Whoa, that's a really big plane!

So we 'sneaked' into Boeing Long Beach Family Day to show Ethan where they make the Boeing C-17. I had told him that it was an airplane big enough to drive a monster truck inside (he's very into monster trucks these days since he got one from his baby sister when he met her).

Heat wave and paintball

So Liz' good friend Rose invited us out for paintball which I'd never done. Liz dropped me off for a few hours of fun in high-90-degree weather where I got to don long sleeves, a facemask, and haul a gun that by the end of the day felt like it weighed 25 pounds. We ended up the day as a family again down at the water where the shade felt fantastic.

Dora and Diego

It's interesting to see how Ethan's television tastes evolve. He's only allowed to watch two shows in the morning. He's gone from Jack's Big Music Show to Blue's Clues months ago, got on a big Wonderpets kick for a while which was really a drag because there don't seem to be a lot of episodes, was very methodic and had creepy animals. Out of nowhere he then latched onto Oswald, a mellow octopus with a pinguin, flower, butterfly, and snowman as best friends. His most recent fascination is with Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego Go! which are fun because he definitely interacts with the characters by yelling at the bad guys, helping the good guys find animals by pointing, and speaking Spanish words. It's got some brutally catchy songs though that stay with me at work such as Rescue Pack (click to listen).

El Dorado Park & Nature Center Gallery

I've put together some of the pics I've taken when going to the park for walks with Ethan. Click here to see it larger. Enjoy!

Back to work

Well, vacation is over and Liz and I have to go back to work. Everyone's doing well. Ethan enjoyed having Grandma around. We're started Anneliese's workout routine on the play mat. The brown dress is what we decided to use as Anneliese's growth gauge (Ethan takes a picture every year on his birthday in one of Daddy's Hawaiian shirts).