Fourth of July

We spent the holiday weekend at the beach house. The weather was PERFECT. Sadly, I was not too diligent with the sunscreen application. As a result, my arms and chest were so burnt I was unable to spend any time outside on Sunday. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Baxter in his patriotic outfit. Wal-mart. Eight buck-a-roos. I love a good bargain.

Notice his new do. I gave him his first hair cut last week. Post trim, his hair tends to want to be a mo-hawk. I find this look pretty cute now, although not too sure how I will appreciate it when he is 12.

Good times!

Happy Daddy

Baxter is so lucky to have such a good dad. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband. I am also fortunate to have an amazing dad. Dads are so important, and in honor of them we celebrated not just on Sunday, but we started the festivities early on Saturday. We went to my parents house on Saturday to be with my dad. He had a busy day of golf planned for Sunday, and since he is the dad, he golfed. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures. On Sunday we went to souplantion for breakfast (yup, they have breakfast on Sunday only. For those of you who are salad lovers such as myself, this is a very exciting idea. Salad for breakfast. pretty sweet). We were joined by Auntie Kerie and Uncle Rich. Rich is getting as much practice time in as possible, he will become a daddy in September. We spent the afternoon at Derek's parents with the whole clan, about 30 of us. Here are some photos.

These are some pictures of Baxter and Cassie. Cassie is Derek's cousin Brians little girl. She is about eight months old. Bax was showing her some of his toys.

For fathers day I got Derek a jogging stroller. I snapped this picture this morning after mine and Baxter's morning adventure.

My child sucks, and other miscellaneous events.

Yup. I said it. Baxter sucks. Literally. The little monster gave himself a hickey. I of course thought the worse when I saw it, thinking he had bonked it on something and I had not even noticed. Then I recalled earlier in the evening he was snoozing on Derek, and decided on an impromptu suck session on his arm. The result was this lovely black and blue hickey. Watch out ladies........

Here he is modeling his work. He is proud.

In his bumbo seat. Watching me cook.

Here he is with grandpa Dan. Otherwise known as Tiger Woods. I must say I have such a handsome dad, and Baxter is a spitting image. I have one friend who asked me how it felt giving birth to my dad. weird.

You might look at these pictures and think that it is Christmas time due to Bax's red and white stripped candy cane look. Truth is I just love red so much, and it is not easy to find in boy clothes. I take what I can get. He is about to outgrow this little outfit, so I had to get my fix.

In grandpas chair. relaxing.


He looks so tiny.

And last but certainly not least, here is Bax and his very good friend Jack. They enjoy spending time together, sucking on their fists and napping. Jacks mom is one of my oldest friends Laura. Jack is about two weeks older than Bax, and his mom and I have high hopes for their future friendship.

Memorial Day Weekend

We were lucky enough to spend memorial day weekend at the beach house. It was a beautiful weekend spent with my parents and Jim and Jac. Baxter had his first trip to the beach, and enjoyed it so much that he slept almost the whole time.




Needless to say, my legs did get a little burned after not having seen the sun in ages. Don't worry though......baby was protected from the rays.

Bax got a new hat thanks to Rebecca (Auntie Jaclyns friend). In addition to the hat, he also scored a zillion other cute outfits courtesy of Harrison (Rebecca's son). Gently worn designer duds are the best!

These are some of the new items we got. Baxter was not really feeling the vibe of our fashion shoot, so we had to cut things short. He looks like such a handsome boy in his new outfit.



We had such a great time, we can't wait to go back. Derek and I even played some tennis (had not done that since December) and I am happy to report that we were victorious in our match against Jim and Jac (in their defense, I dont think they had hit the courts in months either). I suppose we will have to have a re-match on our next trip.

The Speech Clinic

Before Bax came along, I had some other people that I deeply care/cared for. I spent a collective six and a half years working at the Cerritos College Speech and Hearing Clinic. I loved my job so much, that it took my having a baby to get me to leave. Contributing factors to my loving working there were my WONDERFUL boss, and amazing co-workers but I also came to love ALL of my students that I saw through the years. One of the most fun parts of my job were the group sessions. We would work on social skills, and through the years the Wednesday morning group evolved into being more of a morning coffee group date. When I started prepping my students for my departure, I told them I would be back to visit ASAP with the baby. Well, time got away from me, and I am embarrassed to say that I just made the trip in to the clinic. It was the last group session for the semester, so there was a party. The whole gang was very happy to see me, and were happy to finally meet the new man in my life.

The whole group. Robert is front and center. He is the loyal sports fan. Always rootin for a new team.

This is Dana. There is so much to say about him, I don't even know where to begin. I will just say that he is my biggest fan, and will tell anyone willing to listen that "Liz is my favorite teacher". He came in after the group and politely asked if he could hold the baby. He let me know that he has held plenty of babies, and once I put Baxter in his arms I could see he was a pro. It was such sweet moment, and I am so happy that Baxter had the chance to meet some of my favorite people.

Look What I Can Do.....

This is the most hysterical thing ever. He loves sitting up, and when he starts tipping over he kinda smiles and giggles. Too cute!

Mother's Day

Well it's official....I'm a mother! Yesterday I celebrated my first Mothers day. I must admit I am a fan. It is kinda like having another birthday. Derek surprised me with a new tree for our yard (location yet to be determined). I love the idea, the tree will always remind me of my first mothers day. I have such a sweet, sentimental husband :) I made brunch for Derek's parents, aunt Kerie and uncle Rich. Baxter did the meal-time entertaining while kicking and making happy noises in his bouncy seat. After cleaning up, I took a nice nap and got ready for dinner. It was a nice, relaxing day. It would have been more perfect if I could have spent it with my mom, but they are in Hawaii, and we will celebrate when she gets home. Here are some pictures from the day.....

Baxter is not so sure where to look.



In his swing.

smiling for mom.