Go West Part II - Wine and Rocks

After the toiling labor of picking berries, Lisa and I (well, me mostly) needed to unwind so we headed over to one of our favorite wineries where we knew there'd be lots of room for the kids to further tire themselves out. Here, Ryan proceeded to display exactly the type of kid he is turning into.

Chocolate smeared face, two different crocs (his choice) and climbing on the rocks....



Playing frisbee (by himself when necessary) and flirting with the older girls who were there...



Then came the acrobatics. This kid was pretty fearless...these pictures are just a few of the many times he launched himself from the rocks.....

Go West Part I - Strawberries

Saturday was a day out in nature to take advantage of a rare break in the recent rain. So we headed out west on 66 in search of fruit. It started off with some strawberry picking. what this really meant is that i chased evan while ryan went in the moon bounce at the farm and Lisa gathered up 12 pounds of fruit....by the way - evan lost a fight with the treadmill if you were wondering about his face :)

before completely losing interest in picking the berries, both boys made an effort to help out mom a little bit....





That turned into Ryan leading his little brother in a game of follow the leader....





Since the second half of the has more antics from the big guy, here are a few more of E taking it all in....

17 Months - in black and white

He toddles, climbs, grabs and imitates. He loves hugs, his brother's toys, and the pets. He wants your phone, iPod, computer mouse, remote control or tools. He doesn't say too many words but wants to know what everything his. He will sing, dance and drum all day. I can not believe he's almost a year and a half.