Hawks Nest: August 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pow-Wow on the Ranch

Pow Wow on the Ranch or at least thats what the flyer said: Lots of great activities as you can see from the list but I was most interested in the Pow-Wow factor!

Feed the Animals

Live Music

Games & Crafts

Story Time

Lots of Fun Activities

Grandma Rita is full blooded Indian, Dave 1/2 and Grant is 1/4 Indian, Yaqui and Navajo so it was an opportunity to get to know his heritage. Unfortunately there was only one Indian there and he was doing story time. I was expecting dancing and music but other than that Grant always has a good time running around. www.leonisadobemuseum.org

I turned my head for 5 seconds and he was up and almost over!

The volunteers were handing out hand fulls of hay from the wheel barrel to feed the animals

Pressing a tortilla, blacksmith (off duty), music and placing a sticker on his favorite fruit column

The only Indian at the Pow-Wow....

Friday, August 2, 2013

Underwood Family Farm

Being a kid again is so much fun! We discovered the Underwood Family Farm in Moorpark today. Kids under 2 are free otherwise its a non beatable price of $3. They have a small store with fresh produce or you can pick your own. I saw berries, peppers, tomatoes, beans, etc while riding around the farm in the cow/train but I know there is much more. http://www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com/index_uff.html

We will definitely be going back with daddy, we barely even saw everything there was to see.

We went for the best cut of beef on a cow/train ride around the farm

Purchased a bag of carrots for $1 and dropping them down the tubes for the animals. The pig weighed between 600-800lbs, yikes! Lots of other animals to see as well.

Beautiful grounds

So much for kids to do

Our favorite! You could sit in the tractor as well as shoot down the slide and drive miniature tractors. I tried to let Grant ride by himself but he's still too young to push the pedal.

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Grants Milestones

15 months: I think this is my favorite age thus far! He's really trying to use his words, loves talking on the phone and can make a few animal sounds when asked. He's been working on No and while its kind of funny now I'm sure it won't be when I really need him to do something.

14 months: He's a climber! Scaling walls (baby gates), climbing up on his lil couches to jump over to the large chair, crawling up ottomans to jump to chairs and then tables etc. The world is his jungle gym and I can't leave him for a second cuz he's always into something.

13 months: His first molars have broken through and when he eats with utensils with a little help Grant chooses to use his left hand. He also uses his left hand when using crayons and pens. Grant is clapping and can say momma, dad, dog, and cat regularly.

12 months: Grants favorite song is itsy bitsy spider. When I sing it he tries to motion his hands to the lyrics like I do. He is fascinated by wheels and spinning them from his stroller as well as other peoples strollers to all his push toys and play cars. He loves playing with other children and isn't shy at all.

11 months: He likes to take long walks down the driveway and doesn't want his hand held, he can do it by himself. He knows push, pull, up, down, on, off, open, close, etc..and will say "done" when he's finished eating before he starts to wiggle out of his high chair. Loves doing somersaults! He gets in a V position so I can flip him. Peek a Boo is still his favorite game.

10 months: Loves to play chase back and forth on the couch or around the otoman and down the hallways. He uses the laundry basket and walks it around the house like a push toy. Number 7 and 8 tooth are coming in now.

9 months: He's waving "hi" and "bye" and is so close to taking his first steps. He holds my hand and pulls me along where he wants to explore. He's a climber and he's babbling a lot which sounds like long conversations. He's got mommy and daddy down pretty good. More like mama and dada.

8 months: 4 more teeth have broken through on the top and Grant has been practicing with his sippy cup and pincer grasp with cheerios. He eats thin slices of watermelon with supervision and papaya out of the skins. He's been crawling all the way up the stair case for weeks now and his best bud is the cat.

7 months: He's Crawling! And pulling himself up on the crib, couch, us! His communication skills are developing and its noticable through head movements and facial gestures.

6 months: Knows how to play peek-a-boo and is sitting up by himself. Becoming more focused on story time and the pictures rather than eating the books.

5 Months: 2 teeth broke through on the bottom and he's had his 1st haircut already.

4 Months: Rolling over from back to front and trying hard to scoot on his belly.

3 Months: Discovering his voice, cooing and holding small toys

Foods I Like (the list is endless)

Apples, Pears, Peaches, Mangos, Raspberries
Bagel and Cream Cheese
Banana with Blueberries and Greek Yogurt
BBQ and Mac and Cheese
Bologna, Cheese
Broccoli with Rice Cereal
Butternut Squash w Apples
Cantaloupe & Strawberries with Oatmeal
Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Grapes
Greek -Gyros, Cous Cous, Hummus & Pita Bread
Japanese - Crunch Roll and Edamame
Mexican -Chorizo & Eggs
Navy Bean Soup
Peanut Butter and Jelly Squares
Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach
Roasted Red Pepper
Salmon,Tuna, Pork Chop
Sugar Free Popcicles, Frozen Yogurt and Pumpkin Pie
Tomatoes, Carrots, Avocados
Tortellini's, Ravioli's,Pasta, Black Beans
Vietnamese Food-Pate Chaud
Watermelon, Kiwis, Papaya
Wheat Waffles with Sugar Free Syrup
Yogurts, Peanut Butter
Zucchini Chunks

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pow-Wow on the Ranch

Friday, August 2, 2013

Underwood Family Farm