Watching them grow

No.. not a post about the kids.. They are growing alright! 

There is a family of geese living in the creek that runs along Lawrence expressway. They go for a walk in the same path I take post lunch or when walking to the local starbucks to get some tea. 

Have been watching them for the last two weeks. The little ones are growing so fast! They have almost doubled in size in two weeks.. maybe I am imagining it.. 

 

It warms my heart to watch them trot along and see the parents help them climb the sidewalk to cross over.

Sometimes I just sit down on the sidewalk and watch them for a few minutes and move on. Calms me down immensely and helps me dive back into work. 

Nature has everything out there to calm us.

If only we can take a few minutes every now and then to get some sun, breathe fresh air and watch the creatures around us to get a reset?! 

More animal cuteness

Finally got to finish editing the last of the animal pictures from the San Diego Zoo trip on New Years day! Yes, life is like that. There is a reason they call it work-life balance instead of Life-work balance. That already shows you why things are messed up when work is put before life! 

Add a few things like bugs, jet lag etc. and things get pretty difficult to catch up, across the board. Today was devoted to myself and family. Most likely we will spend tomorrow celebrating mothers day with me getting completely out of the effects of the bug. Somehow the cough and upper respiratory system never recovered over the last 14 days.  

Went on a heavy fruit diet for last 48 hours and took a nice afternoon nap today after doing yoga. Feeling much better now. 

Here are some of my favorites from that last batch of pictures. The rest are in the Galleries..

The highlight of the zoo trip was seeing the pandas. Not something you get to see in every zoo you visit. The Tapir was also another highlight. Very few zoo's have Tapirs. 

We really loved the zoo trip. The older the kids get the better the zoo trips are. More time having fun and less time for food breaks. 

It was great to take a break from the routine and edit pictures. Next picture time will be memorial day. Have to go on some local getaway, even if for a day!

The posing continues

Jr. wore a red tie to her music performance today. Apparently the boys all got to wear the tie but some of the girls decided to wear the ties too and take pictures.

She did pose for me!

As for the performance itself, I have no idea how it went. Hopefully some other parent will send us a video.

ps. My bug is almost gone. Been on the mend three days in a row.