Action Packed Fun

These past two weeks since we moved back down to Orange County have been a whirlwind. Elle and I are having a ton of fun! We've been walking to Starbucks daily (still miss Coffee Bean), I've been doing Pilates about every other day, and Elle has been doing swim lessons and classes at MyGym. I just signed up for 24 Hour Fitness again and paid the extra fee for Elle to attend the "Kid's Club" while I work out. Casey and I are thinking about giving it a shot later this afternoon. It is so nice to finally be able to take care of myself again and it's definitely paying off. 


This past Wednesday was especially fun and action packed. Elle started her day at 5:30 AM and Casey and I took a stroll with her to Starbucks before he had to get ready for work. I then took Elle to MyGym at 9:00 and we had a ton of fun playing with Katelyn and her mommy, Joy, there. MyGym is still a bit intimidating for Elle but I'm sure she will warm up in no time. She's usually so charming and smiley but she kind of freezes up at MyGym. With about 15 other babies and their parents running around, I don't blame her. I then ran to Pilates for an hour while Elle played with her Babcia. After that, I rushed home and gathered up Elle in her swimgear and took her to the Beach Club at the RSM lake to meet Katelyn and her friend Holland (and their mommies). It was so nostalgic being there. I spent so much time there as a kid so it's fun to be able to bring Elle there. I'll have to scan a couple pictures of me playing there with my siblings and post a juxtaposition. I didn't realize how great it is for babies and small children. The "shoreline" has about half a foot of water over sand so the babies are able to sit in the water and splish splash. We had such a good time. After some vigorous swimming and splashing, Elle sat out on a blanket on the sand with her girlfriends and they shared toys as they dried off. It was so adorable and sweet. I can't wait to go back!

Elle with her girlfriends at the Beach Club

In other news, I caught my adorable blossoming baby clapping yesterday. Ah, it was so sweet! She is walking assisted now and so determined to scoot herself along on those padded feet while she clings onto whatever she can. Her crawling is still interesting and wonky and she'll take a few crawls before she decides she's over it. She will be zooming across the room any minute now. I think I can wait a little longer on that :)