A Beautiful Place

Lucas loves the peacocks, and I love the tranquil gardens and photographing my frolicking, smiley boy!

Lucas' New Obsession

This was such a cool thing to see: The lady peacock walks by, acting all coy and like she doesn't care a bit about the showy display. So Mr. Peacock says "hey look at me!" by doing a full 360 turn and then shaking his full set of feathers at her. The sound of all that rustling is surprisingly loud- like the beating wings of a flock of fifty birds taking off. This continues with Lady Peacock walking around (usually looking away from Mr. Peacock) and Mr. Peacock putting on his song and dance routine for nearly 30 minutes! I couldn't resist taking tons of photos.

Lucas LOVED the peacocks and made maaaaw mawwww noises to imitate them the whole rest of the day. The very next morning he woke up and immediately asked to go back to the Gardens to see them again.

Dad and Janice's Visit

My Dad and Janice came to see us from Guam last week and got to meet their grandson for the first time! Lucas really enjoyed all the attention and I enjoyed having an extra pair or 2 of hands. We went on a few stroller rides and a few trips to Whole Foods. Saturday Laith and I went on a lunch date at Blue Dahlia (one of our favorite restaurants) while Dad and Janice watched Lucas. It was so exciting for us that we got dessert and spent some of the meal in silence reading our own newspapers. :) When we got back, Lucas was napping and we had even more time to relax. All in all a great visit!