Chloe's Birthday!

This Saturday we had the pleasure of helping Kendall's little friend Chloe celebrate her first birthday. It was seriously a blast! They had the party at a kids gym, and it couldn't be a more perfect place for a party. There were trampolines, a ball pit, jungle gyms, tumbling mats, etc.


Kendall had an absolute blast. She didn't stop going except to eat (reminds me of someone else I know...)


One of her favorite things was this little step thingy. It had rails on both sides and steps that go up and down. Kendall is obsessed with stairs but usually needs our help to get up and down. With this she could go up and down to her hearts content all by herself using the handrails!





There really was a lot to do here... see those giant multi-colored balls? A kid can fit in it and then you can roll the whole thing around. Wish they had those in grown-up size!


Kendall enjoyed pushing these giant balls around.



So, what a fun time. Thank you to Chloe for inviting us! We really enjoyed celebrating with you!

Oh. My. Gosh.

11 pounds, 6 ounces. Yeah.


Let me also say that my sis in law is 5' 1".


I asked her what prenatal vitamins she was taking. Target brand! LOL


He's a beautiful, big, healthy baby! We are all so happy for Derek and Shelly, and excited to meet our newest addition.

Encinitas Street Fair

We decided to take the little fashionista to the Encinitas Street Fair this weekend. We got there and it was just a beautiful Sunny San Diego day- the kind we are known for. We started off having breakfast at St. Germaine Cafe.

I let Kendall nom on a coffee creamer until our food came. It worked perfectly...until it popped all over her!

There were lots of booths of some pretty random things. Doggy visors? Seriously? Paintings of cows wearing cowboy hats? OK...


And unfortunately Kendall had not had a great nap earlier in the day, so soon after this picture was taken she had the meltdown of all meltdowns. Inconsolable crying, body-arching, etc. Poor thing. Luckily we were close to the car and she fell asleep soon after getting buckled in her carseat.

And here are a couple shots of her being her cute self.




Playing with the drapes.

Why yes, we do have kids...

My fantasies of having a house that is both clean and organized is becoming farther out of my reach each day. As Kendall grows and learns how to open drawers, cabinets...

She particularly enjoys carrying things around and leaving them in random places. Thus, the pictures below. These were all taken the same day, mind you. Some of the etcetera is from Brandon, as well. And some of it is from me! See if you can figure out who put what, where!






*And yes, that is a paper bunny. It actually belongs in the popup book also in picture. Kendall ripped out a bunch of her favorites from that book.










Ah, how fun to explore each and every little thing when you are small. "Beginner's Mind," the Buddhists call it, if I remember correctly. To just experience.

Yayyyy! Aunties in the Hizz-ouse!

We have been having fun since these two came to town yesterday...


There has been lots and lots of running around with nerf guns...


Walks at the tourist spots (I do love Seaport Village, though!)


Posing for pictures.


Climbing of trees.


Behaving like a monkey (nothing new here, though.) ;0)

And showing off new walking skills.


Kendall and all of us are really enjoying having Kat and Liz visit.

I'm just saying: there's a resemblance.

It's mostly the hairline, I think. Have you seen the movie Caddyshack? If not, go rent it immediately. Kendall often has this way of holding her lips crooked kinda like Bill Murray's character in the movie.