Goodbye Elder and Sister Beachley

A few days before my parents left we got together at the park for my nieces birthday and to say goodbye.We got a new picture of all the grandkids with my parents as well as the whole family together, well except for Dan because he was at work:)
I let Shad enjoy a piece of cake and ice cream and instead of eating the ice cream he decided to man handle his cousins cake and eat it. I thought it was pretty funny but his cousin didn't think so.

I thought this was a cute picture of my Dad and the older grand kid Hannah.

Shad's first battle wound

I love that Shad is now walking. He is having fun getting around faster and I love that he spends less time on the ground, it was especially nice while traveling. Well we have learned the downfall of walking and that is falling. A few days ago he fell and scrapped his nose on the cement. I thought it was just a little sore and red but a day or two later we noticed that it was a bit worse than that and turned into a scab. It is nice that he is such a tough kid.
And yes that is a dog toy he is playing with:) EWWWW!!

Trip to San Diego

Shad and I went to San Diego but only for a couple days. We flew there then drove back with my aunt. The flight there was the best we have ever had...I LOVE JETBLUE! Because the flight was not full they let us have a whole row to ourselves and let me take on Shad's car seat even though I did not pay for a seat for him. It was so nice to have Shad in his own car seat because he was comfortable and sat up higher so he could see out the window. She did not cry for even fuss the whole flight. He watched TV, ate some snacks and stared out the window throughout the flight, I loved it.

I couldn't take a high chair with me since I flew so we had to made due with what we had and this is what we came up with. It worked ok for the few days we were there but not a long term solution, he kept crawling around on the seat and getting food everywhere.

While we were there we visited my aunts best friend who runs a preschool down in Chula Vista so he got to interact with some other kids and even did his first painting. It was a bit of a mess but worth it.
Overall it was a nice short getaway. My favorite part of the trip was on the drive home when we stopped in Primm Valley for a little shopping spree at my favorite store, William Sonoma Outlet! I got a bunch of gift cards for my birthday so to make it even better I didn't have to spend any money.

Fun with his cousin in the hammock

Dont be fooled by the look on their faces, they actually dont get along very well at all I just got lucky with these shots.