Halloween 2009

We did the traditional punpkin patch, carve the pumpkin and trick or treat Halloween. For the first time ever, Brianna actually did some trick or treating on her own this is until we ran into an adult dressed like Goofy, in all honesty the man was a little creepy and was enjoying the dress up a little too much. But in the end everyone had a great time

My little Man 10/29/09

If I catch Andrew at the right moment he'll sit and strike a few not soo goofy and genuine poses, I love when I have my camera handy and can capture those few and far between moments....Isn't he handsome? I think so, but maybe I'm a little biased!! Notice there are only two, this went sour real quick, oh well it was fun while it lasted

A California Trip.... 10/19/2009

I had a great vacation planned for me and the kids, which included LegoLand, lunch with girlfriends, parks, the beach, Disney Princess on Ice and all the funtastic things we do on a long awaited well deserved....vacation. Buuut kids had plans on their own which included Hand Foot and mouth disease, trip to the ER, very high fevers, rashes and alot whiny sleepy kiddoss. So we made the best of what we had. These are before the fever events and after not during. We put the camera away for those days.

We watered grandmas plants

We baked cookies

and we played with puppies....or at least Andrew did

out of order...Halloween

Kids first Halloween celebration was spent at Disneyland. Their Aunt Tina treated them to trick or treating at California Adventure. They had a blast...there was lots of dancing with their cousin Mathew, music, and best of all....Candy by the tons!

Andrew volunteered for the bird show and was able to get his picture taken with it afterwards...well sort of...she held it above his shoulder which was as close as we were both willing to get

Boys map reading

Cute crazy kids at dinner

Smile Brianna!

MR Cool!

Dancing boy!

Dancing with a Cupcake?

A Family Trip

Brent and I have been talking about going on a camping trip for a while now. Then one night we decided to make reservations and just do it! And we are soo happy we did. This was an amazing trip. Kids had a blast and didn't want to leave on Sunday. We packed our truck leaving behind the TV, video games, barbies, toys, beds, the HEAT and headed for a weekend of doing nothing but being together and enjoying the beautiful state we live in.

Our days were spent jumping off rocks, hiking (well at least for brent and I, kids did more of sight seeing from our shoulders), playing in the dirt, trying to stay warm, collecting sticks, talking to fellow campers, telling stories, enjoying a thunder storm, chasing squirels, shooting stick guns and what ever else we felt like...sometimes nothing!

Nana managed to stay girly and clean even when we told her she had to pee on the dirt. The first few attempts were a struggle then she realized it was fun, until the temp dropped then not so fun! But by the end of the trip she was happy to announce that she pee'd on the dirt like Yukon. Andrew was the extreme opposite, peeing in the COOL! We had to keep an eye on him, peeing in the dirt meant to him anywhere there was dirt, he had to be designated "appropriate dirt"

Our campground was well guarded with the shooting boy and the lookout girl

Ear licking competition....dont ask! Brent won hands down :)

Andrew's First Day of Kindergarten

On July 30, 2009 Andrew entered the world of higher education. No more nap time, no more morning cartoons with a bowl of cereal and juice, no more staying in PJ's til mid afternoon and no more life as we knew it. He's absolutely taking it in stride.
Because this is coming just a wee bit late, I'll start from the beginning. He was soo excited to be starting school. We picked....or he picked out his outfit (he has to look "cool") and off we went. I'm not promising any tears at least non from the 5 yr old. I may have shed a few but restrained until the doors closed and I was standing there alone leaving him behind where he was more than happy to be. He looks forward to everyday...even the during the weekend he is asking to go to school.
Currently Andrew is doing awesome better than Brent or I had even expected. He's reading very well and has excelled two levels of reading since starting school. He loves homework although it takes a lot of patience to keep him on task! His teacher is in love with his charming personality and fashion sense. In all we are very proud of how well he has adjusted to this new stage of his life.

Standing outside the classroom

A little nervous/excited/tired
Home after the first day with his award for surviving :)