the zoo

We headed down to San Diego Zoo again this past weekend. Noah seemed to enjoy it more than before, he was definately paying attention more! We got so close to a few of the animals this time...the only one that Noah seemed to mind was the rhino. I think there's a spot on my arm where it's a little black and blue from him clutching so hard at me! Noah went around pointing at every animal and calling it a "dog". We kept trying to correct him, but he was pretty insistent that it was still a dog! There was a furry panda mascot that was going around taking pictures with people, and Noah was holding on to me for dear life....he did not want to get near that panda! Afterwards, we took a little train ride in the park right next to the zoo.

it's getting hot

The weather has been quickly heating up around here. It gets so hot during the days that it's uncomfortable for us to go outside to go on bike rides or go to the park. Last night we decided to get Noah a little mini-pool, just to see if he would like being in the water. He has yet to get in a pool, so we weren't sure how he'd respond, but he loved it! His favorite thing to do was take his little sand shovel and splash-splash-splash around.

Prayer Time

i'm not gonna lie, it ain't been pretty around here

For the last several weeks, it seems like Satan is working overtime to make the Sanders family pretty miserable. If you remember, about a month ago, we got rear ended at the beach. Well, approx. 12 days after that, I got hit by a lady on my way home from work. Turns out that I was allergic to the pain medication the ER prescribed me and I broke out in hives. And to top it off, I got violently ill on Mother's day and spent the majority of the day in bed. Poor Matt is still struggling with his back and is going to physical therapy a two times a week. Things have got to turn around for us right?!? The way I see it, I've got two options....I could wallow in self-pity, or I could pick out the little blessings that I've found hidden in these events. The optimist in me chooses the latter.
1. Praise God that our injuries are not any worse...and double praise that Noah seems to be injury-free from both accidents! Had I breaked any slower, the lady would have directly hit my driver's side door. 2. I'm amazed at how much Matt and I have leaned on each other during this stressful time. I'm so lucky to be married to him, he really makes me feel like everything is going to be ok. Plus, he is one super dad. When I was laying in bed on Mother's day, not only did Matt take care of me, he played with and entertained the little guy all day. This is breakfast that I woke up to that day...


3. After being in the ER for a few hours, I'm thankful for good health....there are some pretty messed up people out there (physically and mentally).
4. We got hooked up with a pretty sweet rental car. I was scared we'd get stuck with a matchbox car, but hey got us a comprable SUV to accomodate our monster carseat (which I love love love...this thing is like Fort Knox, so padded and safe for our little one - go Britax!).

On a brighter and much happier note, our little baby is now a toddler! He's not quite walking on his own yet, but he is sure toddling about. He likes to go short little distances, like from the couch to the door. His preferred mode of transportation is still crawling, and he is crazy fast at that. If there was a competition, I'm pretty sure he'd win 1st place!