Look what I found today!!!

Easton is pretty much I think over taking a nap. But I still take him up to his room everyday and tell him he has to have some rest time. I really don't care if he plays just as long as he is quiet and stays in his room for a couple hours. Well, this is out of control. Today this is what I found. It gets worse as you scroll down. I had a great laugh but I am also VERY mad he trashed his room and well, keep scrolling and you will see why.

Some of this was in his closet on a shelf. He climbed up on a plastic tote and took games and markers down that he is not supposed to have unless he is supervised. I wonder why?

Christmas time is here...

It is officially Christmas time here. We put the Christmas tree up Sunday night and decorated the house Monday. Easton enjoyed helping Jon put up the tree. He loved to play with the lights too. He even helped hang the ornaments too. Here are some pictures from this year and then 2 years ago before E's first Christmas. What a difference a couple years make...

I wanted these all to be side by side but it got all screwed up.

Never now what you'll find....

I just went up to see if E was awake from his nap. Well, I found his underwear by the door w/ #2 in them. Then there was toilet paper with you know what all over his floor. It appears he tried to clean himself up not only in the bathroom but also in his room and then decided to go back to bed sans underwear. It is like a trail of ripped up TP in his room and the bathroom. He then took the vent off the floor so I had to then make sure he did not stuff some down there. That would be REALLY GROSS. Too funny!!! This gave me my laugh for the day. I'll spare you all the photos. I did not take any anyway!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

We hope you all had a great turkey day. We had a great day with friends and eating a great meal. There was lots to be thankful for this year. We had a good time sharing those things around the table this year.

Making Pie

I was on pie duty for Thanksgiving. Easton helped me make the apple pie. He loved peeling the apples and stiring it all together. Here we are peeling, coring and slicing the apples. Thank God for pampered chef....

7 months

Makenlee is 7 months today. Time flies. She is so active. Pulling herself up to stand in front of the couch. Crawling more everyday. I thought E was active. This girl gives him a run for it. She keeps us on our toes these days. Can't wait to see what she is doing in the months to come. One thing for sure is being she is my second I enjoy her milestones more because I know what to expect and it is not uncharted territory and endless wonder of when is this going to happen or what happens at this age. It is so fun to watch her accomplish things and her excitement for her new abilities. I also now how fast they grow too so I can now sit and relax and enjoy each stage with her. She is so happy, loving and full fun. I feel blessed to have my two kids.

Noah and Easton

It was so fun to see the boys E was friends with since he was a baby while were down in Orange County. They are so grown up now. It was crazy. Here is Noah and E.

4 kids

You know how hard it is to get 4 kids to look at the camera at the same time. Here is Nicholas (a couple days older then E), Makenlee, Kate ( 1 1/2 yrs) and Easton. E and Nicholas have been friends since they were 6 months old when their mom Lisa and I met at Nurture. It was fun to see the boys play now that they are older now. They totally remembered each other even after not seeing each other for a year. They played so well together too.

Easton and the beach

Nicholas and Easton had fun running around and all the fun you can have in the sand on the beach.

Beach Babe

We went to the beach with Lisa, Nicholas and Kate Sunday. We went to Corona del Mar. Obviously it was Makenlee's first time. We bundled her up and she loved it. She loved to play in the sand and dig her little fingers in it and have it run through her fingers.

The little Berry Girls

Here are Laura, Katie and the kids. Easton just woke up from a nap. He was a little out of it. They were happy to meet Makenlee and Godmother Katie was happy to see her God-kids.

Look what Makenlee is doing now

Today when Jon got Makenlee up from her nap he said that she was sitting up in her crib just smiling. Then I put her in her crib while I cleared off her changing pad she then sat up and then scooted over to the side of the crib and pulled up and had the biggest smile saying look at me. needless to say we will be lowering the crib now that she pulls up. She takes after her monkey brother. Great!!! She is not even 7 months and she is so active. She is crawling now too.

OC here we come

The kids and I will be in Orange County tomorrow. We are getting excited to go to Rock Harbor, eat at all our favorite places and see some of our friends....YIPEE!!!!

Being silly

So we did a photo shoot today. I thought I could do a little reverse psychology on my son to get him to cooperate. It did not work. I told Easton if he did not sit down I'd put sister's headband on thinking that he'd sit, no. He put on her headband and thought it was funny.

Brother and Sister

These shots are just so cute I could not just pick one. I love candid, in the moment pictures. These capture the tenderness and the love Easton has for his sister. It is beautiful.

Happy Girl

These pictures show off our little girl's personality. She is a smiley happy girl. Who loves to laugh and bat those baby blues. She is a very socialable girl too.

Fairytale Land

We all went to Fairytale Land downtown. It is a children's park that brings fairy tales and nursery rhymes to life.

Makenlee and I riding on Cinderella's couch.

Easton riding the Little Engine that Could

Fun at the Railroad Museum

Grandpa and Grandma took Easton to the Railroad Museum in downtown Sacramento. Easton got to see the real big trains and then he got to play with Thomas the trains. He had fun since he could move them around and play with the trains.

Funny Glasses

Grandpa got these glasses as a joke. Then Easton found them and they became his. They light up. They provided lots of laughs this week as Easton looked like Urkel. Remember him?

Someone is teething

Makenlee is teething hard core. I caught her chewing on a wooden puzzle piece and she was trying to jam the whole puzzle into her mouth it was so funny. Then she bent down and tried to put the piece you pick up into her mouth. Poor girl those chompers are coming in.

Fun in the balls

Grammie got this for the kids to play in. They love it. Makenlee likes to eat the balls and Easton loves to jump around in it. Now how does Grammie think I am going to get this thing on the plane w/ me...HMM. I am glad it deflates.

Making his Christmas list

Grandma and Grandpa asked for Easton's Christmas list so I told him that and so Monday we looked through the toy ads. He was picking stuff out for Eli too. He saw Thomas the train and said, "Eli." It was cute.

Plane photos

Here are some shots on the plane. It was great having the middle seat open on both flights so I could set Makenlee down to play or when Easton got out of his car seat to watch his movie. When we got on the 2nd plane it was way past Makenlee's nap and she was hungry so she was fussy. This guy in front of me and across the aisle kept turning around and glaring at me as I am trying to calm her down and get her fed so I polietly told him that I was not going to handle him turning around and glaring every time she cried for the next 3 1/2 hours. He said, "She is crying." I said, "I know and I am trying my hardest to calm her down." He then said "Well, you could have left her at home." I told him that was not an option. He did not turn around another time though. After some thought I should have said, "She is not a dog. She is my baby." Oh, well. He was an old man who I would be very surprised if he was married let alone had children. Because he was a total fill in the blank. Everyone around me was like you go for telling him off and then as we were getting off the plane they were like she is such a good baby. All she needed was to be fed and napped and she was happy thereafter.

We are adjusting

We are adjusting here to the time change. I am tired. I went to bed early even and I am still tired. I am hoping by tomorrow the kids will get up at more decent hour rather then at 5am. Easton is having a ball playing with new toys at Grammie and Grandpa's. I'll post pictures later. We went to the Bay area to visit Uncle Dale and Aunt Joyce. Easton had fun playing in the rocks and digging for treasures in the dirt. ha. Of course Makenlee was the ham of the day smiling and batting her baby blues at everyone.

Made it to CA

We made it. The kids did awesome on the plane and now the real test is dealing with sleep and the time change. Oh, and even better that we fall back with daylight savings. So now they have to adjust to a 4 hour time change. We shall see how tonight goes. They are both asleep now but let's hope till a decent time in the AM.