Villa Montalvo

Scott had the day off today. It was so wonderful to have him home. He got up with Kekoa this morning so I could sleep in. I actually slept until 9:30...really late for me. It felt great. We were going to go to the beach, but Kekoa got up a little late from his nap. We wanted to do something different and headed down the road to a beautiful villa.
There are hiking trails and the grounds are just gorgeous. Kekoa couldn't wait to hit the trails and find all the muddy spots, of course! We hiked a little bit, then turned back around on the trail to explore the grounds of the villa. It is so pretty, I can't believe we have never been here before. It is super close to us and it is free! It will be pretty to come back when the flowers are blooming and when it is a bit warmer!

Look what I found mama!
" Da gwun gwun" (Big sticks)!
Ooooh, let's go up the trail!







Splash splash!

So much "wa wa", so little time!


We were going to keep exploring into the garden but didn't get any further than this gate. We hung out here for awhile, opening and closing this beautiful black gate!



The villa...
How cute is Kekoa's face? He is making sound effects for the gate closing!



A giant blue egg! Kekoa actually spotted this on our way out and said "dan" (egg in Chinese).

El Quito Park

This afternoon, Kekoa and I had to get out into the sunshine. We headed out to a new park, for us, El Quito, in Saratoga. It was OK, not a favorite. I think it may have been because there were so many bigger kids there. School was out today. There weren't any kids Kekoa's age there and he just wanted to follow this one really obnoxious boy around, who wasn't very nice. I'm sure the park would be a lot more fun with some friends. It was nice to be outside after so many days of rain. The best part of the park visit was actually sitting on the bench with Kekoa. He snuggled right up next to me, at some of his snack, as we both people watched. There is actually a community garden there. I was so excited about it, thought maybe I could look into renting a little plot to garden. Unfortunately it is a too expensive, $200 for a year and a tiny little plot. Oh well.

I couldn't believe what a big boy Kekoa looked like in these pictures...

What's going on over there?

18 month check up

This morning we went to see Dr. Drucker. We got the room with the big fancy window and had a beautiful view of the mountains, all covered in snow. I of course did not have a camera to capture the cuteness of Kekoa, in his little diaper, looking out the window, pointing to all the cars and saying "car" over and over again.
He did not however, enjoy being there once the assistant came in and Dr. Drucker. It was his first time being really scared of it all, especially the stethoscope. I think we will need to get a play one and practice playing doctor so maybe he won't be so afraid next time.
Dr. Drucker was in complete awe of how much Kekoa is talking. (Not to brag or anything) He couldn't get over it. He told us at this age, all that is expected is some babbles. We are very proud parents!

Kekoa is 22.7 pounds and 32 inches tall. He isn't gaining much weight, only about a pound since the last visit. Dr. Drucker isn't concerned and we aren't either. He eats plenty but is running around all the time.

He didn't like his shots at all. It makes me so sad to hear that cry. He got two shots, one in each leg. Ouch! Next visit is when he turns 2 years old...I can't believe it!

"Car Car"

Every morning, the first thing Kekoa does when he gets out of bed, is look for "car car". He calls "car car", beckoning it to come out of wherever it is hiding! It is really cute.

"Car car" where are you?
Car car is in the kitchen, resting on a chair.
There you are!



I love in this video how Kekoa keeps pointing his arms back. Notice the fancy bed head! :) We got up extra early to style his hair like this for the video ;)
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Rainy day visit

Oh, thank goodness we had visitors today. It was pouring down rain, it was relentless. There was no break in it and it was so cold outside. The troops from Fremont braved the weather and came out to see us. We were so excited to see Kaiwei, Jiawei, Papa Beezy, and Auntie Jenny come through the door! "Ka Ka", Kekoa calls and follows Kaiwei everywhere. As always, the boys had so much fun playing with each other. Kekoa tried feeding Jiawei some of his dinner. Kekoa gets more and more interested in Jiawei each time we see him. He knows him as "baby". Kaiwei ate broccoli, the first time he's had veggies in almost a year! Jenny was super excited about this! It was just really nice to have them over. :)
Kaiwei loves coming over and playing with all of Kekoa's cars. He carefully lined them all up this time. Guess who had to copy him and do the same thing? Kekoa! But not before he messed up what Kaiwei had lined up!


Jiawei loves blankies. Jenny says that if she gives him one when its nap time, he'll fall right asleep. He likes the satin.

Not so sure about this seat!
A little head kiss for Papa!
A story after dinner. Thanks Papa Beezy!
Little porpoise!
Hi Jiawei! I asked Kekoa if he wanted to lay next to Jiawei and he got right down on the ground. I remember when Kekoa was a baby and asking Kaiwei to do the same thing!
You gotta a little something on your ear...
let me get it for you Jiawei! :)

Look at me standing! Only 3 1/2 months old!
A little head bump kiss for Jiawei.

A little grocery shopping...