More from Mother's Day in California

Oso is my buddy and doesn't mind if I grab his ears or nose...

After our turn on the swings, we watched a trick kite overhead whizz by...

Uncle Kevin took over the helm of the stroller and did a great job...

Three cheers for Tiburon! Hip, hip, hooray! I want to come back soon!

Celebrating Mother's Day (also "Grandma's Day")

What a fun May I've had. Lots of sunshine in Seattle and warm temperatures, too! Just about 77 degrees outside right now. And, best of all, I got to fly to California with my parents to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Tripp in Tiburon to celebrate Mother's Day. My Uncle Kevin and Aunt Katie also came to town from Phoenix so I got to meet them for the first time.

Here we are in downtown Tiburon after a lovely brunch at the legendary "Sam's" restaurant. Well, my meal was ok (sweet potatoes, peaches and mum mums), but everyone else seemed to enjoy their food.

Grandpa picked us up at the airport in San Francisco and before we went to Tiburon, we stopped off for a photo-op at the Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Pretty cool!


Grandpa Tripp took his furry friend, Oso, to the hillside above his home to play ball and get a good workout in.

I like this dog. He's much more cuddly and friendly than my cat, Sydney. And, he fetches.

Sunday morning we walked down to the park for a few minutes of swingin'. Grandma and I had a terrific time in the playground on the swings.

PS - what's that on my head?

You may wonder what crazy thing I'm wearing on my head these days. I'm not shooting off into space on a mission or joining the NFL, but rather I have a somewhat common condition called plagiocephaly which means my head looks kind of funny in back. So, my parents decided that I could wear this helmet the next 4 or so months and after which, I'll have the best looking head around! I don't mind it too much - in fact, it doesn't keep me from partying one bit (see the bottom photo).

Delinquent blogger - but with good excuse

I'm sorry that it's been so long since I updated the blog. My parents have keep my really busy with fun activities and a great trip to NYC. I'm almost nine months old now (in a week) and they thought I was old enough to handle the lights and crowds and excitement of that crazy town. I loved it, esp the madness of Times Square after dark. Here I am in front of the ABC studios:



While my dad worked during the day, my mom and I went on some field trips to places like the Empire State Bldg...

...the Metropolitan Museum of Art (this is the Temple of Dendur in the Egyptian section) ...

...Uncle Ezer and Auntie Jan on the Upper West Side where we had dinner one evening...

...MOMA (Museum of Modern Art in its new building), shopping in SOHO, exploring Central Park and watching people operate little sailboats in a pond, and LOTS of good naps at the hotel.

Not long before we went on the trip, my parents introduced me to the holiday of Easter which was really fun to celebrate. I got together with some of my buddies at my friend Orlando's house for a Easter egg hunt, though Matthew seemed to be more interested in pulling off my ears...

That's about it for now. We're going to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Tripp next weekend so I'm sure I'll more to write about after that trip.