Family Pictures

Here are some pictures from our family photo shoot this year. I wanted a bit of an urban feel, so we headed to downtown Mesa to the Mesa Arts Center. My 14 year old niece Megan took them and I think she did a fantastic job! Cali was a bit of a nightmare, but I was happy to get some new pictures to hang on our walls :)

**please ingnore my odd posture in this photo. I had to put it on here, because I think everyone else looks so cute...especially Keenan with his arm around Cali :)

A Shout Out to my Peeps!

just had to do a quick post to say how much i love my peeps! they're the best :)

my coby is sweeter than ever. he's such a good big brother and honestly i don't know what i would do without his help. keenan is the funniest kid alive. there isn't a moment in my day that he doesn't make me laugh. cali is my little drama queen. she over exaggerates everything, especially her hugs. i love it! christopher is my bestest friend. i'm so thankful to have him in my life.

needless to say, i LOVE my peeps!

DISNEYLAND!!

WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TAKE THE BOYS TO DISNEYLAND EARLIER THIS MONTH :) MY MOM FLEW DOWN TO HANG OUT WITH THE FAT BABY SO WE COULD SPEND SOME TIMES WITH COBY & KEENAN. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. IT WAS FREEZING COLD, BUT THERE WERE NO LINES AND WE HAD THE BONUS OF HOLIDAY HOURSIT WAS A WONDERFUL BREAK FOR ALL OF US :)

HaPPy BiRtHDay CoBy!

Happy #9 Birthday Mr. Coby!

Can I just tell you how much I love this kid. He is the best big brother ever. I love that I can always count on him to do anything. I often look back on the years this little guy has been in our life and know that it just wouldn't be the same without him.

We started the day with Coby's favorite breakfast--PANCAKES! He only ate the the strawberries and whip cream, but that's okay because it was his birthday. It was a school day, and he begged to stay home, but since we are on the verge of a 2 1/2 week fall break, I said no. I felt a little guilty, so Keenan, Cali and I took him subway and sunchips for lunch, and we came back later in the day with popsicles to celebrate his birthday with his class. I made chicken tacos with mango salsa for dinner, and we had cake and ice cream after.

The cake was a bit of an ordeal--I ended up making two. The first one i totally dropped on top of the stove as I was taking it out of the oven to check to see if it was finished cooking.
Note to self: DO NOT attempt to remove cake from oven using only one hand and the other hand to shield 22 month old from touching the hot stove--Put the fat baby in her crib. It's much easier :) Coby said the cake reminded him of giant donut--he was right :)

My Little FUN FAT Baby!

With the boys at school it's just me and my little fun fat baby! I love this girl. I'm looking forward to having be just the two of us (for 1/2 a day anyway).

2ND Week of School and a Trip to the ER

Only the second week of school and Coby was hauled of from school to the ER in an ambulance no less! Poor guy tripped and fell running to get in line from recess. Apparently he doesn't remember that part. The part he does remember is mumbling to his teacher while standing in line and then passing out in her arms!! He seriously didn't have a mark on any other part of his body, so it must have been all head on the concrete.

Worst part is, the school tried to call me and I had left my phone in the car while I was grocery shopping--40 minutes after the accident I got the messages, and met them at the hospital. After a CAT scan they decided he had suffered a concussion, but was fine to go home. SCARY!

BACK TO SCHOOL

A little late in posting, 3 weeks to be exact, but we're back to school! Coby is in 3rd grade, and Keenan is in Kindergarten! I couldn't stand for the little guy to be gone all day, so we got lucky enough to get 1/2 day! The boys have been doing great. They both have FUN teachers and love their school. I was so worried about how Keenan would do, but he loves it. YEAH!