Charlie is Almost Crawling

I'm learning that just before Charlie masters a new skill, he sleeps poorly the night before it happens.  Last night he was up every 2 hours like clockwork for 12 hours.  I'm exhausted.  And today...well...he is getting ready to crawl.

Charlie's 1st Food: Avocado

Charlie and I have had a great breastfeeding relationship.  No issues like I had with Elena, though I'm sure taking off additional time from work really helps.  Now Charlie is 6-1/2 months, I suppose it is time to start introducing solid food.

Garden Installation Phase 2

We have slowly been working on our yard and garden space over the past 6-1/2 years (wow, can you believe that we have been here nearly 7 years?).  We took some time to figure out what we wanted and researched how to implement our ideas.  Last year 10 fruit trees were planted (phase 1); 9 in the back, 1 in the front.  This is in addition to the 5 we already have.  (I think I am addicted to fruit trees; I want more--can you ever have enough?)

Visit with Pop and Lorraine

We took a break from building the garden and met Pop and Lorraine for breakfast.  We worked hard on the garden all last weekend and this weekend.  It feels great to see such great progress.  Even better was taking a break to catch up with Pop and Lorraine and eat a yummy breakfast!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Sending lots of love and hugs to you...

Visit from Grandma Rae and Papa Rick, Charlie 6 months

Over this last weekend, my parents were here visiting.  After picking them up at the airport, we drove over to Sea Port Village for lunch and a carousel ride.

 Elena was so sad when she missed the carousel ride at Disneyland.  So nice to have one right here in San Diego.  This is her first carousel ride :)

Garden Update: Spring is Here!

This has been a mild winter and spring is upon us.

 The Dorset Golden apple tree is in full bloom.  This is one of our three apple trees we planted last January.

Visit from Ron and Dixie

On their way to Hawaii, Ron and Dixie had a stop over in LA.  They drove down to visit San Diego for a day and we met up at Sea Port Village.  We enjoyed a nice breakfast and then walked around the bay for a couple of hours.  We had spectacular weather.  It is always nice to spend time catching up with them.