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Puppy Update

Puppy has been found!!! Someone picked him up at Nana & Papa's church (where we thought he went missing) and left him at the church. Nana & Papa went back up to look the other night and there he was. I think Karla was more relieved than Jakson.

Labor Day Snapshots

Here are a few shots of what our Labor Day weekend was like. We spent a few days in Sioux City and then Monday here in SF at a few parks.

We started on Friday by picking our first watermelon of the season. It was pretty, almost ripe and it tasted OK. You can see Aesa's rear-end - she's a notorious cucumber picker. She finds smaller ones and picks them right of the vine.

On Saturday Karla and I went golfing, and took Jakson along. Here he is teeing off on a par 3 and I think he made it 4 or 5 (he beat Karla on that hole too)

Saturday was the Art Splash festival down by the river. Jakson got to make some neat projects. Here he is making a sand candy tube. Nothing like flavored sugar and 5 year olds!

I have been spending time with Jakson outside, catching bugs, frogs, snakes (that's right Nana - snakes...) He took some time during our golfing to nab some grass-hoppers. He isn't afraid to try and get some bugs.

I don't think Kamryn touched the ground with Papa around. She spent some quality time with her pappy.

Nana and Papa celebrated 45 years of wedded bliss on Sunday. Quite a feat anymore, so kudos to them. We helped them celebrate by eating at Kahills from Sunday brunch. Always tasty.

Sunday also marked the end of an era. We lost the blue puppy! After 5 years of nearly constant companionship - Jakson misplaced his puppy (in church we think) and we have yet to find him. We do have puppy's twin brother still - but I don't think it's quite the same. Jakson is taking it like a big boy, but we are kinda bummed - it's been a lot of places. We're hoping someone found it and will return it, but have accepted that that may never happen. (that's also why we bought a set of bunnies for Kamryn just in case.)

Cool Weather = s'mores

Since we have had unusually cool weather for August, we took the opportunity to fire up the pit and make some tasty s'mores.

Karla and Kamryn getting comfortable.

"Ho-hum....I'm sleepy and so comfy in my blanket...."

"Oooh - did someone say s'mores!?!?!?!?"

We've had to dismantle the playset temporarily to get some replacement parts, so the slide now makes a handy canoe. I'm just thankful it's not my kid making the funny face. That's the next door kids Kai and Kyra.

More Kamryn

Sorry - it has been almost 3 weeks since Kamryn was born and we haven't been very prompt at adding new blogs posts of anything. There is so much going on in August that it's been hard to just sit down and write. Jakson starts school on Monday, the garden is starting to take over, plus all the other day to day stuff just gets in the way! Anyway - out little girl had her first bath (real bath) the other night.

Kamryn didn't seem to mind getting undressed - unsual since she normally screams at getting her diaper changed. "Um - mom - I'm not so sure about this - this isn't just washing my hair...should we be doing this?!?!?!?"

"Ahhhh-this feels good! Mom - you can do this all day long...."

"Wait? What? - I don't like this - what are you doing!?!?!?"

Jakson loves his little sister - except when she cries. he wanted to watch but not listen.

All snuggled and clean in my little chick towel.

A few pics of Kamryn

A few hours old.
Not too big and not too small....

Jakson is a proud big brother.

Kamryn Rae Santi

Little sister arrived today at 11:39am. Full head of hair and all 10 fingers and toes. Karla did great and only had to push once! At 7lbs 11oz - Kamryn is a healthy size and is happy and content. I'll post pictures later once we get settled into the suite upstairs.