Christmas 2011

I finally have a few minutes to post some Christmas Day pictures. We had a great quiet day at home and loved spending our last day with Gramps. The boys loved their presents and we had to slow them down for wanting to open and play with every single thing. A huge favorite was our new Family present, an Xbox with Kinect. Although I think Ian and Gramps enjoyed it the most playing bowling together. We still have not tried all the games. Trying to ease into it and spread things out. It is great though that the boys can do one of their favorite things (video games) while jumping around and getting exercise. My back was giving me issues and is finally feeling better so I can't wait to try it out myself! Here are some pictures of gift opening, kinect playing and lots of other fun!

We let all the wrapping paper up and the kids rolled in it before we all picked it up:) Jacob was "wrapping paper clause" Hanging with Gramps!!

Playing Kinect! Luke was watching Ian:) Ian was even bowling holding Luke.

Sweet little Luke:) I cracked up when I walked in the room and found toys hanging off his plug. Owen said "what mom I was playing with him!?" too funny! (and one of Owen with his new trios:)

Last but not least...Luke is finally liking his bouncer! YAY! It has been nice the past two days to get dishes done. I also started yesterday putting him down in his crib for naps. So far he has had three 45 minute naps. Better than nothing!

Luke has a bed!

One of the things on the "to do" list this week was to get Owen a new twin bed so that we could put together Luke's new crib. I am glad to say its all been checked off! Owen is now sharing a room with Jacob and Nathan. Its a tight fit but it works and we can keep the play room. They are doing great, so far, sleeping together. (We shall see how things go when dad goes back to work....) So, once we got Owen set (pictures to come when I remember to take some!) it was time to put up the crib. Gramps, Jacob (and Owen when he was listening) did a great job. Jacob was so proud and told me after "it was a good time for me by myself with Gramps mom". So cute. I had to take a couple of pictures of their handy work. Time to start Luke napping in there and slowly transitioning. I am not quite ready to let him go at night....

Merry Christmas Eve!

We had such a great afternoon today! We decided to head down to Ocean Beach (since it was a HOT 70+ degrees here!) and walk in a few shops, enjoy some YUMMY Hodad's Burgers, onion rings and fries (Ah-maz-ING!) on the boardwalk (we used the retaining wall as our table) and then a walk on the beach and some play time in the sand and in the tide pools! The tide was out and it was beyond perfect. The boys had the time of their lives although I think Ian was right there with them. Here are some pictures from our day. Please note they did not load in the right order...and unfortunately the lense had something on it and I did not realize it but I had to share the few blury pictures anyways. Note the man with the dog and a GOAT walking them on leashes down the boardwalk...only in Ocean Beach. The kids LOVED rolling down the sand hills. Ian loved throwing fries at them and making the birds attack them, especially Jacob who screamed like a girl. Good times!!

After we got home we did baths and then the boys got to open ONE present for Christmas Eve. I had them open their new marble run from Nana. They LOVE it. Daddy and Gramps even got in on the fun. We are looking forward to tomorrow. "Santa" is busy setting up our family present of a new xbox with kinect. The boys are going to FLIP tomorrow!!