Have you met Lola and Calvin?

Lola & Calvin are the guinea pigs adopted by the Wetlands daycare in 2009. Lola is a peruvian brown and white female who is very vocal about what she likes and does not. Calvin is an abyssian who is much quieter tri-color. The kids help care for their friends and give them lots of good treats of fruits and veggies (all organic).

The guinea pigs also act as the subjects for the children for sculptures, painting, etc. Calvin and Lola took particular interest in what Cameron was creating for them. Cameron drew a picture of Calvin for Lola. It included a self-portrait of Cameron watching him through the cage.

Although the guineas are often shy, as they were singing excitedly Cameron leaned down to listen. Lola surprised everyon and gave Cameron a kiss. Cameron now asks to bring Lola home so she can keep her in the castle.... Maybe we will guinea-sit sometime.

Updates are Coming...

Sorry to everyone who has been asking for months (not a year just yet) that the blog be updated. I'm working on it now and will try and catch up as quickly as I can.

Mommy

Happy Birthday Riley!

Riley is 2!!

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And Trains are the latest and greatest discovery second only to the box it came in.

Gilroy Gardens is open

Gilroy Gardens is now open so we headed down. Gilroy is always a lot warmer and today was no exception. We were greeted by the giant garlic and enjoyed the unique trees which Gilroy Gardens is famous for. The grafted trees come in all kinds of shapes and sizes that will cause shock and awe.

Of course we rode the flying strawberries and the balloons but we again did not make it to the swans on the lake (the line is always too long and its in the sun).

The kids favorite ride was the cars they get to drive on their own. Its a bumpy ride for Mommy and Daddy but loads of fun for the Cameron and Riley.

We also visited the carnival games and Riley rode the firetrucks, again another favorite. This time Cameron and Riley refused to play in the water features but the train we rode multiple times. Nothing is better than the train, says Riley.

Roaring Camp

We needed an outing so we headed to Roaring Camp with Uncle Greg. One of the best benefits of Roaring camp is they allow dogs so PJ got to enjoy the train adventure with the rest of the family. We started with a picnic and then jumped on the train to head into the Redwood forest.

After hiking on the top of the mountain we came back to enjoy ice cream. Even PJ got to enjoy a treat (minus ice cream just cone). Highly recommend this for a day out with the family.

The May Pole

Today Ms Ana, the daycare music teacher, surprised the kids by bringing a May pole. It was a little chaotic to explain how to get started. The kids quickly grabbed their ribbons before the music started.

The dancing started and the kids watched as the pole became decorated by the ribbons. Cameron of course had to have a pink ribbon and she and her doll danced around the pole and decorate it in celebration of Spring.

Gardening Day

It was time to replant the window boxes at the house. We started at the nursery and both Cameron and Riley got to pick out the plants they wanted and we came home to each plant our own window box.

We had to replace all the dirt and then plant all the plants. Riley enjoyed putting his shovel to use and Cameron laid out the plants the way she thought would look best. There was a pink box, a mostly purple box, and then the rest.

In order to make sure our flowers are were healthy, both Cameron and Riley gave the plants a drink. Riley actually wanted to use the hose but we explained that the flowers liked to drink from the watering can. He then agreed so his plants would be happy.

When we were done, we put the ladybugs into the garden. Riley was very interested in the bugs but Cameron wouldn't let him touch them. She pulled his hand away saying "No! No!" Once he saw that she was scared of the ladybugs he wouldn't touch them. We put the ladybugs on our vines so they could munch on the aphids and enjoyed the rest of our day at the park.