OC Fair & Weird Al - 8/13/10

We made a trip to the OC Fair this year (the main reason was to see a Weird Al Concert so we decided to make a day of it!).

Here's Chloe in the petting zoo:


Here we are in the garden area:

Here's a pig for Auntie Mandi:

Here's the backsides of our fellow fair-goers (I think it's a cute picture with Chloe on Grandpa Greg's shoulders just like he used to carry me when I was little):

Here's me SUPER excited about the pie eating contest! I entered my name but unfortunately it wasn't called :(

And this is my only "good" picture of the concert when Weird Al came into the audience and got really close to us...yes, that blur of red and black is really him.

Chloe - 8 Months Old

Chloe got all tuckered out while playing and put herself to sleep.

Finally being facinated by her crib light-up toy.

Watching the light-up toy with Daddy.

Discovering a new "toy"

Trying to hone her sitting-up skills while playing with her spinning toy and drinking water.

Look at me eating peas!

Yummy cantelope!

Pushing herself up on all fours.

Chloe's Accomplishments This Month:

• Started the month at 15 lbs. 13.8 oz - Ended the month at 15 lbs. 15.4 oz - A 1.6 oz gain!
• Got two more teeth
• Travelled through 4 states: California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado
• Met the Sears family for the first time
• Reached out for Mommy for the first time
• Fed herself cornbread and liked it (her first positive experience with solid foods)
• Ate cantelope and mango and liked them
• Cruised around the SD Zoo and played with her monkey friends
• Started pushing herself up on all fours
  

San Diego Zoo - July 24, 2010

Sears Family Reunion - Colorado - July 1-10, 2010

In early July, we had the priveledge of getting together with Sara's Mom's side of the family for a Family Reunion near Winter Park, Colorado. We drove out from San Diego over the span of two days and had adventures all along the way. Here are some photos from the trip:

Chloe behind the wheel

We drove through California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah on the way to Colorado (this was either Arizona or Nevada in the background)

The view from our hotel in Grand Junction, Utah.

This was an amazing hotel (Double Tree); we had a great room for a good price, were treated to freshly baked cookies upon arrival, a delicious breakfast, and a warm and cozy hot tub.

This was the scene at the cabin shortly after our arrival for the reunion.

The view from the cabin.

Jeremiah, Becky, Chloe, and I took a walk around the grounds.

Chloe's Oobee friend.

Pictures of all the different "clicks" of family members around the cabin: playing games, hanging out, working on computers, putting together a puzzle, and organizing/cleaning-up the kitchen:

The brain-child of Auntie Monica :)

Chloe loves Daddy's iPod.

...and the bag of M&Ms

White Water Rafting Adventure - lots of fun!

Winter Park - in the winter, it's a ski resort; in the summer, it's a place for us to have fun!

Chloe's first balloon - she loved it!

On our way out of the Human Maze - not our best time, but admirable :)

Let's just say, I'm NEVER going on one of these again!

Four Generations :)

This was Chloe's first time to meet her last set of Great Grandparents, Grandma & Grandpa Sears.

Grandpa Greg loved feeding Chloe, especially because she did most of the work!

Getting ready to leave :(

The pool at our Las Vegas hotel - Uncle Tim & Auntie Monica stayed there too!