Music To My Ears

It is so much fun to hear him try to sing. Having never heard the theme-song to the old Adam West-era Batman series, he did a pretty good job of imitating the sounds of words he did not know. But he quickly switched to his current favorite: Bah, Bah, Black Sheep.

Company Picnic

above: Bocce Ball Toddler Tournament

above: The "beh" and the "bah" from "beh"hind

above: Tiago's first Pony ride

above: Coyote Ranch, Agilent picnic

In the long car ride to Coyote Ranch, Abuelita had the task of entertaining an irascible, teething, toddler. Fortunately, with 3 children and 3 grandchildren, this is old hat for Lita Susan! Above: Lita and Tiago being silly (they had been laughing and laughing so hard, that we finally couldn't resist getting out the camera to catch the tail end of the laugh fest). It's the best sound to a parent's ears!

OMG!

(YES, he did this all by himself and within record time!)

He loves to push furniture around (and challenge the concept of a "safe" zone)!

This little guy insists on giving mommy a heart attack right before going back to work! Above, he has managed to walk right out the garage door, while mommy is running back and forth from the car to the kitchen (unloading groceries). Not only did he climb down two steps and out the side door, but he put on daddy's nasty work shoes and stomped right into the front yard (thank God for enclosed front yards)!

Camping Vids

The family at the waterfallsZac and Tiago at Clear LakeTiago is very upset that his arms are too short to feed himself with the lifevest onTiago is perfecting his hiking "baby steps." He was an outdoor pro!

Ice Cap Camping

(Thursday morning, bright and early, on our way to pick up uncle Zac and aunt Megs)
Before even hitting the Oregon border, Tiago managed to slick back his hair with butter, when he decided to wear his breakfast toast as a hat (lovely. Two more days before his next bath...)

Our little lumber-jack loved camping!

(The icy blue waters of the McKenzie river at Ice Cap--amazing!)

Tiago skipped his naps and stayed up to 10pm most nights because there was just too much to see and do!

Although he was not a fan of the life vest, he did not seem to mind the freezing water (and would have willingly gone in chest deep, if given the chance)! Instead, mommy kept him in at ankle depths and let him play in the mud...

Natasha was so cute. She brought a mini-skirt, tiara, clip-on earings, pink Keds and pink Crocs to come camping in. That's my kind of girl:

(The kids were just too cute together --Natasha was so wonderful with Tiago)!

My perspective of the camping trip was mostly of the campsite and the inside of the tent (being a mommy camper kind of sucks).

But on the last day, as the group was packing things up, I was able to venture out to visit my favorite waterfall...Koosah Falls in all of it's lush glory:

Oregon or Bust!

High Desert Museum Homestead

(Little trail blazer)

(Some quality time with Grandpa Josh and Sveta)

(Onward, daddy!)

(saying good bye to grandpa Josh)

Crater lake, Tiago was more interested in the pebbles in the parking lot than the amazing view and the snow on the ground, in August!

Nap Time Lovies!

Okay, two weeks ago (when this was filmed), Tiago was demonstrating partiality to Spanish but, lately, he has discovered that some words are just easier to say in English. For example, he now says ball instead of pelota (or bola), car instead of carro, and most recently he has even switched to saying cat instead of gato! It might be laziness or efficiency...or being BILINGUAL! I definitely have my work cut out for me trying to keep him interested in the minority language (I thought I had at least 2 more years before he would start showing a preference for the dominant language-- bummer)! At least we have this footage for proof that I tried. Check him out with his nap-time lovies (notice how he throws "gato" to the ground when I suggest that he might be ready for a nap):

La Playa

On Friday, mommy and Tiago took an impromptu trip to Half Moon Bay to try out the new Sand-Castle-Kit that Grandma Naomi brought down during her visit. What a gorgeous day (perfect for flying kites and playing ball on the beach)!

Tiago and mommy back-packed down the steep cliff to the sandy beach below (thank goodness that little sand-wagon is light-weight and easy to carry in one hand)!

Not only did Tiago enjoy his new sand- paraphernalia, but a neighboring little boy also enjoyed some of the toys, as he pulled the old bait and switch, and tried to swap out a fancy seahorse-mold for a plastic shovel (nice try)! Actually, Tiago enjoyed the extra shovel and kindly allowed the other boy to play with his sand-castle-kit. All in all, it was a wonderful little outing (see bellow for footage of the horses on the beach):