Down By The Bay...

I was catching up on expense reports in the basement and Marianna was playing so nicely by herself...I just had to capture this video of her singing this song to her baby...

Her imagination is so great right now. I love the window that overlooks the playroom and catch her talking and singing songs to herself. Earlier, I walked in and saw she gathered every stuffed animal that she could find and lined them up in a row and was saying "chugga..chugga...choo-choo...ALL ABOARD!". Just melts my heart to see my baby girl growing up!

Down by the Bay Lyrics:

Down by the bay...Where the watermelons grow...Back to my home...I dare not go...For if I do...My mother will say..."Did you ever see a bear...Combing his hair...Down by the bay?...

"Down by the bayWhere the watermelons growBack to my homeI dare not goFor if I doMy mother will say"Did you ever see a beeWith a sunburned kneeDown by the bay?"Down by the bayWhere the watermelons growBack to my homeI dare not goFor if I doMy mother will say"Did you ever see a mooseKissing a gooseDown by the bay?"Down by the bayWhere the watermelons growBack to my homeI dare not goFor if I doMy mother will say"Did you ever see a whaleWith a polka dot tailDown by the bay?"

Last Days of Summer

I realized earlier today that compared to last summer, we hardly have any pictures of Marianna enjoying the summer as a 2 year old. So I broke out the camera tonight while DJ was grilling dinner and tried to capture a typical summer night at the Becharas house. Bubble Machine, running, picking flowers, etc...
In this picture, Marianna has mastered the fake smile, which we refer to as the happy face. "Say Cheese" is just a recipe for disaster!

I love the look on her face in the third shot...letting the bubbles just land on her face...a picture is worth a thousand words!

Finally, a smile!

Marianna's new thing lately is "watch how fast I can run to you Mommy..." and I just hold my breath, waiting for a trip and fall...

I taught Marianna how to dead head the flowers and it is favorite activity. Although you can see from the dead flower pot, we didn't get around to doing it all that much this summer.

Marianna's belly laugh is hysterical...sounds like something between a laugh and a cry but really loud! That is her belly laughing in the first picture...

After going through these pictures, I have decided we are not ready for fall!

William Robert Nicolas Riker

What a special and beautiful Sunday we shared with our friends today...our godson Will's baptism! He is so sweet and didn't make a peep the entire service! Matt and Sarah, we are so honored to be his godparents and we love him like he is our own. We love you guys!

The Riker Family...