Earthquake

Peyton called me the other day...July 29..."I had a earthquake today". Were you scared? "Yes, I was scared". What did you do? "I went to the doorway with Mommy." While he was there, he hugged Heather's leg and said, "It will stay outside, won't it?" Heather assured him that it would. Thus, Peyton lived through his first big quake. Camdyn didn't notice.

John graduates from the Academy at CSM

Surrounded by family, fellow students and the upper echelon of the San Mateo County firefighting world, John received his Firefighter 1 certificate in the theater at the College of San Mateo. He was one of the students who was allowed to stand up and introduce members of his family in the fire service who were there to support him. A big thanks to Chief Uncle Ron and big Bro Joe who spent the evening with us. Besides Giselle and I cousin Gino came by with his congratulations. Hopefully he will be on that stage in a very short time.

Since then, John has gotten a cadetteship at Menlo Park Fire and is taking lots of tests. Then there is always the boring job at GAP to fill up the rest of his time.

Our little angel

Yes, Kamdyn Jeanne was born at 9:51 on June 20. I was at home with Peyton waiting for the news. Brian called and told me to come on over. I asked if everyone was OK, and he said yes, she has dark hair! She was born at 6 lbs, 13 oz, and 19 inches long. Peyton was 2 ounces smaller and the same length. Her skin is more olive than his. Who knows whether this will change, but at this report, she looks a little more Italian than Peyton. I think her facial features look like Peyton's. She is a good eater; she knew what to do right away. She is a good sleeper too...although if you are full, then you are more satisfied and will sleep. She seems to have it all together. Big brother just loves her. He is always wanting to hold her, kiss her and hug her. He does need a little supervision though. He is a bit rough! She will soon learn to fight back.

My little playmate

I traveled to Huntington Beach on June 19 in anticipation of my grandaughter's birth. The weather was hot, but all was ready to bring the new baby home. Fortunately, Heather's surgery was scheduled for 8:30 am and they had to be at the hospital by 6:30. That meant that Peyton did not have to see Mom leave. We had a fine time in the morning although he kept asking where they were. I told him that we would go visit them at the hospital where they were going to get baby sister. We finally got the call and rushed to Hoag Hospital. I have never seen Peyton at a loss for words or smiles, but he was at first. His fingers were in his mouth and he was just looking around. Daddy showed him "little sister", but he was confused. Little sister was that doll at his house! Now he has 2 little sisters!
For the next 3 days we hung out together until Mom, Dad and Kamdyn came home. Bringing baby Kamdyn home was just fine with him. So in the next couple of weeks I tried to take Peyton off their hands a little bit, just enough so he wouldn't feel left out, but enough to give Mom a rest. We played on the big fire truck, played baseball, swam, went to the park, fed the ducks, went to the store, etc. On my watch, he got a fat lip running down the lawn in the driveway and faceplanted on the sidewalk. oooops! The kid is crazy funny and a bundle of energy. Getting him to take a nap is a battle of wits...who is smarter here...many times it is him. He knows when you are pushing him in the wrong direction in the stroller. That's OK, you all know my sense of direction. He could have gotten me home. In these pictures, you will see him with his shorts on his head, feeding a doll in practice for when Kamdyn got home, wearing his jammies and my shoes, giving Kamdyn a bath, and looking at the animals at the farm we visited. I had a great time with him.