Cherish the Moment.

These are the moments where this little boy should be getting into a lot of trouble and be scolded because he certainly is not being good or in a safe situation,

but on the other hand he is so darn cute that taking pictures seemed more fun.Maybe next time we will scold him!

Right now it is times like this when you I just want to cherish the moment and realize that my babies won't be babies forever and someday we all will get a kick out of thinking... way back when... Zachy used to play in the dishwasher...

I think of a picture my Mom has of my little brother laying on the bottom shelf of the corner Lazy Susan, at probably the age Zach is right now... again a moment that she should have been scolding him... but he was so darn cute... and now her baby is a grown man...


So let's forget about being safe and good for a couple of seconds and cherish these moments!

Zach Can Walk!

11 months old and Zach is upright moving around. He started doing a couple of steps about 2 weeks ago and now he can go across the room without falling! He is growing up sooo fast! This video my cute Zachy walking and the bonus of the loving relationship between siblings... in one moment Gracie is playing so nice with Zach and then next moment... well you will have to watch to see. Enjoy.

Trip to San Diego, CA

Over Labor Day weekend Gracie and I decided to go visit one of my college friends, Jina and her family in San Diego, CA. I was able to talk my other friend Jillian in to coming along with us. Jina, Jill, and I were all roommates for 3 years and we went through our entire nursing program together. Jina moved to San Diego after college all by herself and now has a husband and 2 children, Keala (almost 2 years old) and Kaeden (4 months old). It was a delight to see our little girls play with each other. We were able to visit a beautiful San Diego beach on Sunday and then go to Sea World on Monday. On Sunday evening Jina's husband watched the kids so the grown-up girls could go out for supper. We had a wonderful time at supper - Thanks Eddie!

The three Grown-Up girls... Me, Jina, and Jill (with her baby in her tummy!)

It is amazing how we first became roommates mearly because we needed roommates, we really didn't know each other. Then we became nursing classmates, and in the mix of it all became really good friends. Now 6 years after school with drastic changes in our lives like, careers, houses, husbands, and kids we are still good friends and I think safe to say life-long friends. It is a great feeling to be able to get together and just pick up like we still see each other every day, even though it may be year or two in between visits.

Gracie all ready for her fun day in the sun. This is the first time she has seen the ocean and been in waves. She had lots and lots of fun.

Playing in the HUGE sandbox with her new friend Keala.

The cutest toes you will find in the sand.

Mommy enjoyed playing in the sand too!

Next up: SEA WORLD and the famous Shamu show (the killer wales)

We are waiting to see the killer wale show with Shamu. It was a beautiful day.

Gracie telling the Wales "come back" after they went back into the water.

Jill and Keala also enjoying the show.

Jina and her little bundles: Kaeden and Keala.

Looking at the polar bears and Gracie holding her new SHARK! (it was actually was suppose to be a present for Zach, but someone became pretty fond of the shark... Sorry Zachy)

We had a WONDERFUL time.

Thanks for letting us come Jina. Thanks for coming with us Jill.

Thanks for being such Good Friends.