More CA pics

Here are some more pics from our CA trip this past weekend! I have had a really hard time kicking my butt back into gear the past couple of days (thus, no blogging). As a matter of fact, I just unpacked the final suitcase about an hour ago! What a slacker I am!

On a funny note, earlier today, I asked Mason to go throw away an empty hairspray bottle. He grabbed it and ran out of the room to throw it away. He came running back a couple seconds later yelling something that sounded like, "Mom! Nu-noo Nu-noo!" He was holding out his hand as if he was trying to hand me something. So when I put out my hand to take whatever it was from him, he hit my hand with his fist. OH DUH!!!! He was so proud of himself for throwing away the hairspray bottle that he came running back for KNUCKLES!!! I'm always giving my boy "knucks" when he does something good and that's what he wanted this time too!

Trip to Cali

Since Jim was flying to Texas this past weekend to visit his buddy, Oscar, the kids and I decided to drive out to Cali to visit Sunshyne and her family. No sense in hanging around the house by ourselves all weekend, right?

The drive there and back (5 hours) was great. No major mishaps or meltdowns! The stay at Sunshyne's? Less than great. Mason wouldn't nap during the day and Mason not napping = Mason not happy. So we're talking nuclear meltdown every day from about 4pm til bedtime. Hannah was in a very antagonistic mood towards Makenzie all weekend....so even though the girls LOVE playing together, they spent a lot of time fighting and tattling too. This trip was A LOT OF WORK! I'm ready for my trip to San Francisco (without children this time) in a couple weeks!

I'm posting some of the family pictures I took for Sunshyne and her family...I'll post more from my trip later!

Papa's last day

On Papa's last full day here, we headed out to ANOTHER park (hey, we have to enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts!). This time, we went to Freestone Park where there's tons of water, lots of ducks, rides for the kids and even a train ride! I was pretty shocked when Hannah said she would ride the ferris wheel all by herself since Mommy was too tall to ride with her! What a big girl!

The kids already miss their Papa...but his absence will be pretty short lived. He'll be back in just a couple months for Mason's second birthday! We can't wait!

Happy Birthday Jackson!

Today is my nephew, Jackson's 2nd birthday! I can't believe he's already TWO! Yesterday, we celebrated the occasion at Tumbleweed Park which the kids LOVE because there's the most giant playground there that I've ever seen! Along with that, Michael and Stacy had a pinata for the kids to whack at too! Everyone had a great time and Jackson received tons of cool new toys! Happy Birthday Jackson Ray!

Free Entertainment

The kids have been having so much fun with Papa...as usual! My dad has the funniest ways of entertaining these little munchkins too! Yesterday, he had them MESMERIZED by the dust particles floating in the air. I'm pretty sure Hannah and Mason think Papa is a genious (I'm also pretty sure Papa would agree with them). LOL

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! My dad arrived from STL last night...he's here to celebrate my nephew's birthday which is being celebrated tomorrow! Hannah and Mason loved getting their valentine chocolate from Papa! And Daddy also spoiled them with singing stuffed animals...a doggy and a monkey! Mommy won't be left out on the V-day fun either! Our friend, Mindy, (aka the best massage therapist in the whole world) is coming over this afternoon to give me a massage! To say I'm excited is an understatement! Later tonight, Jim and I are heading out to dinner with some friends while my dad enjoys some bonding time with the kids!

Hope everyone's dad is filled with love!

Go Fly a Kite!

Hannah and Mason were SO excited today because we said after preschool, we would take them to the park and fly the new kite we bought the other day. It's a ferocious looking dragon...and I have to admit, I was pretty excited to see it flying too! Well, our first attempt at the park wasn't so great. There was little more than a breeze and even THAT kept dying out! The kids had a very anti-climatic look on their faces as we told them we would try another day.

But a few hours later, the wind really picked up (or so we thought)...so we went out front to try it again!.....

Jim and Hannah assembling THE DRAGON


Barely off the ground!


Run Jim, Run!


Hannah was bored with our pathetic kite flying abilities.


"Well guys, maybe we'll try another day?"


Later the same day...THE DRAGON was trying to fly again!


The wind died down AGAIN and Jim said, "Are you f*@#!^% kidding me?" LOL


Come on Hannah...help Daddy fly the kite!


FINALLY!

To Nana's House We Go!

My mom had everyone over for dinner at her house tonight. Gosh, it's so nice to eat someone else's cooking every now and then! Her husband, Reggie, smoked a turkey and we had all the fixin's to go along! YUM! The kids had a blast tearing up Nana's house and disrupting her normally peaceful life! My mom had Hannah sitting on her lap and asked her if she wanted to spend the night soon. Hannah replied, "No because I have a lot to do. I'm going to Disney Land and I have to do homework." LOL (she's not going to Disney Land and I'm pretty sure preschool has never assigned her homework before!) She's a trip....
oh and p.s....the boys don't have any clothes on because they DRENCHED themselves and each other while splashing in the hot tub!

Fun with their 'cuz

Just a couple photos! I kept Jackson today since his Thursday sitter wasn't able to. The kids love having their cousin over to play...I think it distracts them from wanting to kill each other all day! LOL But MAN! These kids can tear a place UP when they get together! :) Notice Yazi surveying the damage?