FINN’S WORLD

We stopped by Noah’s office today to say hi and Finn went straight to work…

Fired off a few emails:

Took a break to enjoy the view of the Pacific:

“This is exhausting.  Yo, can I get a cookie please??”

Mmmmm:

Speaking of eating, Finn is really into it lately…he has discovered hot dogs and absolutely loves them.  Feels like he’s putting on some weight so hopefully next month at his 2 year appointment (!!!) we’ll be surprised with a good weigh-in.  Here are a few more random pics from the past week…

Oreos!

And popsicles with Emmy…

And a family photo!

It’s another cloudy day here at the beach so Jen and I headed inland with Emmy and Finn.  We took them to the Sprayground and they loved it.  Well, kind of.  The water was really cold!  I think they had the most fun in the car with their car seats next to each other.  This age is so much fun because they’re finally starting to play together.  The happy couple ate a bunch of snacks, ran around in the water, fed some ducks and then we headed home for nice long naps…

Finn’s favorite part of the park - the padlock on the gate…

…mostly because I almost lost a SECOND camera.  It’s been found but I still have to pick it up, so here are a few pics a friend took this weekend.  We went to an afternoon concert at a park by our house with some neighbors on Sunday.  Summer has finally arrived!

Another lovely Santoro family pic…

Finn with Courtlyn:

We’re back!  We spent the last week up in northern Michigan at my parent’s lake house.  Finn had a blast with grandma and grandpa, his aunts, great-aunts and uncles, and lots of his blog fans who finally got to meet him!  Frankfort, Michigan is about the laziest place on earth and it was so great to just relax and spend time with my family.  Noah and I got a bunch of kid-free time, we all spent lots of time at the beach, ate cherry pie and ice cream pretty much every day, drank margaritas, went on bike rides around the lake and did a little wakeboarding.  It was the perfect vacation….minus the 15 hour day of travel we had yesterday - a 6 hour car ride to Chicago and then the 4-hour flight back to SD….but we made it and here are lots of pics so enjoy!

Um…I think Finn might be ready for a car, yeah?  This was his weekend, spent in other kid’s cars……

“Hey, can I get in there??”

Things are going just lovely at 22 months old.  Finn’s talking a little bit more, running and climbing all over the place, and is a huge fan of jumping on the couch (and has only fallen off once, where he proceeded to bounce off the ottoman).  The tantrums are slowly creeping in - so far they’re short and not too often…but I see them coming!  I think we’re up to about 9 teeth now, too.  He is a big-time mama’s boy - I definitely feel loved.  He’s always giving me hugs and kisses.  He and Noah still play the “I’m gonna get you” game, where Noah chases him and he runs away as fast as he can.  If I try it, he just stands there like he can’t wait for me to get him.  It’s actually very cute and I know there will be a day when he does not love his mama so much.  We’re heading out for a weekend of bbq’s and 4th of July fun, and then vacation next week!  Woo hoo.  Happy 4th!

We took Finn to the San Diego Fair last night and he LOVED it.  He had a grin on his face the entire time we were there.  We saw cows, pigs, goat and turkeys, played darts and ski ball and of course ate our weight in fair food.

Moooo!

Mmmm, cheese fries!

The pig that Noah won playing darts.  Ha!

We had a great time out on the boat today.  It was Finn’s second trip out and he did great.  Still not a huge fan of the life jacket but he had a blast inspecting every inch of the boat, honking the horn, sticking his feet in the water and emptying water bottles into the lake and into the boat.  I even wakeboarded - for the second time this summer already - I’m on a roll!  I’m sure I won’t be able to move tomorrow.

Hanging with dad:

Taking a bath…I can’t decide if this is gross or not??  Little man was thirsty after all that sunshine I guess.

I thought it was time for an updated picture with Finn’s little doll.  So he might be a string bean but he is most definitely growing!!

November ‘08:

And today…I took about 8 pictures and kept telling him to “hold still”.  I think he did a pretty good job in this one!

And here are a couple pictures from last week.  My friend Wendy and I took Finn and her little girl Audrey to the Science Center.  They loved it!!

TGIF!  Another fun week over here…life is good.  We hit the beach, the parks and met up with lots of our friends.  It’s starting to get hot here and I noticed today that Finn already has a little tanline from his shoes - his legs are really tan and his feet are white.  He’s getting pretty blonde being in the sun so much, too.

Our neighbors Larry and Colleen (and Finn’s adopted grandparents) got a new dog last weekend.  She is tiny and adorable and Finn gets so excited every time he sees her.  Here’s Coco:

Taking Coco for a little walk:

Our friends Oscar and Sharon and their little man Rico were in town from DC.  Finn and Rico met for the first time, how cute are these two?!

Happy Father’s Day!!  We had a great breakfast at The Cottage this morning and then hung out for awhile at the beach at La Jolla Cove.  We tried showing Finn all of the seals at the beach but he really could have cared less.

Family pic!

Finn with dad:

Swim lesson last week:

Finn’s neighborhood buddies, Teddy and Courtlynn, came over last week.  Just chillin’ on the couch: