Almost 2...

Our little bundle is going to be 2 years old next month. Can you believe it? We certainly can't. Its been an amazing 2 years watching Ari grow and develop into such a sweet loving little boy. I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane of the last two years. It doesn't seem that long ago since I was bouncing, burping, swaddling, rocking and making silly coocoo baby noises with him. Our little boo is getting so big!

39 weeks pregnant

Just born 12/27/2008
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Time sure goes by fast!

Mt. Rainier with Organic Sprouts

Ari is back at his original and our favorite school, Organic Sprouts. They go on all kinds of field trips and have a lot of fun together. :) We are VERY happy to be back! They took a trip to Mt Rainier and went on a little hike and picnic. He had so much fun. Here is a link to facebook for pictures!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=478003&id=872115374&l=7b2032146c

August Update

Its been way too long since I've posted, and just realized that I didn't do any blogging in August! Jeez. So, just a little update on Ari - he is growing up so fast. He says new words everyday, and is repeating and mimicking us all the time. We have to be really careful now! Here are a few recent pictures of our little man.With second cousin Isabel, but more like Auntie Isabel, the night before she left town for a year in Switzerland.
Ari and Jackson, at the Caspar Babypants concert.
Sorry for the sideways picture, the boo in his tank top at lincoln park.
Bubbies birthday was in August and we sent her this cute picture. :)

More updates soon!

Sunday Trip to the Zoo

Today we went to the zoo with Oliver and Naomi. It was such a beautiful day to be outside and we all had so much fun! :) We got there right when the zoo opened, which was a great idea because parking was easy and it wasn't packed at the exhibits yet. So the boys got to see lots of animals up close!

Probably one of Ari's favorite things was the tractor. So cute!

We stopped for snacks and bubbles...I didn't get too many pictures but I got this one of Naomi blowing bubbles....the boys loved to chase them.

And this one of Ari giving Oliver snap peas....Great day at the zoo!!! I bought a membership today so we will be going back lots more!

The Jules Come to Seattle!

What a beautiful weekend in Seattle. Blue skies, warm weather, and a nice breeze. What a perfect time for our favorite Californians to visit Washington. We got to spend a few hours with Tracey, Claudio and baby Siena before their flight left last night. Tracey's parents drove them from Sequim to our house, then we went out to dinner and dropped them off at the airport. We got some time at our house to introduce Siena and Ari. Ari was happy to share his cars with her and also tried to "share" a cheddar bunny with her (oops)! He kept saying "baby!" and pointing at Siena. We got Ari to sit next to Siena for a few shots.
After hanging out at the house we went out to eat at Claim Jumper. It was close to the airport and seemed like a big loud place suitable for loud kids (Ari). Ari did pretty well through dinner, he got pretty agitated and impatient half way through and just wanted to get down and play. He really wanted to sit on Claudio's lap and color...he liked that a lot. :)Siena is such a well behaved little one! She was happy in her car seat or in mommy's lap and even sat in my lap for awhile. :)

While it was a short visit, it was so much fun to see them and finally get to meet baby Siena!

Beach Sunset

Beachy

Our trip to the beach was short but we really enjoyed it!

It was a gorgeous sunset!!!

Our Oregon Beach Trip

Ari helping out Dada set up the tent.

First time in at the ocean. Ari liked the "wawa" until his feet got wet, then he did NOT like it!!

Museum Of Flight

Our little astronaut, Ari.

Cape Lookout State Park

On Tuesday July 6th, we took a little road trip down to Manzanita, Oregon for some camping and beach time. Ari LOVED camping and being outside as much as we were. We stayed at Cape Lookout State park, which was a great camping spot for us. The bathrooms were not far away and we were just a quick walk away from the beach. We had a great time camping!

Ari playing hide and seek in the car.

We stopped at Tillamook and had some ice cream and looked at the cheese being made. Ari liked saying "moo" to the cow.

Yum! Ice Cream!

More Beach Time

We bought a baby backpack off craigslist and this was the first time we used it, on our beach trip. Unfortunately one of the straps broke before we got it on, but it still works. Here Ari is testing it out with Mama and Dadda!