one last hurrah...

It's my final week off with Bodhi.  Sherry and I decided to try one more time at Disneyland before I have to go back.  We tried once before and it was quite difficult, but we learned some important lessons and were ready to try again.

Mason, of course, had a great time.  He loves it there.   The first time we tried to do too much and wake the babies to go on rides... which they hated.  This time we let them rest when they wanted to and things went much more smoothly.

With this new philosophy, even the babies had a great time.  Bodhi had a good time looking at all the people and even riding a few rides.  No crying at all this time...

And that was it.  Even outnumbered 2 to 3 we kept everyone happy and had a great day.  Thanks to Sherry for making my last week so fun!

half birthday

Bodhi's half birthday was on the 16th of this month. The last six months have gone by so fast! He is learning new things everyday. He recently learned how to creep (not quite a crawl) and has been practicing how to sit up. He smiles and laughs a lot and likes to look at everything that Mom and Dad are doing. The immunizations this time were not that bad. In fact Bodhi didn't even cry after the first shot. But, of course, he definitely felt the second and third shot and let it be known that he was not happy, ouch! Several days later he got a fever and Ray and I thought it was related to his shots. But, it was something entirely different. He had a fever for about three days before he got a terrible rash. Turns out he caught Roseola which is a viral infection that is common in babies. Poor little guy. He was so miserable. He ended up sleeping in our bed for a couple of nights since he would cry every time we put him in his crib. We were all happy when it all cleared up a few days later. He is a happy baby again. Yay!


A 6 month birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa Cazzell.

What fun!

"the scrunchy face"


look at me go!

mr. mom

So, a lot of people ask me what I do with all my time while I'm staying at home with Bodhi.  Well, basically, I'm a stay-at-home mom, and I do what most housewives do.  With Bodhi acting as my little Mr. Miyagi, of course.

"Show me, vacuum the room!"

We clean the whole house together, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting... all that good stuff. This is one that Bodhi really likes, sometimes he even falls asleep in front there, even with the vacuum running. Cute stuff.

"Show me, wash the cup!"

Then we do all the dishes.  Bodhi is not so good with this part.  He likes to grab ahold of things a lot.  He also likes to try to eat the faucet if I get him too close.  And, of course, we have to be careful not to splash him with the hot water!

"Show me, cut the carrot!"

Then we make dinner for Jen.  He also really likes this part.  He likes to see all the food being prepared and see all the pretty colors.  I do have to put him down for a while if I'm chopping onions, though.  Don't need any extra crying from Bodhi.  Gotta watch out for those tiny toes with that knife, too!

So that's a day in the life of Ray and little master Bodhi.  Why?  What did you think we do all day? Sit around in our underwear, drinking beer and watching TV?

beach day

Today was a great day for the beach.  It was warm and a little windy, so Sherry and I gathered up all our stuff, grabbed the kids and headed down there.  We had a good time, playing in the water and flying kites (I'll let Sherry tell you about chasing the kite across the beach when it got away... hilarious).  After a little while though, the littlest ones started to get tired and cranky so we had to head back.  The walk back home is always a lot longer than the walk down, but we made it.  The babies fell asleep on the way.  Jen came home a little bit later that evening and we ordered some dinner.  Okay, so Bodhi cried a lot while we were at the beach... at the time we called it "not a complete disaster."  But now that I think back on it, it was really quite fun.  

twins!

Dahlia and Bodhi are 4 months apart but, for some reason, everyone always asks if they are twins.  I've developed a sense of humor about it now, "Are they twins?"  "Yeah, she's 9 months and he's 5." ...*puzzled looks*... "Oh, they're not identical twins"  "Ooooh.  wait..."  *more puzzled looks*  

So what do you think?   Do we look like twins?

Seriously, though.  Bodhi and Dahlia really get along well, they love to look at each other and grab at each others' faces.  It's going to be fun watching them grow up together.

5 months

Bodhi is 5 months today.  He rolls over onto his tummy every time we put him down on his back, and moves himself around so that he can reach out and grab the item that he wants.  He's been laughing a lot and enjoying playtime with Daddy everyday.  He is getting better at picking up and holding things.  He loves to crinkle magazines and newspaper ads and loves to look at the pictures in his books.  

arboretum

We went to the Arboretum with Sherry, Miles and their kids.  It was really HOT, but we still had fun walking around looking at the plants.  They had this sculpture called "Catawampus".  It was essentially a house made of sticks.  Ray and Mason had lots of fun running around inside.  Bodhi slept most of time, but woke up long enough to see the orchids.  It also happened to be my birthday.  I won't say which number.  It's more fun to keep you guessing!