San Diego Fair

Grandma Karen and Grandpa Jerry took Connor again last week for some more fun in San Diego without Mommy, Daddy and Camille.  Grandma took Connor to the San Diego fair for 2 days in a row (she's so brave).

They watched pig races, turkey races, went on rides, played games and indulged in plenty of special treats.

Here is Connor in the butterfly area.  Nectar + a Qtip = holding a butterfly.

Of course Grandma bought him a toy that's bigger than he is!

I'm guessing that this 17 MPH pitch may have been from the kid in line before him.  Or not, I don't know.

And he ate the WHOLE thing...

Thank you so much, Grandma & Grandpa, for doing such special things with Connor!  He LOVES all of the fun and attention (without having to compete with Camille).

Happy Birthday, Chad!

Chad's birthday was on June 20th...guess how old he was?...

Check out their "rad" shirts:

We celebrated by going out to eat at a fancy restaurant...one that doesn't have a kid's menu.  We got there at 5:00 pm to ensure that we didn't disrupt too many diners.

Camille was a happy girl eating there.

We then walked a few blocks to the waterfront where there was a big grand opening party for the city which included fun stuff for the kids, live music and beer & wine for the adults :)

 We ended the night with presents and dessert at home.

Father's Day 2014

Thank you, Chad, for being such an awesome Daddy to our kids.  They are lucky to have such an active, fun, creative and loving Daddy who spends so much time with them.

We spent Father's Day doing what we do best...playing at the beach!

We also got to spend the previous day with our good friends, Jeff, Kristen and Evie Sachs.  The kids had so much fun playing in the pool!  

Connor and Evie also enjoyed reciting all of their memorized lines and song lyrics while watching Frozen together (what is it with that movie??).  Naturally, they had to have a Frozen blanket on them during the movie too...it was about 85 degrees in the playroom.

And here is a family picture of all of us at the end of the day (2 hours past nap time for the kids, as you can tell).    

For those of you who have been following Jeff's story, I encourage you to read Kristen's new blog where she writes about life since Jeff's accident.

www.newdawnforus.blogspot.com

(for those of you who checked this post earlier, I apologize that I had the incorrect web address for the blog, the above has been revised and is correct)

Noodle boy

We went to San Diego over the weekend to visit with Grandma, Grandpa and Auntie Tammie. Connor spent as much time as possible in the pool.  With the aid of the new water noodles Grandma bought, he was able to swim laps all by himself.
"Here comes noodle boy!"

Camille preferred activities that didn't involve getting more than her feet wet.  Actually, she just preferred to stay attached to Mommy...all...weekend...long...

Learning from the pro:

Semi pro:

"Auntie Tammie, what are you doing to my sister?"

Daycare fun

Connor and Camille love their daycare (Mom and Dad love it too)!  They learn so much and have a great time doing it!  On Friday's, they come home with all of the art projects and work they did throughout the week.  I'm amazed that Connor has been there now for almost 3 years and he has yet to bring home the same project twice!

Thanks to social media, we get to see what they're up to as Miss Livia posts pictures and videos on a group Facebook site.  Here are just a few from the past couple of weeks:

Pajama Day...I just love how Connor is holding his sister :)

 

Happy Mother's Day!

My sweet babies!

And at 18 months old, Camille has a teeny tiny chunk of hair that I can put in a barrette to make her look less like a little boy...

Connor's trip to San Diego

Chad spent a week in Wyoming for work and Grandma wanted to come and take Connor for a few days, so I enjoyed giving all of my attention to Camille.  One kid is so easy!
It was a very hot week here and Connor was lucky enough to be at Grandma and Grandpa Flynn's in the swimming pool!  They also spent a few days at the local library and at the science museum. Such a treat for Connor (and for Mommy)!