Here is some string cheese trivia for you
Q: Can you name the first national park?

.flowers we saw on our walk.

This evening Wallace and I went on a brisk walk to the park. We walked the loop three times before walking home; it was about one mile- it took me 30 minuets. Today I had physical therapy and the therapist told me that I need to walk every day for about a mile. She gave me some exercises to do every day to strengthen my core muscles. The baby weight that I am still hefting around is not what is affecting my back, it is my lack of core strength and my scoliosis. I hyper extend my spine. This is very common in new Mamas-- or so I'm told

Wallace at the Red Robin making his punk rock face
The two of us went out to dinner with my Mama and Papa LeRoy last night

After physical therapy I went to the Sutter Davis farmers market. I had a coupon for $15 to spend if you spend $10. They gave me little wooden coins, they were cool-  printed with the farmers market logo and $1. I got a cup of hot water for $0.10 and brewed myself a cup of Mothers Milk Tea. It was nice- I shopped and tasted and came home with a lot of good things. Tonight I made vegetable curry with some of the produce for dinner. When I was gone Wallace would not eat at all. I felt bad for the boy. When I got home he ate for a long time.

Wallace grabbed this rattle out of my hand!

Today Wallace started to do the most amazing thing. When I hold his rattle in front of him he reaches out and tries to touch it. He gets it with the back of his hand, and then moves his arm until he can touch it with his fingers. And then he gently grabs it. He has only used his left hand for rattle grabbing and foot touching. I think my boy is left handed.

 

So the other day I got the funniest fortune. It read: ELEGANT SURROUNDINGS WILL SOON BE YOURS. I laughed and laughed. I live in a winnebago... a winnebago that my husband is in the middle of renovating... I sweep up saw dust and screws... funny. BUT when it is all done it will be fit for a traveling Queen -- so maybe the fortune was right on. Who knows?

Today our Miss Marley May had not one but two gentlemen callers. They were both so cute. They showed up in the back yard and hung out for over an hour. I called there respective owners and they meandered off before I got any return phone calls. She wanted out so bad! She was wining and huffing but we are not prepared for puppies this season!

I know that we have not shared pictures form our honey moon with very many people. I was looking through them today and admiring my old svelte self ;0

Dylan and I at Roaring Camp Railroads on an open air steam engine ride

Beach hiking

Giant hay maze at Arata Pumpkin Farm

Today I also got the All In One diapers sent off to St. Lewis for store credit. When I checked the cotton babies web site I saw that the diapers I am exchanging them for are on sale! 6 diapers for $86.90! They are the distributor so there prices are the very lowest.  I am excited! I would have never thought that I would get this happy about diapers. Motherhood has changed me.

Are you ready for the answer to the question?  The first National Park was Yellowstone, 1872.