Adios Mommy...Viva México!

Viva México!

I had the privilege of heading to Mexico to celebrate Courtney's upcoming nuptials with her and a fabulous group of ladies. It did take Court some time to convince me that I was not going to have my head cut off by a drug cartel...but she got the job done and we were off over Memorial Day weekend. Acapulco was the destination...the beautiful Fairmont Acapulco Princess Resort, where aside from celebrating with Court I got some much needed R&R.

We spent our days by the pool sipping Coco Locos and at the spa...oh the spa - I was there three days in a row! And our nights out were spent with tour guides Jose and Jose Dos, practicing our Spanglish, eating guac and drinking micheladas (our staples). We all came back with a tan, some new catch phrases that we will not soon forget, and a stomach bug :) But we all survived that...

Thanks for some great times girls, see you at the wedding!

Scooting Along

While Daddy was away in Asia I perfected my crawling skills so I could show off for him when he got home. I have been crawling around for a few days, but today's showing was the most impressive so far.

I Eat Trees!

This is one of my favorite videos of Barrett to date. It was his first run in with the infamous 'trees.' To my delight, my baby likes vegetables...especially broccoli! I steamed the broccoli so it was really soft and he loved it.
I don't know why but I get such a kick out of watching him eat, I think he is so cute. I find it amazing that my little baby, who was so helpless not that long ago, can pick up his trees and feed himself.

Two Weeks Without Daddy

Daddy had to leave us for a few days and travel around, places I can't name, in China for work. It was almost two full weeks, but I am happy to report...we survived!!!
I was curious if Barrett would really be able to tell Jeff was gone. I think at this age their concept of time is still a little skewed. It didn't appear to him that anything was abnormal or missing, but he was sure excited to see Daddy when he got home. I wonder if it really just clicks in his head after he saw Jeff, 'yeah, hey, where have you been?'

Being on my own wasn't bad at all, but I do appreciate more the things that Jeff does when he is here and the short breaks that having another parent provides. I really have a new respect for single moms. And even more for those women who were married and had another person right in front of them but still had to do it on their own (I thank the men of my generation).

Now it's Jeff's turn...I'm off to Mexico in two days!!!

New Neighbors

It's official, the Archer family has moved in to their new house in Tracy, and we are trying to take advantage of their closer location. It is hard to coordinate schedules with work, kids, errands, etc, but we really hope that this summer will allow us more time to spend with them. Kylie and Jake have grown up so fast and we have missed a lot. I hope we can make up for it now.

I know that when Doug-E and Jeff were two punk kids growing up they weren't thinking about raising their kids together. But, as they have gotten OLD and SOFT, I know that it is really important to Jeff to be able to have Barrett around Doug, Holly, and to grow up with Kylie and Jake. Kylie and Jake are so good to Barrett. They really love hanging with him and are so helpful and fun! Barrett is a very lucky boy - look at these three healthy, happy, gorgeous kids...

What License?

Yeah, for my 9 month birthday my parents got me a new car. They are so awesome, look at my ride! Huh, I need a license...what license?

Amendment to this post: About two weeks after this Barrett had his first car crash. He reached for something on the floor and tipped his car over. It was the first 'ouchie' with blood because he hit his cheek and chin on something. I was really upset and 'parked' the car for a few days, but we have resumed driving since.