Beach! Beach! Beach!

With only 5 more weeks to go we have been trying to take advantage of going living so close to the beach. In 5 weeks time we will be in 110 degree desert weather with no beach around. Nainoa loves being here and has grown so much with all these new experiences. He is talking so much. People can't believe it when I tell them he is just two years old.
Thins he's been saying lately.

Mommy what are you doing?

Mommy come sit with me please.

Daddy got frustrated with the dishes.

Have a good show!!!

Come on let's go!

I want to go to work too! (Usually with tears streaming down as we are leaving for work)

I want to run Mommy.

Things he has been doing lately.

He loves to pretend cook. He likes to put his animals in a bowl and make cake, pancakes or mac n cheese.

He loves to help wash the dishes or help me cook.

He loves to color on everything BUT paper.

He loves loves loves to jump. He especially loves to jump off of things like stairs, buckets, the bed or piles of sand.

Here are some of snap shots of our time at the beach.

Burleigh and Kirra Beach

We have been trying to take advantage of living close to so many beautiful beaches here in the Gold Coast. These pictures don't do these beaches justice. Nainoa loves being at the beach and so do we. Boy, I can really get use to this.

Burleigh Beach is a great surf beach with an awesome playground.
We took a bus ride to here so we 9 can watch Daddy surf.

At home 9 will take a long pillow under his arm and pretend he
is carrying a surf board under his arm like his Daddy.

"Where's Daddy and Uncle RJ go?"

We rented a car on our day off and took a drive to
another famous surf spot, Kirra Beach.

There was miles and miles of sand that just called
for Nainoa to run as far as he could.

What a beautiful sight.

I often wonder if Nainoa will remember this amazing time when
we lived here in the Gold Coast. At least I'll have these photos to show him.

Nainoa Delaforce

Nainoa loves saying his full name now. Of course you have to prompt him. What's your name? Nai-n0-a Del-a-force. His Uncle Jeff Delaforce was really impressed that this 20 month old can say his 6 syllable name. It's so cute because he says his name with such pride. I feel like he has grown up even more in this past week that we have been here. I don't know if it's the new surrounding, the beach, meeting his other family but he has definitely changed since we got here. Yesterday at Uncle Jeff's house Nainoa bit his 2 1/2 year old cousin. It wasn't out of anger or frustration either. He hugged C so hard that he fell down then Nainoa took a bite! He has never done that before so it kinda freaked me out. I don't know if it's because he's teething or he just got so excited or what. I immediately hugged C and told 9 that we don't bite. Biting hurts and we never bite. Guess I'll be watching him like a dog everytime he hugs someone.

We've been going to the beach everyday. Nainoa loves the water. He like to float in the ocean. He puts his hands in the sand and let's his upper body and legs float. He usually says, "Mommy do it!" or "Daddy do it!" He can be a bit bossy when he wants you to join in on the fun. I don't mind because I just love hanging in the water with Nainoa. I love watching his little toes in the water. He's getting so brown. Eye wants to live here one day. I wouldn't mind that at all. :)

The Delaforces.

Loving Uncle Jeff's backyard.

Where's the drum circle at?

Zzzzzzzzz.

I love his Quicksilver rash guard with the Hawaiian islands on the back.

Hipstamatic Hawaii

South Beach

Today was Eye's first real day off in 8 days. He is been working so hard that today all he wanted to do was lay around the beach and that we did! We had a leisurely morning and rode the bus to South Beach. We hung out with Steve, Loretta and Glynnis at the beach right in front of the Delano hotel, my favorite hotel and spa in Miami. The weather was perfect. Sunny, breezy and not that humid. The water was refreshing. Nainoa loved watching the waves run over his feet. He got really into picking up and throwing sand everywhere. He had a blast playing the water and in the sand. Nainoa even took a two hour nap! I kept on thinking that the breeze and the ocean sounds must have had something to do with it. I love South Beach. So many great memories. I auditioned for Stomp here with Mish, than came back here with the show twice and now we are here again with Nainoa. Tomorrow more beach and my favorite breakfast place News Cafe!

Ahhhhh.

A father and son moment.

My naked beach baby!

Knocked out for 2 hours. Love that.

Baby's 1st Beach

Yesterday Nainoa had his first experience at the beach. He had a great time visiting sitting on his blanket playing with his toys. When I sat him near the water a wave splashed him in the face and then the party was over. He didn't like the cool salt water (which isn't that cool, but isn't his favorite bath temperature). When I tried again he turned to me and grabbed on for dear life. It was the first time he showed that emotion of being afraid and grabbing for his Mommy. My heart melted. I brought him back to the water later and he still didn't like. Oh well. Maybe we'll try again today.

L.A. Fun with Mommy

Our L.A. trip has been fabulous so far. Sunday we went to my childhood BFF's baby shower. We were born on the same day and we are both have boys this year! It was so great to see some of my old school friends. The shower was held at the house where E grew up. It was a trip to be there after all these years! I remember many of days eating her mom's korean bbq on the counter. YUMM. I took Nainoa with me I dressed him up for the first time. He looked sooo cute in his aloha shirt, but I have to say onesies are much easier.

This was taken at Zuma beach. Zuma beach between 6 & 7 to be exact. It wasn't that hot, which was good for baby. He slept in his sling under the umbrella most of the time. We only stayed for a few hours because Eye and I were COLD.

The next day at the beach was even COLDER! 68 degrees to be exact. You know you live in Vegas when 68 is freezing. HA! Nainoa slept again for most of the day. The sun came out but it was still chilly. I put on his baby leg warmers that we got from Auntie T. They are SOOO cute!
I'm singing this song, "I'm so cute in my baby leg warmers! I'm so cute my baby leg warmers!!" Eye did not like my song nor does he like the leg warmers. :(

Come on aren't they CUUUUTEE??? I love how Nainoa's chubby legs are hanging over the leg warmers!

Tomorrow we are going to go to the Santa Monica farmer's market. How I miss my Cali farmer's markets!! Then we are going to Los Feliz to stay with the Bests! I'm excited to see Rock and Marley tomorrow.