Hood River

What a beautiful day in Hood River. Yesterday I was worried the paint was going to blow off, but today it has been fantastic. Natalie, the Chi's and I went for a walk on the waterfront. We watched the kiters as their wind supply vanished and they were swimming in. Looks miserable. Ryan and Tom headed to Bingen to kite and it was probably a good idea. Usually they find better wind up there.

The dogs are now tuckered out. Poor things don't get out much, as I don't either. Natalie now fits in the Ergo carrier much better than she had. She slept the entire walk.

Ryan finished most of the railing last night. He has just a little bit more to go. I have been working on renting the house out and with very little effort, nearly none, most of July and August are booked. I did reserve a couple weekends for us. Heck, if it is 107 degrees out here again this summer, I sure as heck don't want to be out here. That was terrible last year. If you want to check out our VRBO listing, here it is: http://www.vrbo.com/453885

I hope to update the photos soon. Snow has melted! I should fix that.

Natalie has been quite the sleeper today. Yesterday was her major awake day, today she sleeps. She is starting to try and chat it up with me while she is being changed or on her back on her play mats. She loves to be on her back and hang out. This week we have added a "how to fix Natalie" when she is crying...lay her down on her back. Before it was the following: Wet pants, hungry or tired. Now we also need to see if she needs some alone time. Sure enough, most often she wants out of your arms and would prefer to coo and smile while on her own. Very independent baby.

P.S. do you see her donut hair baldness?