Giants Game, Thrive Photography Pics, & Grape Festival

I have to laugh each week. I think about what to put on the blog and think we didn't do much this week..... and then I look back .....things just come up! Last minute Giants tickets against the Padres. Game went into extra innings but the Giants get the win!! This is pretty much how Gino spent the game.

When my friends were visiting last week, Hager took a bunch of pictures of the kiddos. She has a photography business in San Diego - Thrive Photography - how fun it was to have her capture the weekend, wish I could have her everyday for the company and the photo taking!! Thanks Gar - it was hard to pick which ones to post...but here are a few.

We have some buckets in the backyard that hold balls, toys etc. Giada decided it was dirty and wanted to wash it off. So she dumped out all the toys and headed over to the hose....quickly the tub was filled with water and she decided it was hew new pool! She must have spent over an hour splashing around in there.

See...it's smaller than you thought wasn't it....

This picture below I like because this is how some of my days are spent. Holding this peaceful little baby, while watching Giada play. I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with the kids and watch them grow. But don't get any ideas...the day is not always this peaceful :)

Little Gino is growing up quickly!

Then we headed out to the lake to let Sydney take a swim....

And Giada to do some fishing.....or pretend fishing...she was trying to catch the minnows with her "fishing pole" aka stick!

There's another cute one with his tongue sticking out but I can't get it to post!!

This weekend, as all the locals know, was the Grape Festival. A once a year event in Lodi! I was at an oil event all weekend so Mike and Giada headed over for a day of fun. They fed all the animals at the bedding zoo....

Had a blast on the rides waving to everyone

And enjoyed some treats.

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Mike said they went through the Reptile Exhibit 3x! They were told this guy is 20 years old.....and apparently Giada requested to hold the head!!!!! Crazy girl!

Jeanne and I were off to the Pleasanton Harvest Festival this weekend. It was a LONG 4 days, and not our best event to say the least. We took Gino with us, he is such an easy baby it made our job easy.

Pickles, Applesauce, Friends Visit & Matt's Bday!

The past couple weeks we have done some canning. It was time for our annual pickle making. Our photos were lacking this year, but the pickles are yummy.

Our helper did more eating than helping....

Steph helped out this year now that she's "officially" in the family :)

Then we made applesauce with Dylan and his Grandma Susan.

Dylan loved turning the handle!!

Then the kids ran off to play, they were following each other all around that day and repeating everything one another said. It was hilarious. I forget who they were calling here but it was a lengthy conversation!!

New straw glasses!

It's been hot so we have been making Popsicles! This week watermelon basil..yumm!

This picture doesn't show a smile, but he loves his bath time, so content!

7 weeks!

This weekend Jen and Hager came to visit! I've been friends with them both since college and we always have a great time when we are together. Lots of laughs this weekend, thank you girls for making the trip!!

Giada shared her bed with Jen this weekend and got her to read some of her favorite books. Giada kept calling them her friends. " Where did my friends go" "What's that ladies name?" And of course I told her Hager's name was Hager and not Julie! Funny to hear a kid say "Oh Hager"

Gino got lots of time with his aunties!

Matt turns the big 2-8 this coming weekend, but we had the family celebration early.

Of course someone snuck in to help blow out the candles!

More photos from the weekend to come.....

Weekend at Home!

Shocking I know....but we had a weekend at home with no plans!! We quickly filled it up with BBQ's with friends. Watching the Giants play was torturous but spending time with friends never disappoints!

Play date with Nico! This week we finally got together with Renee and Nico! It was a great afternoon in Rocklin, fun to check out their new place and a delicious lunch! Thanks Renee for having us, and thanks Marc for joining for lunch!!

Orange Friday!

Aubrey is getting so big! Crawling around and tipped over this tent - she is so adventurous!

I couldn't get this picture to turn, but Gino is getting so big 7 weeks and filling out.

He got to meet Auntie Moni!

Frannie is running all around now!

Giada and Dylan played so well together and tired themselves out in the ball pit!

Homemade popsicles ...yummy!

Giada and I invited ourselves over to Lindsay's to go swimming while the boys had a fantasy football draft and what a relaxing afternoon it was!!

Happy Birthday Pops! Mike was off doing oil stuff so we made a cake for Pops and headed over to sing to him! When we took the cake out of the oven Giada said "Cake is so yummy do you smell it in your nose?"

My uncle sent these cute pictures from the wedding last weekend! Kiddos look so grown up all dressed up!

Apparently she didn't want it sliced....but she did ask before she ate it, so that's half the battle .....right??

Happy and you know it??????

Giada Update

- She is very imaginative lately with her stories, they start with something, go onto to talk about everything she can think of and circle around to what she started with!

- The words she comes up with are funny to me...." I saw a squirrel and it was chattering somefing!"

-She picked up a package and said "read the letters"

I'm surprised that she recognizes the letters and is grasping that concept

- She is loving picking tomatoes from the garden. I love eating the cherry tomatoes, but every time she catches me she yells "No you can't eat the matoes they are for salad"

-Anyone that knows my dad knows he loves the movie 'Dancing with Wolves' - he has watched the Buffalo part with Giada many times. We were reading a book and when I asked what animal that was she answered "Buffalo tanka Indians call tanka"

-I forgot to mention last week....we were in Eugene driving around and all of a sudden Giada yells "Look mommy Wilson" By Wilson she means the Giants closer.....By Wilson she meant the guy walking down the street with a huge beard....it was pretty comical

- We have been watching the movie 'Little Mermaid' she keeps saying "Ariel is a nice singer".....I mean she must sound amazing considering all the singing she usually hears is mine!

Gino Update

- He is growing up and filling out, especially noticeable in her face

-Growing out of his newborn clothes, and diapers!

-Smiling and cooing much more, but I haven't captured either yet :(

-Awake more during the day

-Sleeping the same at night....2 hrs at a time, maybe a 3 hr stretch once in awhile and then hourly towards the early morning...I need to work on that!

-Neck and legs are so strong!