To Market, To Market...

Today didn't really get started until 2:00 for us...yep, 2 P.M.!  Little Guy and I laid down for a nap around 10:30 and next thing I knew, it was 1:56 and we were just getting up.  We changed out of our pjs and headed to Davis for the Wednesday night Farmer's Market.  We roped our buddies Noah and Jackson (plus their families!) into coming too!  We were said Daddy couldn't make it, but we still had a great time playing with bubbles, eating corndogs (such a healthy choice at the farmer's market), and crawling around in the mud.  We can't wait for next week!

"A Lot

is something you build a house on."  This was what my middle school English teacher would tell us when we used the "a lot" in our writing...but sometimes the best way to describe your day is simply by saying, "It was A LOT of fun", and today was exactly that!
1.  Playgroup, mimosas, and chipotle chocolate chip cookies...YUMMY!  Plus playing with our friends and taking some secret snapshots for Father's Day... A LOT of fun in the morning!
2.  A play date with our buddy Jackson...Little Guy LOVES his friends (even though he is still learning to share!) and loves his push cart, so again, he found a poor soul willing participant to play with him.  Jackson is getting SO big, standing next to Wesley he looks like a giant.  A LOT of fun in the afternoon!

3.  ALL the Santopadres came over for a hot dog BBQ and a dip in the pool!  Refreshing swim, delicious dinner, and a festive dessert- the best part about Caden's dessert??  As soon as he dumped the entire can of sprinkles in his bowl, he mischievously growled "I got a lot."...A LOT of fun in the evening!

4.  A LOT of fun = A LOT of dirt to wash off...we threw all FOUR babes in the bath tub for some scrubbin' good times!  What a great way to wind down after A LOT of FUN!!!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

That's what little girls are made of!  Today we went to a baby shower honoring Lisa and Miss Alivia, who is due to make her appearance in the beginning of August.  Lisa is a friend we have made in play group and it has been so much fun watching her little belly grow and grow (although she is still a beanpole in comparison to other, cough, cough, mommies I know).  It was a beautiful shower and Little Guy was on his best behavior...he found two young ladies, 2 and 3 years old to be exact, to play with and they took right to him.  They were all about it until they realized that EVERY TIME they handed Little Guy his toy, he was going to throw it...throw, retrieve, repeat...the beauty of it is that toddlers don't tire NEARLY as fast as mommy does, so Little Guy was entertained for hours (at least it seemed that way) and I didn't have to retrieve the toy once!  Yes, it was a beautiful shower...

Push It Real Good

Little Guy is so into his play dates lately...his friends don't always share his enthusiasm, but he just lights up when they come over.  So today we had a play date serving double duty...play time for the boys and beautification time for mommy!  I was treated to a hair stylin' session with my new "personal stylist" Alyssa (Noah's mommy), while the boys were having a blast with the push cart.  Little Guy loves to push the cart and Noah loves riding on it, a match made in heaven!

All aboard!

Dead end...time to turn around!

Class of 2012

Today we went to Nelda Mundy's 6th grade graduation- these kiddos were my first batch of kindergarteners six years ago when I stepped foot into my own classroom for the first time.  I was blessed to work with wonderful students, great families, and an amazing teaching staff that first year, and every year after!  I can't believe how fast these last six years went, and I know before I know it, it will be Little Guy standing there on the first day of kindergarten and then on the stage as he graduates from elementary school...I know it will go by fast, I am just hoping it's not too fast.

Sucker

We spent most of our day recovering from the late night baseball game (and victory!) that threw off our bedtime and nap schedule...what we'll do for fun around here!  Anyways, Daddy worked from home today, so we were treated to lunch at Mary's Pizza Shack.  Nothing much to report, but Little Guy did FINALLY get liquid from a straw.  I would say he drank from a straw, but that would imply that he swallowed the water, which he did not...as soon as it surprisingly hit his lips, he opened his mouth and let it dribble all over his shirt...success nonetheless since this was the first time liquid ever got to his mouth!  One small step at a time...

Let's Go Oakland

Little Guy had his first Major League (any league for that matter!) baseball experience today!  We went to cheer on the Oakland A's to a victory against the Texas Rangers.  It brought back some old memories, WAY back when I was a die hard A's fan...for a fleeting second I considered an A's tattoo, thank goodness my common sense kicked in on that one!  We tailgated with a small crowd, Little Guy loved all the action and the yummy treats!

Watermelon...Delish!

He LOVES cups, not the drink inside them, just the cup.

Let's Go Oakland!!

Strike 3!

We couldn't have asked for a better first ball game experience- great weather, two hour game time, a meeting with Stomper the mascot, AND Little Guy was on jumbotron dancing with his mommy!  I am not sure if we have a lifetime A's fan on our hands (Daddy would like to think Giants!), but he did love the lights, the action, and the smell of VICTORY!