Canyon Lake

Isaac experienced the wind on his face today, which was fun to watch. With each gust, his face told a story of discovery. We went for a picnic to Canyon Lake, and it was pretty windy up there. Nonetheless, it was a welcome outing to enjoy our cooler weather and get out together. The perfect place for a picnic lunch - so beautiful! We found ourselves asking, "why don't we come up here more often?" We always talk about missing the waterfront so readily at our fingertips up in Washington, but we have one right around the corner here too. Granted it's no Lake Washington or anything, but with its sheer cliffs Canyon Lake has a beauty all its own... and sunshine!

On the Grow...

He's getting the hang of it! Our little guy is growing up and learning new skills right before our very eyes. We made a couple of milestones over the weekend. On a small note, Isaac has grown out of 0-3 month pacifiers and has moved on up to the 3-6 month size! I can hardly believe I'm already packing up clothes and binkies that he can't fit. My oh my. Next thing we know, he's going to be talking and driving a car!!

The other more major milestone this weekend is that he rolled over from front to back for the first time. It took both Isaac and Mommy by surprise! He was done being on his stomach and wanted to quit, so he started drooping and leaning to the right. All of a sudden his head tilted over and his body followed! Once on his back he looked up at me with a startled expression that said, "What was that?? What just happened?" Now he'll do that every time he's just fed up with tummy time. He'll grimace and then start fussing before he realizes, "Oh yeah, I can roll over!" It's pretty funny to watch.

Sleepy Surfer Dude

After a morning walk, some play time on his tummy, and talking with Mommy, my little surfer dude was tuckered out! This was right before a midday nap... So mellow, so ready to sleep... so irresistably C-U-T-E!
So our cool fall temperatures were a fluke. Just when I was getting excited about "bundling" up and getting out the jackets, the thermostat jumped back up to the 90's!! What's up with that?? But on the other hand, it afforded me the opportunity to dress Isaac up in this cute outfit from his Noni that he never got to wear. The swimshorts never met the pool, but that's okay!

Picture Perfect

We had pictures taken of our darling Isaac by our photographer friend Jenna Stevens. I eagerly invite you to take a look; they turned out so great!!! Jenna has a very artistic and candid style, which we love. She captured Isaac's personality as well as some very sweet interactions with Mommy and Daddy. Go to www.jennastevens.net to see her website. If you'd like to view Isaac's pictures, leave me a comment or email me and I'll email you the password.

Fall is Here!

Time to bundle up, it's 68* outside! I know you who live in cooler climates are balking at our thin skin, but 68* says brrrrrr to us!

2 Month Check-up

Isaac had his two month appointment today. He has surpassed the 12 lb mark and is making his way to 13, weighing in today at 12 lbs, 14 oz. He's in the 75 percentile for his weight. In addition, he has grown 1 1/2 inches since last month, measuring today at 25 inches! He's still off the charts for his height.

He also got two vaccinations today, one for pneumoccocal and the other for rotovirus. Luckily, only one involved a shot; the other was oral. After much deliberation about this whole vaccination subject, Kevin and I have decided to blend the CDC schedule with an alternate schedule recommended by Dr. Stephanie Cave in her book titled What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations. For any of you who are interested, this is a great and very informative book. I highly recommend it. Her suggestions basically spread the vaccination schedule out so that the vaccines are adminstered in a safer time frame.

Anyhow, our little guy has fared very well today in spite of the vaccines he got, and now he's sleeping soundly while Kevin and I watch a rerun of The Office. Love this show! Feels good to relax and laugh a bit...

Catch ya later!

Cardinals Game

Not that he was cheering for them, Kevin got to go to the Cardinals game yesterday for free after volunteering for a community outreach project. He had fun with the guys and was a good sport despite hearing of the despicable Seahawks score throughout the day.

Tom, Isaac, Kevin, and Jake

Look at these great seats! Spoiled, I tell ya... he's spoiled.

Tom is the real fan.... Boom goes the dynamite!

2 Months Already!

Isaac is two months old today!

Here are some specs and new milestones:


1) He loves to socialize face to face and is now talking up a storm and smiling all the time. We have learned that Isaac is very much a morning person, so cheery when he wakes up.

2) His new favorite is Mr. Worm. He cheers Isaac up when he's sad, keeps him company when he's lonely, and entertains Isaac when he's bored. If Isaac isn't having a conversation with Mommy or Daddy, he's having one with Mr. Worm. What a great friend!

3) We suspect that he is close to rolling over since he can now turn onto his side on his own.

4) His fists have become his favorite pacifier as he discovers more control of his hands and arms. He's soon to discover his feet next - Isaac will stare intently at his feet as if he is realizing them for the first time. Then he'll move them, and his face will light up with an expression that says, "Wooooaaaaahh."

5) He continues to improve in holding his head up and can turn his head from side to side.

6) His appetite is growing along with his waistline. Baby Boy likes to eat! He is probably easily over 12 lbs. by now (but we'll find out for sure at his 2 month appointment tomorrow). He is fitting perfectly in size 3 Month clothes!

7) And to our great delight, Isaac has slept through the night for the past two nights in a row (let's hope this continues)!


All this to say that we love our little boy, and its really fun to watch him grow!


More to come tomorrow after his 2 month appointment...

Mini Vacation to San Diego

Noni is gradually making her way back home to Hawaii, just coming from Georgia where she stayed with Mom after their visit here. As usual she stopped in San Diego to visit her siblings in California, so we took a mini vacation to go see her and visit with Uncle John and Aunt Wanda as well. It's always a fun time with them, and we were looking forward to getting out of town for a couple of days to relax with them.


It was also a nice practice vacation to see how travelling with Isaac would be. He did pretty well - sleeping most of the ride both ways. He was worn out once we reached our destination, but once we got him to sleep, he was bright-eyed and bushy tailed the next day.


Noni was so excited to see Isaac again, she couldn't keep her hands off of him! Isaac was in heaven since he loves all the attention.

One of our favorite games to play at Uncle John & Aunt Wanda's. It is more commonly known as Aggravation, but on their aged home-made board and with their miss-matched marbles, this game goes by the old familiar name of "Marbles." We usually play in teams guys against girls. Here we're playing with Ted and Angela (Uncle John and Aunt Wanda's daughter).

Uncle John & Kevin showing off their "lucky" dice. Not so lucky this time around though since they just couldn't pull off as many wins against us girls! We girls dominated the game! :)

Noni and Isaac hangin' out. She was so happy to hold him all the time. She'd get him to talk and coo. It was so fun to watch his face light up when she would talk to him.

Mission Beach

Isaac's first time to the beach! We had so much fun. We walked along the boardwalk and stopped for a beachside lunch while Isaac snoozed in the stroller. And then, as if on cue, he woke up for his lunch and then we had a photo shoot down on the sand before heading home.

Cool shades for a cool dude

Family pic on the beach



This is what I call multi-tasking... balance a wiggling baby while adjusting the sun glasses and making sure the paci doesn't end up on the sand (which happened anyway)

My two guys

On the boardwalk

Yummy lunch!

Playin' it California cool