Celebrating Summer

Rebecca's legs finally reach the petals!

OK, so it was a bit cool out today, but we still wore short.

Rebecca decide that today we were going to attempt to use the petals on her tricycle. This is the first time her legs actually reach and she is trying to move forward by using them.

Now all she has to learn is to pump her legs and guide the front wheel. But most importantly, she needs to learn to stop.

Of course, she could not leave her white bunny behind, so we have him sitting on her basket.

Outings with Mami Latina Group

Rebecca and I have joined a Mami Latina Playgroup, which I organize and schedule events and activities for. Of course this is great for us because we get to do just what we want. Mommy tends to plan activities around what Rebecca is into. You are welcome to check out our group and see even more pictures of what we are up to.


Here we are on out way out to the Explorit Science Center in Davis. Rebecca is ready for a fun and sunny day. Again she choose her accessories for the day. Don't ask me where she gets her sense of style.



As soon as we got there, she was attracted to the microscopes, but we spent most of the day in the puzzles and building blocks room.














We had so much fun the first time we went that we invited our group to enjoy the center with us the next month.





This time, there were different things to see and do. Here we see Rebecca petting a Boa Constrictor. She was so happy to have done it she got patiently in line two more times just to pet it again.

Dance Class

Rebecca in her Dance for Tots class this weekend.

She has really enjoyed going. Here she is practicing her ballerina arms during her stretching exercises.

Celebrating Summer

The First 80 degree day in Rocklin.

Rebecca chose to wear a blue tank and yellow short. She was very insistent on those two colors.

The day gave us the chance to try out some of the fun presents Auntie Camille sent Rebecca for her birthday. The bubble making cow is a total hit. Once Rebecca figured out how it worked, shes been using it every day.

Thanks Auntie Millie!

Now all we have to do is keep up with the supply of bubble liquid.

Meet and Greet

Rebecca was visited by the newest member of the Bainotti Family, Lucca! He brought her a cute clothes for her birthday. He has great taste, but of course his mommy is Hamraz.

After opening her present, Rebecca could not keep her big brown eyes off Lucca. She wanted to touch him and see what this little person was all about.

Lucca in turn could not keep his cute little eyes off Rebeccas big fro.

Birthday Celebration Part II - Zoo Time

Since Rebecca's actual birthday was on Monday the 14th, we planned to have her actual birthday party on the weekend. This year we had her birthday party at the Folsom Zoo with a picnic at the neighboring park afterwards. It was a nice day, unfortunately it was a little chilly in the morning so we had chase the sun to stay warm!

The Folsom Zoo is a nice small zoo, the best thing being that kids 4 & under are free so most of the kids in attendance were free. The group got to see a peacock spreads its feathers.

We also saw, bears, tigers, cougars, and wolves, among the many animals. It was nice to see the kids having a good time watching through the fences. After a little while in the zoo the group headed out to the park where Nehal and I cooked some hot dogs and hamburgers while the kids played in the playground.

Despite the wind, we were able to keep the candle lit long enough for Rebecca to blow it out. (she did a really good job of blowing!) She even managed to put most of the cake in her mouth and not in her dress. It was good to see all the kids and adults out and about, thanks to all that came.

It was a very good day and Rebecca really enjoyed it!

Gymnastics class

In addition to her dance class, Rebecca is also taking a weekly gymnastics class. I finally got to attend one of her classes last week. It is a pretty fast paced class that focuses on circuits. Each of the circuits has multiple activities, varying from climbing, hanging, jumping, etc. The stations allow each of the kids to work alone with some piece of equipment. The quick pace helps the kids to keep their attention which is definitely a good thing. The picture above is of Rebecca walking the balance beam. They also have minature parrallel bars, mini-uneven bars and lots of trampolines. (see below.)