We only have one car and right now Seth takes it to work so the boys and I are left car-less BUT THAT'S OKAY because everything we need is in walking distance: the beach, the park, the grocery store, the post office, the preschool that Taft will go to, the bank. Ideally, I would get everywhere a lot quicker if I rode my bike, but Lukie's still a tad small for the bike trailer. The picture above is my dream bike. I want it real bad. Found here.
We had a great holiday weekend. We went up to L.A. for part of the weekend to hang out with one of Seth's best friends from college and his family. We arrived at their house Saturday morning and they had breakfast waiting for us then we all headed to the beach. We BBQ'd in the evening and then the dad's took over kid duty while the mom's had a night out at the movies. It was a great!
Monday Seth had the day off so we were able to enjoy the Fourth of July festivities together. Our ward held a breakfast at the parade and Taft seemed to really like the parade (for the most part) but Luke got sleepy so he took a nap in the shade. They had live patriotic music going all day at the park so we spent a chunk of the day there. We ate traditional 4th of July foods for dinner...watermelon, corn on the cob, hot dogs, you know.
Taft ended up taking a really, really late nap but didn't wake up so I had to wake him for fireworks. I gave him dinner but he was doing his sleep eating thing again. When he finished he was just awake enough to tell me he wanted to go to bed. So...we missed fireworks BUT we still had a great last weekend before Seth started his 70 hour work weeks.
Lastly, a shout out to all our military members and their families. There's a Navy base here so there was a lot of military personnel at the parade. I'm grateful for those that sacrifice and dedicate their lives to serving our country. (Go Pete!)
Taft had been crying because he wanted to take the picture...
Luke hit his half-way-to-one year mark at the end of June. The time is flying! We love our Little Lukie and he is a very happy, very chill baby. He started solids and so far isn't opposed to any of the foods he's been given. I can't tell what he likes the most yet, he likes it all. He's still nursing, but I'm looking to end that in the near future. He hasn't had any teeth break through yet but as soon as he does...hasta la vista baby. He a good napper and really seems to value his sleep. He does wake up once to eat in the night still, but other than that he usually sleeps from 7 to 7, but sometimes until 9! If only he could convince his older brother that sleep is awesome. Luke is rolling all over the place and is getting closer to sitting on his own. He is super ticklish and has a cute belly laugh. Luke likes to watch Taft and seems to think he's funny. Taft still loves Lukie to death and is still very sweet with him. We love our boys!!
A couple people asked for clarification on what "Mormon Night" was. Basically, Mormons (and non-Mormons too) could get discounted tickets for that night's game. Instead of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch we sang "Army of Helaman". Just kidding. But really, the San Diego LDS Choir sang the National Anthem and the announcer welcomed all the Mormons. That's it. Oh and everyone got free Padres beach towels.
"According to my calculations the Padres are hitting .333 this season"
My handsome hubby
The Inseparables.
Petco Park June 2011
Da Boyz
Our second weekend here the Padres had "Mormon Night". We went, being Mormon and all. Taft doesn't have the longest attention span in the world, but he did pretty good and Seth was great at keeping him entertained. Taft also had his "phone" which is actually a calculator. He think he talked to Nana, Gunpa, and Annie that night. We made it until the top of the 8th which I think was pretty good for us. I love baseball games because I feel like it's the All-American sport and I like I'm being patriotic when I go. Seth has mentioned that he wants to go to as many different MLB games as he can with our boys. So far Seth and Taft have gone to a Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium in L.A., a Mariner's game at Safeco Field in Seattle, and this was Lukie's first game at Petco Park in San Diego.
