California Adventures

This week has been a super busy, yet fun week with Sierra in town. We went wine tasting in Pasa Robles on Tuesday. Wednesday we drove to LA to window shop at Rodeo Drive and had a fantastic lunch at 9021pho....don't you love the clever name :) We stayed the night at the Beverly Hilton, where we had a yummy dinner at Trader Vics....a sleeping baby in the stoller, fresh orchid leis, the scorpion bowl and fried calamari made the end to a perfect day. We woke up to a gorgeous sunny day and headed to Santa Monica with a quick pitstop in Hollywood. It was Parker's first trip to the beach, so we took lots pics. It was definately a great week....we already miss you Sierra!!!

Fun in the orchards

First boat trip of the year

We are having an exciting week here in Bakersfield....Sierra is visiting from Washington!!! The weather is a bit cooler this week, but we are still managing to have fun. This was Parker's first boat experience too! He tried out his new life jacket and enjoyed the big adventure outdoors.

Best Buds for Life

I have been quietly watching the blossoming friendship of Lola and Parker. During my pregnancy, I always knew their friendship was inevitable but wasn't quite sure how quickly it would evolve. Lola was very curious the first few weeks and was a bit jealous of the new addition to our family. You can tell by the photos below that she was a little annoyed by this loud crying "thing" that took up all her cuddle time with mom.



As the months have gone by, the two have grown closer and Lola finally accepted Parker into the Fischback pack. Wherever Parker is, Lola is always close by. He has started to reach out for her to lick his hand, and is very surprised when he gets a slobbery kiss on the face. Most of our son’s laughing moments usually include Lola, which makes us laugh too. We were a little nervous last night when Parker, with mouth fully wide open, grabbed Lola’s face and ears with both hands and pulled her in….just like he would with one of his toys. You gotta figure out life somehow….right? Lets just keep our fingers crossed that he remains a nice boy to our family pets and doesn’t start torturing our little Lola. I don’t know why, but I have this strange feeling that he might take after his mischievous father.

The first of many playdates

My friend Erica and I finally got together to introduce our two little boys. They weren't quite sure of each other at first, but I think they started to warm up at the end of the play date. At this age, I think it's more fun for the moms to get out of the house than for the babies to interact. We laughed because both of our boys slept most of the day while we chatted.

Family Portraits

I just got a little teary looking back at our family photos we took when Parker was just two weeks old. Wow, I can't believe the little guy is going to be 6 months old in less than two weeks. Time really does fly when you are having fun :) Parker has been such a blessing to our lives and I am so excited to watch him grow. Photos by the fabulous Lorie Chambless