B-joon's Ferrari

Benjamin was showing Linden his cool remote controlled Ferrari and she yanked the antenna off, so Benjamin had to slide it back on- which took about 15 minutes! Linden said, "Soww-ie Bajoon!"- so cute, he could be mad at her!
Oh yeah, and Linden had no pants on- she had spilled a watering-can on her pants, so we just took them off, but them Bajoon was outside so Linden just hung out on the sidewalk with a diaper on!

22 months- How time flies!

TGIF! A long week!

Brett had his 2nd knee surgery this week and he's recovering very well. He had his miniscus repaired and we are hoping to get him back into shape in about 3 months! He misses the running!
Linden loves playing with his crutches and kissing his knee, she says "Daddy, boo-boo, knee"- it's very sweet! Here are some pics- note Brett's cool white leg- to prevent blood clots... Linden was enjoying a "ci-cile" as she says- it's a popcicle!

Rearview

Felling a little blurry?

Linden kissing the glass door in the shower....

crazy pony-tails

Linden's Nanny, Ana, gave her some fun pony-tail ties and Linden wanted them all in her hair- she thought it was really funny when we showed her her hair in the mirror! It was cute to see her reaction.

Father's Day 2008.

"Happy Daddy Day!"

Running after the ball- note the different directions! :)

Linden loves Daddy's sunglasses!

Mommy and Linden playing "Ni-ni"
(naptime game)

I bought Linden some organic strawberry milk for the picnic- she LOVED it! Drank it down and licked her lips!

We headed over to the beach at Half Moon Bay and ended up in Brett's favorite park in Woodside. We had a picnic and played with the ball and collected things in our pail. It was a fun day and Brett enjoyed himself!

Her T-shirt move

Linden has this funny thing she does if her shirt is too big- she likes to pull it over her head and sometimes all the way thru- she loves laughing while she does it. That's what I get for buying a 3T! Today she was doing it while we had a snack in her high chair.
As I am writing this Linden is sitting on the potty trying to go poo-poo! Brett has her trained pretty well at night- last week she finally poo-pooed in the potty! We were so excited, but it was night-time so we did not want to get too excited, since it was bedtime. We were like, "good job and goodnite!"

Pool Party/ Baby Shower

We had our regular Thursday playgroup that was a surprise shower for Stacey Jones- she's having her 3rd- and it's finally a girl! We had a pool party for the kids and wine and cake for the Moms- such a fab time! Linden got to see Gigi- she had not seen her all week. It was soo cute when they found eachother in the mist of pool tys and about 15 other kids running around!

Gigi's Birthday playgroup

We went over to Gigi's for playgroup on Thursday to celebrate her big 2 birthday! The kids had fun on the trapoline and the cupcakes were fab!

Sprinkler Video

Linden was a little cautious at first, but it was fun running thru the backyard with Daddy!

applesauce is messy!

I gave Linden a cup of applesauce today and you would have thought it was chocolate- she loved it. What she got in her mouth and not all over our patio table and her shirt. She had to loose the shirt when she was done- way too messy!

Our new(ish) range

It's funny how something can completely transform you....
When we did our kitchen project, we upgrades to a Viking gas range and man, am I in love. We've made pancakes every weekend that it's been here and I can't seem to stop the urge to make cookies! It's transformed us. Last weekend for the cocktail party I made 120 blue cornbread muffins and today oatmeal rasin cookies for our Thursday playgroup. The baking has just begun....
My sweet neighbor even gave me these adorable little veggie dishtowels that hang ever so beautifully on her handles, yes, something so beautiful is a girl!
Here are a few pics of this beauty- she needs a name!

Potty time!

Doing her business!

She climbs up herself too!

Can I have some privacy, MOM???

We've been sitting on the potty lately-Linden is starting to really like it on there! And she gets a sticker if she sits nicely! She pulls out her seat and puts it on the potty- today she climbed up herself and sat so cute! Can't wait till the day I don't need to lug home a giant box of diapers from Costco!

21 months today

21 amazing months

Memorial Day at the Casey's

We went over to the Casey's for a Memorial BBQ and pool party today. Jen and Dan with Lincoln were there and Cat and Rob with Jake and Matea. It was great to see everyone and Linden took a dip in the pool- it was a chilly 70 degrees in the water- as you can tell by the look on her face!
Avery and Linden got to hang out and chat it up with one another- it's amazing to see how much they have changed. They even gave each other a hug and a kiss before screaming "goodbye Linden", "Bye-Bye Avery" to each other!

Dinner and Taboo with Neighbors

We had The Smith's over for pizza (Sunday nite tradition in our house) and then played Taboo. Ba-joon ( aka Benjamin) played with Linden on her new slide and then did an obstacle course in the backyard- don't get any ideas Linden!
It was great to hang out with them and the girls beat the guys by 4 points! Kent wants a rematch!

Brunch with Sheri and Kyle

Sheri and kyle came to San Fran for a getaway weekend from Chicago. Sheri and I worked in Chicago together at a few studios and have kept in touch since moving out here. It was such a pleasure to see some friends and I am glad that they had the time to hook up. We had brunch in the city on Sunday and then Brett, Linden and I went to the Ferry building on the bay. It was a great morning with dear friends!
Linden even bet Daddy that she could walk all the way up a sharp hill in SF-and she did all by herself!