Enjoying Big Meadows

Sunday afternoon when the girls got up from their nap we finished packing the last minute things and headed up on Skyline Drive to Big Meadows for a picnic. You didn't have to pay to get on to the Drive, so it was the perfect time to go. It was 10 degrees cooler up there, so it was wonderful. We found a picnic area at Big Meadows and grilled some hot dogs and let the girls run around and play. After we had finished dinner the deer started to come out and about. One ended up coming very close to our tables because someone had thrown their leftover sandwich in so grass and weeds. The girls were able to get close to it while it ate. Ali decided to start calling the deer "cats". I think that they had fun and we enjoyed it. I hope they do the free weekends again next year! More pics to come soon.

Eating like a grown-up

Last weekend while we were visiting Billy's parents in Monterey Ali started

eating with a spoon. Today I finally got some pictures of her doing it. Sometimes she cheats a little bit and will use her other hand to put food on the spoon and then lift it to her mouth, but hey she's learning. I'm so proud of her!

Ali and her shoes

I can't remember when this started, but I can say for some time now Ali has been able to put on her shoes. In fact she will sit forever playing with shoes and putting them on. Sometimes they are on the right feet and sometimes they are not. I think it's pure luck which foot she gets her shoe on, but then again maybe she does now what she is doing. Here's a few pics to enjoy of her and her shoes. Just as a side note, the top picture she is actually putting her shoes on the correct feet.