Dad Life

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Splash Pads

We haven't been to the pool that much this summer since 1) we don't have a pool and 2) Hannah hasn't realized she needs to hold her breath if she wants to go in the water without her parents holding her. She wants to jump out of our arms every time we take her to a pool! Fourtunately we don't have to worry about this at a splash pad. And luckily we live about 15 min away from three different ones!



Of course, we're not the only family that has these restrictions...

Beating the Heat

It's been a pretty hot summer here in the North Valley. We've already had a heat wave of 110 degrees last week and we're bound to have more. Here's how we're beating the heat:

Playing at the backyard fountain

Lounging in the pool

Invading air-conditioned malls

Hitting the beach

Swimming in the Kidspace River

Jumping in buckets of water when dad has his back turned

But the #1 way we're keeping cool is... (to be continued next post!)

Fathers Day @ Big Bear

Mad As A Hatter

Birthdays Galore!

Chillaxin' with Friends

I realize I'm a parent and am no longer cool -- please let me have "chillaxin'". Please? Or was that word ever cool?
Road trip!!!!!

Just what is Ollie looking -- oh never mind...

Backyard Camping

Ok I admit that in the last post I stretched the truth a little. First, I only played 7 hours or Red Dead Redemption, not 9 -- I'm not that much an addict. Also, I didn't just drop Hannah off in the woods out of the blue. We sort of prepared her for it by doing some outdoorsy type stuff beforehand. Here we are camping in our backyard:


Hope this puts things in perspective!

Toddler Vs. Wild

I was watching repeats of Mad Men on cable one night when I thought to myself: "Man, I
am sure being soft on my daughter..." So in order to toughen up Hannah I drove her 20 miles into the San Gabriel Mountains the following morning and dropped her off somewhere in the woods, giving her the privilege of finding herself home with nothing but her own two feet. However, after returning home and roughly playing 9 hours of Red Dead Redemption, I slowly began to question my decision. So I made the journey back into the woods to check up and Hannah, and lo and behold, she's completely fine!

And I'm not the only one that did it either!

Next time I'll try 40 miles in the San Bernadino Mountains. What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger , right?

Easter Egg Hunt

Don't worry...it has a happy ending!

San Diego Zoo

A few weeks ago we made our way down to the San Diego Zoo! It seemed a lot closer than I remember, but why ask why right?

On our way to the ticket gate we ran into a mom and her daughter, about Hannah's age. They sure looked weird. But I'm not above taking pictures of strange people and putting them up on the interwebs!

Hmmm...more funny looking people. Proper skin care does not seem to be a high priority with the residents of San Diego.

We finally got to see some animals. They also had an odd, blocky look to them. Good thing Hannah has her swine flu shots!

Okay, so this blocky thing is not limited to life forms. Something is up -- maybe its my camera? Note to self: turn up the Megapixel settings...

Hmmm. I don't remember these landmarks. Hannah consults our map. Wait a second...

Mystery solved!