// SUNDAY ADVENTURES (ON A SATURDAY) // GRIFFITH PARK HIKE

This week we did our "Sunday adventure" on Saturday because I had plans on Sunday. So, as promised, Matt took us to Griffith Park. It was a really nice day and we went for a nice hike. I, of course, had an extra 16 pounds hanging on me which made it even hotter for me when walking but Matt held him a couple times up the big hills. After our hike, we went to a nice restaurant in Los Angeles called Mendocino Farms. Its super cute and super healthy and it was delicious. An absolute MUST for anyone visiting the area.

 

A DAY AT THE AQUARIUM

Saturday we all went to the Long Beach aquarium, a.k.a Aquarium of the Pacific. Matt's aunt wanted to see the penguins, and we figured it'd be a great time to take Mason so we all went! It was really fun, and apparently a pretty big hot spot on a Saturday afternoon. [note to self: don't ever go on a weekend again]. When we got there Mason had just fallen asleep so I didn't want to wake him. But he was missing so much of the good stuff that I finally just got him up. He was immediately amazed and loved all of it. Though I think he liked the Jelly Fish the best. He wouldn't take his eyes off of them and tried to reach for them. FYI, I brought my DSLR camera with me, and when it was time to take pictures I noticed I didn't have the memory card in. FML. So, I had to document the day via iPhone. Enjoy!

// SUNDAY ADVENTURES // STARBUCKS WALK

Last Sunday I started a "Sunday adventures" tradition. I wanted us to get out more as a family, so Sunday's are a perfect day for that. No matter what it is. Last week we went on a nice nature walk, and this week we just had a nice 2 mile walk to Starbucks in the freezing cold! I didn't bring my camera, though I had my phone but pictures we hard to come by when I was freezing! We walked to Starbucks, ordered our drinks and sat outside (yes, in the cold) and Matt and I had a nice 'meeting' over my website he is designing for my clothing line. I can't wait for the launch!

Once we got home, the sun went away and it started to hail like crazy. Needless to say, we stayed in for the rest of the day and Matt made some serious progress on the website. Later during the night he started to play the banjo after Mason woke up from his (3 hour!) nap and he went absolutely crazy. Dancing and cooing along to the music.

Next Sunday Matt promises we'd go to the Griffith Observatory for a nice walk.

// SUNDAY ADVENTURES // NATURE WALK

It's feeling a bit like summer around these parts, though theres SoCal for you. We're now sticking to a tradition of Sunday walks starting with yesterday. I stuck little M in the sling and took him for his first nature walk. It was fun, and nice to be outside on such a beautiful day!

Get ready for a lot of pictures....

xo

BACK IN BIZZ

So, I've been MIA from the blog world for about two weeks now because this damn flu. Both Mason and I have been super sick with a sore throat, stuffy nose, headache, and the aches. First I had it, then I gave it to poor little M. I was extremely sick during Christmas, and lost my voice completely. Now Mason is going through the worst phase of it. He has such a stuffy nose and I'm sure he's got the body aches. He is so helpless and I don't know what to do to make him better, so I've just been nursing him non stop and filling him up with this liquid gold that is packed with antibodies to fight off this crap!

Overall, Christmas was great. Mason got way too much stuff, but its been fun to watch him start playing with toys and like it. He's now holding up his head completely on his own and we're not working on getting him to sit up. He absolutely hates being on his stomach, so tummy time is an epic fail. He absolutely refuses to spend more than one minute on the floor on his stomach. Plus I'm such a wuss that I can't stand watching him struggle on the floor so I just pick him back up.

New Years was pretty much non existent for us. Mason was asleep by 7, and Matt and I both were asleep around 9:30. Its true. We just can't hang.

Now, Mason and I are just lounging and taking it easy until he gets all better. We go out here and there, but nothing too extreme considering all the germs out there. And it breaks my heart when I hear him stuffed up and struggling to nurse and breathe at the same time. So, hopefully he gets better soon!

Here are some bits + pieces of our Christmas. There is definitely much more I need to put up, and blogging more is amongst one of my new years resolutions so hopefully i'll kick this up to about 4 or 5 postings a week.

 There will be plenty more coming once I can get all the pictures together. AND if it seems like there are zero pictures of Matt, its because there aren't any pictures of Matt...considering he never likes to take any. So, another New Years resolution. Get more pictures with our little family.

Goodnight!

sweaty bargain shopping.

Yesterday, Matt and I went to the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena! Its held on the second Sunday of every month, and its literally the biggest flea market I've ever been to. We left pretty early, around 8 and ended up getting there and parked and buying tickets by 9 am. Admission costs $8 a person to get in after 9. It was AMAZING! So many vendors, and so many different things to look at! Though, we obviously had to choose the hottest day of the year and I'm 38 weeks pregnant. So, it wasn't the easiest thing for me...but I had to keep going since every aisle we went down, there were better and better deals. I did drink about 500 gallons of water, and probably sweated out all of it. There are no comfortable shoes in the world to prepare a pregnant woman for the walking I did.

There were many vendors that caught our eye, but the heat and my exhaustion made it hard to really take the time to browse everything I would have wanted to. Though, we did buy a couple things that was definitely worth the trip... and the heat... and the swollen feet...

Entrance

One of the shops on the way out. I wanted to buy Mason a nice tricycle but there were so many options and I was not lucid towards the end, so we left without one.

Matt had to carry the wagon he bought since it was super rusted and squeaked as he wheeled it around. Needless to say, it got on my nerves and so he got weird looks from people thinking how dumb he was for carrying around something that had wheels.

After basically crawling to the car in the scorching heat. Obviously not us at our best, but if only you knew how much sweat was dripping down our faces/bodies. 

The wagon Matt bought for baby boy! Its going to be quite the restoration, but it'll be a nice gift from father to son someday. 

And these are my goodies! A camera strap and a blanket. Softest blanket ever, and the guy who sold it to us was the sweetest hippie looking man there. Got it for $10 and he gave us ice cold water bottles after seeing me with my long dress hiked up to my knees and my red face and obvious swollen belly. Best buy of the day! For the experience, of course. 

After we finished up at the flea market, we came home and immediately took a three hour nap. We'll definitely be going back next time. If Mason is up for it. 

P.S. TEN MORE DAYS TO GO FOR BABY BOY'S ARRIVAL!