California Love...

Sullivan had been anticipating last Thursday for a very long time. He was going on a trip on an airplane. Oh my did he talk about the airplane...all the time. Don't think that I will tell him about these trips so early. Will save me from hearing about it every two minutes. But it sure was cute! We arrived early in the morning and went and had breakfast in Manhattan Beach. We then walked down to the water. Sulli was tentative to begin with but eventually had Daddy out with him jumping over waves. This was the first time he had been in the sand and seen the ocean since he was 4 months old. We then headed off to Evan's brother's house to meet the new cousin. Dylan is 2 months old and she is adorable. So fun to have a girl in the family. The next day, our little family plus Mimi and Bumpa headed off to the LA Zoo. Sulli had a great time, as always. The Spider City exhibit was...well creepy. But the rest of the animals were fun to see.

We ate lunch at the original Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. Cheeseburger, fries and a chocolate-banana shake...hit the spot that day!

After two days in LA, we headed up to Hanford (outside of Fresno) to see Great Grandma Lil. We were met there by the rest of Evan's extended family (aunts, uncles and cousins). Here are the baby's lounging on the floor being entertained by GG Lil's ceiling fan. 2 mo. old girl and 3.5 mo. old boy. We have cute kids! Dylan is in training for rollercoaster rides. This gal likes to have those hands in the air. Ben prefers to keep his hands near or in his mouth at all times these days.

Here is GG Lil with all of her boys. She just loved meeting Ben and seeing Sulli again. This gal is a hoot. I really enjoy spending time with her. You haven't seen spunk until you have met Lil.

These are some of the extended family. Evan's cousin Lisa's girls Kirsten (9) and Elizabeth (16). They adored Sulli and he couldn't get enough of his "tousins". They plain wore him out...it was great!

Here he is sacked out on GG's recliner. Too pooped to pop!The kids both did great on the plane rides which I was nervous about. All in all it was a great trip. Glad to be home though...always nice to be back in your comfort zone.

Long Lost Blogger!

Wow, it has been a long while since I have posted anything. And the last time I posted I was complaining!!! Well, since that time, I turned 30 and my boys have just gotten cuter. My 30th was spent with my family and a wonderful friend of mine that I have known since preschool. She came and made me a wonderful dinner and a delicious chocolate cake. We were able to spend a couple of days together before she had to head back to Oregon. Here she is with the boys. My cute little Tabby Pea!

My hubby got me some beautiful flowers for my birthday. Overall, it was a wonderful day.

We experience another first with Sullivan. I was bathing him and asked him to blow his nose. I had seen a colorful booger hanging out in his nose and was fearing that another cold was coming on. When he blew the booger out, I realized that it was a foreign object. Upon further dissection, it was a sticker label that he had torn off of his block box and decided to wad up and shove up his nose for safe keeping...oh my! Let the fun times begin. Here is Exhibit A...

We attended a birthday party for a friend of Sulli's from church at a place called Pump It Up. This place has a bunch of different blow up bounce houses and slides. I liked this action shot of Sulli. He took a while to warm up but then had a great time. He just cracks me up. He came into the room with some puzzle pieces tucked under his chin and said, "I play the violin Mommy." He had seen one of his friends practicing his violin and was imitating the way that you hold a violin under your chin. Funny kid!The kids and I loaded up in the car and took off for Twin Falls a couple of weeks ago. My grandfather has not been doing so well and we thought that we might be saying our last goodbyes. He has since continued to decline but has not given up yet. Regardless of his fatigue, confusion, and weakness, he has always known my boys and has been very cute with them. When we were there this last time, he held my hand and said, "Take care of my boys. You know they are my boys, you have to take care of them." So sweet. I just love my Grandpa Alvin.

While we were in Twin, my dad's sister Judy and his brother Steve and his wife Pat all came in to see Grandpa as well. It was fun that they were all able to see Sulli and meet Ben for the first time. This is Aunt Judy with Ben.

The Auntie's went shopping for goodies and Sulli got this bouncey ball that he got the hang of very quickly. He bounces all around the house on this thing. Quite fun!

We just got back yesterday from a long weekend in California visiting all of Evan's family. I will try and get some pictures posted from that trip very soon. Can't wait to catch up with all of you. Sorry that I have been absent for so long. The lazy's set in sometimes! Hasta!

pity party

I have been feeling a bit sorry for myself over the last few days and I will share with you why. My good friends from church left on Thursday for Hawaii. My good friends from McCall left for Costa Rica on Friday. And my parents left for Mexico on Saturday. And why am I feeling sorry for myself??? Is it clear to you now? I am in Boise, Idaho...Star to be exact. There is nothing warm, tropical or exciting about Star. It does not spell vacation no matter how much you try. And I don't forsee a fun and exciting getaway like this in the near future. So pity party it is. Maybe feeling sorry for myself will make up for the fun that I am not having. Join me in wallowing in self pity!!! Poor me!