Make new friends, but cherish the old.

Well, we did it. We finally sold the Jeep. Chase just drove away with it to it's new home after we took several pictures of it and wept a couple of tears. The Jeep was so much more than just a car. It represented a chapter in our lives that is now over. We've had this car ever since we started dating in 2000 and it's been so good to us. So many memories. We are growing up. We are now thinking about what is safe instead of what looks cool or what drives the fastest. We are thinking about gas mileage instead of using the Cannon Sinclair card. If we weren't driving to D.C. this fall we would keep it forever. No more will we complain about the gas mileage. No more will we worry about the car blowing up with the A/C running full blast. No more will we bounce around on the freeway. But at the same time, no more will Sadie look through the back window at the cars behind her and giggle. No more drives up Lambs canyon to look at the stars. No more throwing the surf board in the back and whatever else will fit to go the the beach. No more bumper stickers and no more ski rack up Cottonwood Canyon. No more Jeep. I thought I would never say this because I have always hated the Jeep, but I am really going to miss it and miss seeing Chase look so hot in it. On to bigger and better things, like a sedan...oh..how exciting. At lease I have my Vespa when I feel like being wild and crazy again.

A week with Mimi and Grandpa

We were fortunate enough to have lots of grandparent time this month. A week with Pops and CC on the East coast and a week with Grandpa and Mimi on the West. It was awesome to have my parents here. The only other time they have really been here was when Sadie was born and I was a little out of commission due to not being able to really walk that much. I was determined to show them the best of San Diego this time around. Unfortunately the day they got here, Sadie got sick. She must have caught a bug because the poor thing couldn't keep anything down. Although I think she was really enjoying not having to eat all her veggies and having Gatorade instead of water. My friend Dani told me about the "BRAT" diet where you feed a sick baby Bananas, Rice cereal, Applesauce, and Toast to help settle their stomach. This worked and she eventually got better a day later. She's really going to miss eating jello and having high fructose corn syrup in her sippy cup. At first I was a little frustrated that Sadie would get sick during the worst possible week but now that I look back it was the best time because with Chase working all day long, I would have have been home alone with Sadie and cleaning vomit all over the place with no one to help me. I was very grateful to have my parents there for support and for advice at the same time.

To make up for lost time we ran all over the place once she was feeling better. We went to La Jolla one day and shopped around on the main street out there. Sadie's favorite store was of course "Muttropolis" where she encountered a very friendly baby bulldog who loved her as much as she him. He licked her toes and she thought she had died and gone to heaven. It was hilarious. Mimi bought her a cell phone from Geppetos that looks extremely real and has been entertaining her ever since. We went on a hike in Torrey Pines and spent the rest of the day in Del Mar which is always fun. We also showed them the beautiful island of Coronado and walked on the beach for a while. It was a great trip and although their inflatable mattress deflated in the middle of the night, they seemed to have a great time hanging out with us but especially with Sadie Lady.
The highlight of the trip was seeing Mimi ride our little scooter. I didn't think I could ever get her on one of those things and she totally wanted to ride it. It was a very proud moment for all of us.
Grandpa took off one afternoon for hours exploring our surrounding with the wind rushing in his face. Knowing his views about the environment, I wouldn't be surprised if he purchased one himself so he could save a little more gas here and there. I love my parents!!!! I'm so glad they could come and see us!!!

Sadie and Walter Video

Cannon Beach Bums!!

It's about time we updated the blog seeing we've been home for a week from the Cannon family vacation in North Carolina. We had such a great time and even though we spent most of the time lounging on the beach, we made a lot of fun memories and it was so great for Sadie to be around all of her cousins. Sadie's cousins Ethan and James are around the same age so it was awesome watching them interact. Ethan was walking all over the place and was a great example to Sadie. By the time we left she wasn't just taking a step here and there, she was walking as her only mode of transportation. This was wonderful for the beach because she had a lot more fun walking around and playing in the inflatable pool than she has in the past here in San Diego. Before it was just a battle with the sunblock and the sand on her face and that was never fun. It's amazing what a difference two feet of elevation can make!!





Of course every day, we had to go on a search for doggies because we couldn't say no to the constant "uuff..ufffs" from Sadie. I've mentioned this before, but she is absolutely obsessed with dogs. She has learned a lot of new animal sounds. She can do the elephant while using her arm as the trunk, the monkey, gorilla, cat, and just learned to snort like a little piggy. It cracks me up every time she does the elephant. She was drilled by the older cousins to say lots of new words as well. She can now say "duck, ball, moon, ma ma, daddy, dog, no" and a strange language we call "talking." She likes to read to herself now and goes off in this cute little gibberish as she turns the pages. She's also learned to give kisses but only when she feels like it and it usually ends up being a big mouth of slobber on your cheek. We're having so much fun watching her learn how to do all these things. She loved watching and attempting to fly a kite as well.

She turned into a cuddle bug on the beach. I think the crashing waves worried her a little so for the first time since she was an newborn, she actually nuzzled up and cuddled with us as we sat on beach chairs. Before she was usually so hyper that this would have only lasted for a half of a second.

She took a lot of naps on the beach usually in Pops arms as he watched everyone play in the water around him or build that day's sand castle before the tide swept it away.

Overall, it was a great trip and even the long flight to D.C. was awesome. Sadie is just a great traveler. She even surprised a lot of the passengers on board at how pleasant she was. We are lucky parents!!
Chase just relished the short time of not having to read a law book. He also gave up his five month resolution to not have sugar and boy did he give it up. He couldn't handle watching everyone eat candy around him and he totally fell off the wagon. He says it's the best wagon he's ever fallen off of. He went from no sugar to eating fruit loops for every meal, gummy bears in between, and m&m's for dessert. I've got him back under control now that we're home and actually had a little argument in the cereal isle over a box of fruit loops that we were most certainly NOT going to by. He says he'll just come back and get them when I'm not looking. It wouldn't be the first time. Once he bought a huge case of coke from Costco and hid it in his closet. I guess we can officially call him a "closet drinker." Obviously we have different views on nutrition in our home.

I had a great time with all of the other moms and we actually handed all the kids over to the husbands one morning and went out for a morning of shopping and pedicures. It was awesome!!


Also, before we made the drive down to the Outer Banks, we had lunch with an old friend of mine from college and her little girl who is Sadie's age as well. Seeing that we are living in D.C. for the fall, I think it's safe to say Sadie and baby Lizzie will become very good little buddies. It was so fun meeting back up with Jess at our favorite restaurant...Cosi.


Well I can hear Sadie stirring in her crib which means it's time to sign off. Until next time. Here's some more pictures of the trip:


CC and Sadie in matching attire for church.

















Sadie upon discovering a doggie!!!














Sadie and her uncle Heber just chilling on the beach