Notes from the poolside

Even though it's no longer warm here in California (don't get me started), I thought this was a cute picture. This was how we beat the heat a couple weeks ago! The monkey loves the water...although I think he was a little scared at first when I plopped him in the floatie. The water was cold, blah blah blah. All is well here. We are enjoying one of the many "calm before the storm" times. As soon as we have him sleeping/napping well and happy, it seems like another big developmental milestone hits and we are back at square one. J is crawling and has two little teeth on the bottom so needless to say, it's been a bit crazy in these parts. We'll post video of the crawling soon...hopefully before our big adventure to Michigan next week. Hope you all have a great weekend - I'll try to post a few more times before we leave. Hugs to all!

Food for Thought

Happy Birthday Uncle Jason!

Yoga with Mommy

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

D and I's first anniversary was on Monday, the 12th. We decided to head up to Napa to celebrate. J took his naps on the way to and from so it worked out perfect! We did some shopping in St. Helena, some tasting at Heitz then headed to the Oakville Grocery to pick up some lunch for our picnic. After a quick stop at Auberge (where we were married) and a glass of champagne we headed to Pine Ridge for our picnic. On the way home we picked up our anniversary cake from Sweetie Pies...yum! After J went to sleep we had a wonderful dinner from Piati and enjoyed an amazing Malbec that we got at Pine Ridge. It was the perfect anniversary! Here are some pictures from the day. We tried to recreate some of our wedding photos - it was so much fun!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was great! After yoga with Kevin we had a family bbq over at Nana Sue's. Jackson got mama a beautiful "little bean" necklace from Tiffany and was a good boy all day! The only bummer was that he cut his first tooth the night before. D and I were up all night with him - poor little monkey man.

Six Months!!!!

A picture of J on his half birthday. He now weighs in at 15lbs and 8oz. There was a lot of crying at the appointment - he knew shots were on the way the second we walked in. Poor guy. On a happier note, the Pistons are going to the Eastern Conference Finals! Go Pistons!!

Happy Half Birthday Monkey!!!

So more Friday laughs for you all...
Here's a video of the monkey playing ball with Daddy - so much fun!!!

Baseball

We decided to take the monkey to his first baseball game last weekend. Rookie parents. Big place with tons of people and lots of loud noises...probably not the best place to bring a baby to at this age. Maybe when he was still a mush ball, but not now. I guess our brains really are fried. He's been such an easy-going guy that I thought he'd just hang out. He loves when we make loud noises at home - he laughs. Maybe he was just having a bad day. We can blame teething...that's what we blame everything on! He did okay in the parking lot until he hit his head. Crying. Then calmed down and fell asleep on the way into the game so Mama got to circle the stadium with him in the front-loader for the first four innings. Woke up pissed. Went to the seats and had about a half hour of him tolerating the game then it was the full meltdown. So, we left. Here are a couple of pictures during the "happy" time...the dirty look is because he's really a Tigers fan!