family portrait

My dad used to take us to the breakwater after a good storm in Santa Barbara to watch the high surf crash against the wall. So I'm trying to keep up the family tradition. I'm happy to report that I'm the only one that got hit by a wave.

Carter my boy

It doesn't get much sweeter then this...
CEB 6 1/2 months
Sits by himself, smiles, laughs, laughs hysterically at his brother, eats anything he can get his hands on, he prefers what we're eating over any 'baby food', loves the bath, wants to play at the playground just like his brother, loves other babies, sings himself to sleep, he coos, says baabaa, daadaa and I think I've heard him say maamaa but it might be wishful thinking, has the biggest, warmest smile as seen above. He spoils his parents, that's for sure.

Thursday mornings...

Tom works a late shift on Thursdays, so he has Thursday mornings with the boys.

This morning I got this video with this caption....

"Yummm...

C eats all of M's pear.

M eats all of daddy's oatmeal.

Now mommy is out of cookies.

M is eating the skin off of pear, then feeds it to C.

Isn't life grand."

Brotherly love

every morning when mason wakes up he wants to have carter in his bed.
carter loves it.
its like he knows he's in his BIG brother's bed.
tom and i are watching a friendship being made, a bond and it is sweet.

just a day at the park

We are so lucky to live just down the street from an amazing park.

It was time for Carter to experience the swings.

somebody push me!

Look at those legs!

CEB 6 months

my lunch dates

Nona and Grandma Bonnie trade off weeks watching the boys. This week is Nona's turn and these two loves met me for lunch at Whole Foods today. (I know, I pinch myself that I live near a Whole Foods now!)
I had thought that Carter had grown out of the pram but my mom found a new way for him to enjoy the ride. It was fun to see them bouncing along. Aren't they cute?