Golden Gate Adventure

While we were in Healdsburg visiting Mel and Em and their families, Mel's dad Michael took us out for a spin on the San Francisco Bay in his fishing boat. We were treated to a beautiful view of amazing houses along the bay and an upclose look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Parker loved the bumpy ride and the huge splashes from the wake off the back of the boat.

Making Beautiful Music Together

Here's a clip of Parker and Josie being adorable during our visit to Healdsburg last weekend. This was his first time playing a "real" piano, and he was pretty stoked...we're hoping he'll want to play an instrument someday. And Josie is the happiest, most loving, joyful little girl I've ever known! You can see Em in the background holding Mel's baby, Owen, who is 8 months old now.

You Belong in the Zoo

More fun with Josie! We got to spend the day at the San Diego Zoo with Em, Peter, and Josie. The weather was amazing/ly hot and we managed to see lots of animals--giraffes, elephants, gorillas, orangutans, monkeys of all shapes and sizes, flamingos, grizzly bears, and more. I think that this was Parker's most fun zoo visit so far, now that he's getting old enough to really check out the animals and think about what they look like and what they're doing. Parker and Josie held up wonderfully through the long, hot day, crashing out in their strollers as soon as we left the gift shop and headed for our cars! They were exhausted, but I'm pretty sure it was a happy exhaustion. The Mork family had to head home to Northern California, though, and we will really miss them all! It's great that Parker knows them so much better now--can't wait to see you all again sometime soon!

Josie's Here!

We are so happy that Em, Peter, and Josie are in San Diego for the weekend! We got to visit them at the Hotel Del in Coronado on Friday--it was almost a year ago that we had the exact same playdate! Josie is such a sweet and loving little girl, and she surprised Parker with many, many gentle hugs. It was just the right thing to make him a little nervous but to encourage him to open up a bit, too! He ended up giving her some hugs back and even a few tickles, too. At one point he even held her hand as they walked, a scene that just couldn't have been any cuter. I love to see him open up to other kids, because he can be a bit timid and shy. I'm sure they would be best buds if they spent a few days together! Josie's a real cutie.

How Very Postmodern

Here's a video of Parker watching a video of Josie watching a video of Ella and her new baby brother, Owen!

Did that just blow your mind?

In the Barrel Room

Here's Parker and Josie hanging out among the barrels of wine at Groth. In about 20 more years, they can taste the wine too!