Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Kindermusik Birhtday Party







Birthday dinner at Rainforest cafe


for mason's first birthday, on the actual day we went to the rainforest cafe and were sitting in the fish room. he loved it, and we did too!

oh no!

Mason had been playing with his cars, when one flipped over--

Peek a boo

Visit to the Zoo

THe SF zoo all in all is a bit sad and depressing..small cages, none of the animals that i remember growing up like elephants.....but for Mason it is fun....and who doesn't love your baby as an animal pics!







Fun in the fountain


It was such a hot day, and the mall at corte madera has fountains...so we were off to play in them. How do you keep an almost one year old from not getting full on in? I have no idea - and he loved being in the water, so i let him get him. you can se the water shooting out of the frog's mouth, as he put his hand on it he would manage to redirect the water and shoot other kids in the fountain with water and even people walking past - and most importantly himself in the face!
Watching this video back i could see my terrible parenting skills - removing him and then letting get back in....and although i didn't want him shooting other people, i was a bit rough in the taking his hand out of the stream...
learning opportunities....

Cal Acadmey of sciences




I had a day off from work and so mason and i went to the cal academy - so fun


Cruising with the baby walker!

look at the big boy walking with his car! ok....this is from a month and a half ago, but i am catching up on my blogs!

Mason's first visit to the monterey aquarium


These are not floating leaves....but seadragons! Both of my (hattie) parents live in monterey and on the most recent visit we mentioned we wanted to go to the aquarium, that we though mason would like it now. Like it, he loved it. He is very into fish and birds, and there were plenty - as well as the AMAZING seahorse exhibit. we went on both days we were down there we loved it so much! there is lots of hands on, so much fun stuff to play with!
Here is video of the seahorses:

and of the seadragons that i am so enthralled with:

My favorite food.....


is chicken salad that mommy makes