Pure Bliss....

It was an amazing day in Cardiff by the Sea, California.

One for the memory book.

We took a morning stroll along Highway 101.

We even saw a Fire Truck along the way.

After we packed our beach bag, stopped for sandwiches and dug a hole....we were ready for a day in the sun with friends.

We checked out the swell with Dad.

Dug holes and filled them with water.

And after we had run for hours in and out of the surf, we curled up on Mom's lap, drank some milk, had a pb & j and had a beach side snooze.

Truely the perfect day.

I may be bias...

But I have the cutest, most precious boy in the whole world. 

growing family.

Most of you probably already know this, but we are expecting our second child this October!  Today we found out if we are having a boy or girl.

I will let Jonah do the honors...........

Sorry we have been a bit MIA with the blog posts lately.  I upload from my iPhone usually and need Brody's computer as I don't have a MAC.  Anyway, he has been out of town so no computer no post.

We haven't really been up to much lately, just trying to keep Jonah entertained.  He is so busy, I find myself struggling to keep up.  His vocabulary has grown so much.  He talks all day.  Here are his favorites...

"Mom, what are you doing?"
"Mom, stop it!!"
"Mom, look!!"
"Mom, where are you?

He gets frustrated really quickly too.  If he can't do something himself or something doesn't go his way, he  has a meltdown.  I am not sure if he is just on a major quest for independence or just struggling through being a toddler - it's a hard life you know!

His favorite activities involve anything that has to do with being outside.  He loves going to the beach and the playground.  I dread rainy days cause I can see the boredom on his face.

He is starting to regress at bedtime unfortunately and it takes every ounce of energy I have left to get him to go to bed!  It seems he gets his second wind around 7pm and is ready to run a marathon, not wind down for bed time.  Tantrums ensue as soon as I say "time for bed".  You'd think that would mean he would sleep for a long time seeing as he isn't getting to bed now until about 8:30 or so....but no, come 5:30a.m. he is up and ready to find new ways to torment me ;).  I really shouldn't say me, his real victims are the dogs.  Poor Charlie and Dakine get picked on all day by Jonah.  He's either pulling their tails, trying to ride them like a horse or stealing their toys.  I guess he is getting back at them for chewing up some of his baby toys in the past.

Ok enough talk!  Here are a few pictures of the monster himself ;)

We like to only take naps now in the car, which means Mom never gets to nap!

Play date at the beach!

What happens when Jonah is bored.....sticker attack on Mommy...

On himself.....

On the dogs....

Trying to teach him young, it's important to clean your own bathroom!

Daddy's home!  Jonah missed Brody a lot when he was gone.  He leaves again tomorrow for another trip, so I will have to deal with "Where's Daddy" for another week :(  

Easter. Park. Beach. The fun life of Jonah Welte.

I sometimes feel guilty as a mom if I don't entertain Jonah 24/7.  I admit some days I am tired!  Some days I need to clean the house and some days I want to do nothing at all.  When you have as active of a son as I have, you have very little time to relax as you are constantly coming up with more ways to keep him busy and out of trouble.

As I write this and upload pictures, I am not feeling as guilty anymore.  Jonah really does get entertained - and I do a good job.  He is constantly playing, running and exploring.  So next time I need a break and pop in a video, I vow to not feel guilty :).

Dyeing eggs!  Jonah was not into it, just wanted to throw them.

Picasso.  This is what happens when you don't watch Jonah.  And no, it was not a washable marker!

Chilling in the cul-de-sac with his bestie Sam.

Jonah and the whale.

Throwing rocks in Del Mar.  This is the beach right by where Brody and I got married.  It was neat to take Jonah there.

Yum, sandwich....Jonah's new favorite lunch food.

Flying a kite with Dad.

Jonah didn't like it when the kite was in the air...he got very mad unless it was on the ground.

Doggy Paradise

Spring has arrived at Fiesta Island - the dogs favorite park.  They frolicked in the grass, ran down the cliffs and chased the ball in the waves.  ohh a dog's life.

Bubble Machine = Genius!

So this Mom is quite happy with the inventors of the Bubble Machine.  My lungs were getting tired of huffing and puffing for hours to get those bubbles out!  Jonah asks for bubbles every 10 minutes, so you can imagine.

Today, I sat back in my lawn chair, sipped my iced tea and enjoyed watching the machine do all the work.