Trip to SF to celebrate Dave and Jill's B'days

This Saturday we headed up to SF to see a Giants game for Dave and Jill's b'days. Michael, Connor, and I headed up early and spent some time at Pier 39. Then, Dave and Jill joined us for a delicious lunch at Scomas. Afterwards we drove around the city to give Connor a chance to nap in the car. During the ride, Chad, my brother in law called and said that Mandy was in active labor and the baby was coming. We rushed to the Giants stadium to drop everyone off for the game and I sped to Roseville as fast I could. My baby nephew was born while I was crossing the bay bridge so I missed the delivery, but it was all in God's hands. So, this is the only photo I got of our SF trip... Not even one of the Birthday Boy and Girl! I think Michael may have taken some photos at the game on his phone, so hopefully I can upload those soon. See the next post for details on the baby!

Water Park fun with Auntie Mal

Connor is enjoying having Auntie Mal live with us this summer. I think he thinks she's his special playmate. He's going to miss her so much when she heads back to LA. These are some photos of them getting wet at the water park by our house.

River Cats Game

Sunday we went to the River Cats game to celebrate Dinger's birthday. This is an event Connor has been looking forward to for months. It was a fun day and at Dinger's b'day were all the mascots from the area which made it very fun for Connor. Connor got a goody bag from Jelly Belly and a Dinger Bobblehead. We even got to dance to Dinger on the drums and his whole band.

Maui Night at the Harden's Home

This weekend we headed to Modesto to spend time with Michael's extended family that were in town. The Harden's hosted a fun Maui-themed night and it was wonderful to spend time with such great relatives. We truly are blessed!

Fun with Family at Fairytale Town

We had a fun day yesterday! Relatives from Michael's side came to visit and Connor had a blast getting to know his (second) cousins better. After Fairytale Town, Connor went home to Modesto with Grandma Jill to continue the fun with the family. What beautiful and sweet children!















































Delicious picnic lunch that Grandma brought! Thanks Jill!

Photos from Swim Lessons and Connor jumping off the diving board!

Happy 4th of July!

Visiting Mandy in the hospital and bringing the celebration to her!

Connor talking to the River Cats player. He wasn't shy at all and was telling the player how he likes to play at home and "hit a homerun!"
Connor and Daddy enjoying a River Cats game.

Camping with the Mallory Family In Clear Lake

A couple weeks ago, Connor and I ventured to Clear Lake with Poppy and Mimi. Poppy's family (The Mallory Side) has an annual family reunion at cousin Kim's beautiful property in Clear Lake. We had a blast getting to know our family better and listening to stories from the past. We did a lot of boating, Connor and Poppy fished, and enjoyed barbequing with the family. There were lots of fun activities that Connor enjoyed, like swinging, playing horseshoes, basketball, soccer, etc. A fun time was had by all!

Swim Lessons!

We're enjoying swiming lessons this summer! For the last two weeks, Connor and I enjoyed the Mommy and Me class. It was especially fun because our good friends, Danielle and Sophia joined us. We're already on Session 2 and Connor has moved up to the Starfish class, in which he participates without me! Today was day 2, and he's doing a great job! He loves his teacher, Celeste, and he's having a blast playing games and learning swimming techinques. He is doing really well at following directions and participating. After each lesson, he says, "I love swimming lessons. I want to go again and again."

Mallory's Graduation at UCLA!

My baby sister graduated from UCLA this weekend. I couldn't be prouder of her. UCLA is one of the top university's in the country and she has made us all so proud! Mallory- you shined at your graduation ceremony and I know you will continue to shine your light through your life... you are going to change this world! I love you!

Disneyland!

This past week, we had a wonderful vacation to Disneyland/California Adventure and Mallory's graduation at UCLA. We drove down Monday and stayed at the Sheraton Garden Grove. Mallory joined us at Disneyland for the first day and then Poppy, Mimi, Michael, Connor and I continued to California Adventure the next day and Disneyland again the following day. We had a fabulous time and it was truly magical to see the excitement and joy through Connor's eyes! We missed Mandy and Chad, who had to stay home since Mandy is on bed rest with her pregnancy but we sent frequent updates to them with pictures of Connor enjoying the parks.

Here's Poppy, Mimi, and Connor exploring Tom Sawyer's Island... note Poppy and Mimi are joining Connor in his favorite photo pose!

The family flying through California Adventure.

Here's Poppy and Connor at Innoventions finding out what Connor will looks like at age 80.

My Toy Story Super Heros!

The Claw!!

Connor wasn't afraid of the characters... he even gave Goofy a kiss!