del mar fair

Last Saturday Ben's brother Brian called to see if we wanted to go to the fair. We weren't sure we wanted to go on a Saturday and brave the crowds, but then he told us there was a fire truck expo and we knew we HAD to take Griffin. I'm glad we did- we had the best Saturday we've had as a family in months. It was so fun to watch how excited Griffin was to see all the fire trucks. He got up close to a bunch of them and got to talk to real fire fighters. We spent most of the day at the fire expo, but did venture out to take him on a few rides and of course to eat some deep fried food. We ended the day by watching the demolition derby. Both the boys were gems, which is unusual especially since Griffin skipped his nap. Best day with my boys.

grandparents

cookies

I've always wanted a daughter. Its no secret. Someone I can bake and shop with and who will want to come home to me for the Holidays. It's probably not going to happen and I'm getting to the point where I'm ok with that. What I'm learning is that I can do some of those things with my little guys. Griffin helped me make cookies the other night and we had the BEST time together. He was absolutely darling and was a big help in the kitchen. I wore my apron and so of course he wanted to wear one. He looks pretty cute in pink. He loved to "read" me the ingredients and ate way too much dough. It was a night I won't forget. So now that I've got the baking thing down...on to dance classes and shopping.