Jumping in!

We spent the weekend in San Diego and had so much fun going to Sea World, playing in the hotel pool, going to the beach and just relaxing. Here are some of the last pictures, halfway through our weekend, before my camera went in the pool- so it may be a little while before we post more.

Bijan had a great time climbing out of the pool and going to the edge to jump in again!

Pool madness!

Bijan is so much fun right now- he loves to explore his world and try new things. These qualities can also be difficult as he wants his autonomy and wants to do things on his own that he is not able to do, for example swimming. Bijan felt that since he mastered the shallow end without Mommy and Daddy holding him he should be able to do the same in the deeper end with the big kids- it was a struggle. But here are some fun pics of him enjoying the shallow end...

Coming down the steps into the pool...
Playing with Shamu toy.
Running from Daddy!

Easter fun...

Bijan waking up and exploring his Easter basket in San Diego...
Popping bubbles...
Easter egg hunt in our hotel room...

All tired out...

Bijan was worn out after his day at Sea World- here he is on the way back to the hotel, mid-yawn. He loves his stuffed Shamu and when he sees him he yells "Shamu!"

Sea World!

Bijan loved Sea World- he went crazy for Shamu and the Dolphins. Here he is viewing Shamu from the underwater viewing area.



This is during the Shamu show- Bijan was captivated the whole time. He actually figured out how to get down to the first row, the "splash zone" where he could be right up close. I think he wanted to get in the water with Shamu. I managed to swoop him out of there right before a large wave hit!
This is Bijan feeding the dolphins (he has a fish in his right hand). You may notice I have him wedged between myself and the wall, that is because he kept climbing up and swinging his leg over to climb in with the dolphins. When we ran out of fish and told him "no more" he looked to the people around us and said "more food?" asking for their fish. He spent more than an hour with the dolphins and still did not want to leave...
Checking out the fish.
Exploring the tide pools...

Visit from Auntie Cyn and Cousin Olivia!

Cynthia and Olivia came down to help me with Bijan while Akbar was in Germany and Bijan had so much fun- he was just in love with them both! Here are some pictures playing in the backyard...



Cousin Olivia gave Bijan a mohawk in the bath- so cool!
Cousin Emma sent a special gift to Bijan- it is a ceramic boat that she painted and it says Mr. B on it (which is what Bijan's cousins call him)- he thought it was such an awesome gift.

Picking strawberries...

We went to a local farm to pick strawberries and see the animals and we had a blast! Here is Bijan pulling the wagon...
Auntie Cyn and Cousin Olivia picking strawberries.
Bijan ate strawberries as we picked- we could hardly keep up with him.
Bijan gets so excited when he sees the ponies and loves to go for a ride.
Bijan loves trains and trucks right now and the minute he saw this train he ran in and got in a seat before Auntie Cyn could even get through the gate. Everytime the train went by Bijan would wave and yell out "Hi!"- so cute.

Our Silly Boy...

Bijan now enjoys a bowl of cheerios and milk and somehow he figured out how much fun it is (and what a great mess it makes) to drink the milk from the bowl.



Another fun thing Bijan does is squeeze himself into small spaces and pronounce "I'm stuck!" and then pretend he can't get out...

Snack with Madeline...

We had a couple of friends over to play on a beautiful sunny day and Bijan and Madeline sat down to share a snack. You may notice Bijan is shirtless as he got very wet playing at the water table...

Missing Daddy...

Akbar went to Germany this week and it was a hard separation for all of us- especially Bijan and Daddy!

Here is Bijan helping Daddy pack his socks- Bijan is obsessed with Akbar's socks and he plays with them every chance he gets (thankfully they are the clean socks).
Saying Bye-Bye to Daddy...

Kissing Daddy on the phone from Germany!

My First Art!