Tahoe or Bust

We got back from Tahoe last week, and I'm just now feeling recovered.

Traveling with a baby is no joke.

Very different type of 'vacation.'

Coupled with the fact that Jason busted his ankle on the trip and got the stomach flu while we were there.

Oh, and I got the stomach flu the day we got back.

Yes, recovering.

And...we leave tomorrow for Seattle.

Still trying to gear up for another vacation trip.

But, the trip started out nicely.

Jason was coming up later, so I rode up with my parents.

I got to hangout with Jack in the backseat.

This was the progression of our road trip. 

 

Beautiful Tahoe mornings.

We hit up Donner Lake the first and second day.

Unlike the other times we've gone to the beach, Jack was not having it this time.

I gave him lots of snacks to try and keep him happy.

He played a little bit.

I did get an hour or so to myself one afternoon while Jack was napping and everyone else was at the lake.

On Saturday, Jason did the Tough Mudder.

He returned to the cabin with this.

Awesome.

Over a week later, it still looks pretty much the same.

Awesome.

Due to my crippled husband, we took it easy on Sunday and went to the pool.

Jack had a much better experience compared to his first two times in the pool

Jason had turned 32 on the day he came up to Tahoe.

We celebrated on Sunday at Sunnyside.

Love the West Shore of Tahoe.

We attempted a short beach outing to King's Beach on Monday.

We finished off the trip with Jason feeling nauseous that whole last day and then getting sick the morning we left.

I was not very compassionate.

Until we returned home and I spent that night on the bathroom floor.

Awesome.

Hears to another trip tomorrow!

Jack: 10 Months Old

Seriously, fastest month ever.

I swear I just did his 9 month post. 

Thought this month would go by slower since I'm home all day with Jack.

Nope.

Time flies when you're having fun?!

 

Jack is officially a little person.

Doesn't even seem like a baby anymore.

Except when he whines and wants to be held.

Otherwise, I feel like my baby is disappearing. 

He continues to be into everything.

Loves exploring.

Shoes are some of his favorite things.

Kid puts everything in his mouth, too (yes, including shoes).

Gross.

But, I'm over it.

Jack also loves any appliance: dishwasher, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer. 

Loves climbing on them, hitting them, chewing on them. You name it.

He's discovered how to blow zoobers on our skin, and he thinks it's the funniest thing ever.

He does it on our legs, arms, anywhere he can get his mouth on.

Cracks him up; it is seriously adorable.

Little man is talking more and more. 

Pretty sure he has learned dada.

And, he's figured out to wave and will just sit there waving his hand until we wave back.

Love seeing him become a person.

Here are Jack's Facts at 10 Months:

Sleeping: 10 straight hours, 12 total hours at night (6pm-6am); 2 naps (usually about two hours each)

Eating: 3 meals a day; nursing 4 times a day

Clothing: Mostly 9 month; some 12 month or 6-12 month

Diaper: Size 4

Teeth: 8 (4 top and 4 bottom)

Firsts: waving, going in the pool (disliked), sleeping away from home

Two more months before he's the big O-N-E!

Flashes from our Fourth

We broke tradition this year, and instead of attending my family's annual Sausage Fest, we did our own thing.

Some of our friends didn't have any plans, so we had them over in the afternoon for some bbq'ing and swimming.

I'm huge with tradition, so it was bitter-sweet to switch things up.

Our friends, Kaleb and Kristin have a daughter, Brinley, who is 3 weeks older than Jack.

We joke that it is an arranged marriage.

Kristin and I tried so hard to get a pic of both of them, but it was a fail.

Individual ones of Jack weren't much better...

 

This was Jack's second time in the pool.

The first time was a complete bust.

Here was his reaction.

 

This next time was a little better, but he was still not loving the water.

He lasted about five minutes in the floatie.

The rest of the time he had to be held by one of us, while whimpering most of the time.

I don't get it.

He loves the bath, splashes and sings.

The pool is like a big bath, buddy. Get with it.

Our friends Alex and Melanie also came over with their 5 day old daughter, Clara Lane.

I forgot to get a picture of that little cutie.

That evening, we went to our pastor's house for BBQ #2.

I brought The Pioneer Woman's Watermelon Pico de Gallo.

My sister had made it at the potluck she hosted a few weeks ago, and it is oh, so good.

Perfect for the 4th!

Of course, another photo op with Jack...

 

 

After dinner they set up the projector outside to watch The Sandlot, but the little man was already way past his bedtime, so we didn't stay long.

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!

Beach Day

We have a major heat wave going on here in California.

Triple digit weather for about 10 days straight.

Today we are finally getting some relief.

The coast is always a good 15-20 degrees cooler than where we live inland, so on Saturday we 'beached' it up.

 Everyone else seemed to have the same idea that we did.

This was Jack's second trip to the beach, but the first time we really only spent an hour or so there.

He did so great this time around.

Perched him on a blanket under an umbrella and he pretty much hung out there for most of the day.

Can we talk about how much of a little boy he looks like in the bottom right picture?!
Tears.
Where is my baby?

We brought lots of things to keep him distracted.

I love these three of Jack and Jason.

And, a rare photo of Jack and I.

 

I can't stop starring at this picture.

Makes me smile :) 

This was the first time Jason and I had been to Capitola, so we enjoyed walking around the cute downtown.
 

 And no trip a beach town is complete without a stop at the taffy store.

Ugh, guilty (and expensive) pleasure.

$11 worth of taffy...

 

We're looking forward to going back soon!

One of the many reasons why I love California! 

A Tour of Pixar Studios

One of our friends works at Pixar Studios and invited us to their monthly 'Beer Bash' on Friday.

We've been trying to go for months and it finally worked out.

The last Friday of the month, Pixar hosts dinner and drinks for their employees, friends, and family.

So, pretty much that's reason #1 why Pixar is the coolest place to work.

Reason #2 has got to be that the grounds are freaking amazing.

I was blown away!

This is where we checked in...

Yes, life size Buddy and Buzz Lightyear...made out of Legos.

Buddy was about 6 feet tall.

This is their main atrium.

Beautiful.

Since Monster's University is the current movie they just released, the place was decked out with everything MU related.

Also in the atrium is their cafe, employee kitchen (free cereal and pb&j all day long - I would never need to buy breakfast or lunch again), and their rec area with ping pong/air hockey/fuse ball, etc)

We went on a tour of the rest of the studio, and it kept getting cooler and cooler.

We saw their three movie theaters with velvet upholstered chairs (one had couches instead).

Most of the parts of the upper level I wasn't able to take pictures of, but we were able to see tons of stuff that goes on behind the scenes of making antimated movies.

Lots of drawing boards and sketches.

It takes anywhere from 30,000 - 100,000 drawing boards to make one of their movies!

Crazy.

I was so glad I was able to take a picture of this, though.

So sad our Jack Jack wasn't there, but I plan on bringing him back for a photo shoot.

Perfect for his 1st birthday, which is Incredibles/Jack Jack themed :)

They have multiple bars throughout the studio.

We went in one, and I felt like I was in a lounge in San Francisco.

Reason #3 why this place is awesome.

The campus also has a swimming pool, basketball court, soccer field...and probably more that I didn't see.

They encourage their employees to use their lunch to do these activities...or join the crouching club...or whatever is your hobby.

Reason #4 why I want to work there.  

Now...to watch Monster's University!