Mommy and Sons Date

My boys love mommy attention, especially Aidan.  He loves going on dates.  They make him feel special, but it is not always easy to give him the individual attention he needs cause there is always two others running around.  Well, KK had a play date at her friends house so we took advantage and had a "Mommy and Boys" date.  Aidan is obsessed with In n Out lately so that is where we headed for lunch. 

He loves to dip his fries in the shake...which usually ends up leaving a huge mess but hey that is one of the perks of eating out.  I don't have to clean up.

He loves making crazy faces.

I love my boys!!!! There is nothing sweeter that being the mother of boys.

My Mom's 59th Birthday

I am all about birthdays.  I love birthdays, especially mine.  I so enjoy a day of being all about me and for me to be able to shurk all my mother responsibilities.  It is truly nice, so I thought this year I would try to do the same for my mother.  It was her 59th birthday.  We invited her over for dinner, but what she didn't know was I invited the rest of the family over too.  We had french dipped sandwiches, strawberries, chips, and dip.  She was surprised that everyone was there.  It was nice to hang out and have everyone there to celebrate her birthday.

The candle was a tombstone that said " to old to count".

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Party at the Park

I don't think there is anywhere else in the world that in February you can have a birthday party at the park, but that is one of the reasons why I love Vegas so much.  Our friend Gavin had his birthday at the park and minus the wind it was pretty nice.  My kids loved being able to play outside for the first time in months.  They enjoyed playing with the bubbles most.

Gracie rode her bike to the park and Corbin kept trying to steal her helmet.

Group Picture

They are so big.  I love my little family.

Outside Weather

I love when the weather in Vegas changes from cold and windy to nice and breezy.  It only last a little while before it changes into hot and hot.  A couple of weeks ago, we bought this little playhouse off of Craigslist.  It has a doorbell that makes different sounds, a little kitchen in side and a side window that you can serve out of the opens onto a little table.  The kids like to serve each other through it. 

I guess Corbin was the waiter today.

And Aidan didn't like what was being served.  KK had gotten a blue skittle in her snack and Aidan did not.  Man it is tough being little.

I had to post this picture.  The other day I told KK that she could come with me and ride her bike while I went running.  She insisted that her baby needed to come with us, so into the baby carrier she went.   

I loved that every time I asked her to smile for the camera her leg went up into this position. I guess no matter what she is doing, she always has time to pose for the camera.

Belated Birthday Dinner

February was a very crazy month.  With sicknesses, family visitors, going out of town, and lots of birthdays, we were pretty much busy the whole month.  That's why we had to postpone going out with Trev's parents for our birthdays, but man was it worth the wait.  We went to the Charcoal Room in the Santa Fe.  It was delicious.  They have the best black bean and cheese soup.  I seriously crave this soup.  Everything else there is awesome but this is my absolute favorite. 

We took a picture outside the casino cause the last time we came here (a couple of years ago) we had taken one and I wanted to compare how much we have changed. 

February 2011

July 2008

I just think we look more mature (a nicer way of saying older). 

 What do you think?

Beautiful Aidan

Am I in trouble? Aidan (my three year old boy) came down stairs with his face covered in make up. He had bright purple eye shadow and hot red lip gloss on. I asked him what happened. He told me KK made him beautiful.


I wish I had taken a picture...but I am sure you can imagine!

Cayucos, California part 2

The last two days were beach days.  The water was so cold but with the wetsuits the kids didn't even know it.

Trev and Jason buried the kids. KK is waist deep in dirt but loves it.

Aidan is buried waist deep and at first loves it but....

when he realizes he can't move or get out he freaks outs. 

Jason told Aidan he had to sway his hips back and forth so he could free himself....this is KK showing Aidan how to do it.

We covered the kids in dirt.  Aidan was made into a "batman"

and KK was made into a "mermaid".  She was very persistent that she needed a bra. 

At night we built a fire and this is Corbin thinking he is helping. Right before this Corbin was running towards the water.  He would get close enough and then sit down to play in the swallow water.  He didn't care that it was freezing.  He loved it.

Corbin wanting to get the fire.

Aidan was to scared to go boogie boarding so he would only get on it when Jason would pull him around in the shallow water.

Daddy helping KK to boogie board.

Most of the time at the beach Aidan was running around playing by himself.  I love his energy and imagination.

Chilling and enjoying the beautiful weather

Mommy and Daddy about to go boogie boarding

It was so cold but so much fun.

As soon we drove away, the kids wanted to know when we were going to go back.  

I hope sooner than later.

Cayucos, California part 1

We went to California on a vacation.  Trista and Jason have a beach house there and they invited us to come with them.  The first two days were rainy and cold so we did as much as we could.  

We went to a little aquarium.  The kids were able to feed the seals fish.

We went down to the beach just for a few minutes.  The kids climbed this rock and where almost thrown off it cause it was so windy.

This is Uncle Jason .  You can tell his is a dad of 3 and is used to being a pack mule.

We went down to Elephant Seal Beach.  All the Elephant Seals come and hang out there. We saw two seals "getting it on"...lets just say it was very interesting.

Corbin thought they were very interesting.

 

Even though the first two days were very cold, we still had fun.

Aidan 3 1/2 years old

Aidan is 3 1/2.  He is a very energetic boy.  He is always moving and usually is in his own world.  He will talk and play by himself.  He comes up with the funniest things to say.  I am always laughing when he is around.  He also will make up his own words.  Me-tosh is his new word and Trevor calls him that now.  

I love this little face.

He is such a pretty boy.

He looks so tough yet not in this picture.  He is so proud of his T Rex hair.  Just today someone told him he was a cute kid and was going to be a ladies man when he grows up.  He said, "Ya I am cute.  It's my T Rex hair."

I love those beautiful eyes.

I love this smile.  This is a smile of a boy who knows he is about to get a slurpee.

This shirt has a funny story.  We went to Target early so we could buy Aidan an under shirt.  He only had white and we needed a grey shirt for the pictures.  I was walking up and down the aisle picking up all the grey shirts so I could find the one that would look the best under his shirt. I was leaning towards one with a monkey on it but when Aidan saw this one he held it up and said this one.  I tried to get him to pick the monkey one but he would not budge.  He wanted the shirt with the girl kissing the boy.  He is so sensitive and loves anything lovey dovey. 

I love my sweet boy!

Valentine's Day

I always like to make holidays special.  I want my kids to have memories of fun holidays. This year we did a Valentine Scavenger Hunt.  It started with everyone getting a special note with 14 reasons why we love them.

Then they were sent around the house looking for their clues.  It ended with them finding their Valentine gift.  KK got ICarly, Aidan got Smurfs and Corbin/Dad got Muffets in Manhattan.

I got a dozen Winchell's Donuts.  My absolute favorite.

  

 We ended the day with a steak dinner (KK and my favorite) and some chocolate covered strawberries.

I love my little family and am so blessed to have them in my life.  I hope they know how much I love them.