XOXO

It's a pretty sweet selfie moment.  My little guy sure loves his mama.

P.S. Ignore the fingerprints on the mirror :)

Bucks Lake 2014

And here we are again, back from another cabin trip to Bucks Lake.  This is the one thing we've done as a family every year since Owen was born that has now become a tradition.

My top 5 highlights of this year's trip:
1. The car ride, both ways-- movies kept Owen busy, and we planned it so well that Logan napped most of the time.  No tears, no traffic, no problems.  Considering the last few long car trips were so miserable, this is a big milestone.
2. Seeing the big kids play together and have "adventures", just having fun on their own.  Watching Owen play like that reminds me of what it felt like when I played with my cousins on big family trips.
3. I read a book.  A whole book.  And not even a book about teaching.  Probably the first one since before Logan was born. (Divergent, finally, and now I can see the movie.)
4. Out of the past four cabin trips, I was either pregnant or breastfeeding for three of them.  This time I finally got to participate in the adult beverage fun.
5. The boys LOVED the lake.  Owen played in the water and in the sand, and Logan just kind of sat there at the shore taking it all in.  They loved it so much that they wouldn't get out of the water, despite the chattering teeth and blue lips.

Movie time = snuggle time for Logan

He didn't care about the movie, he just wanted to climb all over everyone and their sleeping bags

Oisin watching The Lego Movie

S'more time

Logan playing with a specimen jar (a gift from Dr. Ong, Owen's pediatrician, who handed over the jar when Owen excitedly showed him the rocks he had collected in his pocket)

Jeremy & Seamas, so bromantic

Buddies- Oisin, Owen, & Jakodi

Proof that I was there- a rare picture of me with my boys (wearing a hoodie because it was so cold in the water)

This picture makes me so happy because my boys were so happy :)

Bucks Lake 2013
Bucks Lake 2012 (Day 225/Project 365)
Bucks Lake 2012 (Day 224/Project 365)
Bucks Lake 2012 (Day 223/Project 365)
Bucks Lake 2011
Bucks Lake 2010

Sneaky Sydney

Sydney, that sweet dog of ours, is getting older.  She shows her age in so many ways, from her constant need to pee, to the patches of white fur that have grown on her face.  But one way she hasn't changed a bit is when it comes to food.  You can always count on her to be there to take care of the crumbs we drop on the floor (and sometimes the food we leave on the table).  Logan recently discovered the fun of eating out of a snack cup, and Sydney was right there, ready to step in if he needed help with any fallen Cheerios.

Father's Day

The Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco

Laura & Robin under the sea

Owen & Laura petting a baby leopard shark in the touch pool

Owen & Grandpa touching sea stars

Moon jellies

Logan LOVED those stairs at Pier 39 (up, down, up, down, up, down...)

Light Painting

$3 well spent. Not only did they keep him happy while grocery shopping at Safeway, these finger lights have kept Owen busy for hours at home in the dark.