Carpinteria Beach Again!

Today Ethan and I went to Carptineria Beach again with a bunch of friends! We had such a fun and relaxing day in the beautiful weather!

An awesome photo one of my friends took of Ethan.

The large group of kids - and I don't think all of them got in the photo!

Ethan's 1st Sleepover

Today Ethan's cousin's Evan & Alex came over to our house to play. They haven't seen each other in quite a long time so they all had a blast together. The boys didn't want the fun to end so Ethan got to go to their house for a sleepover...Ethan's 1st! He is such a big boy! He had a great time playing with all of their toys and sleeping in their room.

Evan showing Ethan how to play his Nintendo DS.

Alex, Ethan, & Otter cuddling on the couch before bed.
Evan, Ethan, & Alex ready for bed.

Oh my gosh, how cute are they!?!

In the morning they got to make pancakes together.

Thanks Christine for a fun evening for Ethan and for a lovely evening alone for Dan & me. Thanks too for all of the great photos!!!

Magic Mountain with Lily

Ethan & I just got a season pass to Magic Mountain since we no longer have a pass to Disneyland. Magic Mountain is right down the street so we can make a quick little outing out of it. The only bummer is I can't go on ANY rides since I am pregnant...not even the merry-go-round! So when we go, we have to go with someone because there are rides that Ethan can't go on by himself. This time Ethan's friend Lily, her mommy, and baby sister came along.

Ethan in the Tweety Bird cage

Ethan & Lily on the Percy rollercoaster which Ethan did NOT enjoy!
Ethan lovin on Tweety

And here is my belly at 24 weeks.

Carpinteria Beach

Today we went to Carpinteria Beach with a big group of friends. It was Ethan's first time fully playing at the beach this summer for the entire day. We were there for about 6 hours! That is an eternity for his mama who really doesn't enjoy the beach all that much. I remember last summer constantly brushing sand off Ethan, not wanting him to get dirty. Ha! This time Ethan had a blast rolling in the sand & throwing sand with his buddies Oliver & Jonah. He was covered in sand from head to toe.

Oliver & Ethan

The boys hard at work.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Dada!!!

We had a lovely day today! We started out at the Egg Plantation for breakfast with GG & Papa. Ethan had fun being silly.

Family Photo
After breakfast we headed to Underwood Family Farms to go strawberry picking again. Dan has never been so Ethan & I were very excited to show him around. Here we are on the tractor ride out to the strawberry fields. The weather was beautiful!

GG & Ethan picking some strawberries.

Ethan & Dada having fun in the fields.

Ethan's done picking & ready to play at the playground.

Ethan & Dada at the top of the hay pyramid.

What a fun day! Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy around! We love you!

Toy Story 3

Today is the big day! We are taking Ethan to see Toy Story 3 in the movie theater. He has been talking about this for weeks. "Is Toy Story 3 open yet?" has been the question that I hear daily! Ethan has never been to the movie theater and he is beside himself with excitement. I actually don't really know if he even knows what a movie theater is but he is excited anyway.

Here is Ethan on the morning of Toy Story 3 when I woke him up. He had Rex, Woody, and Buzz and sleep right next to him while wearing his Toy Story pjs!

This was a huge event! We had 11 people total: Mema, Papa, GG, Uncle Kent, Auntie Kimie, Mama, Dada, Julia (his favorite girl friend), and her mommy and daddy. Here is Ethan with his 3D glasses on. It was a killer trying to get him through all the previews...he just wanted the movie to start NOW!
Dada with his cheeseball.

I think Ethan was more excited about eating popcorn and drinking lemonade!

What a fun experience!

Woody Dropped By

To get "ready" for our big outing to the "moobie feater" tomorrow morning, we had a little surprise for Ethan. We bought him a Woody doll. I unwrapped it and put it on the front porch and rang the doorbell. Ethan was in total shock that Woody came to live with him!

Pure excitement on his face!

One happy little man!
He couldn't believe that Woody's boot said ANDY on it!

He even had a pull string!

We can't wait to take you with us to the movies tomorrow Woody!

Pool with Cousin Autumn

Today Ethan got to go swimming with his cousin Autumn. It was her first time swimming. I just love love this photo of Ethan, Auntie Jade, & Autumn.

Pictures of Baby #2

Here are a couple photos of Baby Boy Klawer #2. I just love profile shots!

17 weeks

22 weeks

Hodgepodge Post

We had a fun day today. We started out with a water play date with Ethan's friend's Julia & Brennan. Here is Ethan sunbathing.

In the evening we went to another Dodger game. Here is me & my belly at 22 weeks along. Ethan is definitely getting more excited.

Water Fun in the Backyard

Last year at the end of summer I bought this ball on clearance and forgot all about it. Ethan found it in the garage today and wanted to play with it. He had no idea though that water was going to squirt out from it. He had such a blast.

When he got too cold he hopped in the jacuzzi with it.
My little water lover!

Bowling with GG

Today Ginger took Ethan for the entire day. I went and got a massage and a pedicure and went shopping. It was funny how I really didn't know what to do with myself the entire day without Ethan. I got so much done! It was so nice & relaxing though. Thank you Ginger!

GG decided to take Ethan bowling for the first time.

Ethan could barely hold the ball! GG helped him get started.

GG said that he would sit down and watch his very slow ball go all the way down the lane.

Just a cool dude waiting for his ball to come back.

This time he decided to relax a little.

Descanso Gardens with GG

Today we went to Descanso Gardens to celebrate GG's birthday a week late. The gardens were so peaceful and beautiful. Ethan had fun running around the whole place. He walked by himself pretty much the whole time. He did such a good job.

Ethan in a pretty tunnel.

One cute kid on a bench.
The Thinker

Ethan's favorite part - the mini train tracks!

Such beauty!

Watching the fish swim by.

Mama & Ethan at the pond.

Ethan wanted to relax in the "museum."

Ethan was so excited when he saw the globe...

cause there is one in Toy Story 1.

My favorite plant of the day.

Strike a pose.

Looking intently at the map with GG.

Mama & Ethan by some pretty flowers.

Oh my goodness! A "ding ding ding" just Ethan's size!