Father's Day, Part 2

The second part of Father's Day took us to Grandpa Bob's home for brunch. I made a frittata (super proud of my asparagus/tomato/sausage egg dish!), Mom made home-made waffles, Michael and Yanelly brought some yummy muffins and fruit, and we all ate outside on a beautiful day.

We just loved that step in Grandma and Grandpa's living room.

with Uncle Mike.

Happy Father's Day Grandpa Bob!

Part three took us to David and Carol's for a triple celebration of Father's Day, Carol's Birthday, and my birthday.


Great-Grandpa opening his card:


Hanging with the Great-Grandparents!

After spending over 10 minutes walking up and down the step into the house, Isaac caught them having a lovely moment. I wonder if Isaac was thinking, "What are they doing up there?" :)

playing with Uncle Mike.

and even Uncle Sam was there!!

(I can't believe how much we all look alike EXCEPT for Isaac, lol)

Overall is was a super busy but awesome day!
Happy Father's Day from Eric, Jen, & Isaac!

Father's Day 2010

Father's Day this year was jam-packed! Eric made it home the day before - exhausted. After enjoying a bit of sleeping in Isaac brought in his "Da-Da" card and gift.

I think Isaac had better things to do - he LOVES phones and remotes (as you can see...).



Happy Father's Day Eric!

CA staple.

Today he had his first In-N-Out burger! What's ironic is this is the first place (besides the hospital) that our little man visited after birth. Life comes full circle for Isaac.

concert in the park.

Ventura holds these summer concerts in the park free for anyone who wants to sit on the grass and listen. We attended the Eagles Tribute Concert in the park. Picked up some local Greek food and rocked out to some Hotel California. Isaac liked the music, running around our blanket, meeting a friend or two, and dancing.



Giving Daddy a kiss on the nose.

Rough life...

bat mitzvah.

Emily's Bat Mitzvah was a blast, the last one of the cousins... that is until Isaacs :)

Eric even got in on the giveaways - looking fly!

15 & 16 months.

Our son just continues to sprout and grow into his body. He loves to laugh and we just can't get enough of it!!


The top 4 teeth have come in and Isaac has mastered the "hi/bye" wave, the hand to mouth part of blowing kisses, and giving kisses by leaning in. We are also running around more and getting on/off our ride toys. Recently, "dada" and "mommy" have been familiar words around here, repeated over and over during the day. I am not quite sure he has put the word to the person yet, but we are getting closer.

precious.

hanging with Kaya.

Before Isaac, there was Kaya. She is our first born.

When Isaac was born, our doggy took a step down in the totem pole - not intentionally but realistically, that's the way things go.

At first Kaya was uninterested in the new addition to the household, but as the little man became ambulatory, he started to interact with her all the time. Isaac will go over, give her a few taps on the back - every now and then a tail pull - and Kaya puts up with it. She is an awesome doggy.

pull toy.

Isaac loves his pull toys. They happened to both come from the booth at the Cajun Festival. He is a local woodworker and hand-makes all the toys on a sweat-powered saw that he literally pedals right there in the booth. Isaac has two, duckies and a train. Many hours of happiness come from those pull toys.

out with the old...

My husband gave up the sexy 2 door and purchased a 4door wagon. Don't be sad, it is his super wagon that's a sleeper.

Before:

After:

Dad graduates.

After retiring, my dad went back to CSUN for his Masters of Art. 5 yrs in the making since the initial thought, my family proudly sat in the rain watching my dad receive his diploma. The president announced the graduates were now alumni and join the CSUN alumni and it hit me, I was a CSUN alum - my dad just joined me, pretty awesome. We are so proud of you Papa!


My dad's thesis show

jean diapers.

So this summer Huggies came out with these printed jean diapers. I couldn't resist!

cajun festival.

Every year Simi Valley holds a Cajun festival full of fried catfish, zydeco music, and lots of beads. It's actually quite large, huge music stage and TONS of people.

Last year Isaac was in the carrier

But this year he had fun running with the girls and dancing with mommy... many pics of course!

nieces for the weekend.

Kevin and Connie's anniversary took them to Santa Barbara and we got the girls who Isaac DIES for - he lights up every time the girls come in sight. We started at Underwood Farms to pick strawberries, ended with them running through the sprinklers and laying out in the sun.



We are lucky to have them down the road from us.