Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Cali Part 2

Alright this is going to be a long one...there are just too many good pictures. As Gabrielle said, we make beautiful children, so its hard to choose. Hope you enjoy seeing some of the fun we had. The second part of the trip started with our time with Auntie Gabrielle & David. We had so much fun & as you can see...packed in a lot of play. Thanks again for having us and helping us keep those boys busy!

Peekaboo Playland!








Swing Time!







Playground!











Fun at Casa Gabrielle







And next we went to Carpinteria to see friends and then to meet up with Auntie G again at the hotel near the airport.

There is going to be a part 3 coming up...stay tuned!

Friday, April 1, 2011

California Dreaming

So we went on an ambitious trip to California to visit our family & friends. Jackson & I went first to LA to see Auntie Gabelle, David, & Buster & then up to Santa Barbara area to see friends. We were there for 5 days and then Mark & Dennie flew out to meet us and we spent another 5 days all together having many fun adventures!

There are a lot of great pictures...this is part 1 of our trip before Mark & Dennie met us there.


Jackson started really wanting to eat more finger foods on the trip. He loved this fresh pear from the farmer's market..yum!








Not really sure what to think of Buster...



Jackson got to spend some qt with Clover the cutie & some other little buddies






It was nice for each of us to have one on one time with the kids (special thanks to Nonna for all her help with Dennie). I wouldn't really call it a vacation (which isn't really possible with 2 young kids) but overall it was really a great trip...the boys slept well, had fun, & loved the adventure!

Part 2 coming soon!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Celebrate!

Last weekend was a weekend of celebration. Mark turned 35 (how did that happen?) and we had so much fun celebrating with friends and family.

There have been a lot of birthdays lately and Dennie gets pretty excited and basically thinks birthdays=cake!

"Happy Birf day Daddy! I want da birf day cake."





We had a great night out with friends to celebrate. It was so nice to go out with adults (as much as we love the kiddos!) and enjoy a few drinks....the margaritas were great!





And to top it off on Sunday we went swimming with the cousins & had a great dinner at the brewery. Good times!







Happy Birthday Mark. You truly are an incredible partner to me and father to our children. Thank you for all that you do and all that you are. We love you so much! Steph & the boys

Monday, March 7, 2011

Museums & More!

We've gone to a few children's museums in the past month with friends and for a birthday party. Here are some of the photos....so fun to explore!





Water Play!





Making Music




The Knight & his Castle





Grocery Shopping









Simon & Dennie make a good Firefighting team





Let's Ride




"Hey look at that guy...he's pretty handsome!"

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Dinnertime Shenanigans



It is so funny to watch these two interact these days. They are starting to play together more and entertain each other. Dennie now runs around the house wanting Jacks to "chase" him in his walker and they laugh and squeal with delight. In the first video Dennie says..."ready or not here I come Jacks"....he's really into hide and seek!