{44,45,46,47,48,49/365} Playing Catch Up

Wow where does the time go?  I’ve been super busy taking care of baby, running Little Fire Chief to soccer practice, shooting family sessions, eating in beautiful restaurants (Le Petite Rive), and photographing my first wedding. I’ve been taking photos but have had barely anytime to edit them. So here are a few to catch up.

These first two are from our favorite restaurant. Le Petite Rive is just beautiful and the owners are fantastic! They serve water out of the wine bottles pictured above and. The sorbet that is pictured was mango, YUM!

These next three are from a recent family session with some friends of mine. The C Family was so much fun to photograph! Look at their beautiful baby boy!! He is a month older than Little Peanut.

and just so you all don’t scream at me, here’s one of Little Peanut (well sorta anyway) playing in his bouncer. The giraffe is his favorite. He has an elephant hanging on there too.

Well it was fun catching up.  I will try to be more consistent. I can’t promise anything though. Being a mom of three is hard work.

25,26/365

I must admit I didn’t take these today or yesterday, but have been waiting to edit them and show them to all of you.  We took a ride on the Skunk Train the other day with the boys. Saying they enjoyed themselves would be an under statement.

Little Fire Chief reading on the train.

Mr. Moo was so tuckered out on the way home that he just couldn’t keep his eyes open anymore. The Train Singer lulled him to sleep with a rendition of Clementine.

These little people are truly blessings aren’t they?  Being a mommy is definitely hard work, but the immense joy that children bring makes it all worth it.

I Heart Faces: Yellow

Just a few weeks ago I wrote about going over to hang out with hubby at work. You can see more photos of that visit here. If it weren’t for the fact that Little Fire Chief was wearing the brightest yellow shirt you have ever seen on that day, I would not have an entry for this week’s challenge over at I Heart Faces.  So here it is, my mellow yellow photo:

Head over to I heart faces to see all the mellow yellow fun!

This is why

I love my husband,

and my boys.

This is why,

I love my life!

How did you spend the Lord’s Day yesterday?

I’m Back!

It has been months since I have shared with you all on a regular basis. There were several reasons behind my absence, but the #1 reason was pregnancy. I have been so nauseous and tired with this baby that I haven’t been able to function.  I have spent most of my days the past 6 months on the couch, and when I wasn’t doing that of course I was taking care of children. Some days it was all I could do to make three meals for the boys.  Hubby has been wonderfully understanding through this whole pregnancy. I am sure he will be happy when I am back to my spunky energetic self, and of course so will I!

So I am sorry dear readers. I am going to try to post at least once per day from here on out. I am feeling much better.  I have a couple more months left before baby’s arrival. Of course upon his arrival there will be a whole new adventure for our family.

What you’ve missed:

My first two trimesters. blah.

We have put an offer on our first home.  It is a short-sale so we are just waiting for the bank to approve our offer.

Hubby is working on his Paramedic.  He will finish up the coursework at the end of May.

Little Fire Chief will be starting Kindergarten in August.

Mr. Moo has started talking up a storm.  I think my favorite word that he tries to say is Garbage. It comes out Garby.  He’s such a sweet little man.

 

What I’ve missed:

Sharing with you all! Here’s to a bright future of consistent blogging!

 

I Heart Faces: Hilarious Outtakes

I don’t know that I will be able to find FIVE photos to enter this week, but I’m sure I can come up with a few.  So here it goes.

Entry #1

When asked where it is, Mr. Moo thinks it is oh so funny to put his finger up his nose!

Entry #2

I don’t think this needs an explaination.

Entry #3

Maybe not funny to you all, but hilarious to us.

Entry #4

Little Fire Chief thought it would be cute to put his pumpkin on his head for a photo. Not so much!

Entry #5

Why must I pose for the camera mom?

Wow, I did it. FIVE entries. May not be hilarious to some people, but I think they are pretty funny.

Now head on over to I Heart Faces and join in!

The Greatest Christmas Surprise

 

Merry Christmas a day late from our family to yours! 

Oh what a day it was.  Hubby had to work at 8 AM so we got up at 5:30 and opened presents with the boys and my parents.  Little Fire Chief made out like a bandit, receiving a Star Wars Space Ship, Transforming Wall-E, 159 Piece Train Set from Melissa and Doug, and an array of new clothes.  Mr. Moo two tents, First pair of rain boots, and other miscellaneous toys. Those boys will have new toys to play with for months! 

The best surprise of all though was mommy’s gift from Hubby! It’s a surprise for the boys too, but they won’t know until we get there!

Can you guess where we will be writing postcards from in the new year?

 

Merry Christmas everyone!

Take Five

Little Fire Chief’s 5th birthday party was Sunday afternoon. He invited all of his church friends to come enjoy some fun at the Cal-Fire Woodland Station. We anticipated there would be a fire engine there and planned all of our games around it.  However, the engine got called to a fire down in Santa Cruz. Much to my dismay, we had no engine. Which meant, no hose. Which meant, no water.  Mommy was bummed, but the children didn’t even notice.

They climbed stumps, threw balls and played in the woods. They ate barbequed hot dogs and slow cooker Chili. They watched patiently excitedly while Little Fire Chief opened presents!

Despite the fact that it took forever because he was so excited over the very first present he opened. Nana and Papa gave him a Monsters Vs. Aliens play set and he couldn’t wait to get it out of the box.

 

Then, they took turns hitting a Fire Truck Piñata.

They didn’t even notice that there wasn’t a REAL fire engine to be seen.

It’s amazing the pure enjoyment that comes from hitting things with a stick!  Mr. Moo even took a turn.

After hitting the Piñata several times each it was time for Dalmatian Cake and Cupcakes.

This cake was delicious!  We left some in the refrigerator for the firefighters when they return home from Santa Cruz as a thank you for letting us use their station. 

We also had Cupcakes.

  These weren’t any ordinary cupcakes, they were stuffed with cream cheese. Yummy!

After cake and a little more tromping through the woods, it was time to say goodbye.

However, We didn’t say goodbye to the fire station without a few photos of Little Fire Chief in his full turnout gear.

Thanks Cal-Fire, you made one 5 year old boy very happy on his birthday!

To Infinity and Beyond

Oh, the fun we had. . .

Our family ventured out Saturday to the Botanical Gardens for their annual Harvest Festival. Costumed Kids got in free, so in the spirit of freedom, we dressed the kiddies in their Halloween attire.  Little Fire Chief went as Buzz Light-Year. I just love his costume to pieces!

As we headed down the path to the party, I couldn’t help but take multiple photos of this adorable little robot! Little Fire Chief loves his costume too. He couldn’t wait to get to the party to show it off.

When we arrived at the party a tree of hanging apples greeted us.

The object of the game was for kids to bite into the apple in order to get it off of the tree. It was a wonderful alternative to bobbing for apples. Little Fire Chief Buzz even tried it out.

There were pumpkins (generously donated by Gowan’s) to carve as well. 

Little Fire Chief Buzz insisted on carving his own. He did a pretty good job too.

He scooped out the inside and carved out the eyes.

I think he did a pretty good job don’t you?

All the while, Mr. Moo Tony the Tiger was busily sorting pumpkins. . .

Running from daddy. . .

and looking cute.

The boys even had a chance to see the model railroad that calls Botanical Gardens home.

  Little Fire Chief  Buzz enjoyed watching the train go around most of all. He could have cared less about the rest of the activities.

Someone had a birthday party on Sunday, my next post will be all about it!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!