Rainy Days and Kitchen Fun

Fall has finally arrived in California (yay!), which means random two-day rain storms followed by blue skies and 80 degrees (really, you gotta love SoCal). One of those rain storms hit Tuesday and Wednesday this week. It was hilarious to take Westin out in the rain. As the raindrops first hit his head, he looked up at the sky with confusion written all over his face. Maybe he was having a Chicken Little moment and wondering if the sky was falling. Whatever he was thinking, he didn't appear to be too happy. I quickly pulled the hood of his jacket over his head and all in the world was well again.

So what do you do when it's raining? You hang out in sweats and bake while letting your child pull out every single tupperware container and bang them on the floor. We did this most of yesterday and had an absolute blast! Westin was laughing and having the time of his life. I too was getting a kick out of it, while trying not to trip over him.

(Please don't judge me for the crappy paint job on the drawers... we rent, ok!)

This morning before I put Westin down for his nap, I let him watch a few minutes of Baby Einstein (Baby's First Signs, in case you were wondering) to help settle him down. As we were sitting there, he actually started laughing at what he saw on the TV. It was SOOOOO cute. I just had to rewind it and see if he'd give the same reaction... and he did. I know you can't see the TV, so let me tell you what he's laughing at: there's a blue puppet coming into the shot with two blocks on his head. Then all of a sudden the puppet jumps up and the blocks fall off his head. Yup, that's it - that's what made Westin burst into laughter!

Oh, and I just got this picture from Kirsten who was in town over the weekend. We all met up for brunch in Santa Monica to meet Kirsten's boyfriend, Vernon. I love hanging with these girls and it was nice to have a little adult only time :)

Dave (Bekki's BF), Bekki (Mandy's sister), Jen, Kirsten, Vernon, Harper, me and Mandy

That's really all for now. Ryan is beyond swamped at work these days. On average we're seeing him about 1 hour a day during the weekdays :( He's going to game 2 of the NLCS tomorrow, so at least that's something to look forward to. Poor guy. We love you (and miss you), babe! Thanks for all your hard work.