A baby kicking a table is not a screaming baby

Throughout breakfast, Iz slowly scooted her way down across her stroller until her tiny feets could reach the edge of the table. And then she began to kick it with extreme concentration.

Aha, we thought. She's learned to entertain her self quite well! She's happy and content!

So we finished our meal successfully and strolled out to the car, feeling quite pleased with ourselves.

And then discovered that she had dons the single biggest blowout of her entire life to date at the same time. It was everywhere - filled the diaper, all over her clothes, coated the inside of the stroller.

"I'm beginning to learn," Heidi said, "that there is no such thing as 'I brought too many baby clothes.'"

Chico Weekend! Let's recap!

It's our anniversary (two years; woooo!) so we decided to jaunt up to Chico for the weekend. For extra sauce, this is Isabel's first overnight trip away from home.

Let's recap the weekend so far!

Chico: Still here!
Jack's Diner: No longer serves the Party Omlette!
French Bakerty: has become a Starbucks!
Employee Quote at Cafe Mondo (which used to be known as "the scone place": "Um, we've NEVER had scones."
Cafe Mondo Coffee: now undrinkable!
Isabel: peed all over the hotel bed!

So, clearly we're rocking a 5 out of 5 here. But, I gotta make this quick - in 15 minutes this wireless access point is becoming a Starbucks.

Isabel's first restaurant!

I refuse to believe that this is a real thing.

The world doesn't work this way. If this was real it would be TOO SPECIAL.

The hotel vending machine could not be more ready to party.

MORNING. THUNDER.

Chico: where they install bottle openers INSIDE THE BATHROOM

It's midnight! Time to eat a burrito the size of my head!

Note: Yes, I ate the whole thing.

Heidi says: It was AMAZINGLY huge. I was impressed :)

Back at the scene of the crime

Happy Anniversary, Us.

Fact: Breakfast is delicious.

Remember, if it's the first meal of the day, it's still breakfast - even at 1pm.

Potstickers, check!

For the night before our one year anniversary, we figured we'd eat dinner at the place we had the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding.

(Spoiler Alert: This is also just about our favorite restaurant in Chico; House of Bamboo, which doesn't seem to have a website. It's this amazing "asian fusion" restaurant, and it's always empty whenever we go. If you're in the north-state, and want the best pot-stickers this side of the Three Gorges Dam, stop in and give House of Bamboo a try.)

Heidi has only one speed in Hotel Rooms

Why yes, Heidi did pack both a tablecloth and a vase for the hotel room.

This was not a responsible trip to the store