Father's Day on the Ranch

Nothing says Father's day like a Father and son, some grilled meat and chilled sliced peaches. Mmmmm mmmm.

Happy Birthday Daddy

After a birthday dinner fit for a king. Wee Caden and I split a cupcake.

Rice and Beans

There are some things that wee Caden doesn't really get from his mom and me. Take rice and beans for instance. Gayle and I love 'em. Just click the pic for full detail.

Caden's First Horse

We went for dinner to our friends Rebeca and Jesus. Jesus trains horses for a living and has a few of his horses at their place. Caden has been near horses but never actually touched one. Lil buckeroo couldn't stop laughing.

Day at the Beach

So we took the little man down to Mary and Jason's for a dip in the pool. And by pool I mean big blue, the mighty Pacific. And well...yes by dip I mean literally dipping a toe in the ocean to see if Caden screams like a banshee.

Happy Birthday Grandad

Clan gathering in Ocean Beach to celebrate Grandad's Birthday. Had a great time playing with all the Kurth Cousins. Caden had a couple of firsts. I sat him down on grass for the first time. He took to it like I placed him on a red hot stove. Next time I'll include a blanket. We also got to try some whip cream. Mmmmm mmmm.

Check it out

Barney Rubble getting ready to swim at the Slate Quarry BBQ.

Chillin Poolside

Got word from Gords..."pool is now open" Caden took to water like an agitator in a super duty machine. Had a great time with some good friends.

Sunday Heat

The day began nice and cool. We had some morning playtime. Little did we know temps would rise into the triple digits by early afternoon.

Charlie's natural mode of transportation is cruising. He can side step along any wall, chair, couch or person to get where he needs to go. Caden on the other hand, is a drop and crawl machine. He showed a particular liking to pushing the bedroom door open to wake a napping cousin, aunt or uncle.

Here's our morning. Caden quite enjoyed playing with empty yogurt cups. Ah the simple things in life...

Saturday at play

Caden's first roadtrip. A 450 mile drive up the belly of the state. We left the ranch at 1p and made San Jose by late evening. By 6:30 Saturday morning the cousins were ready to play.

Hit the showers

All that playtime and it was time for a bath. Nothing like sharing the bathtub with your cousin and the paparazzi.

13 Months for Sir Crawlsalot

A whole month and no posting??!?! I may have to fire myself. Since this was the first time I truly neglected the blog, I decided to give myself a written warning.

A common theme we've come to experience in our conversations with others. 'Is Caden walking?'...'not at all, but he crawls faster than half the rabbits out in the yard' I'm sure he'll take to walking when the time comes, but for now he's just happy to scoot about. Into the laundry room to dump the dogs water, into the hall bath to chew soap, up to the front door to chew on dirt, hands in the VCR, drool in the brassiere drawer...no corner of the home to be spared.

Thoi Noi Kurth

Since the Kurth kids grew up in the western world, they had no such ceremony as our young Caden and millions of others. It seems a shame to rob an innocent child of something as important as your fate and direction in life. So we improvised. I like to think of it as blindfolded childhood thoi close enough.

So there it is. Skylar found the microphone putting her on the fast track to Radio, News, Film and Entertainment. Ben, with the comb is destined for a smooth carefree life. Wee Emily came to grips with the (once) mighty dollar and wealth appears on the horizon. Isn't life simple...

Thoi Noi

Join us for Thoi Noi, a Vietnamese first birthday tradition passed along from Linh and Bruce in Vancouver. Take a handful of symbolic items, spread them out and let the lil buckeroo choose his destiny in life. You can pause the start to read about all the items. Full screen works best.

Happy Birthday Caden

Toys 'R' Us for Geoffrey's Birthday Club.