Weekend without Mama

Cate went home to Chicago for the weekend and I was with the kids. It was long, but it was really great to spend time alone with them. I thought it was a good idea to take them on a little nature walk on Saturday morning up in Topanga Canyon - one of my favorite places here in LA. Bad idea. Lily was excited, but was a beast when we were there. She did love seeing some big horses up close though. Ben loved it. He laughed hysterically at two squirrels chasing each other and kept making crow sounds as loud as he could after hearing some crows.



The rest of the weekend was great. We just hung out in the backyard and played a ton. Lily LOVES riding her big girl bike "from santa" (i.e., Becky down the street who found it in the garbage). Ben just thinks Lily is the coolest and wants to do every thing she does. She's a pretty good big sister (most of the time). They both got so dirty and we had a lot of fun. But, we're all looking forward to getting Mama back though.