First trip to Phoenix

Derek, Brandon, Matt & Dylan

Dylan experienced a couple of first milestones on our first trip to Phoenix:

1) the plane ride

2) the blistering Arizona heat

(well, what we beachy Californians refer to 90+ degree weather as heat)

3) the pool

All in all, despite the sunburns & the nuclear meltdown on our return flight home, the trip was super fun. Dylan got to see where his Daddy grew up, see his grandparents' houses, and meet new friends.

We set up the first meet cute for the next generation of 90210 - Dylan met his new friend Brandon.

Chatterbox

Dylan has become very communicative and quite the chatterbox. He mainly talks about "la la la", and we're pretty sure we heard some "ma-ma-ma-ma" sounds. But, I particularly love when he carries conversations with his turtles and frogs in his crib.

(this video is purely audio since this was filmed in the dark)

NBA Semi Finals

The Lakers are a highly sensitive topic in my family. My parents LOVE the Lakers. I was born and raised in the 80's to root for the gold and purple.. to love Pat Riley, Kareem Abdul Jabar & Magic Johnson.

Matt, on the other hand, HATES the Lakers, despises Kobe Bryant (only because he is constantly being compared to Matt's iconic sports idol, Michael Jordan) and remains loyal to his native Phoenix Suns, and fellow SCU alumni Steve Nash.

In order to satisfy the loyalty of my husband and my family, MY position remains neutral like Switzerland. Dylan on the other hand....

Mini Matt

At 7 months we started to see glimpses of Matt's facial expressions and features in Dylan. We've been enjoying his new set of emotions, ranging from temper tantrums to cracking up hysterically.

Gladstones...the hottest LA club (for families)

Playdate at Gladstones with the Eberlys.
The moms and dads played nicely with cocktails!!!

Love for Peas

This was my first attempt at feeding Dylan solid foods.

Mission: FAILED

Baptism 4/11/10

We were very blessed to have Monsignor Torgerson, who married both Matt and I, baptize Dylan on April 11th, 2010 at Saint Monica's Catholic Church. We were even more fortunate to be surrounded by thirty something family and friends who celebrated this spiritual event.