and recipes on homemade baby food.  It was super easy and I can't wait for Little Man to try it. Ok I have to admit I am a little obsessed.  It's kind of fun. All this means I highly recommend giving it a try.  

Update to the sneak peak

So you saw the sneak peek.  Now for some details.  We had an amazing time!!  Vacation was very different this year- I didn't get as much of a tan, didn't get to shop much... but it was TOTALLY worth it.  Little Man was a trooper!  Everything we did he loved.  On the way down we were able to visit my "aunt" Jane.  Of course they hit it off immediately.  When we made it to the beach we had to take Little Man down to get those toes in the sand.  I think he really was in awe.  While we were there we hung out by the pool during the day.  Of course we knew he loved that before we got there.  We took him on the beach for a walk once or twice a day, in the early morning or after dinner.  His face was priceless.  I so wonder what he was thinking.  He just seemed so relaxed, like he was taking everything in.  We also went to Charleston for the day.  We love Charleston.  We went to the aquarium there.  I've never been before and I have to say it is pretty cool.  We didn't have time but you can also tour the sea turtle rescue hospital below the aquarium.  Regardless we will go back next time we visit.  Little Man was so alert.  He was looking at all the fish and was  totally into it.  We ate a yummy lunch at Hymans and then walked through the market.   Overall it was a nice, relaxing vacation that was much needed.  It was, like I said different, but I like vacation this way better.

a sneak peek at vaca 2011