They grow up so fast!

I remember when M was a baby and she would be screaming in the store, there was usually an older person that would tell me to enjoy this time, because they grow up so fast. Now I must admit that I don't miss having a screaming infant in the store that can't tell me what is wrong with them. But it is so true that they grow up so fast. K now sleeps in a big boy bed and M asked to get her ears perced today. Well, she asked awhile ago how they pierce your ears. When I explained it to her she told me that she didn't want her ears pierced until she was a mommy. But we are going to Disneyland next week and she told me that she wanted Minnie Mouse earings. I told her that unless she got her ears pierced, she didn't need earings. So she asked to get them pierced today. M is learning how to read and K asks at least once a day if he can go potty in the big potty. My babies are growing up! It is bitter sweet. I love to watch them grow, but I miss holding them in my arms while they slept. I love having kids, they are the best! They make my life so happy!

He ate the whole thing!

The other night I put peaches on the table as part of dinner. Well, K LOVES peaches and he ate the whole jar before the rest of us could get any. Now you would think that after eating an entire jar of peaches by himself that he would be stuffed like unto a Thanksgiving turkey, but he wasn't. He still ate the majority of a large bowl of corn and then still asked for more to eat. I am so happy that he loves fruits and veggies. so much.

Hawaii!

This is a picture of Hideways Beach. Isn't it so beautiful?
This is a picture just driving down the street.

I found a real flower and stuck it behind my ear. I am so happy that I am already taken!

This is a picture from the Na Pali coast.

The first night we were in Kauai, the bus driver taking us to the car rental place told us that when God made Kauai he was practicing to make Heaven. I think he might be right.

Happy boy!

So, K loves cars. That is why he is so happy in this picture. You may be wondering what happened to his spectacles. No one really knows. One day he had them and he was playing. Then he came out to me saying," uh-oh, uh-oh." He showed me his glasses and they were all bent out of shape. He had an eye Dr. appt the next day so we just waited to get them fixed. The Dr. asked what happened to his glasses. We told him that we didn't know. He told us that it was OK that they were broken because it was close enough to a year of having the same prescription and so he needed new glasses anyway. Perfect timing right? Well, we didn't know that we were going to have to replace glasses every year. But we found out. We also thought that we would just pay the $25 replacement fee for the broken frames(thank heavens for warranties!) and then get a new prescription for the lenses. We were thinking that would be really good because frames are really expensive. We went to order the new lenses and found out that the new lenses wouldn't fit into the old frames. (Of course!) So we got to buy new frames and lenses. $400 later K was all set up to get new glasses! The Dr. told us that we should have a back up pair of glasses so if he brakes them again he doesn't have to wait the 2 weeks it takes to order new ones without glasses. If the Dr. wants to pay for them, then we can afford it, until then we just hope that the bendy frames we got really do bend and then pop back into place.

SHHHH! My family is sleeping!

The other night I went to a girls night and when I came home, the door to M's room was open. Usually that means that she woke up. I looked around and noticed evidence that B was still trying to study for the GRE.(yuck!) Anyway, I walked into M's room to see if I could help and I saw that B had gone in to help M and had fallen asleep. It was so sweet that I had to take a picture. Then I went to check on K. That kid loves to sleep sideways. Since he is too long, he just sticks his feet out the side of his crib. I love my family so much! They make me so happy!

...And the award for the best daddy goes to...

...The daddy that plays store with his little girl! M got a shopping cart for her birthday the other week. The shopping cart was the biggest hit. by far! Her new favorite thing to do is to play store. We go "shopping" around her bedroom for all the things we "need." I think my favorite part is when she tells whoever is being the cashier that she has coupons. Both B ans I really like to play with her because it is awesome to watch your kids have such a fun time.

So sweet!

I love this picture! We were able to go see the Christus the other night. Every time I am able to see it, I am filled with the spirit. I know that Christ loves each of us. That he knows our names and that he is the only person that truly knows exactly how we are feeling and what we are going through. M and K loved to look at him. M just stood there and stared at him. K would walk up to him and say, "Hi Jesus!" It was so sweet to watch.