Cute poser!!

When I downloaded pictures off my camera, I found this one! Not sure when Andrew took it, but I think it is adorable!!!!

Lilies

The lilies in our backyard are really beautiful right now, and Chloe loves to sit on this tree stump behind the plant and pose!!

Baby Shower

Thanks to Kristen and Jen for throwing me a baby shower and to Elaine for hosting! It was fun to see friends and family gather to celebrate this little baby boy!! In trying to decide the theme for the shower, Kristen suggested pandas. It makes sense for two reasons. First, I love pandas!! Second, Bill's nickname for this baby boy is "Panda Bear." Panda Bear is the first grandchild to be given a nickname before he was even conceived!! Before Andrew and I had kids, we went on vacation with Bill and Elaine to San Diego and went to the zoo. Bill was amazed that I wanted to spend the whole time watching the pandas, and declared then that our future son would be nicknamed Panda Bear. (All the boys in the family have bear nicknames from Bill) Well, now we are 1 1/2 months away from meeting him!!

cute little panda cupcakes that Jen made!

I am wearing Danielle's shirt, and she is wearing mine! hooray for friends who share clothes!!

our first playdates!!

yummy food. look at the fruit skewers Elaine made. beautiful!!

The A's vs. Giants rivalry starting at an early age!!

Chloe was excited to see the huge panda and balloons (and a strawberry) that we brought her from the shower.

Rain!!!

Chloe and Andrew having fun splashing around our backyard in the rain!

(yes, that is a broken sump pump next to Chloe....not too effective at draining the water!)

Happy Easter!!!

When Chloe woke up this Easter morning, she followed a trail of jelly beans to her Easter basket. Because she had already received very generous and overflowing Easter baskets from the neighbors and my parents, we opted to only get her Otter Pops, which are one of her favorite treats...

The Mickey basket was a gift from Gree and Gramps.

After church, we headed over to Bill and Elaine's house for lunch and an Easter egg hunt. It was threatening rain, so we quickly took a photo of the kids in matching clothes and then got bundled up to head outside for the hunt before the storm arrived.

family of 3....soon to be 4!!

Beach

After the park, we still had some time before the guys were going to be finished golfing, so we went to the beach. There was a storm coming in, so there were big waves. Chloe kept saying that the "water is jumping!" Love that girl!!! She had fun digging in the sand and getting covered in it. Thankfully, she is obedient and did not try to go close to the water after we told her not to.

Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey

On Monday morning, Andrew and his dad went golfing, so Elaine and I took Chloe to the park. There is this huge park in Monterey called Dennis the Menace Park, and it was so much fun!!!

Chloe is scoping out the park from the middle of a high bridge

Chloe and grandma at the top of the sun bridge

Chloe absolutely loved this roller slide.
She made a little friend, and they went down this slide so many times!!!

looking for her friend!

this slide was also a big hit!