Rockin' to ELMO

Sesame Street LIVE!

Oh yeah! I am still on an ELMO high.....Willie and Aya had a blast!

Aya picked up Willie (and me) for their date - she is so progressive!

ELMO and friends gettin' their groove on!

Mr. Cool refused to remove his sunglasses for the WHOLE show!

So excited after the show!

You want some bread? Yeah??

On Sunday morning, we went to the lake to feed the ducks. We took a bag of old bagels - thank you San Diego Bread Outlet. Willie went to each duck and kindly asked, "You want some bread? Yeah.......Dada, this one needs bread....." He had a blast! I think this will definitely be a new favorite. We can't wait to take Anastasia! For the record, Mom, I can hear you saying, "Watch his fingers!" I was saying it too. And I also just realized that Willie wears a polo shirt nearly every day!

Some Sacto Trip Highlights!

OUR SACTO TRIP - In NO particular order....

Father's Day!

Eatin' green onions out of GG's garden - yummy!

Papa T and Grandma T....I LOVE this photo!

Chasing Grandma at our Father's Day BBQ!

Anastasia thought Papa's BBQ was a-okay!

A rare quiet, still moment by Grandma and Papa's tree - my favorite photo in a long time!

Lovin' cousins...

In a field of clover....


Grandma and Papa T's BEAUTIFUL hydrangeas.
Storytime with Grandma T.
Kisses with Papa T

For you Mom....we LOVE this guy!

Happy Birthday (Tomorrow) Grandma GG!

We asked Willie to record a Happy Birthday song, but he insisted that instead he wanted to sing, "You Are My Sunshine" for Grandma GG's birthday song. Here it is...a little song we like to call "Steak, Sunshine, In the Way!" Wait for it....and listen carefully...

Weekend Fun!

Makin' pancakes EARLY with Mama!! I actually used my apron again...
Below: Learning about the birds & the bees...and the turtles. This was a really cool Discovery Channel moment. We saw this Mama turtle digging her hole to bury her eggs. We can't wait to see the babies! Her legs stretched out REALLY far to scoop out the dirt. Willie stayed very quiet, as we watched. She caught a glimpse of him, and we had to scoot back.

Watching TEMBO at the new Elephant Odyssey Exhibit at the Zoo! She is the only African Elephant in the group, and is missing half of her right ear. She is known as the "Independent Thinker," and we like that! She is very food-motivated, and was heard PURR-ing as she sucked up her celery, squash, and cheerios snack!

Riding on, and giving a little "tickle, tickle" to the replica of the extinct giant man-sized hawk!

Mama and Willie at the entrance to the new elephant exhibit!

Llama, Llama mad at Mama! (Mama doesn't rhyme with camel.)

My Little Pitt...I'm just sayin'...

Roll the windows up!!

Willie must just be at that stage. Everything is "why, why, why?" And "because" is not an acceptable answer! As we drive, we are always talking, explaining, observing...and he has finally mastered traffic lights - green for go, yellow for slow, red for stop.

But now...EVERY time we see a traffic light, he starts yelling, "GRINGO!" I think we may have to move.

MORE PreSchool Fun

Miss Christina now knows what a photo freak I am, so she just emailed photos she took of the kids today. Very cute!!

The LOVE/HATE of Aya and Willie....
The LOVE of Callie and Willie

Reading with the friends...

Springtime with the Dancing Dolphin 2's

Easter Egg Hunting - can't imagine how they got the whole class to sit still together!






Planting the Earth Day garden with Miss Coco and Miss Christina...they say the Sweet WIlliam seeds we sent were the first to bloom!



Callie enjoying her garden time.



Aya enjoying her garden time too!