Vasona Park

Today we had a great family outing to Vasona Park. We rode the kiddie train, ate hot dogs and popsicles for lunch, rode the carousel, tromped in the river with the ducks, and collected HUGE leaves.

My Annual Haircut

Mommy finally caved under all the pressure of people mistaking me for a girl, so we met up for lunch at a new children's salon called Snip-its to get my 3rd official haircut. Mommy didn't want it cut too short. The stylist said she'd give me a "surfer" cut, but we're thinking I looked more surfer-like beforehand. C'est la vie, this cut is probably better for my active lifestyle anyway. I got a cool Galaxy Grabber for being so good at the salon. I even braved the blow dryer without complaint.

July Birthdays

More summertime birthdays . . .

Kevin's 5-1/2th Birthday at Las Palmas Park.

Jaiden's 1st Birthday at Coyote Point.

Lullabies

Whenever Mommy tucks me into bed, she'll read 2-3 books then sing the following songs in random order.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
You Are My Sunshine (chorus only)
Puff the Magic Dragon (chorus only)
Rock-A-Bye, Baby
Hush-A-Bye, Baby-Bye
Hush Little Baby

I'm usually out before she's sung them all (like tonight), but sometimes she needs to repeat my two favorite "Hush" ones a couple times.

Me & My Scooter

Kickin' it up on my new scooter I got from Jacob & Joshua. Yeah, those are flowers on my helmet. So, what? I like flowers. What's it to you?

Las Madres 2009 Family Camping Trip

Mommy helped organize a great camping trip to Big Basin this past weekend for her Las Madres Working Moms mommy group. There were 13 families with 22 kids. I had a blast playing with all my friends. I got filthy every night. Dad made a campfire at our camp the first night, and everyone came over to roast marshmallows and make s'mores. The next morning we had a yummy group breakfast of pancakes and sausage. Afterwards, we went on a hike along the Redwood Loop. We had lunch with Drake and his parents at one of the picnic areas near the trailhead, then we went back to camp for a short nap. Everyone got together for a group dinner of hamburgers/hot dogs and cheese ravioli, then we headed to Headquarters for the Campfire Program. We got to roast marshmallows on big sticks and sing songs. We left during the park presentation. I was getting sleeping and Mom & Dad were getting bored. The next morning, everyone packed up at their own pace. We got home in time for lunch which consisted of the leftover hot dogs from the previous night and dinner was the leftover ravioli and a meat sauce made from the leftover hamburger.

Interview with Zachary

We got this Meme from Cooper's Blog:

• What is your name? Zachary
  
• How old are you? Two
• What is your favorite color? Purple
• What is your favorite food? Chicken
• What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice
• What is your favorite toy? Balloon
• What is your favorite shape? Heart
• What is our favorite animal? Cat
• What is your favorite number? Two
• What is your favorite treat? Candy Canes
• What is your favorite movie? Dinosaurs
• What is your favorite game? Picking Plums - jumping up to grab one.
  
• What is your favorite time of day? When the sun comes up.
  
• What is your favorite book? Balloon Book, Happy Birthday Book
  
• What is your favorite song? Balloon Song
• What does Mommy like to do? Sing the balloon song.
  
• What else does Mommy like to do? Read a book.
  
• What does Daddy like to do? Sing the balloon song.
• What do you love? My balloon.
  
• Awww, what else do you love? A purple balloon
• What do you like best, Christmas, Easter or Halloween? Christmas!
• Are you scared of the dark? Yeah.
• Do you like hugs or kisses? KISSES!
• Do you like freezies or ice cream? Ice Cream
• Where do you think babies come from? Houses
• Where did you hide the secret formula? Under my house.
  

Comment from Mommy: I'm sensing a slight theme here.

Freestyle Like Phelps

Mommy came to our last day of Swim Class. I showed her how good I can jump into the pool and kick. Here's a picture of our swim instructors, Krisch & YYY, and my new friend Natalia.

Marriage & Babies

Conversation with Mommy this morning went something like this:

"Mommy, you got married."

"Yep, I got married before you were born, then we had you."

"I'm not gonna get married."

"Never?"

"Nope."

"Don't you want to have babies?"

"I want a bunch of babies."

"Are you sure you want a bunch? They'll say "NO" to you all the time and cry and get into things and sit on your lap and pull your ears..."

"Yep, and then you can swing them by their feet. How come we don't have babies here?"

"Do you want babies here? How many babies do you want? Girl babies or boy babies?

"Yep, I want a bunch of boy and girl babies."

"Well, Mommy and Daddy are working on it. It's hard to make a baby a wonderful as you, though."

My Potty Chart

My latest accomplishment - Going #2 on the toilet! This was one of my birthday presents for Daddy as I started going Father's Day Weekend (Daddy's birthday was on Father's Day this year.) The 'rents were so impressed they created this chart for me. Every time I go potty on the toilet, I get a sticker. Every time I go #2 ten times I get a cool gift. This last time, I got a paint set.

My New Ride

My 1st Official Movie

So, I'd seen several movies at the theater when I was an infant. The last one we attempted to see when I was a toddler was The Bourne Ultimatum which lasted all of 15 minutes. I kept wanting to run around the theater showing off my newly acquired walking skills. So, the 'rents aborted that outing. Almost 2 years later, we returned to the theater to watch UP! in Disney 3D. We have the storybook, so I was eager to see the movie. I kept asking "How coming the movie isn't starting???" every 30 seconds thru ALL the commercials and previews. Finally, it started. I sat attentively on my booster seating with my 3D glasses on and popcorn in hand for the first hour. Then I got restless, I shed the glass and watched the remaining half hour standing up peaking above the row of seat in front of us. Afterwards, I got to have a scoop of bubblegum ice cream. Yummy!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Goofing Off in the Tub

Note the multiple stamps on my right hand for going potty on the toilet, and the tatoo on my left hand that I have no idea what it is.

Daddy & ME: Volume 1

Mommy put this photobook together for Daddy for Father's Day. It highlights our first 8 months together.

Click here to view this photo book larger

June Birthdays

I got lots of cake this month!

I'd like to send a shout out to my Auntie Jenney and Cousin Isiah who also had a June birthday. Happy Birthday!!!

Auntie Terry's Birthday Dinner at Maggiano's.


Daddy's Birthday Dinner at Texas Roadhouse.


Jacob's 2nd Birthday Party.


Drake's 3rd Birthday Party.

Bend It Like Beckham

Daddy and I have been taking soccer classes together. I've been learning the basics like kicking & dribbling. Mommy came to visit us on the last day of class. The local elementary school was having a Park Day, so I had a hard time concentrating. But I did get around to practicing my BIG KICKS. I also played a dribbling game where you dribble the ball to a colored cone then dribble over to the same colored flag and put the cone over the flag. I collected 6 cones. I was also excited to play a game where we put coach to "sleep" by hitting her ankles with the ball, and we wake her up by yelling "Wake Up Coach". I liked putting her to sleep more. I tagged her 4 times. Lastly, we practiced kicking goals. I made THREE. Next, Daddy and I are gonna take swimming classes to I can learn how to swim.

Gilroy Gardens w/ Drake

We met up with Drake and his parents at Gilroy Gardens. We had fun riding the Illions Supreme Carousel, Bulgy the Goldfish, Tubs-O-Fun, Strawberry Sundae, and South County Backroads together. I also rode on Artichoke Dip and Balloon Flight. We enjoyed watching the Musical Market show while we ate Mexican food from Miguelito's Taqueria. It was a fun day.





P.S. I'm not afraid of carousels anymore!

LegoLand

We flew down to Orange County today and drove to LegoLand. We could have gotten to the park when the gates opened at 10AM, but we ended up grabbing breakfast in town (Carlsbad). Headed over to the park around 11AM. We stayed there for SIX hours, shutting the park down. I had a blast. I was tall enough for almost all the rides. However, we underestimated the size of the park and barely explored half it. Highlights included Coastersaurus on Dino Island; Safari Trek, Fairy Tale Brook, and Water Works with its musical fountain in Explore Village; Sky Patrol and the LEGO Factory Tour at Fun Town; The Hideaways (a huge multi-level play structure) and lunch at the Knights' Table Barbecue in Castle Hill; the detailed reproductions of San Francisco, Washington D.C., NYC, Las Vegas, and New Orleans and the Coast Cruise with other notable landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Sidney Opera House in Miniland USA; laser gun fun of the Lost Kingdom Adventure and Cargo Ace in the Land of Adventure. I can't wait to go back.

Golden Gate Bridge made out of legos.

In Memory of Great Uncle Alvin

Today is a very sad day. We learned that my Mommy's Uncle Alvin lost his battle with cancer and passed away. I am so glad I got to spend some time with him last year. He was silly and fun. I will miss him.