Thanksgiving!!!

We were so lucky to have my mom and dad (aka. Baba and Papi) come out for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We cooked a traditional Turkey Day meal (with shortcuts from Costco) and enjoyed the day immensely. I can't even tell you how much the kids enjoyed having them here. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, we braved the crowds and went to Sea World for the day. Baba and Sawyer are both madly in love with the Shamu show so it was almost a requirement. We also went to the Clyde and Seymour show. Last time we went there, Sawyer hid behind me the whole time because he was a little scared. This time though, he loved it!! So did mom and Bill. ;)

Fall Festival at Sawyer's School

I can't even tell you how excited I was to attend Sawyer's first school party!!! I am totally going to one of those mom's who attends everything!! I love it!

As I said before, the parent's in Sawyer's class are all amazing! They are creative, devoted and have so much fun making the classroom great for thier kids! The "Fall Festival" --because we have to be politically correct and not say Happy Thanksgiving-- was perfect. One mom made these adorable little vests for the kids to wear and we all sat and stapled together little ribbon head dress things. They sang songs and did some adorable crafts (the little turkey is my new favorite Thanksgiving decoration). Then, we ventured outside to play games, take pictures and serve a yummy potluck to the kids. We had a great time!






This is Soy and his favorite teacher. She is laughing because Soy picked up her finger so he could see where to put the turkey's feather!

Just some cute pics.

Sawyer winding down after a long day of preschool.


Owen waiting patiently for Dada to come home from work.

First day of school....again.

Sawyer attended his old school for a few weeks and then we were told he couldn't return because of problems with paperwork. I was so ticked!!! We then went on a hunt for programs that met our criteria and had openings. The district was less than helpful, unfortunately. Finally, after phonecalls, tears and lots of mother-complaining, he got into a program at Adams Elementary! It is 5 days a week for 3 hours each day and he LOVES it! His teachers are wonderful and the moms are all so actively involved that it makes for a very fun learning environment. Now, on weekends, he asks to go back to school. Every mother's dream, right?

Here are some pictures from his first day at the new school.

Our Washington DC trip!!!

Washington DC

From September 27th to October 4th, our family made the trek across country to visit Eddie's brother Andre who was temporarily stationed in Washington DC. Eddie's parents also made the journey! Click on the picture above to see the Picasa album with all of our favorite pics and explanations from the trip!!

La Jolla for pictures??? Maybe??? Please???

We decided to use some free time to make a trip up to La Jolla Cove. We were hoping to get our family picture for the Christmas cards. Of course, kids being what they are...it was interesting. It didn't help that I forgot the tripod and had to balance my camera on the stroller. We did have some good fun though!

October review

A lot happened in October...at least, I think a lot did considering I remember bing busy. Other than that, not a lot of details are coming to mind. So sad. :) Here are some of my favorite pictures from the month. I will probably add some videos in a few other posts as well.

Here is my wonderfully adorable Owen doing nothing spectacular but looking delicious in the process. These were taken 10-8.




Sawyer fell asleep on the little table he does crafts on. It was so funny!! Also, to quote my step-dad "Welcome to the Gun Show!!!" Here are my boys showing off their muscles! Finally there is a cute pic of the kids in the tub!






Owen not wanting his photo taken in such a state (10/11)-




Cutypies in a diaper box. I think my mom has a few pictures of Sarah and I in one of these as well!! Do I hear a new Huggies ad campaign??

Happy Halloween!

We had a great, busy, hot day!! The boys and I went to Pumpkin Station in El Cajon on Halloween morning to play and snag some pictures with some pumpkins. The boys had a great time although soon they were begging for liquid as it was about 92 degrees!!!

After naps we loaded up the car and headed over to the Jones's place for trick or treating and baby snuggles (their son is 1 month old and delicious). As you can see, while the temperature did cool off a bit, poor Owen was still roasting. Unfortunately, the poor boy inherited my ability to imitate a beet when I am hot.

Never-the-less, we had a great time. It was truly hilarious when Owen finally realized people were putting candy into his bag. He had a shocked look on his face and planted his booty right there on the sidewalk in hopes of devouring his collection. We were able to make it to the end of our trek by luring him with M&Ms. :)