April 26, 2013

It was so nice when we got home from work/school that we ran outside to get some sun time. Very nice. I'm sure this will be much of our summer.

April 25, 2013

People watching on the train after school/work.

Something happened on the train this morning and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. A father was on the train with his three young kids. I heard him tell one of the kids because she was acting up (she looked to be about 3), she didn't get to push the button to get off of the train. She started to cry. I heard him mention the button on the train a couple more times but I couldn't hear any other conversation. Then I realized he was arguing with a female passenger sitting by his kids. I thought maybe they were together but I couldn't hear what was being said. He got off at the next stop grumbling about someone trying to tell him how to raise his kids and she needed to mind her own business. I looked back at the woman that had been talking to him and she was crying. Now I have no idea what happened but she was really, really crying. I am torn because in a way I agree with him that she had no business jumping in but if she heard something I didn't, maybe it was a good thing she stood up for the kids. I just don't know. I hate that one of my first thoughts was wondering if the woman has kids. I would hate to think that every time I have to scold my 2-year-old, someone is going to question my handling of the situation. I have enough internal struggles to have to worry if someone is going to jump into situation. But, again, I couldn't hear everything being said and I'm sure she felt she was doing good for the kids. The question of when to insert yourself into a situation is a tough one.

April 24, 2013

So so so so pretty! The rose garden in Capitol Park is really interesting because it's right next to a main street downtown but once you get into the garden, you forget all of the traffic and the noise and the craziness. I love it.

April 23, 2013

mmmmm cheese skirt! Turtle ate a whole grilled cheese sandwich. Poor baby was hungry!

April 22, 2013

"I'm running!!" says Turtle. So cute!

April 21, 2013

Our first Earth Day and we had a good time. DavePops was a hit with Turtle. We'll be back!

April 20, 2013

Turtle's shirt says "Right now, I'd rather be playing with my trains." How perfect!

April 19, 2013

Capitol Park is in bloom and so pretty. Now if the temp would just stay in the 80s, the flowers and I would be very happy. A girl can dream.

April 18, 2013

The donut peaches are growing!

April 17, 2013

 Shadows in front of my office building. 

April 16, 2013

The start of our garden. I can not wait for the tomatoes. One of my favorite smells is cherry tomatoes off the vine. Yummmmm!

April 15, 2013

Poor sock! Turtle's daycare/preschool had crazy sock day so I had to go out and buy socks since none of the socks she had were "crazy." These were tighter than the socks she usually wears so it made her mad they didn't just slip off like her others.

April 14, 2013

Turtle's new shoes for playing out in the backyard. Dada spoils her so (as it should be).

April 13, 2013

Turtle playing in the sprinklers (with a car in hand, of course).

April 12, 2013

Start of the California Democrats State Convention. My first time as a delegate and I had a great time!

April 11, 2013

I took this in the courtyard outside my office building. The light was really pretty.

April 10, 2013

Signed up for a long-term study on cancer prevention today. All it took was a questionnaire, some measurements, and a donation of blood and I could help save lives.

April 9, 2013

Turtle watching out the window of the train on our way home. It was interesting when I picked her up from school because one of her classmates must have heard me say something about riding the train and she ran over to ask me about it. She asked why we were riding the train so I told her we rode because it was fun. She said that her mom has a car so she doesn't have to ride the train. I told her that we don't have to ride the train but choose to. It just makes me wonder what her parents say about train riders. Ah kids.

April 8, 2013

Waiting for the train after work/school tonight. Turtle was sooooo excited!

April 7, 2013

Hubby worked on new plantings in our backyard. It's going to be nice this summer.

April 6, 2013

Cool car at the Cesar Chavez March in Southside Park. It had, what looked to be, alligator covered seats!

Turtle has it all....Union purple, Minnie Mouse, Chavez sticker, American flag, and Molly the train. She is amazing!

April 5, 2013

Rainy day! I got to work early and it was raining so I headed straight to the rose garden (of course! Isn't that what everyone does in the rain?!). I had my purse, camera bag, lunch bag, and umbrella, and I had to try to keep it all dry while snapping some photos. At least it was worth it!

April 4, 2013

Fountain in the middle of the rose garden. I don't think I've ever seen the water running but it's still pretty.

April 3, 2013

This rose bush grew about 2 feet overnight so I could only see the bottoms of the roses but it made for a cool pic.

April 2, 2013

A girl and her grandpa...so special! After watching the trains downtown, Turtle and I met grandma, grandpa, and dada at Rubio's for Fish Taco Tuesday. Yum!!!

April 1, 2013

Where's Turtle???

March 31, 2013

My fam for our annual family photo on Easter. The biggest change has been my sweet, little Turtle growing from a 4 month old to a big girl standing there on her own.