Zip-a-dee-ay and heigh-dee-ho

95 years ago today, my Opa was born.

I'm pleased that my Mom and I have made it a tradition to visit his grave on this special day. Omi & The Lime even joined us this year. I was glad Omi decided to go, even though she and Opa divorced when my Mom was a young girl.


We were actually prepared this time, rather than scrounging for something to place on his headstone. Wait...were were almost prepared. We thought he had a vase where we could place the flowers. He didn't. So we made a vase out of a water bottle and dug a hole in the mud with a screw driver. I reassured him that we weren't trying to dig him up.

Best Buds...Almost

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She wasn't so sure of him at first. In fact, Kari is certain Grace said her version of his name and then shook her head "no!" But after 4 weeks of him invading her space, I think she's getting a bit used to him. I even caught them holding hands.


Now we just need a picture with the other 3 cousins, all born within the last year.

Tally Mark 3

-He's enjoying tummy time so much more. He holds his head up very well!
-He rolled over for the 1st time on 4/5, from tummy to back.
-He's like his cousin and gets excited when he smiles. He brings his hands close to his face and does a Ray Charles head movement.
-He manages to wake up at the perfect time for his early morning feeding, depending on what time Mommy has to get up for work.
-He's starting to "kick" his way around. I'll find him at an angle in his crib each morning even though I laid him down straight.
-He loves sucking on his hands and if he manages to relax his fingers, we think he'll be a thumb sucker.
-Since he was born, he keeps his hands in a fist and tucks his thumbs underneath the rest of his fingers.
-He's definitely going to be a blondie.
-I think his first word will be "hi!"
-We're crazy about him...still.

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Lunch With Zac

While at work yesterday, a song came on the radio that was included in Zac's video which was played at his funeral. I looked down at the clock and realized it was exactly 6 months earlier that my Mom had called me to tell me the news. It's still hard to believe.

The sun decided to come out today so I packed the kiddos up and we had a picnic with Zac. I shared some stories with Will and he told me that Zac had grape vines in Heaven. We munched on our peanut butter and crackers and I accidentally let out a burp. Zac would have laughed, I know it.

We should do it again sometime.

HMB

With the weather being so lovely and me not having to watch the kiddos yesterday, we took my Mom up on her invitation and joined her and Omi on their trip to Half Moon Bay.

Now, I've driven through Half Moon Bay and went to a Youth Conference there but never actually walked around Downtown or visited the beach. Instead of taking 92 all the way, we went up 101 and crossed over to the coast so we could drive through Pacifica. I had never been on Devil's Slide...a little scary. I couldn't imagine driving on it in the rain. We reminisced about Daddy MooMoo and the time he had to get out of the car and walk along the yellow line while MooMoo drove next to him since the fog was so bad. We also talked a while about Omi's time up in Fort Bragg. I miss that place.

We arrived in Half Moon Bay and went straight to lunch at a yummy bakery. We then walked/rolled along Downtown and found an adorable baby clothing store. Unfortunately, I can't justify paying over $30 for a shirt. Sorry, Lime. We finished the day by heading to the beach...or at least to an area where we could see the ocean for a few pictures. Turns out the Ritz Carlton was just up the road from us. Fancy Shmancy, if I do say so myself.

Don't pay any attention to my hair. I didn't "do" it since I knew it'd be windy but now I regret it. Some things you should just do and my hair is one of them

Third Times The Charm

Perhaps after participating in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer for the third time, it'll make a positive difference for my friends facing the nastiness of this disease.

If you're wondering why I'm walking again, check this post out and this one too.

And if you'd like to be one of the 1800 that donates $1.00, click here.

Destiny

When we were visiting Boston in July, we attended the Red Sox/A's game.

If you've ever been to Boston, you know EVERYONE is pretty much a Red Sox fan. When there's a baseball game here, the local fans will wear their teams colors. In Boston, whether there's a game or not, their fans are covered from head to toe in blue and red. Needless to say, we were the only ones in green and gold the night of the game. Or so we thought.

We hesitantly took the train to the stadium and were relieved when another couple boarded the train with A's hats on. We immediately struck up a conversation and talked until we went our separate ways to our seats. We regretted not getting their contact information just in case they were ever in town for an A's game (they were from Southern California).

Months later, the A's were having a promotion for Jason Giambi bobble heads. The gentleman we met in Boston was a huge Giambi fan. The night before the game, we talked about how neat it would be if we saw them again. Sure enough, when LaVor was buying his hot dog, he ran into Jim. Crazy!

Fast forward to last Friday, the 2nd. We were eating dinner, talking about our plans for Saturday (going to the A's Fan Appreciation Day) and I wondered if by chance, we'd see Jim & Karen.

We woke up Saturday morning, got our A's gear on and headed to the Coliseum. We walked around for a bit, saw Alex and his mom, listened to Mark Ellis and a couple other players do a Q&A session. As we were heading to the next tent, we heard someone say, "Hey!" We turned around and sure enough, it was Jim!

They left L.A. at 2 in the morning and drove straight to Oakland for the day. We finally exchanged contact information (and names) and talked for a bit.

We've determined that we are destined to be friends. Meeting across the country, despite both living on the West coast and then running into each other 2 other times, at heavily populated events. What are the chances that we would have run into them? I'm not good at statistics but I'm sure it was slim to none.