butterflies alive

We went to a place in Santa Barbara today called Harry's Plaza Cafe

on the menu was a banana split for $25 and if you ate it all it was free.

I was so so so tempted but decided that I needed to plan for it so instead I ate lunch and ordered this

the cookie monster

and I am sad to say with the help of everyone we still didn't finish it.

We were up in Santa Barbara at the natural history museum

checking at the butterflies.

I was amazed at the patience dakota had,

one landed on her dress for a half a second and then it became her goal to have another one do the same.

So she sat for more than ten minutes waiting and waiting and waiting

it didn't happen again but it was so neat for me just to watch her.

We also ventured to the museum's back yard where anyone can push boats down a stream,

make mud pies, dig in compost it is awesome.

Little miss Leela loved it all, especially the hall with the birds

she was a little bit nervous in with the mammals too big for her.

We will be heading back soon.

too much

Do I even remember how to do this.

Just talk and post some pictures right.

Well summer is in full swing for the more girls

dakota is learning how to swim

leela is learning everything

and i am still learning

patience.

We started off the summer with a camping trip with some good friends

up at lake san antonio.

dakota went tubing for the first time and loved it

leela loved jumping off the boat into the water

the long lasting story of the trip though

(along with good memories)

is the song Party Rock by lmafo?

something like that

every time the kids went in the tube that was the song they wanted

the kids were on the tube a lot

we listened to that song

A L O T

and then being the brainy mom I am asked my friend to make us a cd of some of the

music we listened to including but not limited to "party rock"

to make a short story that could be longer shorter

leela is now singing

"pary rock in house too nye eweryone have good tine"

pretty darn cute

and in some ways so not okay.

That is all for now but I really miss this

so hopefully I will be back soon.

in the mean time here are some random pictures.