Happy Fourth of July!

We had a great time yesterday at Torrey Pines State Beach. Just a little gathering of friends: The Mellish Family, Mike, Michele and her two kids Meaghan and William, William's friend Kevin (and later Kevin's dad), and Diana Craft. Surprisingly, there are NO photos of the day. Daddy didn't bring his camera! Mommy had hers, but left it in the RV and Daddy didn't feel like getting it :( Too bad, because the weather and the ocean were beautiful!

Mike drove his RV out early in the morning and secured us a nice little spot in the corner. Unfortunately, we were not able to "tailgate" there, per Ranger Rick, (e.g. set up any chairs, tables, or grill outside) so we staked out a spot on the beach not too far from home base (the RV). It was so nice to have the RV there because we had a place to change clothes, use the restroom, and retreat to at the end of the day.

Calvin and I bought a canopy at Wal-Mart Friday night and it was one of the BEST investments! We set it up with the 8 chairs, two tables, the pack-n-play, and a mat and the grill and jogger stroller just outside. It was perfect! We had plenty of shade, the breeze was blowing all day (making it even a little chilly at times), and a perfect little retreat from the sun. We hiked Torrey Pines, dipped only our feet in the water (it was real cold), walked along the beach, and, of course, ate. We had grilled chicken, burgers, hotdogs and hotlinks, PB&J bars, watermelon, clementines, yummy jello salad, chips & dip, green salad, macaroni salad, and potato salad, corn on the cob, and plenty of drinks. It really was such a sweet day. And as the tide came back in, we packed up (so not to be submerged) and spent a little time just chillin' in the RV. After, we decided to go back to Michele's condo to order pizza for dinner, and then went home around 830pm. We didn't stay up for fireworks as the munchkin was pretty tired from the day. It was so much fun, we're already talking about doing it again!

Wish you could join us! Happy Fourth of July and God Bless America!

Our Vacation to Santa Monica - Part 2

Our Vacation to Santa Monica - Part 1

June 21, 2009 - Father's Day

Powdered Donuts!

So we gave Mason powdered donuts to try and get him to feed himself. Well, he LOVES them. The other night when we took these pictures, Calvin, Janae, and I sat down to eat dinner. He had just finished his, but was awfully fussy. I tried to give him some fish and some rice and some bread, but he wouldn't have any of it. So I gavein and gave him a donut. Well, he sat there on my lap and ate four! Yikes! He also loves Nilla wafers and now will shove a whole one in his mouth! He's definitely got some Colvin in him! :)

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY MASON!

Mason's 1st Birthday

Today was a fun and memorable day as we celebrated Mason's first birthday. I can't believe it has been a whole year since he was born...boy, does time fly by fast! Calvin and I both took the day off to celebrate.

We started out the day by going to breakfast at our favorite eatery, The Eggery Etc, in PB. We LOVE that place and I think Mason does now too. After he woofed down his breakfast I brought for him (consisting of greek yogurt, homemade applesauce, oatmeal, and flaxseed), he had the joy of having some of Mommy's blueberry pancakes with syrup. OH BOY! He sure did love that!

After breakfast, we went up to Mt. Soledad where we prayed. It was so pretty up there and it was nice to thank God for Mason and pray for his life to come. Thankfully, we had a blanket and Mason took a nap on Mommy.

Then, we went to Mission Bay to try and feed some birds some stale bread we had. But, surprisingly, there weren't many birds around. But we were able to take some cute pictures of Mason in the grass.

We came home and Mason had lunch and a nap. Then, Mommy decided we should go get pictures done at The Picture People in Mission Valley Mall. That was fun! First, Mason is A LOT more mobile than he was before and so everytime Mommy put him down to take a picture, off he flew crawling away! Then, we tried to get him to stand up inside a block with the #1 on it. HA! Finally, we brought out a cake! Yes, Mommy brought a birthday cake for Mason to try and we got some CUTE pictures! Fortunately, they will be available online in the next 48 hours. Since Daddy had to go to class, Calvin and I have an appointment on Sunday afternoon to go back and select some.

Lastly, Mason and I came home, had dinner, and played until Daddy got home around 8pm. We then celebrated with a little cupcake and sang "Happy Birthday". Sorry, no pictures right now because there is something screwy with our computer. But I promise in the next couple days, we'll get some photos on the blog. For now...

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY MASON!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!