Showing posts with label Capitola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Capitola. Show all posts

Friday, July 20, 2012

Music to My Ears

We went back to Capitola for the music night again this week, and brought friends!
Trompin' along - last week was freezing so we brought him in footed PJs to stay warm and of course this week was much nicer.  Oh well, it did cool down and those are stinkin' cute jammies!


 What?! Do I have something on my face?
Playing with berries in the sand..yum.
sand + raspberries + sweet potatoes = an adorable mess!
 He was a bit too happy to pounce on the girls' sand tower - they were very gracious with him!


Family Love!!! <3
Trying out Daddy's glasses

 Darren photo bombing our precious moments...
Woah...that was weird! Hahahahaha.
Playing Peek-a-boo with Daddy!



We love the beach!!!




 I'll be honest and admit...I do not like vegetables and I am horrible at eating them! I am trying really hard to get better for my kids and am shoveling them down Ben's throat. For dinner tonight I grinded up peppers and carrots and put them in the already veggie sauce for the pizza and then added grinded up cauliflower to the cheese.
 Sure, adding all of the cheese and BBQ sauce that went with the shredded chicken made the nutritional value go down, but it was better than without the added veggies and I used whole wheat dough! :) I'm trying people..


 We then brought our pizza to a music in the park night in Mountain View. I saw that the fun band from last week's Capitola concert was playing at this park and it was a great excuse to get outside for another fun summer night.
Peanut butter pizza face! Love those cheeks!!!
We found the playground!




 He had not been much of a fan of going down slides until tonight. He was lovin' it and even went down by himself a couple of times.

AH! I adore this child!
What wonderful summer nights filled with music and fun! :)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Starting Traditions

I already mentioned that I love summer nights and I am a huge fan of the beach so what could be better than a summer night ON the beach plus add in some fun music and I am a happy camper! :) Capitola is one of our favorite beaches. A big reason is that it feels very family friendly. We discovered last year that they do concerts every Wednesday night during the summer and went to about three last year with our brand new little bundle of joy!
Here is Ben last year on his first trip to the beach at 2 weeks old! Oh how I miss that tiny little face!
Here is the adorable little man a year later! Now, walking all over the beach!


Spotted the birds!
Hunting down the birds - look at that sneaky smile!

Sand in my snack cup is a casualty I'm willing to take.

Watching the birds
SO excited about the birds!!



I think this will be one of our family traditions during the summer! :)
Back at the car I realized Ben's food pouch had gotten squeezed into my hair when I picked him up - purple carrot, blueberry & pear - Yum! :P
Favorite part of the night - he held my hand on the car ride home and would bring it up to his cheek. Melt. my. heart.

Just found this one on Jon's phone - I love this kiddo soooooooooooo much it's ridiculous!