The House of Helrings

Cruising Dana Point Harbor

The kids went on their first boar ride around the harbor with Grandpa Claude and Omi. It was a beautiful day with perfect conditions. Grandpa even ventured out a bit outside of the harbor so that the girls could look at some sea lions and go a little bit faster than 5mph harbor regulations. We had a great time.

This is an infant vest. It's for 12lbs to 22lbs and Natalie still looks tiny in it.

Feeling the water temperature in the harbor with her feet.

Hold on Ava! We're going faster! Wee!

Uncle Lee and Grandpa navigating the boat.

Charlotte: " Phew! They smell!"

OMG! Daiso!

Daiso in Irvine is like a Dollar Store, but only with Japanese items. The store has a lot of pink paint and a lot of little cutesy household things and the most important item: Hello Kitty marshmallows!

Cute little boxes and stationary, gift wrap, bento boxes, etc.

Anyone need a banana hold for their lunch box?

Heritage Park- Irvine

Heritage Park- Irvine

We explored a new park, Heritage Park in Irvine. It was so awesome. They have a little splash pad area that the kids LOVED, a giant play area in a nautical theme and a huge duck pond about 100 feet away. And it was roasting outside and hardly anyone was out playing in the splash pad area. There aren't very many parks in our area with splash pads so we drove about 25minutes to Irvine to try it out. The girls really enjoyed it and Charlotte keeps asking to go back.

Splash Pad at the Irvine Spectrum

Splash Pad at the Irvine Spectrum

We went over to the Spectrum when we were having a heat wave. The girls splashed around a bit and then checked out the new shaded pirate ship play area.

Wearing the sunglasses upside down, she has figured out work better staying on her nose.

Staying cool in the shade with mom and drinking lots of water.

Pool Time with the Whole Family

Natalie splashing water on the deck.

Ava at 4.5 yrs old.

Me and Natalie (9mo old).

Natalie with Daddy and Ava and Uncle Adam in background.

Charlotte with Uncle Adam taking rides around the pool.

Natalie at 9mo Old

Natalie at 9mo Old
Natalie went in for her 9 mo wellness check and weighs 19.3lbs and is in the 95% percentile for her length. She can crawl pretty fast, cruise furniture and stand up on her own momentarily. She has two more top teeth coming in and loves to say "Dadda" and wave bye-bye to Daddy every morning on the way out to work. She is a little bit of a picky eater but once she has a little tastes of certain foods she seems to do okay with them. She loves applesauce, yogurt, pudding, bananas, cheddar cheese, chicken noodle pasta, corn, saltine oyster crackers, carrots, apple juice, and tiny slivers of some meats. She loves stuffed animals and toys with wheels; trains, cars, trucks, etc. She already throws herself onto the couch pillows with glee. I think she's trying to take after her older sisters.