Monday, August 31, 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Chasing waves


Yesterday at the beach Eoin discovered the age old game of trying to let the waves catch your toes but running away just as they get close.





Saturday, August 29, 2009

Hermit Crabs and Star Fish

It was so hot today that we headed to the coast to find cooler weather. It was glorious at the coast, still very warm but perfect for exploring tide pools.

Eoin found a star fish which he tried to pry of the rocks. The hermit crabs were the real star of the day though. At one point Eoin saw two hermit crabs fighting and he shouted at them 'Stop or Timeout'!

The videos show Eoin trying to get the crab to come out of the shell. He is shouting 'come out' but understandably the crab didn't come out!





Friday, August 28, 2009

Spinning



Eoin loves to spin on our office chair but this really only started after he watched (several times) our friend Caden do it on his little blog. Caden has cool cats that let him do almost anything to them and so Eoin thinks that Sappho should be the same. Alas not!




Thursday, August 27, 2009

Where's Eoin?

A morning at the park.

Trying to figure out his wind wheel.


Tunnel fun.


Cooking 'scrambled eggs' for Mommy.


Climbing, Climbing, Climbing.....


....and yet more climbing!


One very cute kid.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

22 months old

Well this is one 'birthday' that will only occur twice in Eoin's life - 22 months on the 22nd (the other of course being 22 years on the 22nd).

Stats - just over 32 lbs and approx. 37 inches tall.

Eoin has started to put little sentences together but he still has major problems with the letter 'L'. He sticks his tongue right out for it.

Last week he offically passed the 'Waterbabies Swim Class' and is ready to progress to level 1 problem is although he can more or less swim about 5 feet now he is too young to go onto Level 1.

We are definatly seeing evidence of a strong willed little boy.Lots of 'no' and 'me do it'. But at the same time he has become more considerate and shares very well with smaller kids.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Bay Area Discovery Museum

The Bay Area Kids Discvoery Museum is one of our favorite places to break a journey in half if we are traveling north.

Everytime we go Eoin seems to get more and more out it. This time he even managed to exhaust Mommy and Daddy and we were begging him to leave.

Can't wait for their Halloween Events - they bring in a train, ponies and a petting zoo and all the kids go dressed up in their costumes.





Fascination with water

Eoin's fascination with water continues. We have a hard time keeping him from splashing in any water we can find -fountains are a huge draw for him right now. We just spent an hour wandering around Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto just looking at the many amazing fountains (and Mommy scored some great tops in the Gymboree sale for Eoin's winter wardrobe along with some new shoes for Eoin's ever growing size 9 feet).







Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Shadow Family

Having fun with the evening shadows.

Move to big boy bed - take two

So we have decided it's time to move Eoin into his toddler bed - again! For those who might remember we tried this over six months ago as Eoin was climbing out of his crib. Word to the wise 15 months is way to early for this transition and so he went back into the crib!!! Now we have a new problem - Eoin is almost too long for his crib so we have decided to try the transition again. This time we have invested in some great bedding from Grobag which we are hoping will stop him climbing out just a little. To be honest the thing I'm dreading the most is being able to put Eoin in his crib while I grab a shower in the mornings but I will keep you posted on how it all gos!

Some random videos





Monday, August 17, 2009

Swimming pool

We were very lucky to have a pool at the house this weekend. We spent a ton of time in it, one because the weather was so hot and two because swimming is one of Eoin's favorite things.


PS I love that I managed to capture Jamie just as he was about to hit the water - I think it makes him look like he is walking on water!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Long weekend away......

We're just back from a long weekend in Healdsburg with our family who are visiting from London. it was a great weekend but I'll post more once I've caught up on sleep and unpacked.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Monday, August 10, 2009

Just chillin'


What else is there to do on such a hot day then just chill in my chair! Eoin got these new shoes and he LOVES them. He won't take them off even on a hot day like today.



PS - Eoin is getting so tall but most of his height seems to be in his legs, which might be why he can, as he told me today run like an emu!

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Strawberries

Today as we were heading down Route One to the beach we happened to find a great 'pick your own berry farm'. Swanton Farm had blackberries and strawberries to pick and we chose strawberries. They were so red and perfect! Eoin had a very hard time picking and putting them in a basket rather than in his mouth!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Love this photo


I love this photo of Eoin walking down the walkway in the Bay wetlands. He loved running up and down the walkway and it sure tired him out!

Fun Saturday


We had a busy day today! This morning we had the first Bay Area IAC playdate. Mommy was so busy catching up with old friends and making new friends that she didn't get any photos so we're hoping some of the other families there did. It was a great morning -about 14 families created with he help of IAC came together and shared stories and played together. We're all looking forward to the next playdate!

This afternoon we headed to the Palo Alto wetland area which also happens to be right by the airport. It is currently one of Eoin's favorite places to hang out. We can spend nearly an hour watching planes going 'up up up' and 'down down down'.