Flirty Thirties, Sporty Forties

Montana trip I just got back from the long drive up to Whitefish to see Bowdrie and make sure he was being well-indulged! :-) As you can see, he's still deciding if he's going to go the diet pop route or stick with the straight stuff! We got to introduce him to his first ice cream cone :-) He seemed to think you put your nose on it... He has lots of energy and is into EVERYTHING - it's so cute!! We shopped all day on Friday and he did really good -- he likes to point and touch things, especially if you say "pretty". One day we went out for a little walk to go see the horses and he fell asleep in my arms on the way back -- awwww! Such a little heart-stealer! I love being an aunt and can't wait to be one again -- apparently soon!

I just returned back from 5 days in San Diego with my aunt. We had a great time shopping and biking around Coronado Island on Electra cruiser bikes! We looked like real tourists! One lovely discovery was that right behind the Carlsbad Outlets was something called the Carlsbad Flower Ranch, and the entire hillside was FULL of flowers. Rows and rows of red, pink, yellow, and white ranunclulus were blooming. Laguna Beach was fun, and we especially loved walking on the bluffs above the ocean, just south of town. There were flowers everywhere and it was so nice to just sit on one of the benches and watch/listen to the ocean. Aaaah!