Rocklin Water Park

Having a blast!

His favorite thing at the park to ride in.

One day I had the idea of let's go to the water park in Rocklin. Little did I know that there were 3 small water park's! So I picked the one that was closest to our house, it took about 30 minutes to get there, but worth the drive! Tyler, Grammy & I had a blast! It was totally hot that day, but they had some shade for Grammy and Tyler and I just ran through the water. I should have worn a swim suit! He had so much fun watching the water shoot up out of the ground and running through it. Addam was bummed to miss out, he was at work. But it's next to the Fire Station and the engine went out and Tyler yelled, "Dada!". So cute! I'm sure we'll be going a lot! So much fun and we can't wait to go again!

Sacramento Zoo

Daddy & Tyler (How cute!)

Flamingo's!

Playing in the park & chasing ducks!

We are so lucky to have 2 zoo's near our home. We decided to finally make the trip to Sacramento to go to the Zoo there. We weren't sure how Tyler would do, but luckily we only live 20 minutes or so from the zoo, so we were safe if he didn't like it! We arrived at the zoo and he was out of the stroller immediately saying, "That!". He was pointing and talking the entire time. He loved the flamingo's and giraffee's the most, and of course the monkey's! It was a great afternoon well spent. After we finished up at the zoo, Land Park has a huge pond and park area right acroos the street. It's a beautiful old neighborhood in Sacramento and it's so nice to see such large parks! Tyler loved the ducks and chased them all over the park with Daddy. We didn't make it to Fairytale Town that trip, but next time we'll make a day out of it since there is so much to do in walking distance there!

Johanna & Joe's Wedding

The Beautiful Bride & I

On July 27th, 2008 one of my oldest and bestest friend's Johanna got married!! Her husband Joe and she were married in Lafayette, CA at the War Veteran's Hall (it's gorgeous there!). Johanna and I have known eachother since we were 12, and our families are like eachother's second family. She looked absolutely radiant in her gown and I'm so happy for them! I was honored to be the Maid of Honor for Johanna and stand by her during one of the biggest days in her life, and it brought up memories of my wedding and how thankful I am for wonderful hubby and son. Life gets more exciting after marriage and I wish them the best!

Brooke & Scott's Engagement Party, Brooke's Bridal Shower

Scott & Brooke

Brooke & I

I had the wonderful opprotunity to go to So Cal for weekend to celebrate one of my best friends' engagements and her upcoming wedding. Brooke and I went to Chapman together and are sorority sisters (GO DG!!). Her Hubby to be Scott, is a wonderful man and I know they will live happily ever after! It was very special to be part of their weekend and to celebrate what is to come, and to pass on a little married life knowledge! LOL! They will be married January 3, 2009 and I can't wait to be there to support her on one of the biggest days of her life! LITB Brookie!

Tyler's 1 year check up!

It's official, Tyler is off the charts! Today I took him for his 1 year check-up while Addam was at work. I braved it alone with our strong little one year old. He loved being there, he was flirting up a storm in the waiting room and just running around and laughing. When he was weighed he loved it, he just clapped his hands. His official weight is now 28lbs on the dot! HUGE!! No wonder everyone's arms get tired so fast but Addam's and mine! He stands 2ft 8 in now, and is completely off the charts for height. His head circumfrence is 19.5, and this is off the charts too! That's because he's a smart cookie (so I'm a little baised, it's okay!). He got shots and a blood draw at the lab, and was a total champ! He cried after our stop at the lab, but while crying waved bye-bye to the staff!

Race Track!

Addam's car (It's actually the "family's car", Hehehe).

Well, everyone pretty much knows that we are a CAR family. So we hit the race track this past weekend with the new member of our family. Addam finally got his dream car, a 2001 Pontiac Trans AM WS6. The old Trans AM is being parted out and going to good homes in the Southern region of the USA, I just can't wait until it is all gone! We met up with my mom and stepdad Don at the track and had sandwiches and fruit under the easy up Grammy brought. It was warm out, but not too bad. Addam and Don raced a lot and had a blast! Addam's best time was 13.6 seconds and he topped out at 102 MPH!! Addam had a lot of fun, and Tyler loves to be at the track! It was a great family night!

4th of July

Tyler & Daddy enjoying the pool!

Hi Mommy! It's cold in here! :)

We had an awesome 4th of July. We were so happy to have Addam with us, it was the first time in 5 years he didn't have to work on the holiday. We spent the day as a family. Addam and my stepdad Don put in a drip and sprinkler system in our backyard, and it's so nice to have!! I love it, can you tell?! We then headed to Citrus Heights for our annual block party that has been going on now for 25 years!! We just kept going after we moved to the Bay Area so many years ago and it's such a wonderful place to be. Everyone I grew up with still comes to their parent's homes and now we all bring our kids, wife's/husband's, girlfriends/boyfriends, etc. It's so nice to share such a wonderful day with so many people who we are close to! We had enough activities to keep Tyler busy. Between the pool, bounce house, and fireworks there wasn't too much down time!

Tyler in the bounce house.

Tyler & George hanging out.

The fireworks have started!

Tyler just sat and watched the fireworks, but by the time it was dark enough to see them and really enjoy them, he was done! He was so tired, I took him in while Addam did our fireworks with everyone else. We missed my brother Steve too, he was out on a strike team fighting fires in Humbolt and Shasta. We can't wait for him to get home, we miss him!

WALKING!!!

Tyler making his "CHEESE!" face. So funny!

The man on a mission. Walking to his toys!

Yes, you read it right! Tyler started walking on June 26th!! We were at Little Gym for our weekly class and he was standing for a LONG time, which he has never done. And he stood for the whole welcome song and when were done singing he just started walking across the mats!! He probably took about 15 or so steps, but all by himself! It was amazing to see! Of course Addam missed it and he was so upset, he was at work and couldn't believe Tyler walked while he was gone! But he is a walking man all over the house now and is loving his new freedom. Sierra our dog is handling it well too since he is much faster now!

Tyler walking with "Bear-bear" & his wooden spoon in hand.

Kitchen Play Time!

Tyler with his pot & spoon.

Tyler has decided that whenever I am in the kitchen cooking he would like to be in there as well. It's so fun to watch him look and point and talk in baby talk about what I'm doing and getting to make a meal or snack for us. The kitchen was baby proofed by Daddy because Mr. Curious was getting into everything and we were afraid he might get hurt since our pots and pans are pretty heavy. So I decided to give him his own little pot and wooden spoon to play with. He walks all over the house with his wooden spoon. And if I have put it away the night before, he walks over to the cabinet and gets his spoon out and starts making music. He's sooooooo funny!

Hi Mommy! I love my spoon!

Swim Lessons

Well, we or maybe Mommy decided that Tyler should try out swim lessons through the local pool here in Folsom. It's a parent and tot class and I thought, "What a great thing to do, he'll love it!". Boy was Mommy wrong! Tyler loved swim lessons for about 5 minutes, then was looking all around for a water slide to go down like we have at the pool at our gym. Plus it was nap time when we had our lesson, so it just wasn't worth it. In the end we decided Mommy will be the swim teacher since she did it for so long! We learned a lesson for our little one!

Tyler enjoying his 5 minutes!