Mother/daughter time

For Kathy's birthday, Julia, Kathy, Mom and I splurged on a pedicure. It was the first one I have had since my wedding almost 2 years ago and it was fabulous! It was a Mother's day present from Dom to me as well. :) I took baby Dominic with me and he slept through most of it. I was really able to relax and enjoy our time together!

Eating chocolate covered strawberries and un petit glass of chardonnay

Dominic awake at the very end. He is such a happy baby!

After our pedicures, we came back to our house for crêpes, kirs and gâteau au chocolat! Yummy!

Happy Birthday Kathy!!

Walking

One thing our family enjoys doing is taking walks in our neighborhood. There are a lot of parks nearby, woods to hike to and the area we live in borders the country side and so there are a lot of beautiful areas to walk to. With the weather improving (summers in the northwest are the best!), we go sometimes twice a day. Ramsey is doing so much better when we take him on a walk now too, so it makes our family time even more enjoyable!

I love Dominic's sun hat :)

Mornings

Dominic is such a happy baby boy! He is a morning person just like his father and wakes up smiling as soon as he sees our faces! I sing to him every morning when he is up for the day, and as soon as he hears those words he gets the biggest smile on his face! He is the sweetest boy!

Mother's Day

I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful, handsome, loving husband who works so hard to provide for our family so that I can stay home and take care of our precious baby boy. I love staying home with Dominic and wouldn't trade it for anything. It is the best job ever! For Mother's Day, Dom started the day by making me breakfast (he makes the BEST omlettes!). We went to the early service at Church where they took free professional pictures after the service.

After church we took Ramsey to the dog park, where we walked around and enjoyed the morning. It was beautiful outside, and Dominic loves watching Ramsey run around!

Dominic loves his front pack!

Later on that day, we walked around an outdoor shopping mall and then had Thai food for an early dinner. It was such a wonderful day! God has blessed me so much and I am so thankful for my wonderful family!

Cinco de Mayo

We had a little celebration for Cinco de Mayo with my parents and my uncle Bob. I made homemade salsa and guacamole, quesadillas, and of course margaritas. I enjoy an excuse to cook for people, (now that I have figured out how to do this with a baby!), and it was fun to relax and hang out. And so much cheaper than a restaurant!! :)

Mom and Uncle Bob

Dominic and Ramsey

Most of you know about our crazy lab, Ramsey. He is now 17 months old and still full of energy. We were really worried about how he would react when we brought baby Dominic home from the hospital, but he appears to love Dominic more than us! He tries to kiss Dominic at every opportunity (when I am not looking!) and is so gentle with him. Most days he will sit on the floor near Dominic and I while we play on the floor, and he sleeps by his crib at night. It is so sweet!

Ramsey and Dominic
Ramsey hanging out next to Dominic

Lately, Dominic has been really interacting with Ramsey. Anytime he sees Ramsey, Dominic will break out into a huge smile. As Ramsey starts playing around or wrestling with Dom, Dominic will start laughing and squealing. It is so cute! We were able to catch part of it on video...

Dominic laughing at Ramsey!

A Weekend at Cannon Beach

Our family spent the first weekend in May at Cannon Beach, my FAVORITE beach town. My Unlce Bob is working in Portland for the month and he took my parents and Dom, baby Dominic and I to the beach to hang out!
This is the hotel we stayed at with a view of Haystack rock. Our room was the last one on the right.

Our front lawn :) with a view of Haystack

We had a great time! We arrived Friday night in time to watch the sunset, have dinner and enjoy a glass of wine. :)

Mom, her grandson and their dog Stevie

Saturday we spent watching a cool storm roll through. Dom took our dog out on the beach and the wind was so strong that Dom could lean into the wind and it held him up!

A lazy Saturday afternoon enjoying clam chowder! Mmmm
Dominic playing with his toys.

Saturday night we walked around the art galleries in Cannon Beach. This weekend was the annual art festival, where the galleries would release new paintings. Saturday evening we attended the gallery receptions, enjoying the art along with some wine and cheese. :)

Walking around the art galleries in Cannon Beach

Sunday was a gorgeous day and we didn't want to leave! I took Dominic for a walk on the beach, while Dom and dad went fishing in the surf. The weather was gorgeous, t-shirt weather. Amazing for the beginning of May! We can't wait for summer!!

Dominic, sleeping in his stroller during our walk on the beach.
Dom fishing in the surf
Dom and dad fishing

They didn't catch anything, but it was a beautiful place to fish!
We love Cannon Beach!