Some more!!!

This one is for you Melissa!!!! Miss you guys so much and can't wait to see you in June!!!
Oh by the way, Happy First Birthday Finn!!!!

Taking a break from yardwork with the kid on my back...

Finally got around to taking some house photos...I will work on some outside shots soon.  I just snapped inside ones while Dalton napped the other day.  Here's when you walk in the front door.

Left is the living room...

The dining room looking from the living room...

Looking back across the dining area...

The kitchen that I LOVE...counterspace galore and open to living area...

Looking across living room ...

Upstairs hallway...

The guest bathroom...

Our bedroom...

Didn't get a shot of Dalton's room...but will soon...Of course, he is napping now as I write.

Donning his Jelly Belly camo from Auntie Annika

As I said last time, our lil man is cruising along the furniture and lovin it!!!!

AHHHHH!!!!

The "can I have a cookie yet Mommy?" look

Check out those lovely locks!

Lastly a cat update...Our new cat has settled in well and Bert (our black cat) likes him...notice I said LIKES not LOVES!  BUT Dalton LOVES him!  (and Bert too).  The feeling IS NOT mutual though.  In fact Dalton crawls all over after them and they constantly have to be on the lookout to race away.  Last night as Dalton was playing, Bert decided the only safe haven was Dalton's playpen...too funny!

  Dalton had NO idea he was hiding in there...

Dalton also hijacks the cat toys...which really makes Buddy the cat confused...so confused that he split when I took the picture...oh well, still a cute shot.

Things are a changin'

Well, it has been a while.   Guess that is what happens when life gets busy...the blogging suffers.  Despite the lack of posting to document the progress in our life, we continue on and we are blessed each day.  Dalton LOVES his time with family...check out that smile!

Let's see...it has been almost 2 months since my last post.  (Shame on me!)  We have survived Dalton's first high fever, a bonus to the Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease which he picked up from who knows where!  It seemed like from mid February thru March either Dalton or I were sick...Amidst all that there was report card writing and parent teacher conferences...fun fun fun!  (sense the sarcasm?!)

Cool things are happening though.  Dalton is crawling like crazy!  He started about a month ago, which surprised us all since he showed little interest in this route of locomotion...Guess he figured getting somewhere on hands and knees was better than getting nowhere, or barely there, by rolling around. He is also becoming an experienced eater of baby food and "adult food",  as we like to call it.  Did I mention he has his two bottom front teeth?!??!  He is laughing and talking a ton too!  I will post video soon as soon as I figure that tech challenge out.  (I am lame, I know!) 

 I love how he is sitting on his knees here.

Dalton is cruising around walking along the furniture and standing on his own.  He is so close to walking! Just hoping I see it first! 

Even though I was sick, my dear friend Ruby still came for a visit town the end of March.  Dalton was taken by her yet again!

We had a great visit with Annika, Greg, and Kellyn at the end of March to celebrate my sister and my birthday...the big 35 for her, 32 for me.  The weather was a perfect 70 degrees so we headed out to Heather Farms Park for a picnic and walk.

 Kellyn and her Uncle Trav...two great pals!

 Dalton ADORES his auntie!

 Got the giggles for Greg...

 Checking out the park, fighting that nap!!!!!

 Each morning Dalton couldn't wait to see Kellyn...He crawled onto her lap to cozy up for some Saturday am cuddles!

Easter was spent with family and we enjoyed it very much.  Again, we are very blessed.

Dalton got a chance to hang out with two of his cousins, Emma and Lauren.  They loved entertaining him and I loved the break!

Lauren is one strong little chicky...holding 24 lbs of her lovable cousin.


I will leave you with one of my favorite photos from this past week.  We call him "Sprout" here.

This week I have Spring Break, so I am enjoying EVERY minute of time I have with Dalton.  (I am also realizing that being a stay-at-home mom is as hard (or harder at times) than being a full-time working mom!)  I might even have some time to figure out how to post some of the videos I have been taking.
Adios for now...hope to better about posting.  Sad that it takes a vacation to catch up!

Fun with Grammy and Poppi

This will be a short post in terms of words...My parents are here this weekend for a visit and we couldn't be happier about it.  Today we headed up to Mt. Diablo to the summit.  It was a mildly foggy day out, but when we got to the summit, we were above the fog and the sun was shining....AHHHHH!!!  BEAUTIFUL DAY!!! 

 

Mt. Diablo Summit at 3,849 feet ...Mt. Diablo is the Base Meridian for maps.

 

Dalton was such a great kiddo today!  He loved his backpack!

 

 Mom and Dad at the Lookout

Dalton was one tired boy!  He fell asleep in the pack...Cute!

 He was one happy boy when he woke up and we ate some delicious lunch.

Last night, my cousin Marlene, her husband Mike, their boy Trevor and my Auntie Kath (aka Auntie Nana) came over for a visit.  Here's a couple cute shots. 

 Dalton with his Auntie Nana and cousin Trevor...One happy boy!

Ok...below is a funny one...
Ok...Kinda sad when you look at how unhappy he was trying strained chicken for the first time...Let's just say he liked it about the same tonight too. 

We'll have to try again in a couple weeks:)

More fun tomorrow!  

New year, new cat! Kid and cat conversations...

"Hey, check me out!  I am feeding Arnold!  That's right, piggies need to eat too!"

  "I just LOVE Arnold, the snoring and talking pig!  His ear is the perfect chew toy!"

"Mom, can you PLEASE leave me alone!?!?!  I am trying to read here!"

Enter Bert and Buddy....

"Now that is close enough there new cat!" Bert snarled...."Your name might be Buddy, but you are no friend of mine...at least not yet!"

"I said, STEP BACK CAT!  Am I not making myself clear?!?!"

"Fine, I will just rest here for a while, until you decide to like me!"

Well, a couple days have gone by and Bert seems to be liking Buddy a bit more.  He sends an occasionally hiss his way, I think just to remind him that they aren't quite pals yet.  We are sure that in no time they will be though.  Bert really is the one who is a scaredy cat!  Buddy has settled in quite well and is about 10 months old, so he still has some kitten spunk!   We love him already and hope Bert learns to love him too!  We still think Bert is thinking, "Nice try Mom and Dad, but if you were going to try to trick me, the least you should have done was bring a white and black cat like Oscar!"

Oh, more adventures ahead....