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Daredevil

Friday Night the boys were bringing in a new mattress set for my parent’s house and this happened –

That’s right, a mattress slide!  Tay LOVED it, after we each had a turn (that was SO much fun BTW) we let the kids go over and over.  Tay kept crawling back up the mattresses like Ryle to go again.  As you can see he decided he wanted to do that by himself and got about ½ way up with no one looking.   Little Stinker – now you know why I call him “StinkBug” he’s gonna be flying off roof tops just like his daddy very soon I predict!

Our Little Man's 1st Birthday Party!!!

We celebrated Taylor’s 1st birthday with a bash, a STACHE BASH that is! We had about 100 of our closest friends and families come join us in our new home to wish our Little Man a very happy 1st birthday, that’s right – 100, I know I’m nuts! A huge thank you goes out to Rebecca Calagna for the invites and party design, Kevin Yarnell Photography for capturing the day on film, Tom’s Tailgate for the delicious Taco Bar, My Aunt Mary Kay for the amazing cake, and all the hands that helped me prepare every tiny detail for the past 2 months! We are so blessed by our Son and I couldn’t have asked for a better day to celebrate how much joy he brings to our lives, thank you to each and every person came and helped make the day so much fun!!!

Now what to do next year…

Brutus Boy

Mom and Dad had to say goodbye to our dear friend Brutus this week. He was the best dog and I wish I could have had many many more days with him. He’s one of the only dogs I was truly in love with and I will miss him terribly.  Tay got to spend the weekend with Brutus while we were in Solvang and they played King of the Hill, went on a walk, hugged, and Tay learned to say "dog".  He will forever be missed.


A note from my Dad - It is with a sad heart to let all our friend know that today we had to put our boxer dog, Brutus, to sleep. Although only 5 1/2 years old, he had a heart problem and medication was of no help. In the last 36 hours of his life he collapsed 7 times resulting from extreme low blood pressure. He was a true blessing to us and to many of you too. Brutus loved everybody he met and they all loved him in return. We shall miss our boy . . . . . . . .

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Solvang

We had a great weekend in Solvang for Mike’s 30th! We doubled our trip as a mommy and daddy weekend away and we had a really good time! We had a limo bus for wine tasting, a really comfy hotel room with a fireplace and good food with new friends. Here are some shots of our antics!

  

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Noah's Ark

Sunday Mom and Dad were in town watching the Martinez Boys and Mom found the Skirball Cultural Center online and thought it would be a great family outing for us all! They have this amazing Noah’s Ark exhibit which is Biblically correct and interactive for kids. It was so much fun, Ryle ran around and climbed all the netting and Tay just walked in circles playing with anything he could get his hands on. Thank goodness it was not crowded so he could walk with little interruption. He loved playing in the eating area with all the “food”. They had a story time and Ryle loved making all the animal sounds and Tay was really interested too, as long as he could stand there, not be held. Little Stinker (o and he got to ride facing forward AND watch a movie in the car, big boy!!!!) We had a wonderful day with the family as well as experiencing the exhibit, thanks Mom and Dad!  For more info go here!

 

 

 

Cousins

Ryle came to spend the night Thursday and we had a great time! Tay got to have his 1st slice of pizza, drive around in his car with a passenger, have a slumber party in his room and visit Ryle’s school Friday morning! Can’t wait for many many more nights like this!

 

Omniferous October

 

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