Off to Capitola!

We decided to escape from the heat a bit and head to Capitola with Grandpa Frank.

Thankfully, Drew fell asleep on the ride down so we could enjoy our evening a little more later!

We finally arrived and headed right to the beach...and got the most amazing Rocky Road ice cream!

We stayed at my cousin Denise's house for the evening. This picture was taken during dinner!

The next morning, we met up with uncle Steve and the kiddos at his beach house. The boys thought it would be fun to take Drew out on the water in their paddle boat.

After the boat ride, Drew and Mason were being quiet inside the house...never a good thing. I went inside and discovered this:

We said our goodbyes and headed home, but first stopped at the Davis Ranch for some farm fresh goodies (Drew picked out a bag of corn on the cobs and some cucumbers). He wanted to make sure I got a picture of him in front of the "so awesome" tractor.

What a fun trip! Thanks Grandpa Frank :)

Happy Father's Day!

For this Father's day, I wanted to give a gift that would honor Drew's dad, Brad as well as the other father figure in Drew's life, Sotirios. I took Drew around old Folsom this week, did a little amateur photo shoot and I pieced together my favorite pictures from the day. Thank you both for loving Drew so much, he's a very lucky boy and I know he loves you both just as much. I hope you enjoy this and have a great day :)

So apparently I gave birth to a GQ model. We are in trouble when this boy starts dating...

Spider Drew!

Drew found this little guy crawling up the wall and he just thought it was "so cute" and he needed to hold it. Mommy needless to say was grossing out completely.

Drew's First Parent/Teacher Conference

I was so excited to see what Mrs. Howell had to say about Drew's development! Everything is right on target with him and here is Drew's "report card" so far :)

Super Hero Drew! [VIDEO]

He has the power of...flower? Silly boy.

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy

Yes, even at Snooks when he's not even trying, he strikes THIS pose. I wish I was as photogenic as this little monkey.

Trip to the Nut Tree & Solar Eclipse

We finally got to spend time with Ava on a Sunday so we decided to do something fun! We started driving and saw the Nut Tree. It's a heck of a lot more fun now then when we were kids so we stopped to check it out. Upon turning into the driveway, Drew saw the awesome train and was very excited and Ava saw the Merry-Go-Round and was then very excited. We got tickets to ride the train first and then the Merry-Go-Round. After that fun, we all got smoothies at the Jamba Juice and then headed to the Yolo Fruit Stand for some local fruits and veggies! After that, we headed back into town for lunch with Grandpa Frank, Judy & Auntie Bre at Fernando's mexican restaurant. When we got home from that, it was about time to watch the eclipse! We stacked up our glasses (about 9 pairs) and took a peek (uncle Eric took the pin-hole-box-on-his-head approach). Towards the end of the eclipse, our neighbor came over with his welding mask so we could get a better view. The kids loved to see the sun look "like the moon"! What a fun day! Here are the pics :)