First Boardwalk Rides

It's easy to enjoy the rides when you have a great big brother to show you the ropes!










More pictures of our day to come ...

Sleeping Beauties

Walker alert!

Tomorrow DT is 13 months old. I think he wanted to be sure he was classified as a "walker" for that birthday because look at him go!

The kayaking pictures, as promised.

Sea Otter

Kayakers' Toes

Kayaker at rest in front of a bunch of sea lions


Ah. Kayaking in Monterey Bay is so nice. I highly recommend it.


Here you can judge the paddling and vote for the best paddler in the comments. ;)

Grandma was Here

Grandma has been deposited at the airport for the 2nd leg of Grandkids or Bust '09. We had a busy and fun 6 days with Grandma.

Let's see, we went to the park, the Children's museum, the mall, Monterey Bay aquarium, kayaking (adults only, but yes, Grandma, too!), beaching, water sliding, etc...

Here's Grandma!



Oh wait, she didn't just take pictures. Only mostly. LT is waiting for her to get her webpage up and going. I say momsie.blogspot.
Here is one not taking a picture!


And the boys enjoying the beach. DT is a water lover. He crawled straight into the ocean and then would get up on his knees when a wave came!


I'll add some kayaking shots tomorrow! I wasn't on the trip with Gma & Tim, so you'll have to wait for momsie.blogspot for those.

Front Yard, day Many, finished - pretty much!

Recall the front yard before.
And now ...

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New path from driveway, you walk between the two coral bark maples.


View from the other side


On the right side, we have a weeping cherry in the front and a plum in the back.


The trumpet vine has made a glorious recovery from losing it's twin and being cut waaaayyyy back. I just love the bricked porch! And the step and path to the driveway at the end of the porch.



Not in the front, but in the back, the garden!
Cherry tomatoes, strawberries, zuchinni and corn. This year we have a drip system set up so we'll see how it goes!

Weekend Round-up

We dug out the push bar for LT's trike and adjusted it down to the smallest size so that DT can enjoy it now! This was LT's 1st birthday present from Grandparents T and it has been so much fun!


DT had a gift from Grandparents T for his 1st birthday, too. He got a house for outside! I hope it will be as much fun as the trike. The first day it was definitely a hit. We put it out front since we were working in the yard (as soon as we're done, we'll post pictures...) and both boys had a good time playing in it! LT is a little big for it, but they still both fit.


Do you see the bigger boy in there?


Then it was Mother's Day and the boys brought Mom breakfast in bed. Crepes, even! LT said "that's wine and juice, ew, bet you never had that before!" :D


Later, we attacked the yard again. I conquered possibly the largest dandelion ever caught on film?? It was back by the garden area where we now have planted corn, cherry tomatoes, zuchinni and strawberries. We'll see how it goes. TT put in a drip system, so hopefully more sucess than last year!

Random Video Snippets

Title says it all!

Happy Birthday Baby!

Today DT is 1 year old. How can it be? It's hard to remember the days before he was here.

I took the boys to get their pictures taken since I have a thing about getting a picture made on the actual birthday. Whew, that was tiring. Then we enjoyed a dinner of crepes. The two boys share a favorite of Turkey Pesto (turkey, cheese, pesto and avocado). Happy birthday DT! :D

Here are some pictures from Sunday when we gave him our presents (ride-on & house)... I think he liked them!

Birthday Bash

Party Central

Attempt at family picture

Happy Birthday!

Hmmm... this tastes good!

Very good!

Cupcake coma (Plus I wanted to show off the bib!)


DT had a really nice party. I think he had a great time and I know LT did. :D

DT just started taking a few steps. I'm looking forward to him walking so he doesn't get so filthy!

Heat Wave

We are in the middle of a heat wave. 90 degrees yesterday and today. Of course, forecast calls for cold & rainy on Saturday (only 60!) for DT's birthday party. I hope we can still have it outside!

A heat wave calls for the pool! Even if it's a small fishy one.



How to exit pool



This is LT's lotion shop. Those are all different flavors of lotion. Lime, lemon, plain, and every kind, I believe. If you visit the shop, he will squirt some on your leg for you.


When it's this hot, you need a big drink!


And modeling today's very cute outfit ... who said buying for boys was no fun? And what is that behind him? A finished yard? Almost! All the plants are in, now the drip system is being put in by Gardner TT. Pictures coming soon!

Bicycle built for Six

I cannot explain why a surrey is so fun, yet, it is!


What a great looking group!

Oh wait, are those two getting into trouble?

Yeah, Auntie M!

Having an Auntie visit is great! LT & DT have been "over the moon" since she got here.

Yesterday we took her to the aquarium!

Looking out at the Bay. Note the awesome backpack from Auntie M that LT has not been parted with since.



Trying to get a picture of 2 boys and 1 aunt. They're all actually pretty cute.




Sea Dragon! The new sea horse exhibit is open and it's great.


A portrait: Boy + Otter

Front Yard, Day 18 (???) - The professionals are done!

Friday, the contractors finished up by putting in the drip system. It looks so great! I especially love the porch and, well, the whole design. It's unique, yet fitting for our house & neighborhood.

Now the hard part, finishing up ourselves! Below are our first plant selections that went in Sunday. Well, ignore that clump of grass that had to be pulled out. :)



We're on a break now until we get back from Sister Visit Easter 09. Will only be missing one sister. :(