Sunday, April 27, 2008

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...

We just got back from a week in paradise! Kauai is my favorite place. We took the boys this year and my mom and sister Amy came with us. It was an incredible time. The flights were not so wonderful. Jax loved the airplane and the beach. Creed finally learned to like the water and was able to sleep some on the plane rides. I already miss it so much.
Pictures say a thousand words.
The family


Jax at Poipu Beach, he loved his first time in the oceanMe and the boys at the cliffs by our resort.
View from our balcony, Greg and Jax walking around.Having this stroller was the best!


View from our front door. The pool was awesome.


Salt Pond Beach, so much fun exploring.



Jumping off into soft sand, more fun stuff to do.

Jax loved playing and playing. He got covered in a wave at this beach, and never got back in the ocean after this.

Check out my Slide Show of more Kauai!


Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Going to sleep

Well last night was a cute moment. The boys share a room, and we always put Creed to bed first so he will be asleep when we take Jax in there to go to bed. But last night as I kissed Jax goodnight, turned to leave and Creed is standing up all excited. So I laid him down and left the room. The boys continued to giggle and laugh for another 20 min. I went back in a few times and told them to lay down and be quiet. They were good and laid there looking at each other and laughing. So finally I had to take Jax back out and wait for Creed to fall asleep. I was trying to be firm like I was mad but it was just so cute.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Flash back Friday

2 years ago today we got home from Europe. Here is a picture of us in Lugano, Switzerland and then in Venice. It was a wonderful time. I missed Jax. I cried only a couple times on this trip because I missed him. I'm much tougher now. The last trip we took I never even cried.
And here is a picture of Jax (while we were gone) with Greg's bro Chris. Check out his Bubba Gump lip. Jax was 16months here. I was showing Jax this picture and a few others at this time of him today and he kept asking where Creed was? It was cute, he was so concerned about where he was. My scanner is not working, so I tried to find something from as long as I could find on my computer. And this is it. I wanted to find a golden oldy of Greg or I and laugh. I love seeing people I know when they were younger. It's always fun. Maybe the next flash back.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Hair today, gone tomorrow

BeforeDriving to the hair choppingSo it's been a big decision, but Monday we took Creed to get his hair cut. It was getting to be high maintenance and hard to trim it up even. He moves too much. And we knew we wanted to buzz the boys for summer, but I couldn't just go cold turkey, so we cut it short to work our way to the buzz in a while. Over 7 inches were taken off the top.
During


AfterA whole new Creed!

All week I've been trying to adjust to his new look. Getting rid of his hair totally changes his face and his look. Is it the same little Creed?
I liked the place we took him, Cookie Cutters, but I was not pleased with the girl who cut it. She didn't have good "car side cutting manners". Greg had to fix it and she nicked him so his hair is shaved by his ear and messed up.

I will miss it dearly. I will miss when he would shake his head to feel his hair swing against his face. I guess it's time for him to grow up. He looks so much older with the new do. And I am the parent and so I get to make it a big deal. I love you Creed.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter

So check me out, the very next day I have pictures posted! I'm on top of it. Easter is fun again with little kids. Jaxon's face lit up in complete happy delight when he spotted and ran over to his "hidden" Easter basket. He loved it! It was so fun. Below is a picture of the boys checking out their loot. Creed wouldn't look at the camera.
Here is Creed at my parents house doing the Easter egg hunt. He picked up maybe 6 eggs, then just headed for the swing and was done. At least I got a picture. He LOVES to swing. But I'd rather have that then him playing in the dirt or something.
Jax wouldn't look up for me to snap a picture, just rushing around in a hurry looking for more eggs. He and his cousin Liam didn't fight over any this year. They are getting so mature. Ha!And here is Jax with his favorite person, cousin Liam, and Erin. My mom has worked hard on her yard, and it is a fun one. Spring, summer, or winter. Fun place to be.
And off the Easter subject, we took Jax to his first visit to the dentist this morning. I took my camera, just in case. But he was crying and upset. We would have to calm him down to do anything to him. It was quick. They just had him brush, but he had to do it himself, then the Dr. looked inside with a mirror to check his teeth. It was the gloves they would put on in front of him that would scare him. But he was fine after. He said he could do it again. Yeah, we'll see.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

An update

Spring is here, I love it!! It was so nice yesterday. The boys and I went outside and walked around the block, Jax got to ride his "bike". It's his big wheel and he can't peddle yet. We loved it. And thanks to Greg I was able to go fix dinner while he continued the outside play time.
On St. Patrick's Day Greg and the band played again. A little party and fun green clothes. Greg on the left, then Steve and Rick. Sorry to Spence, he's not in the picture. And yes, Rick is wearing a kilt. He even played the bag pipes in one AC/DC song.

Creed is obsessed with his diaper, in the picture he is singing into the microphone while we Karaoke. That's our new favorite thing to do. I can't sing worth anything, but it's fun. Anyways, so Creed is always pulling his diaper low and itching his upper bum. Kind of cute but several times I've seen poo on his hand!! Ahhh!

And I am so happy that my favorite show "Dancing with the Stars" is on again! It's the best fun show ever!

Friday, March 7, 2008

Check out Jax Jammin' !!

Greg's brother, Rick, made this awesome, fun video of Jaxon being a rock star. Also on the right side column. It was done last spring/summer? Jax loves to watch himself. Very clever and very well done Rick - we love it! Jax will love it also for years to come. My favorite is the very end. Enjoy!

Monday, March 3, 2008

Cali

Here's a picture from mid February of the boys messing around together. Creed thought climbing in the laundry basket was a blast. Jax played for a bit but wandered off to do something else. If it were Creed who wandered off and Jax still wanted to play, he would get mad at Creed for leaving and bug and pull him to keep playing with him. It happens all the time. Greg and I were lucky enough to go to San Diego this last weekend. The company I work for ( a whole whopping 2 hrs. a week) went on a company retreat, so we flew down and had a great time away from the boys. Below is a picture of us at the Hotel Del Coronado and then Greg on the beach. We hung out around down town, dinner, movie, and no reason to wake up in the morning. It was wonderful. No offence to my little children.
And of course Creed gets another ear infection while we were gone. This makes the 6th Dr. visit for 2008 for that kid! He's expensive. Thank goodness for my mom and my sister for taking care of Jax and Creed for us. I don't know what I would do without them. Thanks girls!

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Bedtime routines

So getting everyone in the house ready and in bed is quite a chore. First goes Creed. He is the easiest, enough said. Then Jax, where to begin? It's fighting him the whole way. Chasing and wrestling with him to get PJ's on. Then comes brushing teeth, and getting him quietly in his room. I wish my boys didn't share a room. It's so hard, how do people do it? I guess it's better than moving Jax downstairs to be all alone.
I had to have some chocolate today, of course, and when I opened my Dove wrappers, they have little messages, one said "Whisper in the dark" I'm sure it's supposed to be romantic, but I dedicate that to Jax. He needs to whisper to not wake Creed. You are lucky if your 3 year old can remember to whisper.
The other wrapper said, "Smile before bed. You'll sleep better" I need to take that advice. By the time I get to take my time to get ready for bed. I am all wound up and usually ticked after my wrestle mania. Just thinking about it all, I want more chocolate.