Updates for Daddy

Brian is in Colorado for work this week and requested some pictures of the "kids". All I can say is that I am glad these trips aren't a frequent occurance. Not that I don't love Nathan, Milo and Kiwi, but when you are one person it is exhausting. I don't think we are ready for kid #2 yet!!!! Thanks to Grandpa for helping out today. It was very appreciated. We can wait for Friday when dad is back.

Ceja Family Visit

Brian, Nathan and I headed up to Fresno on Friday night for a visit with the Ceja family. We hit very little traffic on the way up and Nathan slept 4 of the 5 hour drive (score)!!! He woke up at one point and was dancing in his carseat for about 10seconds before passing back out. Saturday morning we stopped by my grandma and grandpa's house so that they could visit with Nathan for awhile. Nathan enjoyed hanging out with great-grandpa and almost passed out in his arms. Then we met up with my brother and his family and Aunt Nita at Augie's track meet. It was fun to watch the different events, but it got hot and Nathan got tired after a couple of hours. So we headed back to grandma and grandpa's so Nathan and Brian could nap. Everyone else came over after the meet for dinner and a dip in the jacuzzi. We even had a visit from great aunt Josie and cousin Yolanda. My dad cooked a yummy meal of ribs, chicken, shrimp and fruit salad. Then everyone headed out and we crashed. This morning before heading back to San Diego, we went out to breakfast with my mom and dad and then took Nathan to Oso de Oro park and let him play on the playground and feed the ducks (ok my mom and I fed the ducks my left over toast and Nathan fed himself). We headed home and picked up Milo on the way. It was short, but eventful weekend.

On Back

On Back
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Kickin it with Dad. He's a bit relaxed.

New Member of the Davies Clan

So we went out to look at pugs this weekend, but didn't really expect to go home with one. However, 24 hours later here we are with a new member of the family. Milo is 10-weeks old. Nathan likes him, but gets annoyed when he jumps all over him when they are playing. I told that now he knows what Kiwi feels like when he pulls at her and chases her. Milo is really cute and we are excited. Potty training is going so/so right now. We have had some accidents, but we are getting pretty good at reading his cues. I guess this is preparation for the future when we have to potty train Nathan.

Funny Video

Nathan getting the hang of his quad:

First River trip of the 2008 season

We went down to Mexico for our first spring river trip. The weather was nice, if a bit warm, but it felt great. We all got a bit burned, despite the sunscreen. Nathan enjoyed splashing around in his kiddie pool, riding on Aunt Becky's golf cart and enjoyed a brief ride on daddy's minibike. He spent most of his weekend running to and touching the bikes. Must mean he is ready for his own!

Kids Groovin to Pinback

Nathan and Kory had a blast hanging out and listing to music while wading in the pool down at the river this weekend.

Nathan Starting to Enjoy His Quad

At the Airport in San Jose

Our last day in CR was spent having breakfast at Jungle Surf Cafe, a quick swim in the pool and then packing up and driving to San Jose to fly home. We spent the night in SJ and then headed to the airport in the morning. There was guy playing the guitar at our gate and Nathan was putting on a show for everyone by dancing. The guy was really sweet and sat Nathan on the chair and let him play the guitar. It was really sweet. The flight home was difficult. Nathan did not want to sleep much and wanted to be down and about. The only thing that kept him happy for long periods of time was snacking, but you can't very well let a kid his size eat for 4 hours straight. Once we landed at LAX, we found that Brian's surfboard and our large suitcase weren't going to be in until 1.5 hours later. So once we got our bags and on the road it was almost 3 hours later. We finally got home to SD at 10:30. Nathan spent several hours napping yesterday and sleeping last night, so we are hoping he is caught up on his sleep. All in all it was a great trip and we can see ourselves going back again!

Costa Rica Day 6

This was our last day at Hermosa. We drove to the Marriot at Playa Herradura for some lunch and then swam in the maze of pools for a bit just to relax before the end of our trip. That night we just hung out and cooked dinner at the bungalow and watched the sunset while Nathan ate sand yet again. Do they ever learn?

Hermosa Sunset


Los Suenos Marriot Playa Herradura

Costa Rica Day 5

The fifth day of our trip, we headed out to a spot north of Jaco called the Pura Vida Botanical Gardens. It was a nice walk around some rainforest, flowers and there were views of the ocean and several waterfalls. Then we headed up toward Caledera to find Boca Barranco, one of the longest longboard waves, but we were unsuccessful. On the drive back to Hermosa, we stopped at the bridge over the Rio Tarcoles and saw several cocodrilo's (crocodiles). That night we had dinner at the Jungle Surf Cafe, which had awesome fish dishes for cheap...I think the two of us ate for under 25 dollars. They don't serve drinks, but are totally cool with BYOB.

View from our Bungalow


Rio Tarcoles





Pura Vida Gardens