Halloween fun at the park

Carmen spent the day at the park playing with other children. There were balls all over the place that she got to pick up and play with.

Animals!

Carmen and her family like to visit the Monrovia Street Fair on Friday nights and spend time playing with the animals. Carmen loves to pet them.

Carmen is waving at the camera. Too cute!

Playing in the yard

Carmen still enjoys playing outside with rocks, her pail, and water. It's the simple pleasures in life.

A Day at the Races

Carmen got to bounce in a bouncy house. She loved it!

Carmen loves animals!!

Getting Ready for Halloween!

A Day at the Beach

We went to Bolsa Chica beach where it took us 40 minutes to find parking. The first thing that Carmen noticed once we parked, was the balloons on a sign. She went crazy looking at them and trying to say, "Balloons!"

This is the first time Carmen has come into contact with the ocean. She loves baths and pools so we had a feeling that the ocean would be amazingly fun for her. Here, she is staring at the waves trying to figure out what this "ocean" thing is all about.

After taking a minute to think about it, Carmen decided that she wanted to run and jump into the ocean. Mommy is trying to keep her safe, as Carmen is quite the fearless baby.

The waves soon came and splashed Carmen and she loved it! She giggled with delight!

After playing in the ocean, we thought we'd all wind down and build a sand castle. Actually, we mostly just spent time filling the pail up with sand, dumping it out, and the re-filling it. Carmen loved playing with the sand and by the end of the day, we were all covered in it.

Playing With Rocks

Carmen's new favorite pastime is to collect the shiny rocks from her grandma's garden and put them in her little red bucket. Once she collects them, she dumps them out, and then collects them once more. She can spend hours entertained with rocks. It's hilarious. Oh, she also enjoys banging the rocks together, as depicted in the pictures.