Morning giggles!

This is how I find these two funny boys MOST mornings! For SOME (very odd) reason, Owen, who's 3 1/2, doesn't come out of his room in the morning UNTIL we come in...I know what you're thinking, but there are no threats or bribery involved! We either find him playing in his bed talking to himself, or wrestling his baby brother, or jumping in the crib. And Drew is just BEAMING! He is THE happiest kid alive (all day)! And he thinks his big brother is so funny--especially in his bed in the morning. I must say, these two make it so fun to wake up in the morning...I love sneaking up on them when they don't hear me coming, and then hear them SQUEAL! They usually have about 8 blankets and a bunch of pillows in with them too. I'm so glad they have each other to laugh with.

LOVE YOU my sweet boys!

Beach with the Baggetts and Whites

The Baggett cousins were in town and we met them, and Missy and Paul at their beach house in Irvine Cove. It's so peaceful and beautiful there..thanks for the invite White Family.

These cute boys loved showing off their climbing skills.

Avery and Owen were so amazed by the caves--it was fun seeing them so excited to go exploring.

This cute boy, "JP" as he seems to be called now, gets along so well with even his GIRL cousins. We love you JP!

the girls taught each other some new games

We had fun exploring the sea life in the tidepools. We had such a fun time with all the cousins, we hope they visit again soon.

Spring Break in Utah

I've given up trying to stay current on my blog. So now I am just recapping our Spring Break in Utah...

We got to see ALL of my cousins on the Woffinden (my mom's fam) side!

Everyone was up for my baby cousin, Brett's (aka Bertie) wedding to Tara.

I love all my cousins--we always have a good time hanging out.

My kids got to see real snow (as opposed to the extreme hail piles we had in SD this winter) for the first time! Here's little Owen and his first snowman...I told the kids to "hurry and build a snowman before all the snow melts", and this is what we got...

Poor little San Diego kids were sad when their creations melted away after about an hour!

Cute girls with their sweet cousin Sammy.

"CHEEEEEESE!"

Playin' in the snow in their pjs--I barely got them to put on their jackets and shoes!

Little man D

My sis-in-law Chelsea gave us passes for the Children's Museum up at Gateway. So we met the Baggett cousins and Papa there and had a blast! Such a COOL place--the kids loved all the fun things they could experiment and play with! Thanks Chels! She took these pics 'cause I couldn't find my camera (don't have any of the cousins though).

Of course we had to stop at Rumbi, our FAVORITE (right up there with Cafe Rio)!

Such a fun, busy trip!

Family Photos at Rancho Carillo

Two months ago the Young Women in San Elijo Hills did a fundraiser for camp...

family photo sessions.

Here are a few cute ones taken by my good friend Brooke Brown.

Love this one of my girls.

My adorable kiddos

(even if the oldest 3 are ALL fake smiles)

Owen-3, Avery-6, Drew-8 months, Madison-8 1/2

How did they get so OLD?

Thanks YW!

Let us know when you do it again next year.

Naked buns and such

"Does this rug make my butt look big?"

Tell me that isn't the most yummy little pair of buns you laid eyes on, in the last few days?

My little man (now 8 1/2 months) has turned from a little peanut, trying to gain some weight...to Mr. Thunder Thighs.

And he thinks he's sooooo big, climbing up and getting into all sorts of germ-infested things! I was making lunch today and thought he was playing with his toys in the family room, when I heard him get excited and giggle. So I followed the sounds and found THIS!

Except when I found him, his chubby little arm was ALL THE WAY INSIDE, splashing around in the water! Ew, sick. Don't worry, I boiled his little fingers and dipped them in Clorox for 40 minutes...or maybe we just let the dog lick them clean.

Fatty-Fatty Foot Face

I don't know what's grosser...his face or my feet?

The kids and I were laying around being silly before school. They kept begging me to play horsey (bouncing them on my legs as I lie on my back). Then we started trying out different faces on Mr. Mc Bowen...SCAREY.

Happy Birthday little O

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY

(last month)

to our Sweet Owen!

We love you Mr. McBowen.

I can't imagine my life without this little man. He is really a JOY to raise!

He can convince me to do anything with his cute little voice (sample for yourself in the video of him singing below-earlier post) and that infectious smile! Even when he's doing something naughty, if he starts smiling, it's all over...

Here are a few pictures of my adorable Mr. O

1 year old

hunting for Easter eggs at Grandma & Grandpa's house

2 yrs. old

2 1/2 yrs. old

Can't get enough of that smile!

Turning 3 yrs. old

Blowing out the candles of his (homemade--no applause please) train cake...No he did NOT make the cake himself...It actually wasn't as bad as it looks. The front side had a tunnel with Thomas the train coming out and a few other trains following...gimme a break, I never said I was GOOD at cake decorating! But that little 3 -year-old was thrilled to have TRAINS & CHOCOLATE...that's all that matters. Thanks to my family. who all made the trek out to celebrate Owen's bday as well as mine.

And last, here is a cute little video of sweet little O (dancing) when he was just barely talking in phrases at almost 2...ENJOY!