Climbing

Ever get a spontaneous urge to do something out of the ordinary for you? E and I were outside yesterday, crossing our fingers that it wouldn't rain, and E stopped, pointed above her and said, "TEEEE!!!!", which, roughly translated, means "tree". :) And for some crazy reason, I had this desire to climb the tree... And I haven't done that since I was REALLY young, when I didn't have any fear of falling.

Of course this tree was HUGE, and I didn't even know how to get to the first branch, so I took the more practical option - staying firmly planted on the ground. But really, don't you just love old trees? They always make me feel like I'm in a magical place.
We've gotten a lot of comments about E's new sippy cup. It's a Klean Kanteen, stainless sippy cup which can convert to a regular water bottle when she's older. L was looking for a stainless steel water bottle for himself (he ended up with a SIGG), and when we stumbled upon these, we couldn't resist. :) They are certainly more pricey than regular sippy cups, but we got ours on a pretty good discount, so it wasn't so bad. The most beautiful thing about it (besides it's BPA free for sure) is this: it doesn't leak. Praise the Lord.

I love the stainless steel look, even if it doesn't look very "child-like". Anyway, it's fun, and she drinks out of it just fine. Happy Days. :)