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Starting him young...

Daddy's Shirt

This shirt used to be Jared's when he was a little boy! I didn't realize that Parker had already grown into it! We'll have to see if we can find a picture of Jared wearing it when he was little.

More Sailing Pics

I just couldn't resist posting a couple more Parker pics from our day out sailing last weekend--they're too cute to keep to myself!

Mr. Mustachio

Introducing Parker to smoothies has been fun...

Ahoy!

We are the happy, lucky owners of a 1984 Montgomery 15! We used to have a Lido 14, but didn't use it once Parker was born. We felt like it was finally time to move up to something that we felt comfortable sailing in with Parker, and an M15 was always a dream boat of ours. We found just the right one up in Auburn, CA, and drove up there to pick her up a couple of weekends ago. This was our second day out sailing in "Lil' P," an afternoon out on Mission Bay. Parker seems fine with sailing so far, although he really needed a nap on this day, and just couldn't fall asleep down below. He tried out steering a little bit--maybe he'll learn how to drive with a tiller before a steering wheel?? We're hoping to hang on to Lil' P forever, but we just may have to move up to something even bigger some day--something in, I don't know, the 36-foot range perhaps?

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.