This morning Liza woke up early and she was ready to play. She played so hard before leaving for Rita's that she was hungry. She asked for a cracker but when I suggested banana she got really excited. Usually Liza and her Daddy share a banana and alternate taking bites. For a fleeting moment I wondered how she'd react to a banana cut up on her plate - fortunately for all - she was just as happy with it on a plate as she is when sharing with Daddy! Kuma is very disappointed there are no left-overs for him but he's always right by her side just in case; he's the eternal optimist.

Since we had extra time this morning we played out in the front yard. Liza was fascinated with the birds, primarily the ones walking in the street. In this picture she could see one in the neighbor's driveway so she was running to keep up with it.

In this picture she is pointing to the bird and telling me that she sees a bird and she keeps giving me the eyes that ask if she can go further. She's getting really good at knowing the sidewalk as her boundary so you can see she's got her feet just as close to the edge of the sidewalk as she can possibly get them.

Since going to Rita's is a great treat for Liza she is more than happy to get into her car seat and head across town. This morning, however, she could hear the birds when she was in her seat but not see them so she just kept pointing hoping the birds would come into her line of sight. They didn't and she was easily distracted when she saw that her favorite ball was in the car.