6 Months

Hank turned 6 months on the 29th of April. He is a very active kid that loves to suck on fabric but not really pacifiers. He loves to make noise but not babble. He smiles, blows bubbles with his spit and then sucks it back into his mouth. He is 18 lbs and 85th percentile in height. He likes it when you clap and has an amazing ability of grabbing your phone, hair and remote control. He has learned how to sit up and take almost crawl. Kc said he saw him do it, but no solid footage yet. 

 

 Hank waking up, happy

then confused

 

still has a hair swirl in the back

 

 playing with the wood board

About to try to nose dive

Oh caught with the remote. It looks like he is going to say, "Mom the playoffs are on." Maybe a few more years until that actually happens.

Zoo

Kc loves Zoos, so we decided to go check out the San Diego Zoo while down south. Hank was looking all over the place as we drove around on the tour bus. 

Giraffes are one of my favorite animals and they had a one month old baby giraffe there.

Koalas- loved them ever since my 6th grade report on them

Balboa Park railroad at the end of the zoo day

Quick Trip

Before Kc starts work we decided to go down south real quick to celebrate both our birthdays, visit Anne and Mike before they move and just take a break. On the way down we stayed at the Kirk Creek Campground in Big Sur. It was amazing. We only stayed for one night on our way, but when it gets warmer I would love to go back. 

 Walk down to the beach

 Hiding in the tent

 Waiting for dinner

 Tin Foil Dinners

 Hiking at Lime Kiln

 Waterfall at Lime Kiln that took a little getting wet to get to

 On the 1, not a bad place to eat

Mariners for life

Kc's birthday is right around the corner and that only means one thing, Opening day for the MLB. We have made it a tradition to go to Opening night for the past 4 years while living in the Bay Area. I only realized this by taking an inventory of the magnets on the side of my fridge. Except for the BYU Men's Voleyball schedule from 2006, I have every one of the A's schedules since 2008. The Oakland A's sure are kind to keep the Mariners in their first series slot for the AL West lineup. This works out perfectly for a birthday present to Kc. This year was additionally special since it was Hank's first baseball game...of many. Especially if Hank becomes a starting pitcher for BYU one day, but that is just one of the wishes that Kc will be picturing when blowing out the candles tomorrow. Happy Birthday KC!! You are the best husband, dad and fan I know. Sitting among hundreds of A's fans isn't easy while cheering for the M's but you got to rub it in their faces that night.

Kc and Hank during BP (batting practice) 

That's right we get to the game at 5:30 even though it starts at 7:05, hence the empty seats

Me and my boy

Funny story, we were driving to the game and while putting on a little make-up I turn to Kc and say wow I really look like a tomboy today. He laughed and said, "I was going to say something to you when you said, "I am going to wear my Men's Large Matsumoto Shaved Ice shirt," (from Hawaii ) but I didn't." Darn Kc he is to nice. I did look like a tomboy, wearing a men's shirt and knee length shorts and my black and yellow Nikes. Oh well that's how I do it. Hank and I left at the 7th inning since it started to get really cold but Kc held out for the win in shorts and a t-shirt.

 King Felix

Hawaii part 2

Day 6: Stop by the Dole Plantation store and Haliewa Beach

 Crazy coy pond, not sure they ever feed them

Kc and I surfing, we switched off so one of us could still watch Hank

 

Day 7: Waimea Valley Waterfall and beach, my birthday

 Peacocks at the Waimea Valley, they tried to eat our food

  Crazy shorebreak

Whale tail

birthday cake

We had a great trip and I learned that beaching it with a baby is an entirely different trip, but Hank did pretty well and we love Hawaii. I want to go back again.