Laughing

Here are a couple of videos of Jane Ritchie laughing. She has a Leap Frog that she thinks is hilarious!

Aquarium, parte dos

We went to the aquarium again yesterday. Our landlord was one of the founding members and he gave us his guest passes. It worked out great since he wanted to do some loud work on the house while we were gone!

Jane Ritchie loved the tunnel for toddlers as you can see below. (Dad crawled through with her).

Yodel

Jane Ritchie has a goat that sings the song from Sound of Music. Now she tries to yodel along with it. We tried to catch it on video!

Learning to be a lady at lunch

Happy in a clam

Monterey is known for its nice aquarium. They have a new section just for babies and toddlers called The Splash Zone. We went to check it out the other day with our friend Liam. It was FUN!

Occasionally Jane Ritchie was fascinated with the fish in the big tanks, but mostly she was fascinated by the crowd.

Pik Yor Sef

We headed over to Watsonville, CA yesterday to the Gizdich Ranch to pick some strawberries. I bought a Gizdich Ranch Very Berry pie the other day at the grocery and it was delicious!! So, I looked them up online and we decided we would visit. They grow apples, strawberries, olalliberries, blackberries, and boysenberries. They have an antique shop, gift shop, bakery and juice processor. It is fun for the whole family!








P.S. When you move around alot, it is always nice to know someone familiar with your new neighborhood. Cheryl Wrathall has given us some great advice about where to go here in the Monterey Bay area. Thanks Cheryl!

Cute

I couldn't resist posting this cute picture of Jane Ritchie in the back pack at Yosemite. We bought it at a consignment shop, so it didn't come with directions. She didn't fall out, so I guess we did it right. She looks ready to go!

Fun times in beautiful weather!

We had a great visit with May May and Aunt B last week. Jane Ritchie learned many new things. She started to hold her own bottle and sippy cup. She now says "Bless you" when someone sneezes or coughs. She also says "where is she" when playing peek a boo. It is too cute!

We had a wonderful morning out at Point Lobos State Park. It is just 10 minutes from our house and is beautiful! We even saw a couple of whales!!!! We didn't even have to pay to go out on one of those boats wearing a crazy yellow rain coat!! It was a special treat.

At Point Lobos

Yosemite National Park

On the drive to Yosemite Jane Ritchie was entertained by Aunt B and May May and was such a good girl. We are proud to say she's visited her first National Park at age 9 months!

Jane Ritchie's first sight of snow at Yosemite!