Friday, May 29, 2009

It wasn't our year.....

Nuggets in 2034!

Go Nuggets!



Thanks Uncle Jeff, Aunt Amy, and Cousin Owen for the killer Nuggets gear! Dylan vs. Kobe.... please. This kid has hops.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

California Cousins... and lots of pictures!

Dylan made his first trip on an airplane with great success. So much so, he was a little overconfident when he arrived at his cousins' home. We went on a walk with new cousin Jude and Dylan was a bit too protective, demonstrating his proficiency in Kung Fu.... hiiiiieeeeeee ya!




We walked down to the stables and young Jude showed us all the pretty horses. This one in particular caught Dylan's attention... Cooper is that you?


Thinking Cooper had somehow grown six feet, Dylan was no longer Mr. Tough Guy


Saturday was the big trip to Thomas the Train with the Beal boys, and family in tow. Layne, Ryan, Dylan, Jaden, and Jude were super excited. See if you can find Jude. I promise he was there....


The train ride was fun, and the little engineers in training really enjoyed the out and back trip. Jaden was the leader of the group. The other two... well, they just sort of went along for the ride and not much help. Although, Jude really hit it off with cousin Dylan.




The train ride continued and everyone was really into it... well, almost everyone.


Jude's nap soon came to an end and we were moving again. Thomas rocks!


Choo-choo....


Jaden did a great job leading his younger brother and cousin on the long journey... 10 minutes later, we were finally back to the station.


Aunt Steph enjoying some time with her nephew!


Back at the cousins' house, we got to celebrate Papa Rick's birthday! We had a delicious dinner and some cupcakes with family. It was a great time... meanwhile, Jaden asked Papa Rick, "so how old do you have to be to tweet?"


We spent Sunday at the beach. It was a great day and Dylan's first glimpse of the ocean. We look forward to visiting often and hopefully the water will be warmer next time!










We headed to John's (Aunt Tai's father) after the beach. He cooked up a great dinner and really knows how to entertain... and so does Jaden!


After a short, but very entertaining weekend, it was time to head back home. Nonna enjoyed every minute with her grandchildren, and we can't wait to get everyone together again soon!!

P.S. Thanks Ryan and Tai for your hospitality and a great weekend. Can't wait to see you all soon. Love you!

Dinner with Cooper

Cooper has become Dylan's best friend, especially around dinner time.



So dramatic...

Happy Easter (a little late...)

Easter morning started off a little slow. Dylan put on a pretty good act. We know he was really excited for the Easter egg hunt to come :-)



My Tonka has personalized license plates.... sweet!


We hopped in the car and headed north to Nana and Papa's for Easter dinner. Dylan wanted to know when he could have a deviled egg. He's still waiting.


After all the fun and food, it was time for the Easter egg hunt. Surprisingly, Dylan found them all! I guess he was sad the fun was over.