Thursday, February 28, 2008

Monterey

Last Saturday we drove off to the Monterey Aquarium. Nick was in absolute heaven! We started walking around and the first tank we saw there were scuba divers cleaning the tank which was pretty cool. Nick saw a ton of fish and got to touch and hold a starfish. His favorite thing by far were the otters. While I was in the bathroom, Eddie taught Nick what the otter was so that when I came out he pointed to them and said "otter". All day longer he was calling for the "otters". When we were finished at the aquarium (we were actually finished but Nick wanted to stay) we promised Nick we would go see boats so that he would actually leave the aquarium. We drove down to the Fisherman's Warf and walked along the beach and looked at the boats in the marina. Nick had so much fun. He just wanted to jump in the water and play and play!



At Erin's request....

She's dying laughing at me right now because of all the crap in my purse.

The contents:

  • wallet
  • sippy cup
  • toothbrush in wrapper
  • floss
  • 4 bank receipts from the past month for work
  • panda express receipt from lunch
  • Lucky's receipt from January 28th
  • Invitations for Nick's birthday party in April
  • notebook
  • misc. bills and mapquest directions
  • matchbox truck
  • teddy grahams
  • glass case with no glasses
  • blue's clue's notebook
  • bookmark
  • random dollar on the bottom along with misc. change

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

When did my baby become a little boy?

Memories...



P.S. We also went to Monterey last weekend and went to the aquarium and the beach, but I'm lazy and haven't uploaded the pictures yet....soon....I promise!

I swear we didn't teach it to him...

Yesterday while watching our cartoons in the morning there was a donkey on screen and Nick pointed to it and said "ass". Hmmm...we didn't teach him this, so where did he learn it?

Fast forward to today....we're watching the Wiggles this morning and there is a horse on screen. He points to it and says "ass".

Does anyone know who's been teaching my son this?

Monday, February 11, 2008

Studio Grow

Friday we met a few friends at Studio Grow in Berkeley. We had never been before and have been wanting to take Nick for quite some time. I did feel guilty though for taking him to an indoor place when it was so beautiful outside. Studio Grow is a big warehouse type building with different rooms that the kids can explore.

First we danced...



Then we played with shapes...



Then we went down the slide...



We also rode big chairs with mama...



We crawled through tunnels...



and we painted with dada....



After 3 hours of playing it was time to hit the road. 3 hours for $10 wasn't quite bad in our opinion. We did of course bring home two art works of Nick's and of course snagged dinner at the Pyramid Brewery...yummmmm!



Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Getting to know ME!

Yes that's right...you read correctly. This is a post all about me. This is a survey that has been going around my "online community" and I guess it's my turn to spill the details.

WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? I was named after the song "Amanda" by Waylon Jennings. It was also our father/daughter dance at my wedding

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Today, a lot

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I don't despise it

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Salami

DO YOU HAVE PET? My Sheba Marie

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? At this point in my life yes...

DO YOU USE SARCASM? I try to

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yup.

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope, I'm good...

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Shredded frosted mini wheats

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Some would say yes, I say no. I wish I was a lot stronger than I believe I am.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Dulce de leche Haagen Dazs

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes

RED OR PINK? Pink

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I have more than one. I'm emotional and I have absolutely NO patience.

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My grandma

WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? Brown

WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Dress jeans and a pair of boots

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Rice cakes drizzled with chocolate 90 calorie pack

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My ear that is constantly ringing and the damn fax machine that won't quite ringing.

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Blue

FAVORITE SMELLS? After Nicholas takes a bath and he sits on my lap. I LOVE the smell of his shampoo.

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? A title company wanting our fax number

DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? Yes, I'm weird.

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football

HAIR COLOR? Dark brown

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope

FAVORITE FOOD? Mexican

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I refuse to watch scary movie...they make it so I can't sleep at night.

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Star Wars Trilogy. Yes it was my first time watching all 3.

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Multi colored blouse with a black sweater over it.

SUMMER OR WINTER? Spring

HUGS or KISSES? Hugs!

FAVORITE DESSERT? Hot fudge sundae!!!

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I just finished Swapping Lives and I'm waiting for "The No Cry Sleep solution for toddlers" to be shipped to my house so I can try to figure out how to get my lovely son out of my bed!

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Blue pad with a white Allstate logo (Yes I'm filling this out at work)

ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles

WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Europe

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Walnut Creek

Sunday, February 3, 2008

TV Corruption

What Nick has learned from watching Blue's Clue's!



Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Go Pats

For our European readers...Tom Brady is the quarterback of the New England Patriots and the Super Bowl is today!

Touchdown!!!!!!