Bradley's 4th birthday! And Grammy visits!

He's finally 4! And we were so excited to have Grammy visit us as well!

 Birthday crown for the birthday boy

 Look at all those bugs!

 For his birthday, we let him pick an activity with a friend. He chose rollerskating with his buddy Arjun. Lots of fun!

 Daddy lining up at the start of the men's over 18 race...which he won!

 Cake, of course.

 He basically opened a few presents every day for a few days--we like to spread out the fun

 Reading his human body book with daddy

 Another 5K while Grammy and Bradley hung out at home.

 We both ran really well! And enjoyed a few kid-free hours

 A lovely dinner date

 So many fun new toys!

 A beautiful visit to Point Loma

 And the Ocean Beach Pier

 Torrey Pines Beach

 He loved books with Grammy

And mini-golfing

 He's really enjoying baseball

 Hanging out with his brother

Last weekend, I participated in a Ragnar Relay race. Basically, a team has 12 runners that cover almost 200 miles over about 30 hours. The race started in Huntington Beach and finished in Coronado. I ended up running 4 legs for a total of 21 miles in less than 24 hours. Very tiring but very fun!

 Dana Point, CA-- the end of my first leg

 Running through downtown San Diego

 The closest to Mexico that I've been--view of San Diego from the south (Imperial Beach)

 Most of our team at the finish line

The next day, friends Janine, Jim and their kids were in town. They moved away from San Diego over a year ago so it was nice to catch up.

 Easter egg hunt with his buddy Mason

 Life is tough as a fluffy kitty

 Looking for eggs in our yard

Happy Easter!

March 2017

Oops, another late post!

Everyone loves kitty pictures

 He stole the brush from me so I couldn't use it on him

 Driving to the beach: sunny and warm at our house but then we saw the marine layer toward the coast...

 super cloudy at noon!

 And cold at the beach

 Fun trip to Sea World

 jumping on a big air mat

 We met up with my coworker's wife who is a trainer at the sea otter exhibit. She let us feed these cute little guys

 Friends came to visit! We were very excited to welcome Laura, Brian and Sierra for a few days in our paradise.

 Everyone loves the zoo!

 I swear he loves eating at Chipotle

Sunset at La Jolla

 Bradley and Sierra loved chasing the birds

 Another fun day at SeaWorld

 Trip to the aircraft carrier USS Midway

 Ready to get some work done

 Rolling out his hamstrings

 Let's play ball!

 Some backyard landscaping...

 Party for Bradley's friend Arjun at a local trampoline park

 More tree trimming

 Midweek trip to the farmer's market with some kids from his school