STEEEEEEERIKE!

Last week we took the kiddos bowling. I was super excited! My MIL took them the previous week and had a blast so I knew it would be fun!

 Yes my little 2 year old just HAD to carry that ball all by himself!

 I loved the little contraption they have to help little ones like him feel successful!

 I loved this pose he did each time so he could watch his ball.

 We did have A LOT of sitting on the walkway ( is that what its called? )

 And laying on our stomaches.....What the heck?

Had to get a picture of the fact that bowling shoes actually do look cute on a 4 year old! ( don't mind the two different color socks! trying to find any socks was hard in itself! ) 

 BUT, don't let me fool you with it being a bowl of cherries.....we did have our moments where we thought it was our turn EVERY time!

Just keeping it real! 

My baby is growing up!

We were very fortunate to get a trundle bed for Lucy with two mattresses given to us last weekend. Taking into account that we had NO IDEA we were getting a new bed for her, we had to say adios to Stetson's crib ( because they share a room ) and say hello to a big boy bed for him! We just gave Lucy's old bed to him and, well, I know it is girly, BUT it does the job. I don't think there will be much judgement placed on him at 2 years old :) He has done AMAZING in it! One week has passed and he hasn't gotten out, and just loves it. I think it is due to the fact that he LOVES sports and his bedspread fits perfectly. I took these pictures as soon as we put the new comforter on, and didn't even realize he had a baseball in his hand! 

Fourth of July

We stuck around home for the fourth and ended up having a wonderful time! I am posting a lot of pictures that may all look the same to you, but I just couldn't decide what not to include! In the morning we headed off to a pancake breakfast with my in-laws that their ward was having.

I love in this picture below you can see they are holding hands. They just started doing that every once in a while and I LOVE IT.

 Ummm, this pose was ALL them! 

 The breakfast was at a park, so needless to say the kids had a blast!

 They both carried flags around almost the entire time. We tried all day to get Stetson to pronounce "flag" however we went to sleep that night with the "l" still missing, and hoping we didn't offend too many people!

 We then left and put blankets out at this park by the Mission Viejo Lake that would have a great view for the fireworks that night, and I was still hungry, soooo we went to Bravo Burgers for a quick bite. We then went home and rested for a bit ( kids who don't nap but parents who still need to themselves!!!!) and then headed to the Mission Viejo street faire. The kids had a blast! We then BBQ'd with Steve and Lynda and took this cute family pic!

 Then headed back over to our warm blankets that were holding our spot. The kids were SO excited for fireworks!

 Looking at another firework show down the road....

 I love this picture that Troy took. Love the glow necklace and how it stands out!

 Fireworks about to start...Lucy practicing her poses....

 AND, from the second that the show started, Stetson FREAKED and laid on me until he fell asleep! He didn't wake up until we put him in the car. I had to walk with him in the big crowd and everyone was laughing at such a big boy who slept through it all. Maybe next year????

 Oh! And the next day I chopped 4 inches off my hair! I intend to do it ( blow dry and straighten ) more now....we will see how long that lasts!! A messy wet bun has gone on for TOO LONG!

Typical night ...

After dinner it is common in our house to......hula hoop.....

and bake a batch or two or three of cookies...

and have SO much dough left over and be so sick of cooking that you make one FATTY cookie....

and pretend to cook a little in the play kitchen .....hat and diaper and all...

and then have a little brother sister bonding time over some strawberries and apples.....

ALL after dinner :)

Love these kids!

And they love the camera, and to dress up in hats, shoes and glasses!

Brother/Sister Pictures

Troy took the kids one day in December to a cute spot while I was at work.... and decided to do a photo shoot. He is so talented Here are just some of his pictures!

Love that they are becoming friends :)

Our favorite. Soon to be blown up and put somewhere in our house!