Frontier Family at the Oakland Museum of California on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day was lovely. I didn’t lift a finger and we had the most fabulous day that started at Sweet Adeline’s, meandered to a walk along Lake Merritt, a look around the new Oakland Museum of California (wonderful by the way- it’s a must see) then a bike ride to dinner.

Todd being super Dada flying outside of a 1960’s plane and Maisy playing with an ashtray

Super en vogue Maisy as the newest and most amazing exhibit at the new Oakland Museum of California

Todd surprised me with a fantastic new bike, one I never thought I’d have and it’s a dream to ride- it’s like floating down the road. Now I understand why so many folks really ENJOY this biking thing! Betty (the bike) has been a wonderful addition to our family.

Taking the first spin on Betty!

Maisy was very tired after the museum and before dinner- we were even able to take her picture while sleeping, a rare opportunity!

Knocked out Maisy

Today we had our prenatal appointment and it all went just fine. Maisy helped to hear the heartbeat again and she did a great job. My next appointment is on May 28, when I’ll also do the glucose test and have my blood checked again.

More later-

Much love, Todd, Becky, Maisy and baby girl

Trying Todd’s new ski boots

W e had a very busy and fun filled Sunday. It started off with Maisy trying on Todd’s new ski boots. She thought it was very fun. We then rode bicycles to Habitot in Berkeley. This kid’s museum was having a free day sponsored by the Berkeley Fire Dept. We all got to go on a real Fire Engine, not a fire truck. Do you know what the difference is? A fire engine has water and a truck does not. I learned something new today.

Maisy sitting on the front of the Berkeley Fire Engine

After chatting up the fire fighters we headed inside the museum to do some running around, painting and water play.

Baby Painter

Water play fun

After all of the museum activities we went for a bite to eat and rode our bikes back home and Maisy napped. We got a new baby carrier and decided to take Maisy out for an evening stroll after she woke up from her nap. She wasn’t so sure about it at first, but after Todd made all the proper adjustments she seemed to enjoy looking at things differently.

Discovering the world from a different perspective

In other news, we were all lucky enough to receive our H1N1 flu vaccines just last week. We all tolerated the shots wonderfully. We are looking forward to this weekend for Maisy’s friends coming over for some Trick-or-Treat Halloween fun!

Much love, Todd, Becky and Maisy