Hiking in Pt. Richmond

Aunt April is on a mission to hike in most of the East Bay Regional Parks. So, on April 24th, we decided to help her out and join her for a walk around Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline in Pt. Richmond. That's right, mom took me to Richmond for the first time. It was actually a darling historic area with cute buildings and a gorgeous view of the bay. Here we are at the shoreline park getting ready to hike:
I really enjoyed trying out the "new" backpack Teri found for us at a garage sale. It was fun to be higher up on mom's back. It also also put me in better position to pull her hair and grab her hat.

Great views from the trail:

Picking a wildflower along the way. I think it only made it into my mouth once...

Aunt April taking it all in:

This is mom and I after the longest ascent. It was a bit steeper then we expected and Aunt April had to help us out a little along the way.

Overall, it was a very fun time. I slept on the car ride back, which was good, because we had a birthday party to attend that afternoon. My girlfriend Violet turned one. It was really fun! She was very sweet as she delicately picked at her birthday cake, one small bite at a time. Happy Birthday, friend!

Middletown & Cal Pine Day

On April 17th, mom and I went to visit our Middletown family. When we arrived, I got a tractor ride with my Papa.

Next, the fam headed down the street to Cal Pine Day where there were many things to see.

Two little guys checking out the goat babies.

Sweet Baby Keller: Lunch time at the ranch. Grandma Joan joined us for an outdoor picnic with food from the local Mexican Restaurant. I got to eat my favorite: chicken, beans, rice and mole.

Look what mom did after she cleaned up all of the food from my face and hair:

Aunt Sheila's Birthday

On April 16th, we celebrated Aunt Sheila's birthday in Healdsburg at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was big fun! Mom and I had the very important job of getting the special pastel de tres leches cake (which you can see below). At the bakery, the lady who helped us offered me a cookie (which I couldn't have, because it was too crunchy), and she also held me while mom took care of the payment. She was very nice. Aunt Sheila kindly let me share some of her cake with her later and it was quite yummy.
Some pictures of the evening...
Hanging out with Grandpa:

Chewing on the string of one of Sheila's balloons. She had to have known about my balloon obsession and that she was going to have to share one with me...

One of my favorite things to do is "drive" around the house and go through dad's legs. Sometimes, he sneaks in a kiss as I come through...

Here I am very proud of myself:

13 months old

New Crawl

Mommy's Note: On the Tanyon's 13 month birthday, he suddenly began to crawl like a big boy. I don't know what prompted him, but he is now over the army crawl. I have to admit, I am a bit sad to see it go. He would eagerly move along the floor with his forearms, butt high in the air... it was quite a sight. But, alas, he is growing up...

Toothbrushing and Stories With Dad (4/11)

I know I have had teeth now for a little while, but this is the first time mom and dad have attempted to brush them. It was a little strange, but I let them do it. Here I am reading stories with dad. Reading is one of my FAVORITE things to do!

I don't think we were buying this story...

Opening Day

Last Friday, I went to my first Opening Day Giants' Game. I went to three games last season, but I figured I should start this season out right. Mom and I drove down to San Francisco with Grandpa Matt and our friend Doug. We met Aunt April in the parking lot. Great Aunt Mari hooked us up with Club Level Passes. It was a perfect spot to get changed and fuel up on food. Here I am looking out the club level window at all of the people entering the park:

The view from our seats:

Celebrating a run with high-fives from Papa:

The game ended up in extra innings and lasted a long time. We found many things to do to keep me entertained...

Peek-a-Boo:

Bird Watching (This one ended up being my favorite. I spent hours looking at all of the seagulls and pigeons fly by. By the end of the game, I was successfully using my sign language symbol for bird):
Trying out April's glasses:

As we got into extra innings, there were many times that we had to put on our rally caps to encourage a win:

Oh, I think the Giants just did something good:

Overall, a wonderful day at the park. Many people commented on what a good boy I was during the game. After a small nap in the 10th inning, I was ready to finish out the game and whatever else the night handed to me.

After the game, we headed to Thirsty Bear for a little food and refreshments with our friends. I was also able to eat, but I was most intrigued by April's cell phone.:

I have even learned how to flip through pictures on the phone!

OK, Lady, that is one too many beer samplers for you!