Strawberry pickin'

 We decided to go strawberry picking last week, but unfortunately we went the day after a holiday weekend and they had been picked clean.  We still had a good time picking lettuce, broccoli, and carrots.  They also had slides, animals and toy trains so we all still had a good time!

 All the kids!

 Brynn in a sea of flowers

 Happy guy

Are you comin'?

Next time we will have to plan it better so we can actually get some berries!

Brynn counts!

If you can't see the video above, click here.

I'm so proud of the little booger...learning all sorts of new things!

10 months

Time needs to slow down a little bit!  How are we so close to the little man's 1st birthday???  Evan is such a happy little guy!  Whenever we are out and people stop to talk to him, he always flashes them a smile or two!  Such a little charmer.

We won't have another official weight on him until his 1 year appointment, but our best guess is about 20 1/2 to 21 pounds.  Such a big guy, in comparison to Brynn at least.  He still only has two teeth and we can't see any on the horizon.  Still eating 4 bottles and solids 3 times a day, although, he seems to have stopped liking baby food.  Can't say I blame him!  So we have been on real food in tiny pieces and he seems to like it much better!

He is a pretty good sleeper {:::feverishly knocking on wood:::} and takes two naps a day!  And he is still doing the army crawl...not sure if he is ever going to legitimately crawl.  He does get up on his knees every so often, but when he wants to move he flops back on his belly and drags himself along!  It is actually pretty funny to watch!  He is also pulling up on everything...we have to watch him like a hawk!  He seems to forget that he can't quite stand on his own or walk yet!

Evan has added "touchdown" to his repertoire of tricks along with the occasional "high-five"!  He says "uh oh" now even if he did it on purpose and of course he still loves giving us slobbery kisses.  He really enjoys wagon rides {maybe because he can see more of what's going on around him} and his sister!  She cracks him up on a daily basis...if only I was as funny as Brynn!  :)

Park Fun!

One day last week the weather was kind of gloomy and we decided it might be a good day to go to the park.  We figured it would be pretty empty because of the weather and we were right!  We had the place to ourselves.

 Sliding with Daddy!

 Swinging is fun

 Taking her bear for a ride

 So serious!

 Going down the big slide...such a big girl!

Little Miss Shopper

We needed a few items at the grocery store the other day and we decided to let Brynn use one of the little mini shopping carts!  She had a blast pushing it around the store, loading the items in, and saying "Hi" to everyone we passed.  She even helped and had fun unloading everything onto the conveyor belt to pay.  Once I told her it was time to put the cart away, though, was another story.  I mean knock-down-drag-out tantrum where she turns into a limp noodle and when I pick her up she kicks off her shoes; all the while screaming at the top of her lungs like there is a little bug in her dress pinching her!  Good times...we might wait awhile before we re-visit the mini shopping cart.

Mother's Day 2011

 The day I became a Mommy - March 12, 2009

 First Mother's Day 2009

Mother's Day 2010

 The day I became a Mommy of 2 - July 22, 2010

Mother's Day 2011

I am very blessed to have two beautiful children that call me Mommy {well, one of them doesn't quite yet...but you know what I mean} and get to celebrate a day just for me!  I had a wonderful day with my family and couldn't have asked for anything more!  I am so appreciate of my Mom, Scott's Mom, our grandmas, aunts, and all the other Moms out there who helped shape Scott and my life into what it is today.  Without all your help and guidance throughout the way I wouldn't be the Mom that I am to Brynn and Evan.  Thanks again and hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Tooth 16

Brynn got tooth number 16, her bottom left canine, today.  Didn't seem to bother her and now we just have to deal with her 2 year molars.  I'm hoping they aren't too painful for her!

Random pics...

that I love and never got around to posting!

 Evan 6 months

{Look how much his hair has filled in!}

 Brynn's Cat in the Hat Birthday dress!

 Evan's Thing 1 and Thing 2 shirt

 Sunshine and being outside...two of her favorite things!

Little lady!

My sweet little man!  Love him!!

Easter festivities

We had a busy Easter weekend!

Friday we dyed Easter eggs!  Brynn had a blast making an egg for all of us and pointing out which colors to use.

 Putting the eggs in

Yay for eggs!

An egg for Brynn, Mommy, Evan, Daddy and the Rock!

Saturday we headed over to visit the Easter Bunny {we didn't wait to the last minute or anything, did we?}  We had to wait for a bit, so we entertained her by going over to see the other kids sitting with the bunny.  We waved at him, talked about how nice he was, that he ate carrots and she even said "Me sit a bunny?"  I stupidly thought this years picture might have two smiling kiddos.  Boy was I wrong....

As soon as it was our turn to see the Bunny, Brynn clenched her legs around me and started crying.  And Evan was whining because he could see me and I wasn't holding him.  I told Scott that it was his turn as I took one for the team last year.  Instead of two smiling kids, we have one smiling Daddy and two little zombie kids!  And as soon as we were done she was back to waving to the bunny.  Oh well, there is always next year!  {In her defense, could they make the Easter Bunny look any creepier?  And she was way past lunch and a nap!}


Then it was off to Matt and Anna's for a crawfish boil and egg hunt!

Filling her basket!

Mason stealing helping Brynn with her eggs!  :)

Evan and Daddy

The crawfish.

{3 of the 4 of us didn't partake...I bet you can guess who did eat them!}  :)

Sunday morning we woke up and Brynn found her Easter basket.  She likes the Easter bunny now!  We ate breakfast and headed up to my Mom's and enjoyed going to Easter service and then back to my Mom's for a yummy Easter lunch.  Brynn dined on salad, broccoli, ham, and apple pie!  Aside from the dessert....are we sure this is our child??

 We hope you all had a fabulous and blessed Easter with your loved ones!

{And hopefully the Easter bunny treated you well.}

9 months

Seriously y'all, where have the last 9 months gone?  I mean in just 3 short months we will be celebrating the little man's birthday.  And well, that just doesn't seem possible!

We had his check up today and he is now 19 pounds 13 ounces {45th %ile}, 28 3/4 tall {75 %ile} and his head is 47 1/2 cm {95 %ile}.  Again, big brains hun!  No shots for the lucky little guy this time, just a finger prick to check his iron levels.  Easy peasy!  Next appointment isn't until 1 year.

Evan is all over the place!!!  He isn't officially crawling, but he is quick.  He is basically doing an army crawl...ya know where he is using his upper body to pull him along.  He never really lifts his tummy off the ground.  I will set the little mover down on the rug in the living room and before I know it he has made his way to the kitchen to see me!  Doesn't that mean when he figures out the whole crawling thing he will be even faster???  When we try to change his diaper he doesn't want to stop, so he is eager to get away as fast as possible.  Proof.....

 See?  I couldn't even get a new diaper on him before he was off!

Evan is waving hi and bye-bye and saying "mamama", "dadada" and "bababa"!  And he gives sweet slobbery kisses...one of the best kinds of kisses!  He is eating 3 meals of solid foods and 4 bottles a day.  Overall, he is a healthy and happy little guy!!

We hope everyone has a Hoppy Easter!!

Evan waves bye-bye!

How cute is that?  

He had done it for me a few days before, but I kind of thought it was a fluke.  So as Scott was leaving for work we decided to see if he would do it again.  And he did!  I'm not sure I'm ready for him to be getting so big!

{If you can't see the video above, click here.}

We have an escapee

About 2 weeks ago Brynn figured out how to open doors.  She had done it previously, but only when we were right there.  Now...she likes to do it when she wakes up in the middle of the night, or when she doesn't want to go to sleep at night, or to let Rocky out in the garage.  Yeah, it has been a fun few weeks around here.  I was hoping the novelty would wear off, but so far, no luck!  I especially love the 4 am wake up with a baby being shoved in my face and Brynn saying "Mommy see me!"  Good times!

We are working on finding a solution so our little door opener stays put!

Tooth number 15

Brynn's bottom right canine peeked through on Saturday and you wouldn't have known from her behavior!  She wasn't cranky or anything and I only saw it because I asked her to open wide so I could brush her teeth.  We are almost done with teeth for awhile...although I  hear the 2 year molars are brutal.

Long Beach Aquarium

We hit up the Long Beach Aquarium yesterday!  Brynn had a great time running around looking at all the fish, sharks, sting rays, sea turtles and everything else.  Definitely lots to look at!  

First stop was the shark touch pool...

"You want me to put my hands where?"

"Let me check it out first!"

"Ummm...I'm not so sure about that!"

"Look, there's sharks in there!"

"I'll just look...thanks!"

These kept her entertained for awhile

Evan enjoyed starting at all the fish

"Look Mommy!"

Nana was really excited about the sting rays!  :)

"Again, you want me to put my hands where?"

She was copying the big kids sitting on the ledge.

She did put her hands in the pool with the sting rays, but every time one would swim by she would take her hand out.  We told her she could touch them and we showed her; she wanted nothing to do with it though.  She eventually started waving to them as they swam by!  And she didn't want to leave...what's new?  Can't wait to go back when Evan is a little older and can really enjoy it too!

{4/6:  I started this entry last week and just got around to posting it today.  Don't judge!}