Pumpkin Patch!

Cal and I went to Half Moon Bay to see their famous pumpkin patches today. We met up with Shelley and her friend Heather and of course all of the kiddies. WOW. What an operation! We were there for about an hour, mostly coaxing Cal and Joey to hug a pumpkin or look at the camera, but there was a petting zoo, train ride, mini-tractor-things that the (older) kids could play on, and so much more. I barely escaped without buying a $1 slice of "the best" pumpkin pie ever made. Somehow, I resisted (but only after I succumbed to a Nathan's hot dog!).

Here are a few pics from the expedition!






The boys were much more into their bottles than the pumpkins!











Happy (almost) Halloween!

Brooke Bryand Photography on Daily Candy Kids SF!

I am so thrilled to share that I was included in Daily Candy Kids SF this week! Check out my blog post on my "work" blog:

http://brookebryand.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/brooke-bryand-photography-in-daily-candy-kids-sf/

Baby Food 101

So....most kids start eating "solids" (i.e. anything other than bm or formula) around 6 months. Cal started...then promptly stopped about a month later. Since then, we've been feeding him 3 meals a day and he may or may not eat a single bite of whatever it is we serve. To say it's exhausting is an understatement.

Then...tonight...I had a thought. Cal loves to drink water out of a real cup...he gets a total kick out of it and loves to blow bubbles and chug-a-lug...so why not throw some baby food into a cup and see if he'll drink it?? Like our very own Jamba Juice, I added a little water to Cal's baby food and he chugged away!

Granted, he also made a total mess while dunking his cracker in and flinging it over himself, but hey - I'll take it!


(and yes, that's my Dukes of Hazard cup that I grew up with!)

First Haircut!

Cal's days of modeling for "Hairclub for Men" are officially over...for now. He had his first real haircut (as in Mama paid $19 + tip (!!!!) I am clearly still shocked by it...and possibly his last haircut at that price...looks like I better get some safety-protected shears!)! He went with our friend Henry (JB and Alex's son, who is 4 months older than Cal) for both of their first chops.

Henry was a rock star throughout his haircut...smiling away and even posing for the camera!





Cal was....okay. I wish I timed the actual chair-time, but I would guess about 5 minutes total. He wasn't scared of the clippers, but he definitely was not into having someone up in his grill and messing with him! Here are a few pics from his experience:


Before and After...


It eventually took two women to "pin" Cal down as he was clawing at the poor lady!


Exhibit A of aforementioned discomfort


Exhibit B with both ladies in action




My favorite of the day...

Cal is now 10 1/2 months old...crawling, climbing and fake-walking everywhere (with assistance). He eats puffs and o's, but that's about all he'll accept for his culinary adventures for the moment! His favorite spot in the world is on his daddy's shoulders, getting a tall perspective of the world and playing "horsey" with daddy bouncing him around as mommy gasps in horror. :-)

"I'll Show You Who Is Boss" - Balloon Part 3

Because we are now parents, these things amuse us. Never before would I imagine posting not 1, not 2 but 3 videos on the same $4 balloon?!?!?



xo

Boys in San Diego!

As we prepped for our big getaway to Los Cabos, the Grandmas flew in from TX and CT to take care of the boys for the weekend! We had a great time getting them settled in and ready to be on "mommy-duty" for 5 glorious days (ahhhhhh).




Riggs and Cal took a ride in the wagon Grandpa Rolf gave Riggs!


Riggs looooves to "water the plants" - so cute!


Cal got in on some of the action too...




Jon and Dave took turns helping Cal play soccer!




Daddys served the boys dinner outside....


...while Mama cooked in the kitchen!


Cal and Riggs both enjoyed corn-on-the-cob!

Grandma Tammy and Grandma Sue both arrived on Monday and started duty at 5:00am (!) on Tuesday morning!



We left today (Wednesday) for Cabo and have been enjoying nothing but quiet R&R for our first 12 hours of vacaaaaaation!

Fool Me Once...Shame On You....

...Fool me twice, shame on me!

You may recall Cal's "lime video" from when he was just a wee lad of 7 mos.

At 9 mos, he is older and wiser, right??? We thought we'd put him to the test:



Love ya, Cal!

And one more for good measure:



FINE! Fine, fine, fine....one MORE! I can't help it that he's adorable?!?!