San Diego 7/2009

Ahh..back to the heat after a great trip to granny's!
We spent our first day in La Jolla exploring the tide pools..what fun!! Trey loved it and Coby enjoyed it until he would see a crab and then he would scream. Trey found some beautiful shells. On Thursday we surprised the boys with Legoland for part of their Birthday presents. We had a blast! We pretty much made it on all the rides the boys wanted to go on. On Friday we did a little shopping and then went to our favorite seafood restaurant with grandma. On Saturday we hit the swap meet, Seaport Village and walked around the USS Midway. In the afternoon we took the boys down to the bay to play at the park and skate around. We celebrated Trey's Birthday that night with yummy pizza and cake. Mark and the boys would play football and skateboard around all morning while I was getting ready. How nice to be able to play outside!

Potty time

So here is a little video of Coby. Both the boys have learned to "meditate" We have a morning session and if they are misbehaving they have to mediate in the corner. Just kidding. You can't see in the video, but he rolls his eyes into the back of his head..it is too funny! Trey came up with it somehow..maybe they had to do it in school! :)
Coby is also working on potty training. I believe in letting them go at their own pace and not forcing the issue. He is just like Trey in that area. Neither liked being in a dirty diaper, but also they never want to stop playing to go! He loves his underwear, or as he says "wonderwears". He puts them over everthing, so we have to take 2 items off to go to the bathroom and of course he has to check out all the bathrooms in the stores.
My baby is growing to fast!!

Summer Fun

We have been so busy...I don't even know where to begin!! Hope I can remember everything!
We had family visiting I think almost every weekend in June. Alyssa and some of her friends came up the weekend of my B-Day and we went out on the boat...lots of tubing and wake boarding! They watched the boys so Mark and I could go out to celebrate. The next weekend my family came up to celebrate B-Days and Father's Day. We took shifts on the boat and then all came back for pizza and cake. Alyssa and her friend Morgan came last weekend for boating. Sat. night we went to an outdoor mall and Inn N Out for dinner.
For the 4th we got up early and went to up to Clarkdale for their parade. The kids get to ride their bikes, scooters, wagons, etc in the parade. We decorated Trey's bike and Coby's little car the night before. The town is so pretty..historic houses, buildings and lots of greenery!! After the parade there were games and food set up in the town park. The boys loved the basketball game..check out their great form in the pictures! Mark has taught them well...Trey won the grand prize for making all his shots. Coby didn't want to stop, after the alloted 3 balls, he would just keep shoting.
After the parade we all went back to Mark's parent's house for relaxing and lunch on the grill. What is a 4th of July without hamburgers and hot dogs? After more relaxing we went to a park that had inflatables with water for the kids. They had free hamburgers, to bad we were all still full! My family loves roasted corn so we did have to get a few of those!
We headed back home so we could see the local fireworks. It is really busy and crowded at our sports complex, so this year we decided to watch the fireworks from a parking lot. We ate pizza and salad first and then saw a great fireworks show! It was actually a great view and the best part was we got right out of the parking lot!
I have been busy with the boys and redecorating some of the house. That is what happens when you paint your master bedroom walls to match your bedding and the bedding rips! Luckily I found another set that will work without having to repaint! I only changed a few things and need to make a trip to Ikea to finish the bedroom. I also added and changed some things
in my family room...still trying to figure that room out. I think I am going to have some curtains made after I find the right fabric and add a few more pictures and accessories.
We are headed off to San Diego on Tues-Sun. We cannot wait! I has gotten really hot here!