Pretty Fish

We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium when we were in California.  I wasn't sure if Beckett would be old enough to appreciate it but as it turned out, he was rather captivated by the floating fish. 
Beckett with Grandpa Wulff taking in all the sights at the kelp tank.  This was the first tank that we visited and he was mesmerized.  

Father and son contemplating the meaning of life....

They had a very cool jelly fish exhibit.  We were all enthralled by the rhythmic movements of the sea jellies.  I would like to have a giant jelly fish tank in my house.  

Beckett with Grandmpa Wulff at the kelp tank.  There was a guy in the tank feeding the fish, but Beckett was more interested in the swaying kelp.

Ryan and his dad.  Two peas in a pod.  

Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey

Jump Up, Jump Up and Get Down

Swimming in the Sea

I recently took a trip to Guam and was accompanied by my travel pal Beckett.  He was a great little traveler and seemed to enjoy all the new sights, sounds and people.  A chunky, white baby seemed to be somewhat of a novelty there and we had lots of Japanese tourists come up to us and comment on the super kabai (cute) baby.  One couple even asked if they could take pictures of him.  It was fun to travel with him.

One of our adventures was a hike to a beautiful little bay known as Cetti Bay in the South of Guam.  Beckett made it through a pretty grueling hike through the "bad lands"(places that have been repeatedly burned and therefore don't have much vegetation) and then down through the jungle without a peep of protest.  He actually seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.
I carried him in the Bjorn.  He loves that thing and would ride around in in all day if I let him. He was totally alert on the way down to the bay, looking at the trees and the landscape but by the time we started hiking up the hill he was completely tuckered out and slept the whole way!

This was the first time that Beckett got into the ocean.  (He did dip a toe into the Pacific on Maui when he was 6 weeks old-but that doesn't really count.)  He totally loved it!  He sat happily there looking around and waving his feet back and forth in the water.  Beckett is getting to be a big boy, weighing in at ~18lbs. at 4 1/2 months.    

After our swim, Beckett was pretty tired.  He took a nice nap on the towel at the beach.  Ahh, doesn't he look peaceful?

Here we (Megan, Beckett and Marci) are enjoying a completely deserted tropical beach.  It was definitely one of those "postcard" moments.  We were all happy to get into the water after the hike.  It was a warm day and the ocean was perfect: calm, shallow and refreshing.  We sat in the water with an umbrella for shade for about an hour.

 

Beckett & Sassy (a.k.a Elle Cecilia Dobruck)

Beckett met his newest little cousin on our last trip to Maui....
This is little Elle when she's four weeks old.  Robyn dressed her up all cute with a bow in her hair.  Brian- who doesn't want her to be a "girly-girl"- quickly removed the bow when he got home.  He's a very cute daddy with her.  

This picture was taken when Elle was only two weeks old.  She is a cute little girl who loves to sleep and eat.

We thought it would be really fun to put them in the swing to gether and take a picture.  Elle looks happy enough, but Beck looks a little wary....

Turns out it wasn't such a good idea!  They screamed!

They got along perfectly well as long as they each had their own space.  Beckett is almost 4 months old in this photo and Elle is about 2.5 weeks old.