Our New Little Guy

He's here!

Jack Bradley Omer
born Aug 30, 7 lbs 2 oz, 20 in

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture to post right here, but believe me, he's a cutie! The delivery went so well and we are happy to have this little addition to our family!

Uncle Brian

We have been lucky to have a new addition to our household: Uncle Brian! He's my youngest brother, just graduated from the University of Michigan. He's staying at our place while he looks for a job--and to help me out as we get ready for our new baby :)

The kids love having him here. Among many other things, he's handy to have around when Mom doesn't know how to fix a flat bike tube:

To give private guitar lessons & fun concerts:

And to accompany us to the LA Zoo:

Tom was there too, but it was nice to have another set of muscles to push the stroller or round up kids. We had a pretty entertaining day at the zoo, with lots of animal activity. I loved watching these mountain goats balance on a cliff and then jump down.

A hippo out of the water? Fun to see him walk around and then glide on into the pool and blow bubbles.

I really like koalas.

Back to the original subject of Brian...it is so nice to have some family around again. We haven't seen him in quite a while and it is nice to have good quality time with him. He gets to see our daily life and we get to be entertained by his talents, hobbies and funny personality.

Where to begin?

I don't know why I haven't felt like posting anything for a while. Most likely it's because I'm overwhelmed by all we have done this summer, so where should I begin... I guess I'll start with the most recent stuff first and then see if I can work my way back. Get ready for pictures and caption style:

We've done a few fun field trips with First 5 this summer. Here's the Post Office:

Fun with a backyard pool

The Fire Station

This was cool--Venice, CA. Tom & I went there for our 8th Anniversary date. There are beautiful canals and bridges and lots of fun houses to examine. Not exactly the same as the real Venice, but very fun nonetheless. Especially on a date with Tom.

The duck park

A field trip to the karate studio. It was supposed to be for Allison & Jacob with Gideon watching, but Gideon wouldn't hear of it. He joined in and was actually a pretty good 2 year old karate student.

3 kids on 1 bike.

Lots of swimming. This kid is fearless. We have to make sure his floaties are on before we open the pool gate because he is all about jumping in over and over.

Swim lessons:

Gideon figured out his job at swim lessons: Towel Boy

It was fun to do swim lessons with friends

Beach day

And bowling with Dad during his lunch break.

Yeah for summer! It has flown by and has been quite fun. I for one am grateful for the mild temperatures so I could enjoy my last weeks of pregnancy more while doing all these activities. Here's to a fun last few days of summer!