Home Made Clay

Super easy to make and non-toxic. She kept asking me to make little animals. Now the clay is a hideous gray as all the colors have mixed together.

After Wine Tasting/Belated Father's Day Celebration

After wine tasting we all went back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a BBQ. Grandpa got the first of many to come original art pieces by Coco. Coco loves going there because she gets to play the piano and eat ice cream!

Private Wine Tasting at Eric Kent Wines

So I am a little behind in updating....way back in July we had a private wine tasting with Eric Kent Wine Cellars. They put one of John's paintings on their 2007 Petite Syrah. All the wines were amazing and some were not even considered finished yet. The make the wines through a co-op in Santa Rosa. It was a really hot day and very cool inside. Is it me or does Coco look like Elton John in the shot with the sunglasses?

Cousin James drops in on his way to Australia!

Coco's cousin James came through the Bay Area with Auntie Ann on there way to Australia for three weeks. Unfortunately cousin Ava was really sick that day and did not get to hang out with them. We visited at Uncle Packy's house in Willow Glen. Coco spent the day following James around and copying everything he did! The played with sidewalk chalk and water and took a bath together then ran around wild and naked until we had to go back home. Coco is really looking forward to seeing James again in a few weeks.

Cooling off in the cooler

It was hot that day, so we got the kids into their swimsuits and dragged out anything we could put water in to cool them off. Whose idea was it to put water in the cooler anyways...?

Camping in Tahoe!

We took our annual camping trip to D.L. Bliss in Tahoe with John's co-workers. It's not really camping, so much, as drinking outside! From Bloody Mary's to Margarita's it's a weekend of debauchery. Coco (and Oliver) loved the princess tent someone brought, and she only got a little dirty playing in the dirt! We were so relaxed we had her drive us home.

Painting Rocks

This is kind of funny because when we first started painting the rocks, Coco seemed very concerned about making a mess, but the end of it all she wanted to do was paint herself. The white paint looks just like her sunblock so she started rubbing it all over her arms!