Rodeo Drive

After leaving the Santa Monica Pier we headed into the city to the Asian Market. We picked up some crackers, sushi, and Sam's favorite the pickled plums. My Mom warned him to take small bites, but he didn't listen. Ha ha. Bailey enjoyed a little mochi ice cream.

 

And Hazel enjoyed laughing at Sam's sour face after he took a huge bite of the plum.

 

Then it was off to Rodeo Drive.

 

My Dad was showing us the ropes and telling us about the various security jobs he had around the area.

 

Bailey, of course, had to touch everything as she walked by. No wonder she gets sick all the time.

 

All the shops had armed security guards out front and inside. No wonder considering these diamonds were the size of Hazel's fist.

 

 

 

A little proof that Sam was on the adventure with us.

 

 

And then we were all tuckered out. We thought about stopping to get a sprinkles cupcake, but didn't. I may be regretting the decision still.

 

I guess there is always next time.

Santa Monica Pier

On our first full day in California we decided to head over to the Santa Monica Pier.

 

Sam had never been and I hadn't gone for a really long time. It was just like I remembered; jammed pack with plenty of strange people and nasty pigeons which equals plenty of entertainment for both the adults and children.

 

Both little girls loved the birds. Bailey pointed and chased after them.

 

Hazel stared intently and leaned so far forward to catch a closer look that she almost fell out of my arms a few times.

 

Grandpa was a very good sport and went along with Bailey's every wish. They trekked over to the sand, up the stairs, and got good glimpses of the people and the water all while the rest of us slowly followed along after them to watch the street vendors and the people.

 

 

 

Hazel was a happy bug. After all, she was free from a stroller which is a somewhat rare occasion in her short 6 months of life.

 

 

Some nice wind tossed hair as she strikes a pose.

 

Hoping to see a dolphin or a bird catch a fish with not much luck.

 

And of course when I saw the cotton candy machine I had to get some. I did my best to hide it from the sugar monster, but her 6th sense kicked in and she spotted me.

 

A perfect day at the Santa Monica Pier.

Walk

All ready for her walk around the neighborhood.

 

Since Sam managed to score a double bob at the REI garage sale for super cheap on Saturday she now has the opportunity to giggle, squeal, and be poked and tickled throughout her future walks and runs by none other than the Bailey monster.

 

  

 

Lucky Hazel.

Hair Cut Take Two

Sometimes when I look at cute pictures like this one I wonder what the heck we were thinking...

 

And then I continue to scroll through and realize that indeed it needed to go. It was so uneven and reminded me of those girls with modern haircuts who shave half of their head and leave the other half long and flowing; which is not particularly my style.

 

And so part of Sam's faux father's day was spent shaving this little one's head.

 

She spent the whole time trying to grab the clippers with those chubby little fingers of hers.

 

Her hair was so fine the clippers had a hard time cutting everything even.

  

I could not stop laughing while we were, more or less, destroying her hair. Of course I bailed on the process a few shaves in, which I have a knack for doing. Here is to hoping that no one ever lets me near their hair with a pair of clippers again.

And for the after shot:

 

My cute little chubs who will know be affectionately called little Spike.

Faux Father's Day

Since we are planning on heading down to California in a few days we decided to celebrate Father's Day a little early. Of course Sam didn't argue because lets be honest, he will get spoiled next week in California by Mom and us anyway so I guess this means that he gets two special Sundays in a row. Thanks to Bailey and her 6:30 am wake up call we got breakfast nice and early. Waffles with whipped cream, strawberries and blueberries, eggs, bacon, and yummy juice. Pretty sure Bailey and Sam were both in heaven.

 

So proud of my girl. She devours bacon like a true carnivore.

 

And of course one of Sam's prouder moments: She decided to fore-go her cut up waffle with whipped cream and just attack the waffle plate in the middle of the table sans fork. Such a lady.

 

 

Sam was way too busy stuffing his face to parent the situation, and of course I had to handle the camera so....I guess we decided to pick our battles and this wasn't one of them???

Hazel-roo decided to grace us with her presence a little after breakfast with a normal person wake up call...8am. Sam was very happy because he was told he got his presents when the baby was up and of course when Sam hears he has presents the four year old kid in him pops out.

 

His first present from Hazel-roo was his beloved chocolate macadamia nut clusters which made him super happy...

 

until Bailey decided to steal them. She helped me pick them out at Costco and carried them all by herself when we were unloading the car. Of course I told her to take them into the kitchen and after one failed attempt to get them up on the counter she sneakily disappeared back into her room and spent the next ten minutes trying to get them open to no avail. Better luck next time Bails.

 

His next present from Bails was the biggest box of kit kats you will ever see.

 

Bails wandered the whole time he was opening presents, but managed to grace us with her presents both time chocolate was opened. She must have a sixth sense about those things.

 

His final present made Sam smile bigger than ever. He has been telling me for awhile now how he 'needs' an Ipad to help him study better so he can get a good score on his step 1 boards blah blah blah. Also that his Itouch is outdated and he can't play any of the fun games on it blah blah blah. I finally caved and all I can say is he better get a million on that dang test of his.

We finished off the day eating dinner with Grandma Pam, Queden and Isaac. Quite possibly the perfect day for our awesome Daddy. Happy Father's Day Sam. We love you so much. You are the best dad and husband your 3 girls could ever ask for.