Summer Fun has kicked off

I just think this photo is adorable.

Sorry for my lack of posts recently.  I have been working on several half finished posts, but none of them are quite ready to be published.

May has become hot and humid, everyone is having end of the year picnics, and its finally nice enough to go to playgrounds without worrying about mud!  This weekend we went to three events that signify the kick off of summer for me.

Apparently the petting zoo is funny.

The first was the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival on Friday with one of my friends.  There were a lot of really neat things to do for free (magic shows, art projects, games, and general noise making!)  C has a great time and I can't wait for next year's since he'll be able to do so much more stuff.  Some of our favorite activities were the hanging sound garden, seeing "Dippy" the dinosaur, petting zoo, spin art on an old record, and When I Grow Up pictures sponsored by PNC.

Look how big Dippy is compared to C!

C & M next to one of the Duquesne
Light truck's drills for telephone poles

Our second event was Saturday morning, Touch-A-Truck sponsored by the Junior League of Pittsburgh.  When I was active in the league this was my favorite event to volunteer at - its just really cool.  They get 30 plus vehicles together in a big parking lot for kids to touch, honk horns, or show off other cool things (like the bomb squad robots!)  C wasn't really interested in touching this year, but he was pretty excited to go and see all the big trucks.  I think the firetruck was his favorite.  We ended the morning with some ice cream, so really a pretty good morning for him!

After nap time we headed over to Sewickley Unleashed which benefits the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society. I wasn't sure how C would do with this, since most of the events are tailored to dogs, and he seems a little unsure about dogs (except Greyhound which he really likes).  He seemed to enjoy seeing all the cats up for adoption, and Grandma is on the committee so seeing her is always a plus.  Also we ended up getting him a stuffed dog, since he picked up one of toy dogs that Grandma was selling and decided it needed a drink of water from a nearby puddle.  It was super cute, and he loves the dog, so I guess it worked out.  We also got some homemade treats for our cats, so there is some benefit for those of us without dogs.

I'm pretty impressed that we were able to do all this fun stuff for under $50 for the whole weekend (including food, new stuffed dogs, and admission).

Other than that life has been pretty slow at our house, M has been busy staining and finishing the floor for the kids room.  Fingers crossed it will be setup this weekend.  The last big project is staining and finishing the dressers from IKEA which he hopes to do over the week, since they will be less work than the floor.  Then its assemble the toddler bed and move furniture.  I can't wait for this, since our hallway and bedroom has been packed with stuff and I can't even open the bottom drawer my dresser without moving 3-4 boxes.  Maybe we just need one of those HGTV shows where we go away for a weekend and everything is magically setup and finished for us?  That being said I don't think I could give away design control to a professional designer...I just want the work crew!

Until next time...