Baking a Cake

Mommy was in the mood for a chocolate cake. Axel wanted "up,up,up". So I obliged and we had such a fun time. I have been looking forward to the time when I could have my children in the kitchen with me, creating things. Axel seems to already love it. He has been mixing in his bowl after wtaching me mix the frosting. The tasty frosting wasn't a bad treat, either.

"Yum, yum, Mommy, I think I'll help next time, too."

Seriously Awesome Bed Head

No words necessary!

Water Park

We took Axel to a little park in Rocklin that has water fountains for the kids (and parents) to run in. It was just his size.

It was so warm out, I enjoyed getting in the water, too.

He really liked running around, especially when Daddy would run around with him.

What a little boy!

Of course, some time on the playground, too!

Nevada County Fair 2010

Yesterday was our highly anticipated day at the fair. Axel woke up sick with a cold that morning, but we decided to go. Once we were seeing the sights, he was in a chipper mood. Axel responded with such fearlessness to the animals. He thought it was so funny to feed them the "grass" right out of his hands.

He loved seeing the piggies, goats, cows, chickens and sheep. He got right to their level. He even licked about a 6 inch section of a rail in the goat pens. That was a little too close for me. What if a goat heiney had been on that? Oh gross! He was all covered in hay and dirt, just the way a baby should be after visiting the 4-H section.

We couldn't get far without checking out the wheels on the tractors and mowers.

Oh, and the Humvee. We had to get near those giant wheels.

Axel and Mommy shared a corn dog. He liked it for a while, then threw it on the ground which made the rest inedible for Mommy.

After walking around a bit, we had our giant, gooey delicious cinnamon roll and made our way to the carnival area for one pass through. I didn't want to put Axel over the top with too much stimulation. A good ride on Daddy was the way to go.

I think we'll make it a family tradition to get a photo in front of all the lights of the carnival. It's really the only time we stop when walking through that area.

We also have a tradition of climbing in the photo booth (this year, it was more like stuffing ourselves in). Ram and I have a black and white strip of photos from the fair for every year we have been married. Hopefully, the kids will still want to do it when they are big. This year, Axel looks so much like his Daddy does in his family photo strip from when he was little.

What fun we had once again at the fair. Now it's time to look forward to next year.

Yuba River July 2010

Axel is having so much fun this year at the river. We have been a couple of times.

He even enjoys being tossed high up in the air by Daddy.

The water is really shallow at Bridgeport, so Axel can touch in a large area. He has little fear when it comes to running around and dunking himself in.

He also really enjoyed playing in the sand with Grandpa.

I think he realized that he has sand at home that is trying to be as cool and fun as this beach.

As I have said before, we love the river. This river is where Axel's middle name comes from. This summer is proving to be what we hope it will be for many years to come - our outlet and escape from all things hot and sticky.

Big Bed

A couple of weeks ago, Axel decided he wanted to sleep in his big bed. He hasn't turned back. I am so thankful that it wasn't a fight. Hopefully, the crib will be a distant memory once the new baby needs it.

9+ weeks to go..........