Day trip with mommy...

 I am so behind in blogs. 

Late August I took Caden on a spare
of the moment trip up to North Bay Area. 

A day trip with Mommy : )

I had seen this beautiful place in a magazine 

and was so excited to see that it was just less 

than an hour away. 

The place is called Fort Baker. 

There are restaurants, a cooking school, lodging,

a yacht club and an exploration center for kids. 

It was so pretty!! 

I took tons of pics...

 I had fun taking pics of Caden...

We headed off to Muir woods after for
their yummy grilled cheese sandwich
and organic tomato soup.
It was amazing!!!

Some more pics I took at Muir Woods...

 Clinging for life...

 Love the light breaking through...

We saw two otters, a deer and butterflies on our walk.
I wasn't able to get any good pics of them.

On the way home, we saw Muir beach
and made a pit stop...

I almost stepped on this jelly fish...

We were only at the beach for 40 mins. 

This is a before and after picture of when 

we arrived at the beach and when we left the beach...

Caden and I had a blast! 

We played chase with the ocean, 

collected a few shells and 

took in the beautiful view.

Until next time,

Caden giggles

Stepping on crunchy leaves...

Sorry for not blogging in a while.

Besides computer issues and time I have had

to put the blog on the back burner.

Today, I stayed home and watched General Conference

in my pajamas. GC was just what I needed to 

give me a spiritual boost.

I haven't gone to church in a few months. 

I really miss it.

I went to go pick up Caden and unfortunately 

Marc and I are not getting along : (

To blow off steam, I took Caden for a walk 

in a beautiful neighborhood.

I used to walk and look at houses all the time. 

I haven't done it in a while.

It was a perfect Fall day. Sunny with a cool breeze.

A lot of people had Halloween decor already up.

I wish I had my camera on me.

Caden and I had fun stepping and jumping on leaves.

It was one of those moments where I wish 

I could remember forever.

Caden's little hand in mine while we walked.

Hearing him giggle when he heard 

the crunch of the leaves.

We collected some leaves that I will 

put in a frame with his picture. 

I will have to blog it later after I am done. 

We will have to do it again soon.

I missed walking and fantasizing about 

designing my own home.

Happy Fall to all!!

Until next time,

Caden giggles

Mommy's birthday...

I had a great birthday!!

I really felt the love this year : )

Many birthday blessings from friends and family.

Caden and I had a date in Half Moon bay.

We went to Lemos Farm to tie up 

some loose ends for Caden's birthday.

That is where we encountered the spooky train ride. 

I tried to get soem photos of him while 

we were waiting for the train ride to start.

He hated the camera and will never look at me...

I had no clue that the choo-choo ride
was going to be really scary.

Caden just burried his face in my lap and 

I tried to point out the less scary things. 

We met Marc at home to eat and open presents.

He really went out of his way
to make it a special day for me : )

He made me a basket with gifts in it...

Then in I opened the card,
it had an airline ticket in it for Utah.

I have been dying to go back!! 

I am sooooo excited!!

My birthday cake was from Icing on the Cake.

Banana cake with cream cheese frosting.

It was heaven!! Probably the best cake I have ever had.

 The very next day, my mom watched Caden,

so Marc and I could have some adult time.

He took me to Olive Garden before 

we went to the Dave Matthews Band concert.

As usual, they were amazing! 

Thank you everyone for a great birthday!!

My birthday wish for this coming year is

to cherish each moment. 

Until tomorrow, 

Caden giggles

Under the sea...

Marc and I took Caden to Monterey Bay Aquarium.

We went during the week, so it wouldn't be that busy.

Marc also got us memberships!! 

So now we can go whenever we want : )

It was so fun to watch Caden see all the "big fish."

Daddy has a fish aquarium at home with fish and frogs.

Caden loves to sit and watch the fish.

The aquarium was amazing!! 

We didn't get to see everything, so we will have to go back : )

SKORKA!!!! (from Penquins of Madagascar.)

Turtle, turtle, turtle...

I think the turtle thought my finger was a worm.

Daddy helping Caden see the sea lions...

Family moment...

Daddy tried to get Caden to touch 

the starfish and kelp at the touch pool...

I think the water was too cold...

Caden was mesmerized by the "Outter Bay" exhibit:

Here is the "Kelp Forest"...

I loved the sardines...

This was beautiful. This exhibit was packed with photographers.

Here is what I got with my "cool pix" camera...

We had a great time. Tons to do for all ages.

I think Caden and I are going to have 

to go back on my birthday friday

for a Mommy Caden date : )

Here are some other pics I took...

Until tomorrow,

Caden giggles

Life is a beach...

Today, Kat, Caden and I went to Half Moon Bay.

It was overcast and chilly.

First, we took Kat to eat at 

Sam's Chowder House for her belated b-day.

It was over rated!! Too pricey for ok food.

Caden had fun playing with Kat at the table...

Pics outside the restaurant...

 Then we went over to the Lemos farm to look

at the spot to have Caden's 2nd b-day.

It was really cute!!

Tons of stuff for kids to do.

They had tons of little photos ops.

Here is one of Caden in the jail. 

I want one for my home for time outs...

This is the area I put a deposit on...

Then it was to the beach!!

I was the second time Caden had been to a beach.

He was too young to remember the first time.

At first he just stood there and observed everything.

Then he ran for the water.

We tried to get him to put his feet in, 

but he wasn't having any of that.

He liked just running along the beach...

OOOhhh...and the water was COLD...

But beautiful as always...

Happy belated birthday, Kat!!

See below for videos...

Until tomorrow,

Caden giggles