Our Fun Weekend!

Well, it's Wednesday, and I'm finally catching up from the weekend!

First of all, Daphne is the most expert sitter of all sitters. Except when she topples. But while she's upright, she makes sitting look gooooood! And isn't this outfit too much? I love baby overalls!

We had a really fun trip to the California Science Center this weekend. We try to go once a month or so, and Violet is really learning her way around. She knows which exhibits she wants to visit, and enjoys calling herself a scientist. It makes Erik and me very proud because we believe that especially at Violet's age fostering a love of learning is more important than the learning itself. In this picture she's learning all about brine shrimp. I doubt she'll be able to recall one fact about these little creatures in a week (though you never know, she might!), but she will remember the feeling she had standing there using a magnifying glass, listening to an expert, and discovering something new. Our hope is that she will love that feeling as much as we do. It's so fun to watch her being curious, confidently asking questions, and finding new ways to understand the world around her.We want her to know that she's a learner!

Of course we can't forget our other budding scientist, Daphne! Does it look like she's making the sign for fish? I think so too (haha). But she did laugh hysterically when I repeatedly showed her the sign for fish while we were watching them in the aquarium. I think that's a positive sign.

Daddy thought it would be fun to see the 3D IMAX movie, Born to Be Wild, and it was! It was about orphaned orangutans (<-- no spell check! Whoop!) in Indonesia, and orphaned elephants in Kenya (cared for by a woman named Daphne!). Violet kept her glasses on for most of the movie. It was 45 minutes long, which was really a perfect length for the Lima family.

Violet and Daddy learning about how sound waves travel (aka "yelling at each other through a big tube"):

Learning about sound wave isolation (maybe just learning that some day she will learn about sound wave isolation... for now the different sounds are super cool.).

Finally, while I'm here, we just got back from the last West L.A. Neighborhood Council summer concert of the summer. Tonight was Dixieland Jazz, and it was just fantastic! There wasn't a great turnout, so Violet pretty much comprised the dance floor. We won a $5 gift card to Starbucks in the raffle, and that's not a bad way to end the season.