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A Nice Weekend

The weekend came and went too quickly! Mr. Mustard's family was in Los Angeles this weekend, and we got to spend some quality time with them while they were here. Mr. Mustard's mom spent the whole weekend with us, and on Sunday we caught up with Mr. Mustard's family from the East Coast: Michael, Diane, Chelsea and her fiance Matt.

On Sunday, we went to Descanso Gardens in La Canada, a beautiful botanical garden with a nice cafe. The weather was splendid and the gardens were so lush and green. We had a wonderful lunch at the cafe, and it was great catching up with the East Coast Urths.

Mr. Mustard and I were able to sneak away on Saturday night for a nice dinner at the Yard House. I got the six beer sampler- which was way more than I could handle, so Mr. Mustard was a gentleman and drank half. It was nice to get out just the two of us and have some quality alone time. Sunday night we snuck out to Jamba Juice while Mr. Mustard's mom watched Paprika. While sipping our Jambas, we took a nice walk along Colorado Blvd. and stopped in at Barnes & Noble to thumb through some books. It was great fun. When we got home, Mr. Mustard's mom told us that Paprika had counted to ten! Pretty impressive!

A Little Sniffly

It looks like Paprika picked up some sort of cold on one of our many social outings this week. Last night she was miserable- very congested and stuffy- and had a hard time sleeping. We stayed close to home today- walked up to our neighborhood park, drove her car around the neighborhood, and spent some time cruising in the jogging stroller- all in the hopes that Paprika would feel better sooner rather than later. Already she's feeling much better, I think.

We have a big weekend planned. Mr. Mustard is coming down with his mom, and we are meeting up with Mr. Mustard's aunt, uncle, and cousin from the East Coast. I really hope Paprika is back to her healthy, smiley self by then!

Sing A-Long

Today we went to a toddler sing-along! It was at our local indoor playground, and was great fun. We've been going to the park every day- the weather is just gorgeous. I also brought out the jogging stroller, and we've been jogging around the neighborhood. Paprika seems to like it and even asks "go stroller?" when we go down to the garage.

I'm hard at work getting Paprika on a more reasonable schedule. She is very committed to her 3am bedtime, and her 3pm wake-up time. This morning I got her up early (9:30am), but she wouldn't nap- so now it's 7:30pm and I'm about to put her down to sleep. But, she'll probably wake up in three hours and want to party til 5 a.m. Phew! I hope she sleeps all night. She definitely needs it. :-)

The Next Dimension Is Vertical

Paprika has discovered the power of climbing. She wants to climb on everything and has discovered that she can bring a chair over to her desired peak and use it as a stepping stool to get where she wants to go. She wants to stand on the dining room table, ontop of the kitchen and bathroom counters, and climb the railing on the stairs. Nothing is insurmountable with a little ingenuity!