A busy busy weekend..

A good weekend..

We had a good busy weekend. Friday baby D and I ran to the mall to get some things for him, and to look for something for Malia who turned the BIG 7 on 8/14. Honestly where has the time gone. We had a good time running around, Baby D tried on some new shoes and approved so we got him a cute pair. By the time we got home he was all worn out from shopping, and we crashed.

Saturday we headed to Stockton to spend the day with C & J -the girls. We also celebrated Malia's birthday. We had a good time, always do. Baby D did really good. I have noticed there are two things.. 1) I need some travel toys for him, I think he was a bit bored and not much for him to play with 2) He loves being up and social but boy the meltdown from no nap was a fierce one getting into the car seat. He loves being outside. Loves it. We finally went outside and he had fun exploring. Although he always seems to find things he is not suppose to have to try and play with. He stood up twice on his own, but only took a couple steps. He got pretty dirty crawling around on the cement, but he didn't seem to mind.

Malia got twister for her birthday and the girls had fun playing that, Baby D wanted to join in the fun. Cake was had, I used it as a distraction for the adults to cuddle Lily some. She is getting so big and cuter each time I see her. I have realized she does not like to be held like Baby D did, on my chest.. instead she prefers facing the world to see what is going on. I bet that will play into her personality as she gets older. A people watcher. :).

Here are some pics of our visit to see the girls..

Malia's with her cake..

Ivy having a hard time holding on during twister..

Dad joined them..

The cutie Lily hanging out in her swing..


D enjoying some wrapping paper.
crawling around outside..
Picking some grass..
He can't believe we let him get this dirty..
The girls owned a "bakery" and were making me cakes.

11 months..

11 Months..

Baby D, my Little Baby D, is 11 months old today. Where did the time go? This morning I went to get him out of his crib and as soon as I opened his door he saw me and said "Hi". It is hard to believe by looking at him he started out so small... He has grown so much.

*He loves Pasta, chicken, turkey, cheese, rice, and fruit.

*Will now stand for several minutes on his own.

*He will take a few steps on his own.

*Loves to walk holding onto just one of your hands.. stopping to get a better grip on your hand if he feels it slip.. as if to say "hold on tighter"
*Waves Hi, and Bye. In the Airport in Mexico, he was standing, saw an exit path, dropped down to his knees gave a "buh bye" and took off crawling. :)

*Finally figured out to make his fingers go over his lips to do the "brr" noise.

*He KNOWS when he isn't suppose to have something, and if you go to get it he gives a giggle and takes off in such a fast fashion the other way. Sometimes he will go down the hall turn the corner to the next room, where he thinks he is safe, and then check out his finding.

*He gives kisses, I especially love it when he does on his own over and over. So sweet.

*He is having a love affair with biting. trying out his 6 teeth.

*He LOVES being social, checking out other kids, smiling at people, he really is pretty outgoing for his age.

*What I take most pride in.. he is a HAPPY HAPPY baby. Laughing, smiling, friendly.

Sometimes I just stare at him. How did we create something so great, and so adorable. I could not have dreamed he would be any cuter, his hair, lips, big brown eyes.. and those cheeks that are too cute not to kiss. We are lucky he is in our life, and that he calls us "Mama" and "Dada".

Final Night

Our Final Night at the Resort we had dinner on the beach. Mom watched D in the room. It was a really great meal, honestly the service, view, conversation were all amazing. The Sunset that night was exceptional. To eat, right where the waves are crashing is such a cool thing to do.

View from our balcony ..

The Walk Down to the beach..

More on Mexico..

Sorry for the delay things have been busy and I couldn't get on to get my photos uploaded. I am going to try and finish today.

We did a city tour but my Camera battery ran out right before it. We did it in the open air cabs, a private one with the cab driver who was nice enough to show us Mazatlan.

Friday 8/8/08 was K's birthday! We went down to the pool and swam for a long time, then came back and I had arranged for a cake to be sent up. I took a picture but forgot to upload it. I had the hardest time trying to spell Keith to the Concierge.. the cake showed the confusion. It read something like "Keatch" ah well, effort was there.

We then caught the shuttle to the sister resort in downtown Mazatlan and had dinner at a really nice Italian place. The food was really good and so was the atmosphere, but Baby D decided he was done with dinner before we all were so K and I took turns entertaining him outside. Dinner out just isn't what it used to be and I don't think it will be for a while.

Here are some of the pictures of the celebration..

D checking out the Palm Trees .. looking SO cute.

Tequila Sunrises..

Grandma's Birthday in Mexico..

Wednesday we woke up and sang happy birthday to Mom, gave her our cards, I had gotten us tickets to the fiesta that night for her gift. So after the cards, we headed down to breakfast. Darrian was a bit bored after breakfast so him and Dad went to play around the resort and we took him to the beach later. Then we went to the fiesta that night.

A walk around the grounds that Morning. The weather was tropical sort of like Flordia this time of year. Not as hot all days, but overnight it would thunder a couple times (I never heard any but Mom and K did), then in the day be pretty ..
Flamingos and black swans from the resort...


A gazebo on the grounds
D playing at breakfast with Daddy..


The beach later..






We surprised Mom with these before the fiesta..
D eating my camera lens, the fiesta was open bar, food, and lots of dancers. A couple of the waiters had Mom and DH taking shots of Tequila.

The dancers.. they were amazing.


After they had a few fireworks on the beach.. it was a good day.

The First Plane Flight

The Trip to Mazatlan

The flight left at 6 am. Which meant we had to be up at 2 am, to be at the airport at 4 am., to get on our flight on time. We made it through everything just fine, and boarded the plane. On the way down we were able to get first class thinking it would help with D. He I guess wanted to be awake for it all.. holding grandma's hand and drinking a bottle.

Once we landed, we were taken by golf cart to our room, which was not ready just yet so they gave us a free lunch by the pool where we had drinks, lunch, and then off to the room to relax.

Below is the view from our Balcony to the right, straight out was the ocean and sunset. We ordered some wine, and some cheese and took in the sound of the ocean. They also have 24 hrs. room service which DH LOVED.

We are BACK!

We had a wonderful wonderful trip to Mazatlan, Mexico! I think we all wanted to stay a few more days. I am going to upload some pictures, and try to do these in segments so I don't have one post with a MILLION photos. Baby D did great on the trip, on the way down he did not want to sleep, I guess he was excited too. He finally passed out the second leg of the flight. On the way back he slept most of the time, and was really in a good mood. I guess he has the whole flying thing down now. He is a ham, and enjoyed all the "hello's" from people, and lots of people giving him attention. I think he got bored sometimes in the room, and next time I will pack a few more toys. He loved the pool. The adults had a good time too, relaxing and seeing the town. I really enjoy Mexico. We were all in love with the resort which was breathtaking. The room was huge, two rooms, kitchen, two bathrooms, showers, a balcony to look out over the ocean. Perfect. The grounds are amazing.
Some highlights :
*Celebrated Mom's birthday on 8/6
*Celebrated Keith's birthday on 8/8
*The pool
*A romantic dinner ON the beach on Saturday
*A city tour in an open air cab
*Darrian took a few steps on his own three to be exact, but mainly two at a time.

I am going to post in a few different post to follow.. Mom bought a time-share to the resort so I think we will be back, she wants to make a yearly vacation a family tradition. We negotiated an amazing price.. if in Mazatlan check out http://www.pueblobonitoemeraldbay.com/ .