Falcon Reader!

Not exactly sure why he received this today, but the principle read Mason's name over the loud speaker which Mason thought was really cool. I emailed the teacher today and asked why he got it, still waiting for her response :) Either way...WAY TO GO MASON!!! (and apparently they don't have Mason's retake picture on file. This was his first try!)

Merry Christmas!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season! I love this time of year. I love seeing the magic of Christmas through my children's eyes!!

Retakes!

His first try at Kindergarten pictures didn't turn out that great. I was nervous to do retakes because I wasn't sure if he was going to do any better. I think they turned out FABULOUS! Oh and if you are wondering why I let him wear a Mariners shirt, I just thought it was him. He is a sports nut and it totally reflects who he is!

I can read!

Doesn't he look sooo old?? I can't believe how much he is growing!!

It is so exciting watching Mason learn to read! He is catching on fast and we get so excited when he can read a whole book with out help! WAY TO GO MASON!

Pizza night!

Daddy had a meeting tonight so we splurged and bought pizza!! I know, not the healthiest for these little bodies, but every once and a while we need some pizza!! Maddox loves to sit at the table like his brother and sister. As long as he sits, I love it too.

Halloween 2010

I love Halloween. I love to see my kids excited! With school parties, making cookies with Grandma, carving pumpkins and trick or treating, they had a lot of fun this year!

Mason's school Zoo party!

Cousins!

Jessie (from Toy Story) and Buzz!!

This is Maddox

-He drools even though he has had all of his teeth since he was 16 months.
-He has a vocabulary that I had no idea a 20 month old could have. Mason didn't talk till he was 2 1/2.
-He would play outdoors all day long if we let him. If he is in the back yard, he will find Derek or me and say "Wanna play?" How could we say no to that?
-He's a bully. If a sibling tells him no or won't give him what he wants, he will hit them. We are working on this.
-He takes a 3-4 hour nap every day. He also sleeps 12+ hours through the night, with out waking up. Love it.
-He expects to watch a DVD every time we get in the car. Even if it's to the grocery store. He will scream "Movie on!" the whole way. At the top of his lungs. I usually don't give in :)
-He can sing the whole intro to Yo Gabba Gabba. Cute, but sad.
-He is my baby, but definitely not a baby. So sad to me. He is very independent and lets me know all that time that he is.
-My favorite words he says are, Mariners, pumpkin, snack, REESE (at the top of his lungs, with a little lisp) baby, coke, movie and so many more.
-He loves to dance.


Cute, right? We think so. His personality is incredible and we love to see what this little monster can do! It amazes us everyday!!

Kindergarten and a Birthday!

I love that Mason is in Kindergarten! Although it is extremely difficult to see my first born grow up so fast, I'm excited for the adventure he is embarking. He loves school and I'm so glad he looks forward to going everyday. His birthday was on Tuesday and we had so much fun celebrating! I brought cookies to school! Reese came with me and she LOVED every second of it. We also went to Ixtapa a Mexican Restaurant here in town. We had a lot of fun. Tomorrow is his friends party. Can't wait!

First day of School! (9/9/10)

Morning of his 6th Birthday! We let him open gifts before school! Last year of that!

New DS i XL! SPOILED!

Going to school on his birthday! Reese was sooo excited!

Best part of the day. He didn't like the treat they gave him, but just being sung to was the highlight of his day! I'm sure we'll be going back next year!

Soccer!

This is the first year for Mason and Reese to play soccer. They had one practice so far and they both seem to like it! Reesie is super cute running up and down the field. It's her first team sport and she is super excited to be on a team like her big brother!!

Sheesh I'm lame.

Yes, it's been months. I am still here, just preoccupied with my little ones. We have been trying to keep busy this summer and sitting in-front of the computer doesn't always seem like fun to me anymore. I'd rather be keeping the house clean, go figure. With Derek home now more (summer baseball is finally over), I've seemed to be able to sit more and have him help out a little around the house. It's been so nice! Anyway, we had a photo shoot last week for the kids. I would love to say it went great, but the kids were HORRIBLE. So busy and couldn't sit still. Our photographer, Morgan, did an amazing job regardless and captured some amazing shots of the kids. Here are a few :)

Bye Bye Baby Curls

I knew this day would come. Derek has been bugging me for months to get Maddox's hair cut and I finally caved. Probably because it was a hot mess every morning and I was tired of bathing him just to tame his hair! He did so great while she cut his hair and I think he looks so handsome. I get startled every time he walks in the room! It's so different but so cute!

Stitches

Mason had his first baseball injury on the day of Reese's birthday (of course). Derek took him along to his summer team baseball practice so I could get things ready for the party. I get a call a couple hours before the party is about to start. He said it was bad and that it would need stitches. Apparently he was shagging balls in the outfield with a boy from Derek's team. A ball was coming towards Mason so the boy tried to block the ball from hitting him and accidentally stepped on Mason's leg with his cleat. I had no idea how sharp those cleats are! It split his leg right open. Derek was able to get the blood to stop and cleaned out the wound and wrapped it good. Mason was totally fine and could walk on it so Derek decided to take him to the ER after Reese's party. He was a very brave little boy and only yelled when they gave him a shot to numb the area so they could stitch it closed. He held very still during that! He received 4 nice stitches and a pretty big scar for life. It is already healed and it never slowed him down one bit!

Reese is 3!

I know this is a little late, but I've been slacking lately.

Reese turned 3 last month and nobody could be happier then this happy little girl! We had a fun little Hello Kitty party for her. My family came and it was short, but very sweet! She loved all the fun gifts she got and when the party was over, she was ready to take down all the decorations because "my party is over now mommy". We love this little girls so much. She is so different from her big brother, but we are learning how to deal with a very dramatic 3 year old girl!