Sequoia (aka Princess Buzz Lightyear) and her Summer Adventures

This summer has been very busy, but we've been able to squeeze in some fun here and there.


Sequoia started swimming lessons this year and is now in the second summer session. We did the first session with her in the parent/child class (the polar bears), and is now in the independent 3 year old class (the tadpoles). She swims twice a week and she loves it.






She is also becoming quite the puzzle master. She now has three puzzles (Disney Princesses, My Little Ponies, and Dora the Explorer) that are 24 pieces each, and she can do them all independently. I have always loved puzzles and I love that she loves them too!



We've also enjoyed a trip to Faerie Worlds--and we will definitely be going back in future years. It's much smaller than our beloved Celtic Faire, but it fit into that missing piece of our year. I took Sequoia the first night while Dan was away at a fire training event. We listened to great music (Brother was there--which I first heard about 10 years ago), enjoyed yummy food, looked at the fun costumes, and got Sequoia her first pair of fancy fairy wings (from the same vendor I got mine from about 11 years ago!) We brought Dan back with us on Sunday and enjoyed another wonderful day.

Here are some more pictures to enjoy from our summertime adventures =)

Further Adventures of Sequoia

Finally, a long awaited update! Sequoia has been taking us on wonderful adventures like ice skating (pictured left), train track building, Lego building, and excursions about town. She has also proudly begun her training in video game mastery. She has been playing Zelda on the the DS--she only stays in the main town, but she has already figured out how to control Link for walking in and out of buildings, throwing rocks and pots, talking to citizens, jumping into water, and how to continue (this happens often as she loves making Link jump into the water repeatedly).

She starts the next level of gymnastics later this week and it will be her first parent-free class. Very exciting!

Sequoia has also helped redecorate the apartment. Her bedroom is now all set up for her (her bed is back in our room, but she's sleeping in it and not our bed, so it is progress). She also is great at falling asleep on her own now (as long as Baby is with her). Baby is her constant companion now-a-days.



We also redecorated her play area in the living room. We have bins for each type of toy and a book shelf for all of her books. It keeps everything organized and she knows where everything goes, so she actually can keep her area all nice and neat.

We are also starting to look into preschools for the summer. She asks if she can go to school like Daddy just about every day now.

Here are all the pictures from our latest adventures!