Sugar Cookies

For some reason, I had been obsessed with the idea of making sugar cookies with Parker (with colorful icing and all). We found some cool cookie cutters--a dinosaur, fire truck, and lobster--and went to town. Parker is really into wanting to do everything himself lately, so he got a try at the rolling pin, cutters, and of course the icing. He gravitated to the black icing right away, and decorated each of his cookies with a huge swath of black! (It took me a little while to realize that I had to just let myself go and let him have fun, since that's what the activity was all about!) Yummy!

Happy Father's Day!

We had a super fun Father's Day in San Diego this year. Dee and Niki scouted out a perfect hang out spot on a little beach in the bay on Point Loma looking out at Shelter Island. Nate, Lisa, Alex, Kristina, Jim, Lanea, Diana, Grayson, Grandpa Don, and Andrew were all there, too, and we spent the whole day playing in the sand, splashing in the water, going for boat rides (Jared brought his boat and beached it right at our spot), and eating lots of food and cake (it was also Alex's 8th birthday!). After weeks of heavy June gloom, the sun came out all day and we had a gorgeous San Diego Sunday. Can't wait to do it again!!

Kiss Your Catch

Parker is seriously mastering his casting skills! He's going to be amazing by the time he's four. As soon as he gets on the boat, the first thing he wants to do is cast, and he just does it over and over and over. We went out for a quick boat ride while Uncle Ian was in town for Paige's graduation, and had some beautiful sunshine and warm weather. Jared caught a few small bass, and Parker isn't shy about checking them out. Be sure to release your catch after you kiss it!!