Uncle Sean, my brother, was in the state for business for a few days so after he was finished work he jetted up to see us for the evening and spent the night. Blaise was thrilled! We don't get to see Uncle Sean much because he lives in Hawaii .. I know, I know, we should be getting over there to see him ... soon ! ...besides, Blaise has three cousins 6, 4, and 2 that he would have a blast playing with at the beach!
We went out to dinner with Janice (Philip's sister) , and friends for her Birthday. We came home for cake and entertainment courtesy of "Mix Master Blaise"! He sure can "groove" on the keyboard!
This movie was made with Windows Movie Maker ... so you can watch it with Windows Media Player. Enjoy the Fun ... can't help but tap your feet and Smile!
Oh Yes, I think that Blaise will definitely be a future videoblogger. He watches me all the time, and of course wants to play with all of the keys! I think that He will be showing Me how to videoblog in no time!
We love Halloween at our house. This year Philip went all out with the decorating. He had pumpkin lights strung over the side entryway to the house. Inside the house he had more multi colored pumpkin lights in the kitchen window. In the dining room he hung two big pumpkins with lights inside. Every day there 
would be more festive items at the house. We had three pumpkins that I
carved Halloween day with Blaise. "Gram" came up for the evening so Philip and I 
could go out "trick or treating" with Blaise. At first he really didn't get the whole ring the doorbell thing but then of course had a blast! He really liked his Thomas the Train outfit that He picked out himself!! A Very Happy Night was had by all!!
A fun trip to the pumpkin patch with Auntie Aida! Blaise had a blast in the wheelbarrow. So may pumpkins to choose from but Blaise thinks that he found the best one.
I think that the highlight of the trip was the Huge tractor. Maybe in a few years Blaise will be big enough to drive it!
My sister Erin or "Auntie Aida" as we call her, came up a few days before Blaise's Birthday to celebrate. Of course we wanted to take her to Coffee Bean so we could have "mocha coffee" as Blaise calls it. A Family Favorite! Yum!!!
A really fun day at the Zoo followed by a flying horse ride! Blaise LOVED the horses today and wanted to ride again and again! "Gram"had fun too!! We'll get to the real horses soon!
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Yeah! It's Blaise's 3rd Birthday. Can I hardly believe it! We had a little celebration yesterday with his friends. As you can see he had a lot of fun!
Blaise's Birthday cake. Yes, he did help me make it! Mixed the batter AND got to use the beaters to make the frosting! Besides building things outside he Loves to bake with me!
At least once a year we make a trip up to the Sierras to go camping. This year we had a later start than usual. We went up the end of September and stayed for a week. We stayed at Lake George in a cabin right on the water. It was the most picturesque spot! I must have said "I feel like I am on top of the World" a million times ... Philip just kept saying, "Yes, I know!"Blaise had
a blast! playing in the dirt, gathering rocks, feeding the
chipmunks and of course fishing! He even has his own fishing rod just his size.
We did catch some trout as you can see in the pics! It was a really fun trip. We did see a bear right at the waters edge in front of our cabin cruisin for fish. We will definitely be back!
Here is a bit of video from Lowell's (or "Uncle Lolo as he is known in the halau) show on Sunday 10-8-06 in Ventura. It was really great! Felt like we took a little trip to the Islands!!! Hula Halau O Puananiha ' Aheo put on the show. Check out their link on my blog. In the front row in the middle is Lowell's daughter, Nani, who is an extraordinarily talented dancer as well as ukulele player and singer. Awesome! The musicians are Grammy Award winners from Hawaiii, Keoki Kahumoku, Herb Ohta Jr., and Daniel Ho. Thought you would like to see some of the beautiful dancing!!
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If I even mention the word "bake" in our house, Blaise is right there in the kitchen waiting to help out. I decided to make a cake for our anniversary and Blaise was right by my side, apron 
ready and all! Mixing was fun but getting all messy with the batter was the best!
When I was finished pouring the batter into the pans I said that he could lick the bowl, well when I turned around, as you can see, Blaise took me literally ... head right into the bowl! Silly Me!!
As you can see Blaise is quite the climber. We had a fun day at two parks in SB and climbing was the "thing"! Dru, I'm sure that you are quite familiar with these parks, lots of fun! I really wanted to go on the "flying horses" sooo I convinced Blaise that it would be tons of fun. We were actually the only ones on the horses ... our own Merry Go Round!
Blaise and I had sooo much fun painting on the sidewalk. He got some special paints for Christmas and we put them away and then found them and decided to try them out. They are special for the sidewalk and just wash away with water. The kit also comes with a number of different sponge shapes that are squishy and cool! No muss no fuss, just plain Fun!!!
If I have one vice it definitely is an ice blended mocha from Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I like to meet my friends Robin and Cindy there for a 
"blend". My order is always the same ... decaf, half mocha half vanilla with Extra whipped cream! Oh yes, Love the Whip! ... then I get an extra straw, Blaise loves the purple straws, and he has his "mocha coffee" as he calls it, actually it's only the whipped cream! Good to the last drop as you can see!
