All Boy...

Vaughn enjoying an early Christmas present from Grma.

photo shoot

we have been having way too much fun this summer to update often! :) so here are some photos to document our summer fun. not necessarily in order... enjoy!

lots of fun in the pool... almost every day daddy is home is pool day!

grandma was here on her vacation... buster loves story time with gamma!

got his first haircut in july. before: note the wings.


and after. what a handsome little man!

enjoying his first ice cream cone on the boardwalk. it was a perfect day!

at the MY museum in Monterey. I think this is where he became obsessed with fire trucks. he says it super cute, but too often!

at the Dennis the Menace park in Monterey. the coolest place!

trying to get a group photo when aunt nay nay and unkie were here. bedtime wasn't the right time to try...

loving his new radio flyer trike from nay nay and unkie. thanks guys!

loving the sprinklers.

blue steel!

enjoying joe joes on the beach at the Capitola Twilight concert.

when grandma was visiting, Keith and I enjoyed a Giants game.

loving my buster brownson!

summer fun!

my cat Mia

Mia (bumpers)

June 1991- May 2009

I'm very sad to post that my beloved cat Mia passed away last month. she came into our family when I was 11 and she has been there for every milestone in my life. when I moved to Santa Cruz, she moved with me. she was my baby. when Vaughn was born, since she was used to being an only child her whole life, we decided it was best for her to live with my mom. thank you mama for taking care of Mia during her last year where I knew she was loved, cared for and very happy. we will all miss you my dear cat!

new link

This link works better for the clip of me charming Anderson Cooper. :) I'm still trying to find the full version of the show online...

click on Thursday's recap if it doesn't automatically play.

http://tv.yahoo.com/daytime/video/regis-kelly-gma-the-early-show/13565947/

Wake Up Call of a Lifetime!

I've been entering the Travel Trivia on Live with Regis and Kelly's website pretty much since Vaughn was born. 17 months later, it totally paid off! June 4th at 6:19am, I answered my phone and it was Kelly Ripa and Anderson Cooper! are you kidding me? fully sporting the groggy morning voice, I managed to make both of them and the audience laugh a few times. I was actually having funny banter with Anderson Cooper at 6 in the morning! during the conversation, I ran to my laptop, logged on and had Google ready to go. since I started working Mon-Wed, I record the show everyday, but don't always have the chance to watch it. I wouldn't have known the answer if I didn't Google it... luckily it was an an easy answer to find. What is MC Hammer's real name? STANLEY! I will know that for the rest of my life! I won, I won! I actually won a 7 day trip to Barbados! I am still in shock! after watching it a few times, I wish I would've said more to them... when will I ever get another chance? but I was happy with how it turned out, and how all the stars aligned to make this possible.

never in one million years, did I think my 10 seconds a day to enter my name would pay off. I am so thrilled! anything is possible! it is crazy!

here is a link to a clip of the show. http://tv.yahoo.com/daytime this really happened!!

May days...

mother's day

it was extra special with a surprise card from Vaughn (he made it at daycare!)

we celebrated my birthday with donuts, yum!

visited family in the heat in Paso Robles. V wth Maddie.

all the second cousins (finally) together!

summer fun!

they finally meet! Vaughn and Roxy, forever friends!

photos from Easter

searching for eggs...

Vaughn loved finding the eggs with m&m's in them...

not so much the ones with socks!

grandma was here for the weekend. Vaughn loves his "meema"!

my happy boy!

searching for more m&m eggs... I think you ate them all buster!

this is my favorite picture! pretty much sums up our past few months... snot!

march madness

singing spring

we are all better! it seems like the past month has been a haze of antibiotics, sleepless nights, ear infections, snotty noses and cough cough coughing. BUT, the sun has been shining and healing our family and we are out of the dark clouds... I hope for a very long time!

some updates: Vaughn is a walking and talking machine! so fun to hear him repeat everything we say and to watch him explore new territories. he loves playing with all his toys and walking around with daddy's old cell phone pretending to talk on it. he got two molars in and looks like such a big boy with 10 teeth so far! I started working part time at O'Neill and Vaughn loves his new day care. it was a bit of an adjustment, but I think we are getting back into a routine. Keith is travelling a bit more, in Brazil at the moment, but we try to cope the best we can. we skype often and Vaughn says "dada, dada" throughout the whole conversation. :)

here are a few photos from the past month. enjoy!

Vaughn hanging out in his new chair reading a book...

doing his best Tom Cruise from Risky Buisness impression...

new crocs and hanging with his favorite toy: the cell phone.

we miss Aunt Nay Nay and Uncle Goyo!!!

my sunshine all grown up!

happenings

we've had a fun January so far... celebrated Vaughn's birthday with all of his little friends. they were so cute and played so well together! he loved his blue icing cupcakes... devoured the whole thing!



we visited daddy's work a few weeks ago. he has a new training room that he has been working hard on and wanted to show us! below he is teaching Vaughn all about the new laptops. :)



after that we went to Chipotle! Vaughn loved it, of course. he had a black bean and rice soft taco. perfect Vaughn food!
here he is just a happy baby boy. he loves to scream when he is excited! he has the best smile and it melts my heart every day!

Aunt Renee and Uncle Greg got Vaughn a wee ride for Christmas. he loved it so much he fell alseep on his first ride out! such a cutie pie!

we have had such amazing weather here. a few weeks ago it was in the 70's for several days! we love taking walks and playing in the sand at the beach. last week it rained, but this week the sun is back out. just a bit colder. I have to remember that it is January still... got too spoiled with the hint of spring! at least it's still on its way!

Happy One Year Vaughn Henry!

one year ago today, it was storming like crazy and we were at the hospital, holding our new little son in our arms. today, it rained all day and i was chasing our new little toddler all over the house! my, what a year! so many changes, smiles, laughs, tears, diapers, bottles, and tons of amazing experiences. i am so thankful for being able to see vaughn every single day of his life so far. if i didn't put him to bed, i was there when he woke up. he greets me every morning with a huge smile and jumping up and down in his crib, ready to start the day... lately it has been a bit earlier than i've wanted, but nonetheless, he is an amazing person who is growing up right before our eyes. my love for my beautiful son gets stronger and stronger every day.

the holidays flew by but we had a great time seeing friends and family, in kingsburg and in santa cruz. now its time to get back into daily life and start 2009. my new years resolution is to start cooking more and to get healthier, read a few more books and watch less tv. doesn't sound too hard... lets just hope for some motivation!

checking out new toys for christmas.

happy new year everyone! 2009 is going to be great!