Thanksgiving 2008

We headed over to Bodega Bay for our annual Thanksgiving camping trip... well, it isn't so much camping as it is a hotel on wheels. We stayed in my parents trailer complete with heat, cable tv, surround sound, refrigerator, microwave, oven, shower etc. etc. etc. We used to get all dressed up & go out to an upscale restaurant then back to the trailer to lapse into our turkey comas, but this being Ayla's first turkey day, we decided to eat at "HOME".

Our feast...

Ayla's feast...

Trailer play time...

Trailer bath time...

Happy baby...

Staring contest... this could get ugly!

Figuring each other out...

Hiking with Daddy at Bodega Head...

Lookin' all adorable :)

Gotta love the Nor-Cal coast!!!!

We hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!
Happy Turkey Day!!!!

Ayla's last week of being 6 months old!

We just can't believe how much Ayla is growing & changing every day. She is working hard on crawling & can inch her way across the floor toward a toy by doing a "swimming" motion. She has also discovered the joy of standing up on her own (with the assistance of her toy basket, but shhh... don't let her know that). She's has incorporated more babbles like "ba ba" usually accompanied by a series of raspberries and "ah ma" when she is in need of comfort from Mama.

Here she is demonstrating her new skillz...

Look Ma, no hands!

Kickin' it Thug Baby style... she has also discovered the baby swing at the park... no really, she is having fun... seriously! Nothing is more fun however, than watching all the other people; she is quite the little observer, that one! Of course if we would have turned the camera on ourselves we would of had the same look as Ayla! ;) Damn those genetics!

Check out my mom's knitting blog for more modeling pics of Ayla!

Let's Go Giants!

Thanks to Ma & Pop G, Ayla now can show her Giants Pride. Ayla helped the Giants beat those stupid Seagulls(Eagles) last week...

#1 Baby!

The proud Papa and his little superfan. They didn't have any little baby cheerleader outfits, and Ali thought she might be mistaken for a little boy. So, when Daddy and Ayla went out shopping we added this accessory -


That's better... Such an adorable little girl! She'll always be daddy's little cheerleader :)

GO BIG BLUE!

Kaya Kln Wilford 1994-2008

Our family had to say goodbye to Kaya yesterday. Kaya wasn't just a dog to our family, she was a friend & a healer. Kaya had been my brother's dog before his passing & she served as a connection to his memory. We love you Kaya & know that your days are now filled with long rides in the VW with your boy :)

Kaya & Chris having fun in the snow

Kaya in her beloved bus :)

Happy Christmas dog

Meeting Ayla for the first time

Ayla's 1st Halloween

Thursday, Ayla came to school & partied with the 1st graders... they were sooo excited to see her all dressed up like a ladybug for her 1st Halloween!

She did a great job supervising the festivities ...

She also got to admire Queen Jensen's (our principal) jewelry... ooohhh... sparkles...

On Halloween Ayla donned her costume again & we headed over to the Folsom Zoo for the annual "Treat or Treat", but of course, we forced her to pose with the 'rents along the way... we're already embarrassing her!

My Two Babies

Here's Henry & Ayla taking a (supervised) nap together right before her 6 month well baby appointment... by the way, Miss Ayla Belle is now 19.6 lbs (99%) and 28 1/2 in. (100%)... um, yeah... she's a tall drink of water!

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Gimpel!

We just returned from our trip to Florida to celebrate Brent & Vanessa's wedded bliss. We had a great time & it was such a happy, beautiful wedding! Ross was the proud Best man & Ayla was the cutest (if I do say so myself) Baby of Honor/ ring bearer... here is just a little taste of the festivities...

Baby saliva on the rings is good luck, right?

Posing with Papa G before the ceremony...

The men...

The glowing bride, Vanessa & her dad, Geoff

Awwww.... it was a beautiful ceremony!

The post wouldn't be complete without an appearance from "Thug Baby"

Congratulations Brent & Vanessa!!!!