Happy Happy Birthday Sean dear!

This is the day of Sean's birthday, March 22nd. He got to open a couple of presents before Daddy got home, his favorite of which was a toy guitar. Here is the little rock star with his guitar and new guitar shirt:



Blowing out the candles on his birthday cake. The cake is supposed to be a blue Lego.


A few days later, at his birthday party, it's cake time again!


Opening presents. I think I see some blue frosting on some of those kids' faces!


Sean loved his birthday party. We're lucky to live in an area where so many of his buddies live nearby!

Happy Birthday to Cami

It has been a very long time since I have posted but my kids' birthdays are important enough events that I had to make a post. Cami turned two on March 3rd.

This is the night before, all decorated for the big day:


Cami wearing her party dress and shoes, playing with her new school bus:



Cami looking hungrily up at her birthday cupcake. There was also a matching star shaped cake.


Trying out the new pillow pet from Grandma:



This umbrella may very well have been her favorite present. She carries it around with her all over.


My little Cami is one cute two year old now! Looking forward to another great year with her.

Christmas pictures

The children were nestled all snug in their beds...


Time to open presents, sleepyhead!


Sean in the Santa hat:


Cami in the Santa hat:


Bryant attempting to wear the Santa hat:


Me wearing the Santa hat:


The room before the kids see it:


Now that we have all held still for a Christmas morning photo, time to unleash the kids on the stockings!


Cami found her rocking chair:


Cami with her new doll stroller. Her favorite present though, is actually the Pooh Bear sippy cup she is holding in this picture. She calls it her "bup" (a combination of Pooh Bear and cup?) and has not put it down since she opened it on Christmas morning.


A new pair of Batman sunglasses from his Uncle Ricky was apparently just what Sean wanted.


The kids had a great Christmas. So did Bryant and I. It was a quiet Christmas, with just our family, but we had a lot of fun. They are still really enjoying their presents. And we are loving having a week with Bryant home from work! Merry Christmas to all our friends and family.

Thanksgiving weekend in pictures

Sean at our table waiting for the Thanksgiving feast to begin:



Sean and Mommy:


Cami in her new boots from Mommy's day after Thanksgiving shopping trip:


Time to put up Christmas decorations:






Sean's mini-tree in his bedroom:

Snow!

We have had several days of snow already and it is only Thanksgiving! I may have to move to Florida. The kids enjoyed it though. We made snow angels and a snowman (of sorts) in the back yard.

Cami was very puzzled by all the white stuff on the ground. She mainly wanted to sit down in the snow and look at it.


Sean, on the other hand, preferred to play more actively in the snow. Here he is getting a snowball ready to throw at Mom.


Here is our lovely snowman.

Belated Halloween

Yes I am posting this a month late. But their Halloween costumes were so cute I just have to post them anyway.

Batman all ready to go out trick or treating. We went on Saturday since Halloween was on Sunday this year. Luckily there were enough other people around who wanted to trick or treat on Saturday with us.


My little duck. She loves ducks and was so excited to wear this costume.

First crush?

My kids do many things that surprise me, but probably the most startled I have been in a long time was this week when I went to Sean's Halloween party at school. We were walking down the hallway together when all of a sudden he grabs my arm, points at a girl (she looks like she is in fourth grade or so) and says really loudly "That's the girl I'm interested in!" Of course she and her friends hear him and are laughing (who can blame them?) and I am wondering what Sean is talking about because he is in kindergarten which is of course TOO YOUNG to have crushes!

Anyway, I started asking him questions, trying to figure out what he means by "interested in."

Me: "So do you want to be her friend?"
Sean: "No, I'm just interested in her!"

Me: "Do you think her face is pretty?"
Sean: "Not really much, but she has cool outfits! And she has cool shiny dark hair!"

I still do not know what he means by "interested in." But I guess I can't fault his fashion sense because the girl did have a really cute outfit on. We saw her in the hall again later and he repeated the performance ("There's the girl I'm interested in") loud enough for her and everyone around her to hear, of course.

Sean, despite having two parents who were very shy as children, is not at all shy himself. All I can say is, those girls better watch out when he gets to junior high!