First, a picture of the cutest 8 month old we know! We love little Norah.
And thus ends the posts about our California trip. We had a fantastic time!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
4th of July
And thus ends the posts about our California trip. We had a fantastic time!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
And more pictures
All of the pictures of the Splash Pad can be found here and Swimming can be found here.
I know, you love me for not posting all 500 on the blog.
I know, you love me for not posting all 500 on the blog.
California Swim Lessons
Easton was able to enjoy a week of swim lessons for free at Grandma and Grandpa's neighborhood pool. The first day of lessons was the 4th of July and as luck would have it, Easton was the only kid in his class that showed up (well, actually there was another little girl there, but she basically refused to get in the water).
Working on strokes:
Superman arms:
Blowing bubbles:
Why hello there!
Kickin' it:
While Easton had his lesson, the rest of us played on the other side of the pool.
Me and Kendree:
Cousin Norah and Uncle Alex:
Ahhh!
Cousin Love:
Out of the water with Grandma:
Easton got to join us for some play when his lesson was over. He loved riding on Daddy.
We took more pictures on the last day of lessons. By this point Easton was a pro at going "ALL the way under."
But you always have to wipe your eyes.
Locating his ring under the water...
Get it!
Come up sputtering...
Ta-da!
And there he goes!
We couldn't be happier with his progress...he is a changed person in the water!
Working on strokes:
Blowing bubbles:
Me and Kendree:
Get ready to dive...
Those kiddos of mine
You probably saw the pictures that my fabulous father in law took while we were in Cali of the kids. Want to see more?
The entire web album is up here.
The entire web album is up here.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Easton at 3 years and 8 months (give or take)
First, some pictures that haven't seemed to make it up here yet.
Silly glasses:
Swimming outside with his Buzz goggles:
Silly boy.
Captain Hook! I have no idea why this is upside down. Darn you blogger!
Spending some time at disneyjunior.com
Being a ham.
Easton loves hanging out with friends and some of his favorite buddies are Damian and Bianca. Here we enjoyed a horse-drawn wagon ride at Super Day in Cheyenne.
Easton's the only one looking at the camera...but he sure is cute!
Daddy and Kendree enjoyed the ride as well.
Easton is at a very fun (and slightly frustrating) age. I can reason with him on most things and he understand so much more than I think he will. He loves to know what we are doing that day (and will ask multiple times during the day if he feels like the day hasn't been fun enough so far). He says his prayers on his own and hates to be helped if he tells you he doesn't want any help. Most times we assume that Heavenly Father knows that we are thankful for the food and would like it to be blessed even if only one of those items is actually said out loud.
He is a great little buddy and loves to help with chores (well, not every single time I ask him). He is especially good at putting away the silverware and helping to fold clothes. Cleaning up toys though? Not his favorite at all.
While he continues to love playing with Toy Story and Cars toys, he doesn't request the movies much at all. His taste for movies has moved to a different movie every day instead of stretches of the same movie over and over. He also loves spending some time on disneyjunior.com and playing the wii. He is great at Mariokart, Wii Sports, Mario and Sonic Olympics and Carnival Games and likes to play several other games with a little bit of assistance.
He takes about 2 naps a week (one always on the drive home from Laramie on Tuesdays and then another random day), but is starting to enjoy quiet time in his room on a daily basis as he finally realized it was mom approved "get away from Kendree" time. We set the timer and he can only come out when it rings (I make sure he goes to the bathroom and takes water in with him so there are no other excuses). We're not very good at execution on the weekends, but during the week he is great.
Easton loves church. He loves his friends in Primary and in his Sunbeam class and while his interpretation of what they learned about it usually quite entertaining, he can't wait to go back every week.
He has had what I consider a breakthrough with swimming. When we started lessons the beginning of July, he hated getting his face wet and had a lot of fear. After a two week class here in Cheyenne and a one week class in California at grandma's house, he is quite the little fish. He revels in going "all the way under" and getting his face wet (although he still comes up sputtering, he will readily do it again). The rest of the sessions are full this summer, but I'll be putting him in a class this fall and through the winter so we can keep up that love.
He hasn't (knock on wood) gotten to the "why?" stage of things yet, but I'm anticipating it anytime. We love his energy around here...and love every day we get to spend with him.
Silly glasses:
Easton is at a very fun (and slightly frustrating) age. I can reason with him on most things and he understand so much more than I think he will. He loves to know what we are doing that day (and will ask multiple times during the day if he feels like the day hasn't been fun enough so far). He says his prayers on his own and hates to be helped if he tells you he doesn't want any help. Most times we assume that Heavenly Father knows that we are thankful for the food and would like it to be blessed even if only one of those items is actually said out loud.
He is a great little buddy and loves to help with chores (well, not every single time I ask him). He is especially good at putting away the silverware and helping to fold clothes. Cleaning up toys though? Not his favorite at all.
While he continues to love playing with Toy Story and Cars toys, he doesn't request the movies much at all. His taste for movies has moved to a different movie every day instead of stretches of the same movie over and over. He also loves spending some time on disneyjunior.com and playing the wii. He is great at Mariokart, Wii Sports, Mario and Sonic Olympics and Carnival Games and likes to play several other games with a little bit of assistance.
He takes about 2 naps a week (one always on the drive home from Laramie on Tuesdays and then another random day), but is starting to enjoy quiet time in his room on a daily basis as he finally realized it was mom approved "get away from Kendree" time. We set the timer and he can only come out when it rings (I make sure he goes to the bathroom and takes water in with him so there are no other excuses). We're not very good at execution on the weekends, but during the week he is great.
Easton loves church. He loves his friends in Primary and in his Sunbeam class and while his interpretation of what they learned about it usually quite entertaining, he can't wait to go back every week.
He has had what I consider a breakthrough with swimming. When we started lessons the beginning of July, he hated getting his face wet and had a lot of fear. After a two week class here in Cheyenne and a one week class in California at grandma's house, he is quite the little fish. He revels in going "all the way under" and getting his face wet (although he still comes up sputtering, he will readily do it again). The rest of the sessions are full this summer, but I'll be putting him in a class this fall and through the winter so we can keep up that love.
He hasn't (knock on wood) gotten to the "why?" stage of things yet, but I'm anticipating it anytime. We love his energy around here...and love every day we get to spend with him.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
California Splash Pad
My wonderful mother in law found out about a free splash pad park near their home we all (Grandma, Grandpa, Easton, Kendree, Me, Aunt Kari, Aunt Ali and cousin Norah) headed over early one afternoon.
Much to my surprise, Easton was the shy one and Kendree was the one with no fear. Easton loved the splash pad in Laramie, but this one was considerably bigger and as such had a lot more kids. He was content to people watch for the majority of the time. On the other hand, Kendree didn't care if she knew anyone, she just wanted to get out there and get wet. It was fun to compare her to the other kids her age who were hovering close to their parents while I had to keep an eye on her every second or I would lose track of her. (It happened once and was a not very fun 30 seconds). I even had one mother ask me how old she was after watching her march through a gigantic water fight with no fear.
Here's some of the highlights:
Easton, Kendree, Norah and Aunt Ali:
Aunt Ali and Norah:
Kendree and me:
Grandma and Kendree:
Much to my surprise, Easton was the shy one and Kendree was the one with no fear. Easton loved the splash pad in Laramie, but this one was considerably bigger and as such had a lot more kids. He was content to people watch for the majority of the time. On the other hand, Kendree didn't care if she knew anyone, she just wanted to get out there and get wet. It was fun to compare her to the other kids her age who were hovering close to their parents while I had to keep an eye on her every second or I would lose track of her. (It happened once and was a not very fun 30 seconds). I even had one mother ask me how old she was after watching her march through a gigantic water fight with no fear.
Here's some of the highlights:
Easton Cuts a Rug
Easton love to dance. Loves it.
Recently, he does not love when I try to watch him dance, so these next two videos were taken yesterday on the sly. I'll warn they are a little long, so feel free to stop watching whenev.
Easton and Step in Time (he loves this song forever-more).
Easton Break Dances
Recently, he does not love when I try to watch him dance, so these next two videos were taken yesterday on the sly. I'll warn they are a little long, so feel free to stop watching whenev.
Easton and Step in Time (he loves this song forever-more).
Easton Break Dances
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Those kiddos of mine
While in Cali, I begged (ahem, asked) my father-in-law to take some updated pics of the kids. The ones I have in frames in my house are when Easton is 2 and Kendree is 7 months. They needed some updating.
Here are just a few of my favorites...I'll be sharing more on the kids blog.
Here are just a few of my favorites...I'll be sharing more on the kids blog.
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