Sitting, waiting, wishing

Brooklyn waited patiently for my Dad, Judy and Eric's family to come over a few weeks ago. She was so excited and asked me many times when they were going to be arriving. I let her set up camp at the window to watch for them, she enjoyed this. Here is a video of her waiting.

A video and a picture of the girls opening their presents from Papa and Nana. Jace missed the present action because he was fast asleep.

Mad Skills with the Jumprope

Jace stands up, we all stand up

I have seen this trick many times in the last few weeks, he thinks it is hilarious and EVERY time he does it big sis stands on her chair. It is funny when he sees me coming he tries to sit down but he can't because the tray is too tight.

Bathtub serenade

Brooklyn has always done a lot of funny things, but I think she even surpasses herself sometimes in the entertainment category. Not to mention she has some good pipes and sweet moves as well. She has been doing this routine for us for about a month now when bathtime closes, sort of like a last curtain call before exiting the tub. Jace sits outside of the tub and laughs as he watches her, as do the rest of us.

She will kill me later for these but I could not resist.

Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas!! The kids had a great one. Santa came and dropped off some fun loot for the kids to play with. For the most part they were overwhelmed. Brooklyn was more into opening gifts than last year but still not over the top. The kitchen was a hit but the tents haven't gotten too much face time but I know they will soon enough. They were super excited about the balloons that Santa left and he even anchored them down with candy canes. I will make a note to let him know that idea is not the best because I am still finding pieces of candy cane around the house even now that the balloons have gone.

Photo of the setup after Santa was finished

Jace was pretty pumped about all of the stuff.

Hey, that's my new toy...too bad!

Milk break, opening presents is hard work.

Brooklyn in her new treehouse tent with her new giant Tudee and Jace's new Pablo cuddle pillow.

The Day after Christmas - The Day after Christmas we went over to Eric and Niki's to exchange our gifts for the kiddos. The kids had so much fun opening their presents and running around the kitchen. It was a fun day and a nice close to Christmas.

Typical picture of 3 of the four.

Brooklyn's new Yo Gabba Gabba Keytar - she loves it, Jace loves it....the rest of the family is over it :)

Christmas Day 2009 - We spent Christmas 2009 with about 100,000 of our closest friends at Disneyland!! It was SO crowded but other than that it was a great day. The kids had fun and I am sure they can't wait to go back. We can all check "Go to Disneyland on Christmas" of our bucket list!

Cutest picture ever - Jace on the Tigger and Pooh ride. He went on the ride a few times since there was no line (what a nice gift - a simple ride with no line) and he sat like this the entire ride.

Papa with his little girls!

Brooklyn and Jace going down the slide in Goofy's backyard.

Adelle and Brooklyn checking out the ducks.Brooklyn about to make a mad dash.

Brooklyn and her daddy on the flying Dumbo ride.

Jace on the carousel, he is always so unsure at first but ultimately loves it.

My two loves on the carousel.

Brooklyn on our way to Disneyland

I love the holidays! I never thought they would feel good again after my Mom passed away but I am so thankful for my kids, my nieces and nephews because they make it all exciting again. I love seeing my family and spending extra time with them and forgetting about the hustle and bustle that every day life brings. I already can't wait until next year but until then we have a lot more fun experiences ahead of us this year.

Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year, 2010 sounds like some crazy sci-fi film but it is now upon us. We wish all of you a happy 2010 filled with much love, happiness, family, friends and good health. Stay postive and always remember every year is about progress.

Brooklyn gearing up for her big New Year's Eve night

My New Years Eve night...two precious toddlers and a cute shih tzu holding on to say "adios" to ohhhh nine!

This year I contemplated about going out or staying home....but I decided that before long these two cuties will think it is lame to spend New Years Eve with Mommy so I will cherish the years when I am their number one source of entertainment. We had a great night filled with french fries, cookies, cartoons and snuggles. It was a perfect end to the year and a perfect start to 2010 seeing their smiling faces in the morning. You kids are awesome - Love, Mommy!

CSI - Corona Cal

Another day in the life of a Crime Scene Investigator, using prestigious equipment like sidewalk chalk.

Our top agent demonstrating

Future Forensic Scientist?

Perfecting the victim profile

Hmm...did we get every detail?
Or, maybe a future as a tag artist...I can see her on the freeway overpass now!