Driving Lessons

Our very kind neighbors let us borrow this cool car.  A couple people in our house like to drive it.

 Maya insists upon riding with Dex and showing him what to do.

Maya, Dex, and baby.

Dexter's sweet ride.

Dexter's New Best Friend

Dexter has become particularly fond of one of Maya's baby dolls.  He loves to hug it and give it kisses.

 Little D with baby.

Kisses!

"Radio Flyer, Dexter Edition" video

Dexter recently met the Radio Flyer walker wagon and fell in love.  It not surprising as his sister loved it too.  Dexter definitely wants to get walking as soon as possible.  Here comes trouble!

Oakland A's Newest Fans

One of the moms in my new mother's group works for the Oakland A's and got us a suite for an A's game.  It was all of our first for the whole family and we had a great time.  Go A's!

The classy way to watch a game.

Our view.

Baby chaos inside.

  

Dexter and his pals love crawling on the stairs.

Maya gives Dexter a love tackle.

Dexter looks more 'near death' than he really is.

Maya becomes an official fan.

Maya leaving the game...

...and 10 minutes later (yes, that is her tongue).

Florida: We Love Destin

We got to spend a couple more days in Destin before heading home.  The weather was still problematic, but we tried to enjoy the beautiful area.

 Dexter pats his little cousin.

 Unfortunately, this is what we saw out the windows for a few hours each day.

Maya wearing Santi's clothes after a morning beach walk got rained out.

The sun came out and we decided to take the boat to see Nonnie.

Pop is sooo immature.

Chatting with Nonnie at her house.

Santi uses some nets to paddle his boat at home.

The next day, Daddy and Maya took a trip to Crab Island.

It's not a real island.  It's just a sand bar where lots of boats anchor and do stuff like this...

...and this...

...and this.  

Florida: Family Portraits

Here are some of the professional photos from Nonnie's 95th Birthday.

Lulu and Pop with the family.

Grandparents and grandkids.

Us.

Little D and Big M.

 The whole family with Nonnie.  So special to have us all together.

"The Birthday Girl" video

Nonnie has suffered from memory problems for many years and it was so special to witness her joy and to hear her eloquence on her birthday night...

Florida: 95th Birthday Party

Our official celebration for Nonnie's birthday was on a beautiful evening.  Luckily the rain stayed away and we were able to get some professional photos taken before the party.   We had a wonderful dinner and a very special night celebrating.

 Getting some shots of Dexter and Maya.

Prepping for the group photo with all 26 family members.

Inside, Nonnie opened a few presents.

Dexter enjoyed all the space!

Nonnie with her two children on either side.

Nonnie opens a photo book created by Momma.

Nonnie looks through it.

After dinner it was time for cake!!

Nonnie with the younger great-grandchildren...

...blows out the candles.

Nonnie with 7 out of her 11 great-grands.  

Lulu and Maya.

Nonnie holds her youngest descendant....Little Vivian.

Happiness.

Florida: Fun With Cousins

There was plenty of fun to be had in Destin with Maya and her cousins.  Maya and Santi loved trying out mini-golf and Maya got to ride her first motorcycle.   We also rented a boat, which was amazing when it wasn't raining.

 Mini-golf!

Santi's turn.

Arcade!

Motorcycle chick.

Party time on the party boat.

Santi, Nate, and Maya.

Cousins!

Nice view off the bow.

Maya, Dex, and Daddy.

Santi, Kalea, and Maya.

Maya takes the helm.

Don't worry.  Maya is quite experienced navigating open waters.  Remember this...and this?