Finishing up 2018: August 15 - December 31, 2018 (4 1/2 years old)

OK, I'm finally finishing up 2018…

Kadin and Baiba in Rehobeth on the kiddy rides - August 2018

Kadin visits his cousin Maddox - August 2018

We took the flag-stop train to a pretty camping spot along a river.  Nice fall camping trip (September).

Kadin's first school picture - Preschool

Yes, he is repetitively stabbing his pumpkin with knives.  No, I am not overly worried about this.  :-)

Kadin all dressed up for Suzy and Kassie's wedding in November.  This is one of the few photos when he wasn't wearing a mask due to all of the smoke from the Paradise Fires.

Feliz Navidad mi amor

November 1-7, 2016 - 2 years 3 months… (final week) Bike & Camp Trip on the CA coast!

Bawas video link:

https://youtu.be/k575erSdo4I

March 25, 2015 - 8 Months, 11 Days Old

Last day of the trip - got to get a few dips into the ocean while Sonia or her sister Zoe kept an eye on Kadin.  Here is Zoe with her daughter Mia, who was so excited to hang out with "Baby".

And here we are, preparing for a 4 hour direct flight to Anchorage.  Fortunately, we had an aisle seat this time and our neighbor was a father of an 8 year old with another one on the way.  He loved getting some baby time and was a HUGE help!  

March 24, 2015 - 8 Months, 10 Days Old

We went to visit the Nature Center, where Kadin went to chew on the antler, just like his older brother Buck does! 

For our last night at the campground, we moved into a yurt — cushy padded mattresses, protection from the wind, electricity, and heat were all pretty luxurious for us!

Beautiful sunset on our last day at Cachuma Lake.  

And here is the cutest video ever of a Kadin gigglefest... the trigger to this laughter was me blowing up a Thermarest!

March 23, 2015 - 8 Months, 9 Days Old

I've been trying to get a video of him pulling himself up to standing but he's usually using my knees to do it and it's too close for the video!  So here's just a cute little face to look at instead.  He is a non-stop mobile little monster these days!

March 22, 2015 - 8 Months, 8 Days Old

Beautiful day hanging out at camp.  Kadin is definitely happy to be outside and warm!  

The oak tree was at our campsite and has an acorn woodpecker nest in it.  

March 21, 2015 - 8 Months, 7 Days Old

Wheeee!

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March 20, 2015 - 8 Months, 6 Days Old

We went on a little hike to find the Carpinteria Tar Pits, and ended up finding a harbor seal rookery instead!  The Tar Pits was really just a sunken meadow and some oozing tar by the beach.  

We then took a break in the shade, and Kadin is practicing pulling himself up to standing - he's so proud of himself!

March 19, 2015 - 8 Months, 5 Days Old

Another sunny day at Carpinteria.  And the Pacific is still too cold for anything but the littlest toe-dipping!

And two more cute shots of him basking in the afternoon sun...

March 18, 2015 - 8 Months, 4 Days Old

Kadin's morning nap, as he falls asleep reading the back issues of Mothering magazine... 

Yay!  I'm ready to play!

On second thought, the Pacific Ocean sure is cold, maybe I'll just watch the birds for a bit...

Guess it's time for another nap!

March 17, 2015 - 8 Months, 3 Days Old

Kadin and I spent 5 days camping at Carpinteria State Beach Campground.  It was a bit crowded for me, but he loved watching all of the other kids in the area and was at home in the spacious tent Sonia lent us — so big I could easily stand up in it!

March 16, 2015 - 8 Months, 2 Days Old

 Sonia, Kadin, and I woke up to a beautiful morning at Veteran's Memorial Park Campground, near Monterey.  Kadin took his post-bottle nap en plein air and seemed pretty darned content.  The long ride south was a bit of a drag for him, but he did enjoy our stop at Piedras Blancas, to see the elephant seals!