I think the time has come...

Since my other blog, Balancing Act, has morphed into a lifestyle blog where I chatter on about the things we're up to, and eating and whatnots. And since that's basically what this blog is, I think that maybe I should just mostly keep up the one.

I'll still keep this site, and perhaps randomly post things here, but mostly you'll find this family's happenings over here.

I hope to see you there!

k dub

Morning smiles

I found this while getting ready for work the other morning. Considering how attached to his cars these days I'm pretty sure that's love right there.

saturday adventures

 

Quinn and I had some pretty big adventures this past weekend. It began with an oil change, which required us to sit around at the car dealership for over a half hour awaiting the free shuttle and passing the time. Quinn found the balloons outside and apparently won over the heart of one of the sales guys who came outside to bring him his very own balloon. Needless to say there were many smiles and great applause for the delivery of the balloon.

 

The toy cars were then found and horded by the Q dude. He had to have every single one of them out and in action at all times. Until he found the secret compartment in the free coffee maker and decided that was now the 'garage' for all of the cars. There was much whaling and gnashing of teeth when the time finally came to hop in the shuttle. *also, I'm not entirely sure we got all of the cars out of the 'garage'. Oops*

Back at home we rolled around on the floor and properly stuffed our faces with leftover Halloween Joe Joe's cookies.

 

And then played with the car in the tub. Because what better place is there to play with a giant car, than in the tub?

Kelly

dance party

Sometimes we like to have dance parties at the end of the day.

I got Eric an Apple TV for his birthday, back in May, and now that we've upgraded our phones to the 4S we can airplay our music to the TV all we want. I'm not going to lie, it's pretty sweet. We may have had to emergency airplay a few episodes of Shaun the Sheep too. Apparently it was taking too long to actually find the show on Netflix and it was faster to find it on my phone.

What is the world coming to?!?

Kelly

Theres a baby on that book shelf...

Look who I found climbing into, onto and all around things today. His climbing skills are a little too good right now.

After he climbed off of the shelf he decided that his bear needed a nap. He tucked in his Charlie bear and then told me to 'shhhhh'.

Kelly

Saturday interview

Quinn was kind enough to give me a little interview this morning.

I was trying to capture him wearing his super cool shades on film, but of course he took them off when he saw the camera come out. I did however did get this sweet shot.

This kids is awesome.

Happy Saturday!

Kelly

suspended in time

I pulled together this little outfit the other day and just had to snap a few shots. Is this just too cute or what?!?

Kelly

Disneyland - August

So I was going to write up a big long post about Disneyland, but then I remembered that I kinda already had. It can be found here.

Here are a few more photos that didn't make it on that original post.

Happy Wednesday!

Entryway to the park.

 

On the jungle cruise.

Kelly

Nob hill getaway

Last weekend Eric and I dropped the Q man off at Grandma's house and headed into the city for a little getaway. Lemme tell ya, I never understood why anyone would want to get away from their child(ren) for an entire weekend until we did this.

I personally rush home at the end of every work day so I can spend the precious few hours that I have with Q in the evenings and I look forward to the weekends when I can spend all day with my little man. So 'getting' away from him is not first on my mind. But there's something to be said about having an adult weekend away. You realize how different life was before you embarked on this life long journey of parenthood, and how much easier it was to just run down to the market, or wherever, without having to pack half the house, maneuver the carseat buckles then drag the stroller out of the car and fight the screaming toddler into said stroller because he's a busy body and just wants to run around. Bribery by way of raisins and cookies sometimes ensues and only once you're in the store do you realize you've forgotten your shopping list and you're brain is so fried that you can't remember why you're there in the first place. Ultimately you end up wandering around the store for a good half hour just for good measure and possibly escape with at least half of what you needed and only one new outfit for the now placated toddler.

Now I get it!

We stayed one night in the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill where we had an amazing view of the city from the 17th floor. We did the mosaic stair walk in the Sunset (Haight) district that I've been wanting to do for years, and ate dinner in North beach at a cute little ristorante. The next morning we walked down to the City Center shopping area and bought Eric his long awaited 'official' SF Giant's hat. (They were having a sale, so I ended up getting one too.) Then we headed over to Pier 39 where we ate some classic Hard Rock cafe and enjoyed the smell of the sea.

Did I mention that there's a Disney Family museum in the Presidio? Being the awesome wife that I am, and that it is officially 'The Year of Disney' I instigated the visiting of this awesome place, and was pleasantly surprised by it. While not a place to take the kids, it was a great place to learn all about Disney and his climb to Disney-dom. Did you know he went bankrupt 3 times before they hit it big with their current studio and Snow White?

After Disney we felt particularly nostalgic for our little bundle of energy and rushed home to swoop him up. The 'welcome home' greeting from my little man was almost as good as the weekend away.

Kelly

Giggles

This kid has the best laugh, hands down.



A little daddy-son bonding time. :)



He had a grand ole time squishing those noodles.
Yes, he got a bath immediately after this.

Have a SUPER evening!

Kelly

Saturday at the Park

Master Quinton and I headed over to the park this overcast morning to get some wiggles out and have some fun. This little dude sure knows how to get his heart pumping first thing in the morning. We were running all over the playground, playing tag on the grass and showing a little too much interest in the pinata on the other side of the playground.

The Q dude went down the slide all by himself today! Feet first, and on his tummy. What a smart little dude he is. :)

The park has a 'water feature' aka a giant whale and dolphin that spray water when you push their buttons. Quinn was a little intimidated by the whale but the dolphin and him became fast friends.

Happy {overcast and chilly} Saturday!

Kelly

A little striped parade

Hot, sunny and more fun than the slip n' slide soaked with dish soap. Okay, maybe the slip n' slide still wins, but it was a pretty great weekend. Master Q rode in the wagon with Miss Ellie in his very first 4th of July parade.

Would you believe me if I told you that he sat still for the entire ride? I know, I'm just as surprised as you are. I guess the throngs of people throwing candy and having a jolly time were just enough to keep the Q dude occupied.

Can you believe how much he looks like his daddy in the picture? I vote that he stop getting so big so fast!

Kelly

Walking is cool

16 months old

I worked from home today since my workstation was being moved at the office and I can literally do nothing without my computer. Waking up at 7:30 to a happy baby cooing in the next room is the best! I got my cute baby out of bed and put him in his favorite stroller and off we went for a quick walk/jog about the neighborhood. But not before applying ample amounts of sunscreen and a floppy hat, just for good measure.

Have a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!

Kelly

Belen turns 2!

My besty's baby, Belen,  turned two a few weekends ago, again, where has the time gone?!? She had a super cute garden fairy party complete with face painting, pinata smashing and a Tinkerbell bouncy house. Quinn was definitely intrigued by the bouncy house and all the kids flying about in it, but his favorite part by far was the cupcakes.

Personally, I loved the face painting. I can honestly say that was the first time I've ever had my face painted. Unless Halloween counts, and then I'm a big fat liar. ;)

Kelly

A cute baby with his blankie...

I just love this boy!

Kelly

Kisses

It happened folks! Quinn talked!

Here's the story:
I got him out of his crib this morning, like I usually do and went over to the rocking chair for our morning snuggle time, which I love. We were sitting there, playing with my phone, then looking at daddy, then playing with his blankie and I was giving him kisses. Then he was giving me kisses back, which is too cute by the way. And I started saying 'kisses, kisses' and then it happened!
He said 'kisses'.

Eric was laying in bed right next to us and rolled over all wild eyed like

'he just said kisses' 

and I was like 

'I know!!!'. 

It was a GREAT morning.

Happy Wednesday!

Love,
Kelly

The end of the world party

Well it happened. We officially held and survived a 'The end of the world' party. Okay... it wasn't really 'the end of the world' but merely my big sisters birthday party.

(merely, what a weird word)

She's celebrating by renting a beach house in SoCal and sitting her bum on the beach for a week. Lucky! But she squeezed in a quick jaunt down to Westover Manor for some grub and presents. 

She got a BIG floppy hat, perfect for beach bumming, and a new set of sheets.

New set of sheets?

Really?

I know... a little boring, but necessary. Her last set of sheets had a little disagreement with the washing machine and the machine won. Keep that one in your back pocket... don't get into fights with machine machines. They play dirty. (hah!)

Happy Wednesday David!

Kelly

Pool Day

15.5 Months old.

I had a bit of a breakdown the other day. Complete with calling Eric and having him talk me down from a ledge. It was just one of those days I guess.

So as retribution I took the very next day off of work and spent the whole day with my boys. Eric is on his three week summer break and Quinn is always in the mood for some Mommy time, so we spent the day in Concord chilling by the pool and working on our tans.

Is it sad that my son tans better than me already?

Kelly

Macaroni face

My favorite lunch time meal growing up was top ramen. Boiled to perfection and lightly drained of excess juice so just the noodles and a smidgen of broth were left in the bowl. I'd take the kitchen shears to the noodles to make them one bite grab-able and then slurp the whole thing down. Seriously, the best lunch time meal ever.

Am I alone in my love of noodles?

I'd say judging by the way the Q man slurped down his mac n' cheese today that we have another noodle-a-holic on our hands. Watch out noodles of the world. Quinn and Kel and coming to get-ya!

Kelly

The great owie

Boys are rough and tumbly, it's just their nature I guess. Quinn's head was always thumping on the floor when he was a rollie pollie. He'd flop back and forth, throwing all he had into rolling over. Then as the walking started his noggin was once again the source of much bumping and thumping as he found his balance. Which he still continues to do, especially when coming down the stairs.

So it came as no surprise, still shocking, but not surprising when the sitter sent me this picture the other day. It seems that while the Q-mister was outdoors playing with the sidewalk chalk, like any child would, one in each hand. He tripped and of-course didn't want to sacrifice the chalk, so he stopped himself with his face instead.

We'll be having the 'don't run with your hands in your pockets' speech any day now I suppose.

Kelly