I know. It's been way too long since we've posted anything. You see, ideally I'd get one night a week off of baby duty to go to a coffee shop and write. But the weeks go by and it never really seems to happen. I don't really mind, because I love our family time together. Dave works so hard for us, that I enjoy taking care of things at night and either letting him rest, do more work, or just hang out with Gia. There just always seems to be something going on, and evenings away from home are few and far between. I hope to be coming to a place where I could either focus on writing while Gia is around, or become involved in a writing group, even a class (!).
Enough about that. Since the last post we have had many adventures with the G-note. We took her to Mammoth a few weeks ago. My stud husband made an incentive at work and won us a trip to the Mammoth Lodge right at the base of the ski resort. Our room, though old, had an amazing view of the mountain. Each morning we enjoyed watching the sun rise and eventually hit the face of the mountain with a brilliant orange glow. It was beautiful. And although we didn't brave the half pipes we could watch kids a lot more brave and talented than us do jumps and tricks, all from the comfort of our room. Dave and I each did a half day of boarding which was just about perfect for us old timers who hadn't hit the slopes in several seasons, six I think. Gia had an okay time, but really, there wasn't much for her to do. We were disappointed because we couldn't find a sled and we really wanted to take her sledding. It was just too late in the season. We endured a flat tire on the way home, which was an adventure in itself. Dave handled it though and everything was fine.
We like to go on little hikes with Gia. We'd like to do some more serious hiking with her, but our weekends fly by so quickly, that it never seems to happen. I've included, in this batch, some pictures of a little trek we did around the lagoon, in Solana beach, just last weekend. Gia enjoyed being in dad's pack and when we'd let her out, she just wanted to draw in the sand. The pictures are pretty cute.
Also included in this batch of pictures are a few from the zoo. G and I went on Monday. I didn't snap man pictures that day, but had to get a few of Gia kissing the gorillas. At the San Diego zoo, they have bronze statues of gorillas that kids can interact with. Gia kissed every one of them. I'm pretty sure that she has an affection for gorillas because Goodnight Gorilla has been a favorite book of hers for about a year now. If you've ever tried to get a kiss from Gia, you know that they don't come easily. Lucky gorillas.
