Summer Fun with Friends

With the end of the summer upon us, we have taken full advantage and stayed very busy with fun day trips with friends. I have absolutely loved getting all the kiddos together and of course it is always wonderful to spend the day with my friends as well. :) First stop . . . Zoomars Petting Zoo

Jordy checking out the bunny

Logan, Maya, and Ty holding the guinea pigs

Seriously look at these too . . . All I can say is "This poor guinea pig"

Having so much fun!

The kids loved the corn box and so did Michelle :)

We always have to ride the horses when we go to Zoomars
Next we were on to the Santa Ana Zoo which is a very small zoo but perfect for little ones.

How cute is this group!

One morning we helped Michelle with a lemonade stand to raise money for the 3 day walk that we are doing in November. It was fun to help and get the kids involved at the same time.

Trying to get the firemen to stop . . .and of course they did!! The kids loved it!

Next was a day at Pretend City which my boys always love. It's even better with friends!

Logan and Ty, and Jordy and Kenley trying out the new firetruck they just added.

They really enjoyed the dentist office . . .Not where you would have found me but hey hopefully their love for the dentist sticks. Kind of doubt it :)

Color Me Rad

My good friend Melissa and I decided to do the "Color Me Rad" Run in San Diego last weekend. She had NEVER run a race before so it was fun to get to be the first person to do one with. She did AWESOME and we had a blast. I will definitely do another color run soon. They are too fun!

Before the run

Mel . . . I love this picture of you! :)

And After!

Swimming Lessons

Logan has been taking swimming lessons everyday for the past month. This is his first time taking them and he is doing great. He just passed level 1 tonight and is moving on to Level 2 for the next two weeks. Way to go Logan!! Mom and Dad are very proud of you!

Jordy is just itching to participate! I can see how hard this is going to be for little Jordy who wants to do everything big brother is doing :(

Logan's Birthday Party

A couple weekends ago we had Logan's Birthday Party at a local park with a few of our and his close friends. It was a nice low-key simple "Pirate" themed party and everyone had a great time!

The Birthday Boy cruising on his new bike

Logan and Kenley . . .Such good buddies!

Ty and Mike checking out the treasure hunt that the kids had to do to get their goodie bag

All the kids on their treasure hunt through the playground

"Aarrgghh!!!"

Even Baby Bradley got into the pirate spirit! :)

Kenley taking a wack at the pinata

Addison enjoying the party!

Kenley, Chase, and Jordy

All the Dad's playing golf

LegoLand

A couple weekends ago we took a little family trip down to Carlsbad to go Legoland. It was kind of a continued celebration for Logan's Birthday but also just nice family adventure. The boys did great and we all had a good time.

The first ride Logan and I went on was his first roller coaster and we even sat in the first row! He loved it! Yay, I now know I have partner for riding roller-coasters since it's not always Jeremy's thing.

Jeremy and LOgan in front of the Mini-land DC (All made of legos). There were Mini-lands for a lot of the major cities. It was really neat!

I loved that there were a lot of "other" activities to do besides standing in line waiting for rides. Especially with such little ones.

We also went to the aquarium that Legoland has and the boys really enjoyed it.

Touching sea urchins

Finishing off the adventure with a few more legos!

Logan is 3!

Just typing that title makes me get this slightly uneasy feeling in my stomach. He is truly growing up before my eyes and changing so much these days. I know my post is long overdue since his birthday was nearly 2 weeks ago. We have been enjoying the summer and staying very busy. But I want to spend some time talking about where he is at in this moment of time because all too soon he will be changing again. I want to remember him forever at this age and in this moment. Logan was never considered a sweet baby, now of course he was sweet as all babies are, but that was not the first adjective to come to mind for him as baby. However as a 3 year old this personality of his is truly coming to life. He has become incredibly sweet these days and really taking on the leader role. I can tell he will be a rule follower and cautious. He likes to ensure others are ok and loves to be around his buddies laughing with them. He is very gentle with babies and is still very attached to Mommy but looks up to Daddy. He is a puzzle wiz. He is really looking forward to starting preschool in September and is quickly getting over the fact that Mommy won't be there. He is just too excited! I just can't get over the maturity I have seen in him lately. Now on the flipside as there always is, he has begun a new challenge for Jeremy and I of back talk. Oh yes the joys of discipline are in full swing. From the day he turned 3 it was like he was teenager all of sudden and I could tell that if I didn't curb this quickly we were in for it. Of course these outbursts are not happening all the time but when they do . . . watch out! My little 3 year old is no longer that little and I am a bit sad. I am grateful though that he still loves to be held and snuggle with Mom and if he can be by my side playing, doing puzzles etc., he is happy. I know the day will come when he'd rather not be by my side (all the time) so I welcome his arms around my legs a little while longer ;) On his Birthday he wanted to go to the park and the pool after swim lessons. Daddy came home early and took him to see Ice Age at the theater and then they came home and we ate Mac and Cheese (his fav) and cake. We opened presents and played outside for a bit. It was a good day. We had his little party this past weekend so I will update on that later.

Checking out his new bike!

His grand entrance!

He figured out the bike right away and he has been on the go with it ever since.

Olympics

One of the Mom's groups I belong to organized an "Olympics Games" for toddlers this weekend. They did a ball toss, a bean bag throw, and a race. Logan had a lot of fun and Jordy even got to participate towards the end. They both got medals and have been wearing them around the house everyday since. It was a fun event for all.

Logan and his good buddy Ty doing the ball toss

These two are too cute

Lining up for the race

He was so proud of his medal!

Trying to get a group pic. This was the best we could do :) I think we are officially ready for the real Olympics! At least Jeremy and I are!