Turning Brynn's car seat

The day has come where we finally have to turn Brynn around in her car seat.  She has been rear facing since, well, since she was born and came home from the hospital.  She was nearing the height limit for rear facing on her seat, so today was the day!  I love this progression of pictures she goes from being not quite sure, to liking the view, to being giddy and silly!

And we celebrated the milestone with a trip for donuts!  She was a happy camper!

Newport Beach fun!

For a last little get away before summer ended we headed down to Newport Beach for some fun in the sun!  And for Scott's birthday!  {Be prepared for lots of pics!}

 The view from the hotel!

 We visited with friends and went on their boat around the lake.

Brynn got to hang out with one of her besties, Hannah!

 Taking the ferry over to Balboa Island.

 Ferry ride

 Scott and Brynn riding the ferris wheel...Brynn loved it!

 Me and Evan riding...he didn't like it.  

Wanted to get off almost as soon as it started!

 Brynn got to jump on the giant trampoline.

Here she is with her harness on waiting for her turn!

 Shaved ice

Yummy!

Beautiful day and lots of people out enjoying it!

Me and my boy!

Checking out the sand

She loved playing in the sand!

Didn't so much like when the water came up and got her feet all wet.

The Birthday boy enjoying dinner at Duke's!

The kids helping blow out the candle.

Playing in the sand after dinner.

The kiddos enjoying some pool time at the hotel!

Evan being goofy.

Taking a nap after all the swimming and before dinner.

It was a nice getaway and we all enjoy some time away to rest and recharge.  Our last little trip as a family of four!

Last day of summer camp!

Today was the last day of Brynn's summer camp.  Lots of crafts, singing, playing and making friends!  She absolutely loved going and I think we will definitely be signing her up next summer!

Brynn and her best bud, Riley!

Take me out to the ballgame...

We took the kids to their first major league baseball game tonight and they had a blast!  And the Angels won so that is always a plus!!!  Go A Team!!!  And to make the night even better it was fireworks night so the kids most definitely enjoyed that!

I was very surprised at how well they behaved...these kiddos always surprising me!

Summer Camp!

Brynn started summer camp this week and she was so excited!  She has a friend in the same class from dance and that definitely made the transition easier for her.  There were no tears or struggles when I left.  Just a quick kiss and a "Bye, Mommy!" and she ran off playing.

 She goes twice a week for 3.5 hours a day and comes home with all sorts of art projects!

After her first day we celebrated with some frozen yogurt and she crashed early that night!

Another trip to Palm Springs!

For Father's Day weekend we decided to head out to Palm Springs!  We stayed at my Dad's house, the guys enjoyed some golf and the kids loved swimming all day!

 We headed to the mall for a bit and the kids got to rode on the train!  They were so excited!

 A little blurry, but he wouldn't stop moving!

 So worn out...he fell asleep at dinner!

 My little fishy!  She loves swimming!

 Beating the heat with popsicles!!!

Yummy!

Mason enjoying his popsicle after lots of swimming.

 Once Evan warmed up to swimming...he loved it!

Brynn swimming with PapaDabaDoo....she had a blast!

We all had a good time and it wasn't too terribly hot!  It was a nice little get away and a great way to celebrate the dads!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

20 weeks

How is it possible that I'm already halfway through this pregnancy?!?  Halfway through my last pregnancy!

The baby is now about 10 1/2 ounces and is about the length of a banana.  He/she is doing more swallowing of amniotic fluid these days, which is good for the digestive system.  Yummy!

 And Brynn wanted in on the picture taking action...so here's the silly little girl!

Mother's Day 2012

I had a wonderful Mother's day!  Flowers from my little loves, brunch, we visited the gardens at The Huntington Library and, finally, finished the day with cherry Diet Cokes from Johnny Rockets!  Not to mention lots of love and cuddles from the little ones!  A great day indeed!

The little princess got tired from walking around.

Daddy was nice to give her a lift!

Me and my little dude!

Here we go again!

I think by now most of you know this....but numero tres is on the way!!  We are very thrilled to be expecting a third bundle of joy and to be completing our family.  I'm currently about 14 1/2 weeks {already in the 2nd trimester} and due October 23rd.  I had a handful of visits to the Dr., seen the baby on ultrasound about 4 times and we've heard the sweet little heartbeat; all confirming that everything is going well.

Brynn is sooo excited about the baby, she seems to switch between thinking it's a boy or girl...currently she thinks another little brother.  And I think Evan is going to be in for a big surprise come October.  Because, ya know, he's not quite 2 and doesn't quite grasp the concept of "a baby in Mommy's tummy" !  :)

And yes, this WILL be the final addition to our family!  This. Shop. Is. Closed!  Having three kids under 4 years old is our limit!  And if we are to be so blessed to have three healthy little ones to love and watch grow...what more could we ask for?

The picture is how we told our families, so it is a few weeks old, but they all got it and our very happy for us as well.  Oh, and I added a new ticker over on the right side!

Phone Pics

Just sharing some pictures from my phone, since I don't lug around the real camera everywhere we go.

 A few weeks ago we had a crawfish boil and Evan was busy inspecting him!

 Nice day = a long walk to run off some energy.

 Choo-choo at dance!

 Some one was sleepy.

 Water table fun in the sun!

 She was soooo excited about her pink nail polish!

 Little diva liked these sun glasses the best because they had pinkish colored lenses!

 Happy guy leaving a birthday party at the park.

 Blowing her party blower.

 Little Miss thought it was so fun to sit in the front seat while we were sitting in a parking garage.  We were waiting for little brother to finish up his nap.

 Faux hawk!

 Evan got some new kicks!

{I won't mention how small the shoes were we had been shoving his feet into.  Whoops!}

 While we were out, Brynn asked to get in the stroller AND asked me to lay the seat down.  She promptly fell asleep.  For someone who hardly ever naps these days, that was huge!!