A bit of English for a week....Darren's in town!

Our dear friend Darren visited us for a week, and we didn't want him to leave. Also one of 3 boys, he fit right in. Levi loved playing with him, Felix took to reading with him, and Baby Gus was happy to be snuggled. And then there's Hank; a love affair that started in London and continued in LA; Hank didn't leave Darren's side.

Felix turns 2!

FeeLee Cat turned 2 on May 9th.  John and I can honestly say he has been the world's easiest baby (knock on wood). He's still a toddler, don't get us a wrong, but from the moment he was born, he just gone with the flow. Here are a few of his favorite things/people/ activities....

1. Balloons

2. His big brown blanky and his small anais blankys

3. Food- all kinds, he's not picky

4. Airplanes

5.  Levi and Felix

6. Water

7. Sticks

8. Hanky

9. Running

10. Snuggling

11. Bubbles

 

 

  

 

 

 

On Felix real birthday, we celebrated with cake for breakfast. We were joined by our dear friend Darren who was visting from London for the week. Felix was heaven with his new bubbles and balloons. How simple life can be at 2!


 
P.S.
Just as it began, the day ended with cake!

Granmommy and Grandaddy are back!

We had such a fun visit with Granmommy and Grandaddy. It was full of reading books, eating yummy fgood and walks around the block!

Felix received his 1st scooter from his grandparents...and he is quite curious how it works!

A Weekend with the Baker Fam!

Our dear friends Justin, Laura, Ruby, and Calvin came for a weekend; it was so much fun, we didn't want them to leave! They were only with us for 3 days, but we packed in a ton and even had time to just hang and be silly.

The crew at our local park

The big kids making their dinner (pizza)

The kids table

The adult table

Dessert at our local fro yo shop!

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica ice cream

Biking with the big boys!

Ruby and Levi got along swimmingly well

Levi on his tag along bike

Mama and Levi being silly

Watering the garden was a highlight for Ruby and Felix (who LOVES Ruby)

Calvin and Felix who were born on the same day 5/9/11

Arts and Crafts: prepping our shirts for tie-dye

Dance Party to Mickey Mouse's "Hot Dog Dance"

Tired out crew

Hank and Calvin hanging out

Baby Gus Gus who's now 5 months old!

The big kids put on a show for us. Complete with masks, puppets, and Levi's homemade zip line!

The audience (a lot going on in this picture which I LOVE)

Justin and Calvin soaking in the afternoon sun

Early Sunday am at the park

Calvin joined Felix's Soccer class

Local High School orchestra playing in our village on Sunday morning

Story time on a lazy Sunday afternoon

Ruby and Felix

Levi and Ruby on their private play date (a few hours before Ruby had to leave)

 Farewell to our dear friends who we feel blessed to have to ourselves for a whole weekend. Hurry back Baker Fam!

Candy's Bday!

Our Nanny celebrated her birthday, and Levi and I made her a red velvet cake, which was deeelicious!