My New Blog

Yes I know I shouldn't be starting a new blog when I don't even update this one very often, but I'm hoping this new cooking blog will inspire and help me go through all of my recipes that I have stacking up. Anyways check it out: www.myrecipeaddiction.blogspot.com

Swimming at the Resort

In August we went and had a staycation at the Pointe Hilton. Joshua didn't have a birthday party this year so we used this as his birthday celebration. We also have so much fun swimming and relaxing there.

Grandma Connie came and brought a few cousins to swim also on the Saturday. Joshua had a good time and only wishes that next time he will finally be tall enough for the slide.

Joshua opening some gifts Grandma brought.




Our sweet Avery looking cute in her swim suit.

Ethan chilling out on the lazy river.

Avery 6 Months

This is a little late, like everything on my blog but Avery just passed her 6 month half birthday. I can't believe she's already so big! No one told me that your 3rd baby grows up way faster than your first 2. She's so sweet and has totally stolen our hearts. We even still fight over who gets to hold her and kiss on her.

Well she weighs in at 16lbs and is 26inches tall. She weighs more than her brothers ever did at this age. Her 6 month old clothes are getting way too small and I seriously need to go shopping for her next size. While certainly being sweet our Avery still doesn't sleep through the night or take long naps. I would say there is improvement though from last month. She will actually sleep pretty well if she is snuggled next to someone in our bed. So that's exactly where she is on days after I work.

Avery is likes to play with toys and whatever she can put up to her mouth. She sits pretty well without support and rolls but not all the time. She just really doesn't like getting stuck on her belly. We've been trying to feed her solids for about 6 weeks now and she just doesn't like food. I started with cereals, and then veggies and even tried fruits and she just acts like you are trying to gag her the whole time. Sometimes we make her choke down some solid food but alot of days I don't even bother since she really hates it. I'll have to post a video later, but so far no luck with foods.
Here are a few pics of our sweet angel:

Happy Birthday Joshua!

Josh had a birthday shout hurray! Josh was so excited to turn 4 years old. He's still a small guy weighing in at 28lbs and only 38 inches tall. He can't wait to grow so he can ride more rides at disneyland and go on the slide at the Pointe. Sometimes its hard to think Josh is only 4, because we mostly have the same expectations for him as we do for Ethan. He bathes and dresses himself and is responsible for chores each day. Josh loves to play golf, and is quite good. He's going to preschool this year and is practicing letter sounds and writing his name.
His smile just warms my heart. On his birthday I got up to make him pancakes and he came down the stairs just grinning ear to ear since it was birthday. I hope I don't forget his sweet little face. For his special day he opened presents and chose On the Border for lunch. He didn't have a party this year, but we celebrated some more when we went to the Pointe Hilton for the weekend.

Josh's Mommy Date

For Josh's date I decided to take him to Jambo, an indoor amusement park. They have games, small rides and mini golf which is Josh's favorite. We woke up on a Saturday morning and Josh was so excited to go on a special date his face was just beaming. We even brought special cookies for just us to eat in the car.

We had fun for a couple of hours and then my poor Joshua was playing in a jump house type area and face planted on one of the sides. When he came up he screaming and gushing blood everywhere. His tooth had split open his lip. After cleaning him up I knew he needed a few stitches to keep it closed so it would heal. I called Michael and had him tell me where the nearest urgent care that took our insurance was. We went to a Nextcare which I never have good experiences with, but went anyways since they advertise that they do stitches. I waited 1 hour in the waiting room with Joshua crying and bleeding and everyone just looking at me "can't you shut your kid up." When we finally got back to the room the doctor came back and instantly told me he didn't do stitches on pediatric patients. Really no one could have told me that when I checked in or waited for an hour. So we got back in our car and drove to Mendy's Place at John C. Lincoln. The experience was wonderful, we got back into a room right away and doctor came to see us within 10 minutes. Josh was more brave than I've seen any 4 year old be. He didn't even need to be wrapped or held down, he layed perfectly still and only whimpered once when they stitching the lip.

Well now his lip is healed and I need to find a day to take him back to Jambo so we can finish using his tokens.

Ethan's Daddy Date

I'm a few weeks behind on here since we've been sooooo busy lately. Ethan and Michael had a date about a month ago. They went to Big Surf with some passes I bought on a Groupon. I thought it would be perfect for them since Ethan is tall enough for all of the slides, and it was they had a blast. Ethan loves roller coasters and now loves big slides, which is odd because in a lot of other things he's kind of wimpy : )
They went in the wave pool and it wasn't very busy so they were able to go down the slides multiple times too.

Avery 5 month old

Our sweet girl is another month older. At 5 months old she rolls over from her back to her belly and then starts crying because she hates her belly. She sits pretty well with just a little bit of support. She grabs her toys to play with now and loves to laugh at her brothers and Daddy. She started eating some oatmeal and is doing better with it. We tried one veggie, avocados and sadly she hated them. She wears her 6 month old clothes and Mom wishes she would stop getting so big!

Brothers are reading her some stories and Avery is sucking on her fingers. She loves to suck on anything that comes close to her mouth, including her new found toes.