Into February and the rain has come

This past weekend has been a lot of fun. Football is out of the way until August and while most of the country is in the midst of a massive snowy weather pattern, California is finally getting rain. In recent years, January is a wet month for California and the local agricultural economy looks forward to it in making forecasts on how the crop seasons will go for the year.

Well it feels like Spring here. Not your usual weather. But its not all frowns. We get take Jason out in the afternoon for walks in his stroller and its warm enough that the walks are enjoyable. For the time being, we are not getting rained on, but a rain system is making its way in from the Pacific Ocean and the next few weeks may have some wet days in the forecast.

This past weekend we had to travel to the USCG Coast Guard Island to get renewed ID and dependent ID cards. It was an all day experience because on certain days, only certain DoD or Department of Homeland Security offices are open for business and on a first-come, first-served basis. So we had to wait throughout the morning and afternoon once we arrived to be seen. While its tough to get an appointment during the week, it is well advised if your situation allows you to get away long enough to do it. Otherwise I recommend you show up real early, right around opening time. Too bad it took all day because we were thinking about taking Jason to the Oakland Zoo after getting the ID cards taken care of. Better luck next time.

We've gotten many pictures taken of Jason and they look great. I will post them on another posting and scan in the pictures that aren't already in digital format later, perhaps tonight or tomorrow night. Jason is doing really well and he is growing like a weed, very fast. He seems to be vocalizing more and is certainly more aware of what he does on things or people. He recognizes bottles and his baby toys and we've noticed he makes different grunts/squeals in response of them coming into view. When any one of the cats come nearby, he gets excited and sometimes he will reach out and pet them. Its really great to watch these moments.

That's all for now...