Day at the Park

The other day my sister in law Jessica met me and the boys at the park for a picnic and to take some photos of them. Well it was a beautiful day and the photos turned out amazing. Ryan was still not feeling very well so he was not his usual happy self but other than that it was a perfect day. We first took some photos in the boys Easter outfits and then had lunch and changed. Then the boys played at the playground and they had a great time. When we first got there we were walking around trying to find a good place to take the pictures and these ducks totally attack Jessica. She had her 3 month old in the baby bjorn and then she was holding her 2 year olds hand and this duck just started biting her toes, so she was screaming, then the camera hit her baby in the head, I am trying to run over to help while holding Ryan, Christian is screaming and then there is Charles, he was laughing hysterically. There was also this goose with the two attacking ducks and the goose was hissing at Charles, the goose was almost bigger than him but he didn't even care he actually thought it was the coolest thing ever. He just kept laughing and laughing at everything that was going on. We finally got away from them and if you are ever at Tri-City Park watch out for two ducks and a goose because they are crazy. Thanks Jessica for such a great day.

St. Patrick's Day

Well let me start by saying Happy St. Patrick's Day. This past week has been horrible. I have been really sick and so has Ryan. Having a sick kid while you are sick at the same time has got to be one of the worst things ever. Between the two of us we have had fevers, coughs, running noses, headaches, throwing up and goopy eyes. So I wasn't really looking forward to doing all the things for St. Patrick's Day but Dan said he would help me so I did it. First I made Corned Beef and Cabbage for Dan last night and we had my parents over. I got the recipe from Dan's mom and I think it turned out really well, Dan actually had three helpings so that said a lot about what he thought of it. Then tonight we had the Garces Family over and had a fun St. Patrick's night. We just had pizza and salad and then a lot of fun goodies. We had a really great night which was nice since I have been feeling so bad lately. The best part of the night was after we put the kids to bed and Dan turns to me and says "Thanks for making this Holiday so special for me, I love you" It was really nice and unexpected, it made all the preparations worth it.

Now I need to clean my house and start packing because we leave Friday night for our Texas trip.

Planes of Fame

Dan has been wanting to go to the Chino Air Museum since we moved here so yesterday we went after my niece's softball game. It was really great but a little expensive for what you get. We probably would not have gone except that we had an buy one get one free so it made it manageable.
Christian had an ice cream at the softball game which turned his face blue.

Dan dressed the boys this morning so that they all would be matching in their camo outfits.
It was really cool to see where the pilots sit to shoot the guns.
Christian loved all the tanks and military vehicles this was him pretending to get shot.

This was my favorite pose by Dan.
By the time we had went to the softball game and walked all around the air museum Ryan was done.

March

Things I am looking forward to in March

1) A 9 Day Vacation
This vacation we get to spend time with both my family and Daniel's family. We are going to Texas to visit my Brother and his Family and then we are going to drive to Dallas and Daniels Mom and his two sisters and their families are going to drive down from Oklahoma and spend the day with us. I can't wait!
2) My Niece's Baptism
I am so excited that my niece's are both turning 8 this year so Brittanie #1 (both of my nieces are named the same just different spelling) has her baptism this month and then #2 has her baptism in June. It is so exciting to see them growing in the gospel.
3) Spring Break
Christian gets 2 weeks off for Spring Break which I think is so perfect. So we get to have a long vacation and still have time at home with out school.
4) St. Patrick's Day
Well if you know Daniel at all I am sure that you know he is a very Proud Irishman. So this is his favorite holiday. So I am going to make him his Mom's St. Patty's meal (Corned Beef and Cabbage) I really liked it when I had it with her so hopefully when I make it, it will be edible. I am also going to try and do a little fun party with everything green.
5) Easter
This is Ryan's First Easter and we are going to be in Texas so I am so excited. Hopefully the Easter bunny will know that we are in Texas and bring us lots of fun goodies. Also I just bought the cutest matching outfits for Christian and Ryan and I can't wait to have them wear them. Lastly, I love this holiday because we get to celebrate our Savior's amazing gift that he gave all of us, his life. He made it possible for us to repent so that we too can return to our Heavenly Father and live with him and our families forever.

I am sure at every event I will be taking plenty of pictures to share with you all. Happy March!

We Love Chuck

Last night Christian had a fundraiser for school at Chuck E Cheese so we took the boys and they had a great time. I think we went last summer once but Ryan was probably only 6 weeks old so this was his real first time. Ryan loved all the noise and excitement and Christian loved having some friends from school there. Christian's teacher was there and it was nice to talk to her in a casual setting and she said some really nice things about him. It was also Ryan's first time eating pizza. We gave him a little bit of the crust and he usually doesn't like bread but I guess because of the spaghetti sauce he loved it. He kept grunting for more. Christian loved showing Ryan all the rides and any night I don't have to cook is a good night for me.

I love that he put his hands up like it was some great roller coaster.

This is Ryan's new trick he can cross his fingers.

Quote

"Today is a gift that is why they call it the present"
I saw this quote today and thought it was so interesting.
Do something fun and different today.
Happy Leap Day!

Standing

Ryan wouldn't take a nap today he only slept for about 10 minutes with Rachel this morning and then for about 20 minutes in the car on the way to get Christian from school. When we got home he was really fussy so I gave him a bottle and put him to bed. Well about 20 minutes later I saw him standing in his crib on our video monitor so I went up stairs to capture his moment. He has done it twice before today but totally by accident and as soon as he was up he would let go and fall down again. Well today he mastered the art of standing in his crib and I just love how he is so proud of himself for doing it. As you can see he still didn't get a nap!