Since we haven't been updating the blog with as much frequency as we'd like. And we haven't mentioned at all that Grandma Carolyn has been visiting the Dexter residence for a couple of months. We just said goodbye to her this past week. It was great to have her visit with us and have her spend time with her grandson.



So much love!



In the midst of Grandma Carolyn staying with us, Suzie and I sneaked away for a weekend retreat to Calistoga. We had a swell time that allowed us to spend some time together without a certain little someone. While on our little vacation, we went horseback riding!



This weekend we went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Marin county (north of San Francisco and right off the Golden Gate Bridge). It was an overcast day but a fun one to do exploring the museum. Here's a shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.



Dexter was talking all morning about cranes (the loading variety). And guess what? the museum had a working model of a loading dock crane.



The museum is located in an old US Army base (formerly Fort Baker). I understand Fort Baker was established back during the Civil War. You can actually stay overnight at these cool quarters in Fort Baker.



Anyway, back to Dexter's adventure at the museum He had the opportunity to put on a hardhat and get in a hard day's work down at the quarry, like his old man.



Dexter was loving racing around the dump trucks. But he wasn't the only one, the other kids were racing dump trucks around.



The museum had a cool model of the Golden Gate Bridge. The cool part is that the kids can add to it as a construction model.



I think this smile on Dexter tells you how much fun he had!



Goats! We live very close (a little over a block away) to King Estate Open Space. It's a great open space/park since it's so close to us and not a lot of people know about it other than the local yokels.



It's so cool to have these goats/sheep clearing out the hills of fire dangers. How very green of Oakland!



And lastly, Buckaroo went to the vet this weekend to get neutered. Oh no! He's gotta wear an e-collar so he looked a little awkward. Oh well, he's recovering quickly and he'll be ready to play around with Dexter very soon!

I think it's kind of pointless for me to say that we've been busy here at our house. Everyone's been busy, I suppose. It's hard to imagine that life would be going by at a million miles an hour, which is so cliche, but so true in many aspects. I wish we could slow down time, but you know, we savor it. Suzie and I savor our lives together and we love every single second with our little (or not so little) Dexter.

Life with Dexter is always a lot of fun. The last month or so has seen a lot of changes in his life. He did turn 3 not long ago, and with him getting older, he's correcting us at every opportunity whenever we refer to him as "a little boy". He loves to point out that he's "a big boy". Also, Dexter's talking so much (good thing...most of the time!).



Lola bought Dexter his big boy bed! We tried taking the side off of the crib, but he rolled out in his sleep the first night. Then we decided (with Lola's assistance) to get Dexter a bed. He LOVES the fact that it's shaped like a car. We're glad that it's not as confining as a crib for him.



Dexter's buddies are Ellie the Elephant, Baboy (pig in Tagalog), Teddy the Bear (with baby bear) and Monkey. Apparently Ellie and Teddy are the mother and father of baby bear based on Dexter's explanation!



This weekend had great weather. We went to visit Stephanie, Matt, the twins and baby Elijah. Here is Suzie with baby Eli. The most gorgeous thing to see on this little guy (beyond his beautiful face) is the fact that he has two differnt colored eyes. One brown and one blue. I wish pictures could capture cause it really is a sight to see...get it?



The twins had built a secret fort in the backyard that Dexter had to check out. Here's Sophia inviting us in to check it out.



And here's Aidan and Dexter hamming it up for the camera.



And here's the boys, daddy Matt, big brother Aidan and little Eli.



That's it for now. I hope everyone is well and we'll see you later. Summer is ready when you are!