GO CATS - University of Kentucky vs University of Louisville

UK beat their rival, University of Louisville Cardinals in the first game of the College Football Season. YEAH - GO CATS!!

My sister sent me these adorable pictures of my nephew, Jack, and my niece, Reagan, all dressed in their UK outfits.

Last Trip to Napa

Today we took our last trip to Napa. It was such a beautiful day. It is the beginning of harvest season so the vines were full of grapes. Everything was so beautiful.

This is our favorite restaurant to eat at in Napa. They have the best burgers. Taylor's Refresher has been in business since 1949.

When we first moved to California one of our first trips was to Napa. Hayden was only 14 months old. I have an awesome picture of Hayden's little hand in Trever's hand looking at the grapes. I wanted a picture of mine and Hayden's hands to bring our Napa trip full circle.

Power Mills in Livermore

On our drive home from Ho Chow's we stopped in Livermore to take pictures of the power mills. These fascinate me so much. And the amount of wind there is so crazy. I was standing in the back of the truck trying my hardest not to fall over while taking pictures. I thought they looked so beautiful with the sun setting in the background.

Putt Putt Golf

We decided to have a nice family outing and take Hayden to play Putt Putt. He did very well, with Trever's help of course. One hole he actually got a hole in one! We were so excited. Then for dinner we went to my favorite Chinese restaurant in Fremont, Ho Chow. It was our last visit to Ho Chow's so it was really nice.

Date Night with my Favorite Little Man

Last night Trever went out with some of the guys from work so Hayden and I had a date night. I took him to his favorite restaurant, Chuck-E-Cheese or "Cheese Cheese" as he calls it. Going to Chuck-E-Cheese always brings back memories for me because it was my very first job. Yes, I had to wear the rat suit.

He had a great time. Afterwards we drove into downtown to get some Cotton Candy ice cream from Cold Stone.

Hayden loves their Cheese Pizza. The kid can finish off an entire personal cheese by himself.

Hayden's favorite cartoon is Toy Story 1 and 2. He loves Buzz and Woody. They have to be in his bed at night with him. One day he was saying something with his Buzz Lightyear and I couldn't understand him until he pushed a button on Buzz and said, "To Infinity and Beyond."

Oakland Zoo

This morning Hayden's Play Group went to the Oakland Zoo. Most of his little friends were not able to go, but Hayden had such a great time with Corbin and Kaia.


Hayden and Corbin checking out the Giraffe enclosure.


Hayden really loved the Elephants. He really enjoyed watching them with Kaia.

All three of the little guys - Kaia, Hayden, and Corbin



Hayden and Kaia enjoyed looking at the snakes and frogs


Hayden got to brush some goats at the petting zoo


His favorite part of the zoo was the train ride. He loves trains.


I felt so bad after getting Hayden on this roller coaster. It went a little fast and I think it scared him. He would just bury his head and cling to me.

Mendocino Camping Trip

This past weekend we went camping in Mendocino with a co-worker of Trever's and her family. Alicia and Gregg have two adorable little kids, Emilia (Emi for short) and Thomas, who Hayden had a blast with all weekend. We will really miss them when we move to back home to Kentucky.

The day we were leaving I was changing Hayden and found a very small tick on his stomach. It had been there awhile because it's head was already buried. Trever had to get it out with tweezers. Poor Hayden was crying and saying ouch.


This was our campsite in Van Damme State Park.


The Potter School House in Bodega Bay was the school house filmed in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.


The Blair House in Mendocino is the house where Angela Landsbury's character Jessica Fletcher lived in Murder She Wrote.



Look at my little Redneck Kentucky Baby! He was covered in sand from head to toe. He and Thomas just ran around with their diapers on. Hayden was wearing shorts until he decided to sit down in the water.


Emi, Thomas, and Hayden playing on the beach.


This is Glass Beach in Fort Bragg. It use to be a city dump. Over time the salt water and sand would smooth out the glass making it into beautiful glass rocks.


Hayden enjoyed picking up the sea glass and putting it in his pocket. He also enjoyed putting the sea glass through the holes in his shoes.




Point Cabrillo Lighthouse. This Lighthouse was in the movie The Majestic with Jim Carrey.


Roasting Marshmallows by the Campfire. Hayden enjoyed eating the graham crackers.


The kids would try their hardest to blow out the campfire.