Egg Hunting in Wine Country

I love living in Sonoma County. Where else can you go on a egg hunt through the vineyards?! We couldn't have asked for a better day. We met our friends the Oliver's and Scott, Michelle and Trevor at Coppolla Winery in Healdsburg. They hosted an egg hunt for over 400 kids along with games afterwards. The event is getting so popular, tickets sold out in under 4 minutes! (It's about time my obsessive stalking came in handy. I was at the computer 5 minutes before tickets sales and kept trying until it went through!). The weather was perfect and even though there were tons of kids, the event went really smooth and seemed seamless. A great time was had by everyone and we can't wait to go back again next year!!

Andrew and Brian talking over their game plan!

Trevor checking out his eggs.

Andrew would like a baby goat for his birthday now!

(Anyone that actually gets Andrew a baby goat, gets to keep the goat at THEIR house!)

Coloring Easter Eggs

I know I say this every time but holidays are so much fun with Andrew. He talked all afternoon about coloring Easter eggs and couldn't wait to get in on the action. I had to stop saying we were going to "dye" eggs because he kept asking way the eggs were dead! Andrew and Brian did a great job and didn't even get my kitchen dirty! Now we have to wait for the Easter bunny to come and hide them all.

You've been "egged"

We hope our "victims" liked their surprise!!

CA Academy of Science

Andrew and I had so much fun this weekend at the California Academy of Science. When I told Andrew where we were going, he talked about it the entire trip down to San Francisco. He wanted to know what we were going to see and that is was very important to just look at the animals and not touch. He was so excited when he found out they had a touch pool and could pet the star fish and sea cucumbers. He had so much fun, we went back to that station three times! It's so amazing how much Andrew can remember and how much he understands what is going on around him. When I dropped him off at Gina's this morning, he told her all about it without me having to prompt him. He is also asking when we get to go back again!

Happy Birthday Bella!

Happy 6th Birthday Bella!

Andrew get's a letter every year on his birthday so I figured it was only fair for you to get your own letter. :)

We celebrated tonight with Jen, Grevin and Zoe. I made the "people" cupcakes but since you can't have people food I bought you doggy ice cream from the store. Yes, they make ice cream just for dogs, who knew!! Jen couldn't stop laughing the entire time you ate it and I'm pretty sure she is looking into checking me into the nut house.

You are still my little girl and love to snuggle. I will let you sneak onto the couch sometimes and you will lay so still hoping that no one sees you and tells you to get off! You are the best snuggler! I was hoping that since you are getting older, you would start to settle down but you still think you are a Jack Russell. My nick-name for you most days is wild, crazy dog. But, I know you are just excited to see us.

I tried taking pictures of your birthday today but trying to take a picture of a dog and a 3 1/2 year old is impossible. This is the best I could get. I took the liberty of adding in what I'm pretty sure you are thinking:

"Do I really have to wear this thing on my head?"

"Seriously, we are really doing this?"

"Fine, you can have one picture.  Happy now?"

Grevin was very nice and brought you a birthday present.

Checking out your ice cream.  You loved it!!

So embarassed...

We can no longer walk near the bra section at Target. Back story....Andrew loves to push the buttons on the top of the lids when he gets a drink when we go out to dinner. Back to Target now....A few weeks ago, we were walking down the aisle and to get to the children's section, you pass by the bras. No problem, we've been down this aisle a million times before. This time, Andrew reaches out, leans over and starts poking the bras. I tell him he can't do that and quickly move farther away. Fast forward to earlier this week....we walk down the exact same aisle and Andrew is asking (very loudly, he has no concept of a quiet voice) "Mommy, I have to go push the buttons! Mommy, let me push the soft buttons!" Seriously!! Where does he come up with these things?

Family Fun Sunday!

This weekend was perfect for Family Fun Sunday! The weather had been gorgeous all week (some days getting close to 80 degrees!) so we went over to Howarth Park to walk around and play. Andrew did great walking the trails and exploring. His prize at the end was to play in the park and then go on a quick train ride. Andrew's favorite activity = climbing! See for yourself....