Trip to Monterey

To celebrate Mike filing the annual report last week, we took a weekend trip to Monterey, one of favorite get-away spots. What fun we had!!! Despite the rain we had a blast. We went to the aquarium, an awesome children’s museum, the beach, and Nicholas’ favorite, Dennis the Menace park.

Nicholas loved the train at the parkWhee, this slide is so cool! While Dada was taking a snooze in the car, Mama and Nicholas built a sand castle on the beach. Nicholas was the master bridge builder while I was in charge of the tunnel.

What a great weekend-candy apples, BBQ (yes Mike talked me into that somehow), fruit stand shopping, driving the gorgeous coastline, chillin’ in the hotel, and best of all, having Dada all to ourselves. We’re so glad you’re done sweetheart, WELCOME BACK!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Great Entertainment

 

Nicholas sees Dada and Mama playing the piano and wants to get in on the action too.  So he put the earphones on one day and made his own music.  I’ve started teaching him a little piano, but he mostly just wants to bang around for now : )

We’re Riding Gordon

Last weekend we took Nicholas to see a Warriors basketball game. I think the best part of the night was riding the BART to the stadium. He is obsessed with Thomas the train stuff and Gordon is one of the trains. So the whole time we were on the BART, he kept saying, we’re riding Gordon.

He did love the game too, mostly the ice cream, hot dog, and drinks he got : )

One Happy Family

My mom and grandma were out here for a couple of weeks in January and we had a great time!! Here's four generations from my grandma down to Nicholas. And Cheerio looks pretty happy to be in the picture too! Nicholas had a blast with Gramie and "Mother". Thanks for making the long drive from OK to take care of us and brighten our lives : ) We love you!!!

Sweet dreams!!

Our poor little guy has had a rough week. He skipped three days of naps in a row and I think it finally caught up to him. With Mike working so many late hours this month, we've both been exhausted. So I laid down while Nicholas was supposed to be napping. I heard him messing around in his room so too tired to get up, I just yelled at him to get in bed and take a nap. I must've dozed off because an hour later I walk into his room to find him passed out on the floor with a smelly poo in his diaper. Poor dude. I felt bad so I changed him and put him in our bed. I usually never let him sleep past 4:30 but here it is 5:30 and he's still passed out. Oh well, sometimes when they need the sleep they need it. And doesn't he look so cute?

Crafty...not I!

This week for enrichment meeting at church (I guess they're not called that anymore, but I'm stubborn and like the name) we made Family Home Evening boards. I am one of the least crafty people I know, but I tried my best. Of course, I cut the paper without measuring it first and put too much paint on the sides, but hey, I'm learning here. Anyway, here's our lovely board...now we just need more kids to fill up the assignments : )

I Finally Did It

I've been debating whether to chop all my hair off or not but finally decided that after five years of long hair, it was time. Not the best of pictures (no make up and at the end of a very long day), but you get the idea. I did get bangs cut too, but I went for the no hassle style today.

Great Friends

A few weeks ago we got together with some friends we met while living in Durham, NC and our husbands were going to Duke. Here's Nicholas, Jake, and Kate. Yes, that's our son wearing necklaces...Don't ask : )

Rachael, Julie, and I. It was just like old times chatting and catching up. We wish we could get together more often.

Tyler, Joseph, and Mike still looking like the Blue Devils they were a few years ago.

And look what came in the mail!! And we buy him all these toys and he wants to play with a box. Go figure : )