Cinco de Mayo

It has become a tradition to meet at the cabin every "Cinco de Mayo" with family and friends. The weekend is filled with a lot of eating, drinking, laughing, and work. Yep, "we" work on the cabin each year to get it through the next year. Last year the guys worked on the fence, this year it was painting the cabin.

We had a blast, I wish I had taken more pictures. I have also decided that we need to go up there a lot more and spend more time, 3 days just doesn't cut it.

Aiden caught the fish. He had several good one liners this trip.

This swing was a big hit! Chase loved it, we had a hard time capturing his smile. But he just kept laughing each time we would push him. Here is the second swing. Ainsley (not sure on the name spelling) was so cute the entire weekend! The kids went from spotless to massive dirt everywhere in 2.2 seconds. All the dirt just brings back memories of camping from when I was little...I LOVE IT!

Rowen was playing with Chase here.

Peyton playing with Chase.

And the kid group shot. I can't believe we are grown ups, and these are our kids!

Chase vs. Peas

Joel is not a vegetable eater. So I was a bit surprised by how fast Chase ate his peas. And yes, Papa, Chase ate them right up! I guess he skipped the Berman gene on this one. Well, at least for right now. I'm sure it will change when he realizes how gross they look.

He likes to grab the spoon and chomp on it. I wish he loved his teething rings this much!

Visit with Nama

Chase and I went down to visit Nama this week. It was great and really nice to just get out of the house for a couple of days. We went to the desert botanical gardens (http://www.dbg.org/). They have a really neat glass exhibit right now. We went during the perfect time of day, but it was a bit hot for the little man.

They also had a butterfly exhibit. AND they had just released new butterflies the day we went!

Chase wasn't to sure about the butterflies. I think in this picture one had just landed on him.

Chase had a hard time that night. I think he was tired and all the flashes (there were alot of people there taking pictures) kinda scared him.

Here is part of the exhibit during the day.

And at night.

This was probably my favorite plant of the whole garden. I know it is just a simple artichoke plant. But one the flower is beautiful and two I had no idea that artichokes bloomed.

We had a blast!

Chase vs. Sweet Potatoes

The verdict is still out.