Christmas was pretty amazing this year. Amma and Boppa came down from Seattle to celebrate with us. San Diego was showing off a little bit and gave them 75-80 degrees every day they were here. We took advantage of the warm weather and went out to Coronado island to check out the hotel, beach and do a little ice skating. Jax and I were the only brave souls that put on the skates and did 2 laps around the rink this year. The day could not have been better. We spent Christmas Eve day on the beach, playing in the water and building sand castles. It was so awesome and I had to pinch myself to realize that we actually live in this amazing place where my kids can where put there feet in the ocean and bury themselves in the sand in December. So cool. That night we got the boys in their PJs, jumped in the car and checked out the Christmas lights on the famous street on our neighborhood called Christmas Card Lane. The boys loved it. The Littles went to be early that night and Jax stayed up a little later so that he could get the cookies, carrots and his letter ready for Santa. After everyone was snug in their beds, Santa and his elves worked VERY hard getting everything just right. The next morning when everyone woke up, there was a lot of excitement around the stockings. No one drew attention to the very large Santa present that was sitting in the back yard. Jax was the first person to see it and said "Hey, what's that?! It's a trampoline!" The boys were ecstatic and spent the next hour or so jumping around on their new toy. The rest of the day was filled with good food, new toys, fun games and only a little bit of rest time. Cory made his famous turkey and we feasted on it for days. We were also very lucky to have Engineer Boppa there to help with some major house projects. We were really sad to see them go but it really was a super fun Christmas.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Halloween, Thanksgiving and a little bit between
There were a few holidays that I missed and I wanted to write a few words before the memories completely fade.
Halloween. Jax was a SWAT guy, Ryder was a meerkat and Tucker was a lemur. Jax could not wait to wear his costume and the month before Halloween was excruciating knowing that the little black jumpsuit was just burning a hole in his closet. All three kids had Halloween events at their school that required parent participation. Cory and I divided and conquered. I was in the little's room for a party in the morning and Cory was the parent on duty for the Halloween party in the afternoon in the kindergarten classroom. It was a blast and although the babies were a little out of sorts because of the break in the routine, it was awesome to see all these crazy two year olds running around in their costumes hopped up on sugar. Cory brought homemade Frankenstein jellos and watched all the five year olds run around in their costumes hopped up on sugar.
That night the little boys made it to the 6 houses in our cul-de-sac and Jackson and his dad cruised for 2 hours collecting candy at all the houses in our neighborhood. I manned the door and handed out candy to at least 50 kids. This year Cory and Jackson really got into decorating the front of the house. We had gravestones in the yard and spider webs everywhere. It was a lot of fun to turn on the fog machine every time the doorbell rang and hear the kids scream from surprise. The night was a success and Jax brought home a big bag of loot and we are still working on it.
The next weekend, we had some friends come into town from Austin for a visit. The boys loved spending time with Nell and Sam and I loved having my best friend come down to help. While the daddies went to the Broncos game, we took the three ring circus to the beach. It was a perfect 75 degree day in November and the babies ended up taking a nap at the beach stayed there for the entire day. The boys really love this family and so we have vowed to make more of an effort to see each again some time soon.
Thanksgiving. This was the very first Thanksgiving that Cory and I hosted. Ever. Cory's parents were in town and we were able to celebrate with Cory's aunt and uncle. There was quite a bit of menu planning and strategizing before the big day and we were a little nervous that we would not be able to cook and coordinate the whole meal, but with a lot of help from everyone we pulled it off. Cory was 100% in charge of the turkey and it turned out AMAZING. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was the best turkey that I have ever eaten. The bar has definitely been set pretty high for his next one. The sides were also super good. It such a great dinner and the even the little boys would agree. I think tucker ate his weight in the pistachio pudding salad which is one of his dad's favorites.
We also squeezed in a trip to the safari park and quite a few home improvement projects while nana and papa were here but mostly we spent time together reading, coloring, playing games and snuggling. It was such a good time and we are counting down the days until we get to see them again.
Halloween. Jax was a SWAT guy, Ryder was a meerkat and Tucker was a lemur. Jax could not wait to wear his costume and the month before Halloween was excruciating knowing that the little black jumpsuit was just burning a hole in his closet. All three kids had Halloween events at their school that required parent participation. Cory and I divided and conquered. I was in the little's room for a party in the morning and Cory was the parent on duty for the Halloween party in the afternoon in the kindergarten classroom. It was a blast and although the babies were a little out of sorts because of the break in the routine, it was awesome to see all these crazy two year olds running around in their costumes hopped up on sugar. Cory brought homemade Frankenstein jellos and watched all the five year olds run around in their costumes hopped up on sugar.
That night the little boys made it to the 6 houses in our cul-de-sac and Jackson and his dad cruised for 2 hours collecting candy at all the houses in our neighborhood. I manned the door and handed out candy to at least 50 kids. This year Cory and Jackson really got into decorating the front of the house. We had gravestones in the yard and spider webs everywhere. It was a lot of fun to turn on the fog machine every time the doorbell rang and hear the kids scream from surprise. The night was a success and Jax brought home a big bag of loot and we are still working on it.
The next weekend, we had some friends come into town from Austin for a visit. The boys loved spending time with Nell and Sam and I loved having my best friend come down to help. While the daddies went to the Broncos game, we took the three ring circus to the beach. It was a perfect 75 degree day in November and the babies ended up taking a nap at the beach stayed there for the entire day. The boys really love this family and so we have vowed to make more of an effort to see each again some time soon.
Thanksgiving. This was the very first Thanksgiving that Cory and I hosted. Ever. Cory's parents were in town and we were able to celebrate with Cory's aunt and uncle. There was quite a bit of menu planning and strategizing before the big day and we were a little nervous that we would not be able to cook and coordinate the whole meal, but with a lot of help from everyone we pulled it off. Cory was 100% in charge of the turkey and it turned out AMAZING. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was the best turkey that I have ever eaten. The bar has definitely been set pretty high for his next one. The sides were also super good. It such a great dinner and the even the little boys would agree. I think tucker ate his weight in the pistachio pudding salad which is one of his dad's favorites.
We also squeezed in a trip to the safari park and quite a few home improvement projects while nana and papa were here but mostly we spent time together reading, coloring, playing games and snuggling. It was such a good time and we are counting down the days until we get to see them again.
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