Lil' Growler

Levi is the cutest little baby doll, and then he opens his mouth and he turns into a growling creature! He has always been a pretty vocal babbler, but he makes the funniest growling sound sometimes--it has been known to turn heads in public. He was feeling very talkative this evening, so I managed to catch a few of his many varied sounds. Watch for a quick cameo by Parker :)

Firsts

Alert! Levi is finally getting his first tooth--one of his bottom front ones. And he has started clapping!

We're On a Boat

Some of our fun times on Prudence this weekend.

First Day Sailing

Today was our first time taking Prudence out for a sail. We were hoping for light winds so as to not feel too overwhelmed our first time--besides the fact that sailing with two small children can be tricky, we're still getting acquainted with Prudence. So we wanted to feel safe and to just have fun. We actually could have used a little more wind than we had, but the sun was out and we found ourselves surrounded by a "pile" of dolphins (Jared's word)! It was really exciting and felt like the best luck for our first day out. We were hoping that Parker would like the boat and the sailing experience, so a close encounter with a hundred or so dolphins certainly didn't hurt! The video is a little hectic, but that's to be expected in these circumstances :)

Introducing...Prudence

Believe it or not (sometimes it's hard to believe it ourselves), we are the new owners of a 1980 Cal 2-27 sailboat--named Prudence! We are always looking at boats big and small, and the Cal 2-27 is one that we've had our eye on in the past; Jared found this one listed for sale right here in the Oceanside Harbor, and it looked like it was in really nice condition. It's always been a dream of ours to have a boat at a slip in a harbor, and we've also dreamt about moving up to a bigger sailboat to get more experience and to learn more. We also have fantasies of having family fun on the boat with both boys--Catalina trips? The weather has been beautiful, and the beginning of summer feels like a great time to be outside and to be on the water. We are still figuring out the boat and getting comfortable with everything, but so far so good. I think Jared has been on the boat the last seven days out of seven :)

Almost Crawling

Levi is right on the verge of becoming a bona fide crawler. He is figuring out ways of voyaging around the room without doing a perfect "crawl," but I'm sure that is just a matter of days away at this point. He is doing a great job of pointing out all of our childproofing weaknesses for us! There are lots of times during the day now when he is content to just explore--he has a real knack for going right for the things you sure wish he wouldn't!

Here Comes Trouble

And so it begins.