beach day

We had our first beach day this summer on the Friday before 4th of July. Ray and I both had the day off, so Sherry, Miles and the kids came over and we headed out with a ton of stuff! The kids had a great time, but I think we can do it better next time. First of all, I didn't put Bodhi's sunscreen on until we got there. This is a bad idea, because you get sand on your hands and then you are slathering a mixture of sunscreen and sand all over the place. And you can never really get the mixture off your hands. Secondly, I think we should leave the snacks at home. Feed the kids before we go and then just have water at the beach, otherwise sand gets into the grapes, chips, etc.. and the kids don't care, so they have their mouths filled with food and sand! yuck! oh well, I think it's mostly just me being crazy, cause the kids didn't seem to care about any of this and fully enjoyed splashing in the water and playing in the sand.

happy father's day

zoo membership

We just became members of the LA Zoo. Yay! We thought about it the last time we went to the zoo but didn't make the decision until now to get a year membership. We got the family membership that includes three adults and all the kids. Sherry and her kids joined with us and it came with several guest passes whenever anyone else wants to go with us. I think it will be really great to have someplace close to take the kids whenever we want to do something fun and inexpensive. Bodhi really seems to enjoy looking at all the animals so I'm sure we will be spending lots of time there this summer.

15 months

Bodhi is 15 months old this week. Our little boy is very active and enjoys spending as much time outside as possible. He loves to pick up sticks, leaves and rocks on our daily walks and likes exploring his surroundings. He continues to climb everything and has recently been climbing up onto the coffee table, a low bookshelf, and our bed. (we are in so much trouble). He is saying a few new words including hi, ball, and thank you (thank ya). He waves bye bye and will give you a high five. We are all enjoying the fruits of summer. Bodhi's favorite is grapes. He will eat an entire bunch in one sitting.

YUM! popsicles! I love summer.

enjoying a veggy empanada at the farmer's market

Making some popcorn at Babies r us

routine

In an effort to change up our routine a bit, I've been taking Bodhi to some new parks. We recently went to Clover park (the airport park) which is right next to the Santa Monica Airport. We had such a fun time. The park has several playgrounds. One with sand for bigger kids and one with the squishy floor for little kids. There are also tennis courts and a baseball diamond. We walked around the whole park and spent quite a bit of time watching the planes take off from the airport runway. Bodhi kept pointing to all the airplanes and since then continues to do so every time we see an airplane. We have also been going to the playground that is just a few blocks away from our place. Bodhi likes to play in the sand and go down the slide. I still hold his hand while he climbs the steps and goes down the slide. I am trying to let him do more on his own, but I'm still a little too nervous to let go of him just yet.

Technology is cool...

Working late... trying to get that project in on time.
It's become much more challenging to use the computer when Bodhi is around. He sees it and runs over to play. He likes to stand in front of it opening and closing the lid and pushing all the buttons (especially the power button). Needless to say, most blog posts are done when he's asleep.

"Just a sec, mom... I'm textin' my peeps."

He also really likes phones. Telephones, cell phones... it doesn't matter. If it has buttons and/or lights up it's fair game. Of course, even if it just resembles a phone that's good enough.

"Hello?"
Our little boy is so much like his daddy. Pretty soon, I'll have to start sharing my videogames with him... actually, that sounds pretty fun. Hurry and grow up, player 2... I mean, Bodhi!

date night

Ray and I had a date night last weekend. Sherry and Miles came over with their kids to watch Bodhi for us while we went out for a sushi dinner at the hump. It was so nice. Can you believe it was only the second date night that Ray and I have had since we had Bodhi! We really enjoyed the food and the view of the planes taking off from the runway. There was a beautiful sunset. It was such a wonderful evening.