Trying to drive

Running in the sand

Ocean Beach

Roadtrip to the Lost Coast

Ty, Tim and I took a mini roadtrip in the Mini this weekend. We headed up to the "Lost Coast" and stayed in Eureka, CA and played in Redwood National Park. We are trying to get our fill of California before we take off for Colorado. The redwoods are beautiful and we took a hike with Ty in the backpack. Eureka is interesting, but nothing like the California that people see on TV. It seems more like the Oregon coast...you can tell it used to be a thriving downtown when logging Redwoods wasn't considered environmentally bad.

I also found a four-leaf clover among the redwoods. I'm opening that is a good sign that someone might buy our condo soon!

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Way Behind

I am so very far behind on posting to the blog. So much has been happening over the last month. We have moved half of our stuff into storage, Tim painted our entire condo and our condo is on the market. I'm working a little over 20 hours a week, but keeping our house clean with Ty is challenging. I don't usually care about a clean house, but our realtor is showing our house anywhere from 3 to 6 times a week. I'm a straighter...not a cleaner. But, whatever it takes to sell this place.

Tim is officially on his "sabbatical" before he starts his new job in June. But, somehow he finds "lists" to fill his days.

Sorry for no new pictures. I can't find the cord for my camera in the madness. But, I know it's here! I know I'll trip on it in a few days!

Oh yea...here is the link to our Virtual Tour for our condo sale. I think it looks pretty good...it's all our stuff, but with half of our JUNK in storage!


Click here for the tour of our condo. 847 Arguello Tour

Testing

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I'm testing posts from Flickr to Blogger...we'll see how it goes.

We're Moving On

Well, the cat is out of the bag. We are leaving San Francisco and moving back to Colorado. Tim gave his notice last week, but it just got announced at work. We tried to move back to Colorado about seven years ago, but we never quite made it. Tim finally got a good position back in Denver. We love the West Coast and I will miss the temperate weather and our fabulous California friends. But we are very excited about having seasons and going skiing again. I'm excited that Ty will be able to go sledding back there. (As far as that goes, I'll get to go sledding for the first time, too.)

We are busy getting our condo ready for the market. We're hoping to have plenty of time to play for a few months. Tim is going to take some time off for a well deserved break before he starts in Denver in late May.

More pictures of the Ty boy.

Big Catch Up!

Holy Cow! It has been weeks since I've posted. This juggling work and a wild child is hard! Work is going pretty well, although I think the concept of work is still overrated. Ty is doing great and his babysitter is working out very well. Although, I sort of lament the fact that they are playing while I'm doing boring client stuff.

Ty turned one! Can you believe it? It has been somewhat the slowest fast moving year ever! Ty is trying to get a head start into the terrible two's, as he is very vocal when he doesn't get his way now.



Ty is in full sprint mode now. His "takeoff" and "landing" are a little precarious, but his walking and running is in full throttle. Needless to say, we are thrilled that he is walking. We tried very hard to not get too excited, but the fact that Ty is walking after his initial health problems and the threat of not developing well make this so much more exciting.

We got some other great news. Ty had his one year checkup with our Hematologist. They checked his Protein C levels, which is a marker for clotting and possibly another stroke. Ty's levels were perfect and he is deemed to be at no further risk. So, while we like our Hematologist, she politely told us to get lost for good. Yea!

Lots of pictures on Flickr.
For the February Pictures:


For the March Pictures:

More SF Rain

We are tired of the SF rain. We had about a week of good weather, but the rain is back. I'm hoping we'll be done with all of it soon. Staying cooped up inside is just not as fun. What's going on here? Well, Ty has sprouted his seventh tooth. Based on the amount of drool, I'd say he's working on #8, also. I started working a few more consulting hours each week, so Ty has a babysitter two mornings a week. The babysitter is very nice and is a nursing student...but, I don't know how much I like dressing up like an adult again and going to client meetings. :>

In the glimpse of good weather we hit up a few short hikes down near Half Moon Bay. More fun time with Ty in the backup. He loves it, but he likes to pull my hair. Ow!

Ty seems to be eating everything in sight. He isn't gaining any weight because he goes wild all day, but he is the bottomless pit these days. Of course, he loves seeing how far plates and bowls can fly, also.

Happy Valentines Day

In light of it being Valentines Day and my Dad (AKA K-Pa) having heart surgery this week, here is a virtual card for my Dad.





And, just one picture that I realized that I liked of us.

High Energy Boy

Ty is full of life and is keeping us very, very busy...and tired by the end of the day. Ty is chatting it up big...lots of Daaaaa, Maaaaa, Naaaaa...lots of those No's! He also is fond of pointing at everything and waving his hand at me when I tell him no...such as when I have to tell him not to shove wires in his mouth. He loves all wires...

The weather has finally turned and SF is a fabulous place right now. Even though it's only February, I am in such a good mood because we get to be outside again.

Ty still loves his bath, but it really has become more like a swimming pool. He's not drinking too much of the water.

We've been taking lots of self-portraits because Ty likes to see the digital camera right after we take the picture...he loves looking at himself!



Ty with Jennifer Weller at Crissy Field




Diving in my laundry




Ty knocked over the light, which knocked the picture!


Finally a calm moment.

Resemblance

I know that Ty mostly resembles Tim, BUT...my mom pointed out that Ty looks a little like me in this picture of me. Well, Ty definitely didn't get my ears! Mine are sticking out a bit. What do you think?

Afternoon Nap at Crissy Field

Finally a pretty day!

Short Post

Just a short post with new pictures on Flickr...just click through any of the pictures and you'll be taken to the mass amounts of pictures of the boy on Flickr.

Do not the Mardi Gras outfit!

Also, it's getting harder and harder to take a straight picture of Ty these days. I only seem to catch the side of his head or the top of his head while he is on the move.

Ty at Crissy Field

Ty posing in the stroller

Ty posing in the stroller right before I sell it...more later on the Stroller Swapping! Yes, I've sold another and am re-buying one that we already had! (Well, a new one, but the same version).