Off track-pretend city!

Playing at Pretend city.

My kids favorite place, and I love it too!

This place teaches kids to work hard, make a mess and then not have to clean it up...real good! :)

Here mason is being a farmer picking strawberries

This girl would NOT get off the crutches all day....all fun until you really have to use them one day! :)

A 3 year old and water = love.

Working in the mexican restaurant....

Being rock stars...I think they miss the stage :)

The babies...too cute!

These girls are hard to get pictures of because they were all over! loving every minute.

Maybe they will open thier own restaurant one day with Taylors chef skills!?

Such a fun day!! The kids play for hours without problems, and have a BLAST!

2nd tooth...bon voyage.

We have an awsome tooth fairy!

This time for the 2nd tooth she brought Apple cider!

Early November (after being lose for about a month) Paige finally lost her 2nd tooth!

and she checked out clean with NO cavities at the dentist too!

Cavity prevention

Here is

exibit A:

Sugar junkie at the dentist for first time

Exibit B: The junkies teeth

(which we suprisingly found had no cavities)

Exibit C:
The junkie getting his teeth counted by the dentist.
His little hand is showing his nervousness :)

He passed!
My tough boy!!

Off Track...Police!

We were 'off track' from school in November.

There were so many fun things we planned to do along with some other moms and thier kids for the whole month!

One of the first things we did was head to the Chino Hills police station for a tour.

Sheriff Miles

McGruff came out to say hi and to SAY NO TO DRUGS! Mason and Ash excited to go see the jails....that hopefully scares them straight! :)

In the jail cell...

Mason was a little too happy to be in there...

Kids got to see the jail holding cell, the one toilet (with no doors), and how tiny the back seat of the police car is...

hope they never get to see any of those places again! :)

Miles 6 months!

Oct. 27

Miles is halfway to his 1st birthday extravaganza!!

At 6 months he weighs 16 lbs. 13 oz and is 24 inches-you should see his chunky monkey chewy legs!

(he has no ankles at the moment either)

He is up on his hands and knees rocking.

He sits alone.

He pushes himself up to sit.

He grabs everything in sight.

Hes eating fruits, oatmeal and rice cereal.

He wakes up once at night.

He is a definite cuddler.

Miles has a special calm spirit about him.

He calms me.

I NEVER thought I would say that because from the day we brought him home for 3 1/2 months - that baby almost drove me to the nut house.

He is wonderful now.

The calm sweet spirit I knew he had in those first couple days in the NICU are back!

Such a sweet sweet boy.

My boyz.

I LOVE MY BOYS!!

There is something special about a boy and thier Mama.

I wisper in Masons ear every day..."I'm so lucky to have you!"

I mean those words with all my heart for all 3 of our kids.

They are the most wonderful spirits and personalities I could ask for.

I have so much to be thankful for this week.

Breakfast of champions.

We have been 'off track' for the last couple weeks.

Which means Mom doesnt have to jump out of bed everyday to feed and get Paige off to school...and so some days I get up and out of bed when I am good and ready! :) Paige loves to get them both breakfast.

A couple times I have come down to witness my kids choice of breakfast foods....

Here we have:

Cookies and milk

Weve got protien from the eggs in the cookies and the dairy...that works right?!

If you notice a 'left over' coke cup behind the milk...Mason may or may not have had a few swigs of that too...i wouldnt put it past him!

A couple days later...I noticed thier 'breakfast' plates covered in brownie crumbs & sugar.

Hm. When I questioned the 'oldest child' she said "IT WAS HIS IDEA!"

Our Royal Writer

October awards ceremony:

Paige recieved the Royal Writer award!!

It is an award they rarely give out.

Im not quite sure what the requirements are even or how she got it.

In passing her teacher mentioned to me something about a story she wrote that included using apostrophes, which is a little unheard of in Kindergarden. She is just awsome. Paige picks up on everything. You say something one time, and shes got it down. Im sure thats all it took for her to know how to use them in her story writing.

A Royal Writer award deserves a royal writer dinner :)

With chimichangas & sparkling cider of course!!

Proud of our little kindergirl...

October 9 2010

October 9th came once again.

We visited Papa Steve.

Left him notes.

Left plumeria flowers

& Bird seed.

( the kids like to think birds come visit and play when they leave)

This year we let red, white and blue balloons go up to 'heaven' for him.

The pink balloon is for Jessica's baby girl Sophia who passed away earlier this year. She is buried in the same cemetary a few feet away. Pretty special.

I thought it was so cute what she wrote "I can snocll (snorkel) just like you". LOVE that she feels like her notes are really read by him, which I know in my heart he does.

This pic of the balloons shadow...

once we put it on the computer we found the 'hidden mickey' :)

Huntington Beach for dinner and sunset walk.

The sunset was AMAZING.

Mom getting crazy on the pier :)

I am glad that we make a point to remember

& teach my kids about thier amazing grandpa that I KNOW taught them in Heaven before they came to us.

The things they do and know couldnt have come from anybody else :)

Eternally grateful for his example.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST AMAZING GRANDMA ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE!!

I have nothing but happy memories when I think of My grandma Barbara Ann.

Shes so amazing the beach boys even wrote a song about her :)

Here she is with her "california great grandkids".

We all met in Dana Point to celebrate her 75th birthday.

Mason and A.Kate enjoying frosting of course...and lots of it!

I LOVE this picture.

Grandpa Jack is the biggest antagonizer youve ever known. He does it in good fun. Its just him. We all love it, and wait for him to start in on something :)

Here he is sitting with Mason giving him a 'nice talk' and Mason is jetting out of there....classic.

I could go on and on and on and on about all the things I love about my Grandma Barbara....but for now....I LOVE YOU GRANDMA. You are the example of unconditional love.

We all feel it. You are the BEST!

xxoo.

5 months!

Miles @ 5 months!!

(september 27 2010)

He moved into his own 'apartment' (his own bedroom and crib) the day he turned 5 months.

He was just over sleeping in the room with us, and gave us his eviction notice...and never looked back.

Rolling, pushing up and giggling!!

Life gets busy.

Were trying to 'soak in' all the fun a baby brings to a home as much as we can...I know this time is crazy but it also goes way too fast.

Soon enough I'll be wondering where my baby went.