Alas...Snow!!

Bass Lake

Austin is now an old hand at going to "the cabin", I figure by our next trip he will be ready to chop some wood with his dad. On this trip we went with our buddies the Stricklands. You can see what a ladies man our lil' A-Ross is. It is always nice to go with the girls because they are better than hiring a baby sitter.

I am not real sure why we spend money on toys when A-Ross is so entertained with a bag of diapers, a ziploc and a spoon. Hmmm? Who's really the fool??

Yosemite

We went in search of snow. We had jackets, boots, beanies, etc. but all we found were beautiful views. I guess there are worse fates. Austin experienced his first Yosemite winter and for any of you California natives you can tell by the photo of Yosemite Valley just how snowless it really was.

Although, not the greatest photo you will please notice that the dog and the boy are looking in the same general direction. That in and of itself is a formidable task.

Traveling Buddy

If you follow the blog you know that Austin regularly hits the highways. As prudent parents we thought it was imperative that A-Ross find a traveling pal. Austin found Chongo at Old Navy and it has been happy days since then. This is the two of them before we hit the road to San Diego Tuesday.

Fifth haircut

Well, being the slacker mother that I am I finally have photos of Austin's 5th haircut. I wish I would have had the camera the first 4 times because as he has gotten older the haircuts are looking more and more like a wrestling match than a haircut.

RJ

This past weekend A-Ross made yet another trip to Brawley and San Diego. Unfortunately this trip was not recreational trip. Austin's Uncle RJ (my older brother) lost a courageous 15 month battle with brain tumor. Austin was just happy that he got to hang out with his Uncle for the past 9 months and create some pretty cool memories.

Weekend at Grammy's

Two weekends ago Adrian and I went down south for a visit and this was the look on Austin's face when he found out he got to stay with his "Grammy". Someone needs to let me know when they hit that age when they actually notice their parents are gone. Upon our return the dog was more excited to see us than the boy. At least we know he is in good hands while we're gone.

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"Barba" Que 2007

Okay, so we are a little behind on our blogging, but read on because we have tons to catch you up on. A few weeks ago Austin made his official debut at the annual Barba family get together. Needless to say, he was a hit!!




Austin, getting to know a few of his cousins. I think next year we are going to be in trouble when they are all mobile :-)
Tia Andrea and you know the other two.

Grandpa Mike always elicites a smile from A-Ross, especially since he has figured out how to grab that rellay cool fuzzy thing on his face.

Eat my shorts Orwell...

Ah, now that I have selected a fine piece of literature I can get down to some reading.

Now that I am 8 months old, I can finally open these contraptions on my own.

I always skip to the juicy parts in the middle...

This book is hilarious, I wonder how it ends.

Mom, could you please get that dang camera out of my face, I am trying to read here. Jeesh, what does a guy have to do to get some peace and quiet??

A Brawley Christmas

Christmas Dinner
Auntie Dawn & a HOT A-Ross
Jenkins Family after a looong night of gift opening

What does Christmas look like in Brawley, CA? Picture 70 degree weather, sunlight from the time you wake up 'til it goes down again, a fire just so you can open the sliding glass door to get some fresh air, and lots of late nights telling hilarious stories of what really happened in the Jenkins house after Mom and Dad went to sleep. We did our Christmas early this year because Adrian is at work right now :-( But never the less we had a great nightand our topless Austin stayed up until 8:30pm without a single tear.

Sleepy Head

I just thought this was a cute picture of A-Ross catchin' some zzz's. I wish he would sleep with a more clear airway though, he is turning me into a more nuerotic mom than I already am.

Let the Christmas festivities begin!!

Austin with his Aunt Pat and his Great Grandma.

This weekend we kicked off the Christmas season with our first gift exchange for the year. Austin's Aunt Pat and Great Grandma came over and boy did that child make a KILLING!!! I am not sure why we bothered showing up, we now know who the "main event" is. :-) It's a good thing he's cute! Austin's Aunt Pat is notrious for coming up with some super cool gifts for people, well this year A-Ross got his very own personalized airplane. Look carefully at the picture and you will see A-Ross painted on the side. We have about six months before he can really play with it so in the mean time his father will be reaping the benefits of showcasing it in his garage.

Bass Lake or BUST!!!

Well, Austin is 7 months old as of Saturday. We spent the weekend enjoying the beautiful fresh mountain air in Bass Lake. Austin wasn't too wild about the cold weather but he loved sleeping in the bedroom next to the fireplace. Everyone else was sweating but Austin was in "Hog Heaven". We even found some time to go up Beashore Rd. to check out a lil' snow. When Austin wasn't next to the fire he was being entertained by his 3 new buddies; Kylie, Kaylynn, and Krista. It was just proof again of just how entertaining other kids can be for an infant.

Naught or Nice????

Well, we drug our poor son down to the mall to sit on that strange man in the red jump suit's lap. For the first picture he had this look like, "what the #$%^&* are you people thinking". The second picture he was taking every ounce of air he could get into his lungs in preparation for the third picture where he was in full blown scream mode. Needless to say we opted not to purchase any of the phots offered but his Grammy came through with this great second option. Maybe next year Santa...

Turkey, Ham, Teeth, Potatoes Oh my...

Austin had a lot to be thankful for his first Thanksgiving. 1. A visit from his Uncle Patrick. 2. An extra nap 3. Screaming at Santa for pictures 4. Last but not least, his second tooth. Austin was awesome while we were all enjoying mashed potatoes, turkey and all of the other Holiday fixin's he was suffering with another dang tooth.

Happy Boy

If you look carefully you can spy a little tiny white tooth in this picture. We are so glad we got the first one out of the way, only 20-something to go...

After a fierce game of Peek A Boo Austin found us again.

Betty Ford for Corgis?

This isn't an Austin picture but it's funny. I think our puppy has a problem.



- Get Your Own

Naked Man

Create Your Own!

6 months Hooray!!

We were a bit tardy in documenting the 6th month of life. Austin had bigger fish to fry. Not only did he get the gift of shots but he also got his 1st tooth for his 1/2 birthday. Oh boy, lucky us. I guess that explains the sleepless nights and fussy days.

Austin's cameo at RJ's wedding

This is one of only a few photos of Austin's very brief cameo at RJ and Dawn's wedding.

P.S. Those of you who have been keeping track are probably thinking I am behind on posting Austin's 6 month pictures. Truth be told, his 6mos. shots have been BRUTAL on all of us and I really don't want to capture the memory of his current mood. :-)