Boardwalk

I used to feel sorry for people with kids at places like the Boardwalk or Disneyland.  I thought it must be a boring and long day having to wait in those kiddy lines and miss out on the more thrilling rides.  I didn't realize until our latest trip to the Boardwalk that I was the one missing out before! Watching Adelaide and her cousin Gracie get so excited on all the rides was just about the cutest thing ever.  Seriously, they were so giddy and you could see the wonder in their little eyes.  I guess it's official, I really am a mom now.


Mav and Charlie devoured graham crackers all night.


Jamie & me.


My cute niece & daughter.


The much anticipated airplane ride.


Good times!

Thanks Dad for making this cute montage of the little people!

Camping with the Cows

We kicked off our camping season with a trip to the Organic Pastures in Fresno.  The farm produces milk, eggs, cheese and beef and did this campout as a thank you to their consumers.  I buy their milk and love learning about food production, and Rick loves to camp, so it seemed like a perfect opportunity for our family.  We really enjoyed ourselves and plan on going again next year.  Their farming practices and standards exceeded my expectations and we all loved being up close and personal with the animals and getting to know the amazing farmers.

Here is a little slideshow of our good times:

SF ♥

Rick and I were excited to have a weekend to ourselves while my parents watched our two kids (I seriously can't believe we have two kids, that seems so adult-like and I still feel like such a kid).  We decided instead of going away we would explore around here, since we haven't gone out too much since moving back to California.

It was awesome; we slept in (and through the night), went out to eat, finished some projects around the house and spent an entire day biking around San Francisco.

Here is a video of our day in SF:

Thanks Mom & Dad for the much needed break!

Tahoe!

A few weeks ago Adelaide and I were able to spend a week in Tahoe with my family. We missed Rick and Steven & Jamie's fam, but it was a great time full of crawdad fishing, swimming, eating way too much food, Eric teaching Adelaide to play video games, Adelaide x2 bonding, organizing our Aussie sea shells, a lot of talk about gambling (next trip for reals!), a drive around the lake, the discovery that the amusement part on south shore is sadly closed, good times at the sun club, potato bombs, John Denver & Kenny Chesney, Grandpa teaching Adelaide what a scorpion says ("gotcha"), exploring emerald bay, almost hiking Mt. Rose (can't believe there is still snow), PIT games and just relaxing. I have such fond childhood memories of Tahoe and it still never disappoints.... there is nothing better than spending time with family in the beautiful California sunshine.

Eric caught one!

Grandpa and Adelaide

Eric and Adelaide are so talented.... eating their toes.

What a view.

Sisters.

Our little crawdad friend.

Adelaide loved the cold water.

So proud.

Me and Jess.

Mimi, Adelaide and Grandpa.

Me and Adelaide.

Adelaide Rose & Adelaide Hannah.

Cute girl.

Our Table

Here is a little video that Ricky put together. Enjoy :)

Adelaide Gets Groovin'

My second blog post. Normally, Emily is the mastermind behind this blog, but since she refused to post this video, I had to get in on the blog action myself.

Disclaimer on Emily's Behalf: In this video, she was practicing for a youth dance festival that she was choreographing.

Adelaide Gets Extreme: Part 3

Adelaide's extremeness increases every day. Here is some video of her latest father-daughter trick. It makes the days of simply balancing on Rick's hands seem like no big deal.

Adelaide Gets Mobile: Part 2

It was fun watching Adelaide master crawling but it has been even more fun watching her learn to walk. She has been walking now for a few months but we have finally documented some of her journey. Enjoy!

Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo from Emily Rampton on Vimeo.

Adelaide Gets Extreme Part 2

Rick and Adelaide have so much fun together :)

Adelaide Gets Mobile

I guess it's time to baby proof our apartment.

This Is No April Fools Joke

Emily has been trying to get Adelaide to say "mama" for a couple weeks now with no luck. This morning, for the first time, I tried to get her to say "daddy" and she did ... probably because she loves me so much.

Food Revolution

I spotted this preview on Pacing the Panic Room

This show looks like it could be good:

1st Year Videos

This is the video Rick made me for our first year anniversary. It is nice having our anniversary right after new years... it's the perfect time to reflect:)

This one is even longer than the second year one so it is divided into two parts.

2nd Year Video

Adelaide Gets Extreme

This is what I call daddy-daughter bonding time.

The Adelaide Rock & Roll

Emily called me yesterday, a rare occasion.
The reason for the call ... Adelaide's first roll.