State Fair

Petting the animals.

We went to the State Fair this year and had a blast! Of course we picked like the hottest day to go, but we packed lots of drinks and snacks and headed off for an afternoon of fun! Tyler absolutely loved the petting zoo and anything that had to do with animals. He stopped at each animal in the petting zoo and pet them and then would run to the next one. It was a great day to spend as a family!

Blocks

So serious...

I did it!

Since Tyler was born, Addam is so excited for when he can play with Leggo's. So Addam bought him the bigger version of Leggo's and for the longest time it was only Addam playing with the blocks and Tyler would just knock it down. But since Tyler has moved up to the Toddler Room at the gym he has watched the older kids play with the blocks. Now every day he opens up his bin of blocks and builds stuff and tears it down over and over. He even sometimes puts the blocks away! Someday we'll have tons of Leggo's I can see it, but for now we're fine with these!

Lunch time!

CHEESE!

So I just had to share this picture of Tyler after eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He was so funny! He loves to put it in his hair, don't ask me why! Just a fun picture!

Fun at the park!

Tyler playing at the park.

Tyler's new favorite place to have an adventure at is the park! He absolutely loves it because there is so much room to run around and he can climb things constantly! I took him to one of the many local parks near the house and he just played in the sand the entire time. Thankfully he does not eat the sand anymore, but he would just pick it up and drop it or scoop it up. It was amazing to watch him and how fast he is growing up. I take a million pictures because I don't want to miss anything, and he is now a camera ham! It was a nice HOT day at the park.

Sprinkler Fun with Daddy

So since it has been so hot here, one morning when Addam got home from work the sprinklers in the front yard turned on and Tyler just ran through them to get to Daddy. It was so cute because he didn't care that he was getting wet, he just wanted his Daddy! So since it was already warm out, we decided to just let him run through the water and get cooled off. He had so much fun! He didn't want to go in the house, but eventually he did because we had Sierra our dog go in first and he followed. It was a great start to the day!

Hot August Nights 2008

Tyler in his wagon.

Unkie Steve, Tyler & Daddy with Big Foot.

Tyler waving to his fans!

Tyler & Mommy enjoying the water slides!

Me & Addam

Hot August Nights is our annual family trip with my side of the family. My mom, stepdad, brother and our little family all pack up and head to Reno, NV for 4 days of classic car fun! We show my Mom's 70 Torino GT (it's not the Starsky & Hutch car!). Next year we will take my mom and brother's 68 Camaro RS to show. We stayed at the Silver Legacy which is our favorite place to stay because it is central to everything we like to go to. We cruise the strip in downtown Reno every night after dinner and it's a blast! Tyler loved it and loved waving to everyone, he especially liked all the oohh's and ahh's, and the "He's so cute!" comments. He would smile and wave more, what a ham! While we were there we decided to go to water park and hit the slides. Tyler wasn't really as into it as we thought he would be since he loves the slide at the gym pool. But towards the end he had an awesome time! It was nice to spend a whole 4 days together and just enjoy family time together! Can't wait for next year!

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!