Happy Second Birthday Nathan!!!

Nathan turns 2 today! He has had quite an amazing year starting with a trip to Costa Rica, many trips to Mexico, the desert, camping trip to Florence Lake in the western Sierra's and many more adventures. This was the year for language, learning to ride a trike and many other firsts. Looking forward to what year three brings.

Things to do in San Diego when it rains...

Nathan and I had planned to go up to Fresno to visit grandparents and great grandparents. However, the weather had a mind of it's own. While we would have easily made it there, coming home today would have been another story. So what do you do in San Diego when it rains. Well we went to the Rueben H. Fleet science center in Balboa Park. There is so much to see and do there. They have a room dedicated to only toddlers with computers, vacuums, shopping carts and conveyer belts, blocks, and tons of other stuff. Nathan enjoyed it and found that there were lots of other kids his age to play with. Yesterday was the calm before the storm, so we headed to a nice park in University Heights. It is a great place for kids, dogs and happens to be a block away from awesome Mexican food. It will surely become a great summer hang out for us. Today it is pouring and there isn't a whole lot to do other than relax. Hope everyone is enjoying Presidents Day whether working or at home.

Snow Day

It has been raining since last week here in San Diego. We have been going a little stir crazy since we are used to sunny weekends with warm weather. So today we decided to drive up to the local mountains and show Nathan snow for the first time. We weren't expecting much, but there was a nice little dusting covering much of the Laguna Mountains. We invited Julie, Jared and Kaitlin since we all had the day off. It was a quick trip as all the kids got cold quickly....it was only in the low 30's up there which our So Cal bones can't handle. Anyway, we stopped at the store on the way out of town and there was not a sled or disc to be found, so we bought the next best thing...a laundry basket! A little bit ghetto, but it worked for us. Anyway, the kids enjoyed themselves and that was the point.

The Boy has Quite a Memory

On Any Given Weekend

It was another gorgeous weekend in San Diego. Saturday started off gloomy, but we decided to head to the Wild Animal Park anyway and take our chances. It rained on the way up and from the walk from the car to the entrance and then it was clear. The animals were active and playful and it was relatively empty as far as people go. Nice way to spend a Saturday morning. This morning we headed up to Carlsbad to cheer Aunt Julie on as she ran the Carlsbad Half Marathon. I was supposed to run it with her, but procrastinated in signing up until it was sold out. Good thing too, because watching all of those people run hurt from the sidelines. Anyway, she did great and was proud of herself. After Nathan's nap we loaded up the tricycle in the car and let him ride it around the park. He is doing great! He seems to really enjoy it. All in all, another great San Diego weekend.

2 in 2, as in two years old in 2 months!

Seriously, I cannot believe that Nathan will be two-years old, two months from today. Where does the time go? At 22-months, Nathan is fun and frustrating all at once.

Current likes:
-All things Thomas and train related.
-Videos on Youtube, whether it be animals or one of his kiddie songs, the kid would sit for hours and watch Youtube...yikes!
-Listening to "his" Ipod, which is really my old Ipod reformatted with tons of kiddie music, so we don't have to listen to it ourselves (clever, eh?)
-Books, though his taste is getting more sophisticated. He enjoys longer books like Dr. Seuss, which he will say. He is getting pretty good at memorizing his books too, just as we are!
-Little People farm and cars.
-Riding his Trike.
-Climbing and swings.
-Playdoh, which he got for Christmas. He doesn't do much with it, but loves to touch it.
-Drawing with his "Chawalk" on his "Chawalkboard"
-singing songs and making up silly songs
-the Itoot application on Brian's Iphone

Current Dislikes:
-Swimming lessons
-Slides
-Being told his video time is over
-Being told "no" in general
-bananas (secretly, I am happy about this one, as I am not a fan either!)
There are more, but these are the main ones right now.


We seem to be getting more interest in all things potty related, except actually going in it, but he will take of his clothes, request to sit on it and is very interested in when we flush "up" the toilet. He likes to read his potty book and can tell you all about his friends who are potty trained at daycare, so I think we are getting closer. Now if we could just get him to go one time....

2008...It's Over!

Happy New Year! As Nathan says at the end of one of his songs...It's Over! 2008 was a great year for sure. We watched as Nathan grew from an infant to a full fledged toddler to a little boy right before our eyes. Milestones included Nathan turning one, travelling to Costa Rica, Nathan talking, getting our first family dog, Milo the Pug and watching as the country voted in the first African American president.

2009 looks to be a full year, as well as we gear up for Nathan's second birthday, various trips, both close and far. Our resolutions continue to be the generic eat better, exercise more and to get better at recycling and using reusable bags.