Fun in the Sun in California

My boys at the beach- I love Mission Beach, it is still one of the cleanest beaches in Cali and on the day we were there it was not crowded at all.

Getting ready to go swimming at the hotel. What a cool dude.

After our trip to Disneyland we went to San Diego for a day. We stayed at The Dana on Mission- I really like that place. We went to the beach, didn't plan it too well. We decided that the pool would be better because Duncan would want to be in the sand too much and probably eating it. That night we went and met Justin's Uncle and his partner and they took us to dinner. It was a lot of fun. We had a great time visiting with them and after we left I realized I didn't get a picture with them. Duh!! They have a miniature schnauzer (?) and she and Duncan LOVED each other. They were playing and Ava (the dog) I think seriously thought Duncan was the best toy ever. It was so fun getting to visit with them.

Eating at Disneyland

With Papa at Minnie and Friends Breakfast-he was excited for the balloon.

He just realized Minnie was there-he loves her too!

ARRRR Pirate Duncan

He liked eating at the Blue Bayou-the hat didn't last long-didn't like hats on this trip.

Finally meets Mickey Mouse

I love this picture. He was so happy to be with Mickey.

He loved his nose and wanted to keep playing with it.

Since Duncan was about 4 or 5 months old he has loved watching Mickey Mouse Club House on Disney. He would be fussy and it would come on and he would instantly stop what he was doing when Mickey came on screen. He still loves him and is in a trance when he watches that show. I remember saying before I had kids that I wouldn't really let them watch too much t.v., but Mickey Mouse is really educational. They teach some really good problem solving skills and math-so if he watches it know, maybe he will be good at math.

But it was so cute when we finally took him to Toontown to meet Mickey. We walked through the house and it takes you back and you have to get in a line and they take you into meet him. There was hardly anyone there so we didn't have to wait long. He was so excited when Mickey took him. He smiled and wanted to touch his nose. So cute. I am excited that he isn't afraid of the characters.

Cake War-Round 2

He doesn't see the cake yet

Once he does, it doesn't take him long to figure out what to do.

Cake face

He got a lot of presents

It's a Superman Birthday

Duncan is free and we celebrated big. It was a Superman party for a baby that is a little Superman himself. It has been a rough year-full of ups and downs, but we are so excited that Duncan is well and able to go out and have fun now. We had a big party for him. Lots of friends and family that haven't met him came for the occation. We had delicious Honey Bears BBQ (symbolic since we ate there a few times while he was in the hospital), and other yummy food. I know my family members that live in other states are really jealous since they missed the BBQ. Oh, Duncan weighs 21lbs 4oz and is 291/4 in. long-and he likes to grab for everything. Nothing is safe anymore.

I started planning his party back in Februray and kept going back and forth on the theme, but then decided that he really needed a Superman theme. A little trivia, Superman is one of the hardest copyrighted franchises-meaning that they don't make a lot of superman stuff because people have a hard time getting permission to make it. So I had to get creative, and luckily my sister told me that Cricut made a Superman program. So I bought it and started cutting things out. I made the symbol you see on the table, I made a Happy Birthday banner(I will put that picture up later) and the cute little cape that Duncan is wearing. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of work too, but again, that's why I planned ahead.

I made his cake (with a little help from Aunt Heather). It was yummy-I guess because it was just for Duncan.

This is what I created and put for center pieces. (the capes and symbol are from the Cricut program).The weather had been hot here, but then on Saturday it cooled down and brought the wind with it. It was almost impossible to get the table tops on. I think the parents hated me for these center pieces, their kids kept eating the candy-oh well, its a party and that's what the candy was for. (the jelly beans are Kryponite and the licorice is just cute cuz it's red!)

Some firsts

We took Duncan to church for the first time and he loved it. He slept the first hour as church starts at nap time, but he did really good.

His first shopping trip ever, and of course it had to be to Target! He was so good, of course he was busy looking at everything.

Just some first head shots of us together. (his nose is a little orange from all the orange baby food).

Such a cute boy-he is mommy's super hero.

Have your cake and play in It

At first he didn't really know what to do

But then he really got into it.

Then he discovered the cake part(it was hidden under 5 in of frosting-don't buy WalMart cake)

By the end he had purple sleeves- it looks like he is transforming into Barney. I think it was too much sugar for him.


We decided at the last minute that we needed to get a cake for him, I wanted just a cup cake, but this was what Justin came back with. It was fine, he enjoyed it for about 10 min. then he went right into the bath. His birthday party is next weekend and I'm going to make him a smaller cake, but this was a good first run.