Pool Party

Well….summer is in full effect now. Unfortunately it will probably be over way to soon! Cooper and I went to our first day at the pool yesterday! He absolutely LOVED the water. He splashed and kicked and layed back in his float like he was an old pro. Looks like we’re gonna have a little water baby on our hands, which is a good thing considering how much his parents love to be near the ocean and any other body of water! Auntie Tessa invited us over to her pool and took pics of us while going in for the first time! And Auntie Julie was with us in the water the whole time soaking up the fun! Dad missed the first pool party, but will be there next weekend for the second round.

Cooper Bennett Paquin!

A warm welcome for Cooper Bennett Paquin! Born 03/01/2011 at 7:30am at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica. Weighing in at 7lb, 7oz he mom both did a GREAT job and had what all of the nurses called a “text book” birth.

For those that were following us on Facebook/Twitter, thanks so much for all of you faith and support – it means the world to us! We just posted more pics in the gallery section of the site, and out good friend Tessa was kind enough to take some additional pictures as well.

House hunting continues

Santa Monica is an interesting market to be renting in. Based on the proximity to the beach, and the lack of land for new development, most of the apartments are older (circa 1950/60) and leave most of the modern amenities lacking.

We’ve looked at over 35 places, inquired on well over 50, and viewed over 100 online. We haven’t seen a single place with all of the items. No joke, in fact I think we’ve only seen one place with a washer/dryer in the unit and it was GHETTO. Places in Santa Monica get “beach breezes” so AC is out on 99% of the places as well (I don’t think we’ve seen a single unit with it).

Summer concerts at the Santa Monica pier

Every summer Santa Monica provides the music (and the beach) for the summer concert series at the pier. This past Thursday we met up with some friends, listened to some awesome Australian/Celtic inspired tunes an soaked up the sunset.