Tuesday, March 6, 2012

best friends?

I'm going to have to say yes to that. These two boys of mine, they sure do love each other. I know I pretty much do a post about the two of them every day but well, this is my blog, so I guess I kinda can. And this is what my day consists of. These two cuties. Watching them, feeding them, changing them, cuddling them, holding and comforting them, playing with them, taking care of their precious lives each and everyday. It is a huge privilege to be bestowed with. I am grateful that I am able to do all these things and so thankful to Dave for allowing me to. So anyway, yes they sure are best friends. So here they are. These two brothers. Watching them makes me remember how much fun I had growing up with my sisters. We were and still are the very best of friends. I hope and pray that my sweet boys will remain best friends always.

Caleb loves to say 'here you go Lucasth' (slight lisp) but he also loves to take toys that Lucas is playing with, so we talk about it and he's really good about asking now (when I prompt him) 'are you all done Lucas?' then he finds a toy for Lucas to hold and play with once Lucas is 'all done' but I'd say for the most part he really enjoys giving Lucas things to hold and play with. This afternoon every time Lucas dropped his toy Caleb would run and pick it up and hand it back to Lucas. It was cute to watch :)

This is what Caleb does when we ask him "Caleb let me see if you're handsome!" he turns and tilts. And I'm sure you can guess who started that one. He now likes to turn, tilt and say "I'm handsome!"

Lucas loves being in the stroller. He watches the world from his stroller perch. He sits there so peaceful and content for the entire ride. He gets so relaxed that he often times will fall asleep (and he did have a great morning nap! and then another great afternoon nap! this guy loves his sleep)

and lastly, we pulled out all our blocks today, Caleb made himself a camera. 'Cheese!!!!'

the first video is of Lucas (finally) eating. The only way he will eat is if he can hold the spoon and put it in his mouth himself. He kept clamping his mouth firmly shut every time we offered some food. It was ironic though because he puts everything in his mouth! I finally had a 'light bulb' moment and decided if I handed it to him, he'd probably put it in his mouth. Sure enough :) He did. So this is how he eats! he's starting to get more and more food in there. So far we've done rice cereal and avocado and banana.

the second video is caleb just playing. He started drawing and informed me he was drawing a circle, and then a triangle. I was kind of shocked because they actually looked like a circle and a triangle! I don't know when he learned to draw them; we talk a lot about shapes though. Anyway I pulled out the camera to see if he'd do it again :) He wouldn't. But here's a little clip of him anyway.

Happy Tuesday!

Monday, March 5, 2012

lucas

 you are peace; wrapped up in rosy cheeks, sweet baby scent, happy giggles and coos, chunky arms and thighs, and a smile that spreads across your whole face lighting up your two sweet dimples.
do you know how blessed i feel to be yours?
may you always know and feel my love.

love,
mama

monday morning

 thank you mr. sunshine for allowing us to play outside bright and early! 9am.
with bubbles and ocean friends :)

i mean, why not pretend we're still at the beach? only thing missing was the sand! but the blue blanket kinda made me feel like i was in the cool ocean waters instead.....

weekend snapshots

we had a great weekend. relaxing on Saturday and spending the day in slo on sunday. here's our sunday in snapshots.
 the boys loved the sand; as always.
we did our usual (for long drives back home) dinner and pj scramble stop. pulled off successfully (bedtime sand diapers and all!)


 thank you miss Laura for snapping a cute picture of lucas and I :) just hanging with my littlest guy.


the adorable wright family! baby girl due in april. thanks for a fun day at the beach!
and two boys asleep for the drive home :) always a good thing. mom and dad need their peace and quiet!


 seriously. is he not absolutely adorable? blond curls and blue eyes. such.a.cutie.
anyway. what i didn't capture on camera (or steal from my dear friend laura's blog) was a beautiful newman mass (where caleb got to say his 'amens') and hanging out with our friends dan and nicole on the beach too!

it was a fun (if not crazy) day! and we enjoyed seeing friends and as always, hanging out on the beach!

hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

little sprout

hello spring sunshine :) i am in my little bit of heaven right now; because with spring sunshine comes longer, warmer, playing in the grass barefoot kinda days. spring sunshine means planting flowers and growing fruits and veggies in our (not quite there, but really wants to be) garden. spring sunshine means swinging in the shady swing with cooing baby and watching my curious toddler explore the grounds. hello spring sunshine. welcome ;) come and stay for awhile.

check out those gardening sea turtle (my toddler doesn't want to take them off ever! boots :) we dig them! oops. sorry, no pun intended ;) he was helping daddy plant some beans, carrots, peas, and watermelon seeds :) and let me tell ya, he was pretty much over the moon about those tiny seeds and dirt! cause really, what child doesn't love dirt?
okay. is there anything better than watching a father with his son? (quietly and patiently teaching him life lesson sorta things) a heart squeeze moment in the making? yep. 

and as i look at these pictures (that i'm bias and totally smitten with) i can't help but think of the movie I watched last night with my hubs. Courageous. Heard of it? I hadn't, not until a couple girls mentioned it to me. The makers of Fireproof. We watched it, (more like laughed and cried through it) and the movie happened to be about Fatherhood. And as I watched it, my heart kind of bubbled right on over thinking what an amazing father my husband is. I knew he would be when we dated, I knew he would be when we married, but I never really got it until those two defining moments when he held Caleb and Lucas in his arms after they were born and then from those moments on as he took on fatherhood with gusto. He sure does set the bar high. So patient, so calm and caring, so gentle in his teachings. Fun, silly, and so many other things! I'm blessed by him everyday and strive to be a better wife and mother because of him. And I know he is this way because of his wonderful and amazing parents and because his father was very much involved with his children, the same way that Dave is with his. And so it continues on. But for this I am grateful. Especially that not only do our boys have an amazing father, but for our Heavenly Father which teaches us all and guides us all with His love.
So, anyway.  Please Pardon my Monday Ramblings :)  
All I really wanted to say was, happy spring sunshine Monday!
oh and, I have some fun pictures from our weekend to come!

Friday, March 2, 2012

slo bound!

soooooo excited for this weekend! we'll be taking the boys (lucas for the first time) to slo and meeting up with friends. oh how i love my old college stomping grounds! here's my little secret...one day when dave and i retire...we want to live here again. we'll dream about it for now. but those good ol' college days! i miss them sometimes. and i love sharing one of my favorite places with my children. the place where their mama and daddy met, the place i found my newman community niche, received a wonderful education, among so many other things! college really was such a wonderful time in my life and i feel blessed that we are able to visit pretty often! (2hrs isn't a far drive at all!) i love cal poly and slo and am so excited to spend a little time there this weekend!

hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

a healthy dr visit

finally! can you guess the number of times we've been to the dr. these past two weeks (5!) croup. double ear infection. breathing treatment. diaper rash infection. and today was finally for a good cause! lucas' 6 month baby well visit. I love the boys' dr. she is so sweet and great with the boys, but I'm hoping we won't be having to visit again anytime soon :)

                        dr. visits are way more fun with good company
lucas checked in healthy and happy. 20lbs/27 and 3/4 inches
                            came home and played make believe and had a good rest of the day.

and here are some other randoms from our day....
turkey made a visit to dr. nyugen today too...

this is how caleb likes to get his back rubbed (which really ends up being his belly...but anyway...he gets really upset that bedtime is here, yadiyada, but then as soon as he sits down on his bed he goes into his comfy position which just kills me everytime. he is all upset and then boom...chillin. i don't know why i find it so hilarious, but i do. he just lays there all relaxed hands behind head while he gets a good ol' belly rub. what a life.

and this one. oh how he loves his stroller rides. taking in the sights while holding onto a toy or strap from the stroller. happy and content as can be. we love you lucas!! so much.

and a big happy first day of march! spring is almost here! spring is almost here! hip hip hurray!!!!