Halloween

Cal and his preschool friends at their Halloween party!


Carving pumpkins
Woody and his dragon friend Zack. We went to our church for the trunk or treat, and then decided to go to about 10 houses, so the boys could knock on doors.


Cute little Woody out Trick-or-Treating

Nemo and Woody

The boys and their big friend Dan. (one of the Adrain's YM that the boys totally love), he came over earlier that morning and carved pumpkins with us and then came back over all dressed up, and hung out until it was time for him to go to the church dance. My boys thought he was pretty funny in his penguin suit!

I'm Back

My life has been pretty uneventful for the 2 months that I haven't blogged. I have been hanging out in bathrooms for those 2 months, neglecting my children (good thing for Aunts, Uncles, cousins, Adrian, and friends), and my house is a disaster! I keep telling my self that it is worth it, and I am finally now starting to believe it, since I am starting to feel better! For those of you who haven't heard the news! I am pregnant, and it has to be a girl! I am 13 weeks, and due May 10th!

I thought i would tell Cal that we were having a baby, I'm pretty sure he doesn't get it, I figured we will talk more about it when the time is closer, but for now this is what he had to say about it:


Me: Cal guess what?
Cal: What?
Me: We are going to have a baby!
Cal: ( A little concered voice) But we already have a baby.
Me: I know, but were going to get a new, tiny, little baby!
Cal: (Very, Very concerned face and voice) But mom, I want to keep Caders!

Oh what a sweet boy he is, he sure loves his little brother. I assured him we are keeping Caders!

We went up north for a month and stayed with my awesome sister Kristie and her wonderful family, because I was just to sick to take care of my kids all day and Adrian was super busy with work. They spoiled me and the boys! I will post about our stay up there another time.

Catching Crawdads

Last night for FHE we went over to Grandpa's pond to catch crawdads! We had a great time!

Getting the bait ready

We used hot dogs to lure the crawdads over so we could catch them (it didn't work to well but that's what we were told to use)
Waiting for the crawdads
Cute little Cade
Playing with the crawdads that we caught ( I think we caught 4-5)
Checking them out
Taking a closer look! Cal wanted to take one home with us and said he wanted to take a bath with it. If it were up to daddy, a video clip of them taking a bath would be following this post, but fortunately mom is there to ruin the fun and take care of her babies-no baths with crawdads!

Boogie Board

Cal had an awesome time boogie boarding! He did a great job! He kept asking to do it more!

Cade at the Beach

For me there is nothing better than having one of my boys sleep on me. It doesn't happen too often because they like their cribs/beds too much! SO this was pure heaven for me. Sitting in the shade on the sand , listening to the waves, watching daddy and Cal boogie board with little Cadders sleeping on me!


(click to enlarge to get full detail)
I got to love this face! He is always so dirty, not to mention the snot coming from his nose! Poor kid I think he has allergies, his nose is so runny all the time!
Cade absolutely loves to give kisses right now, on the lips. He won't give up until he gives you one and most of the time his face looks pretty much like this! But I love it!

Buried In the Sand

San Diego
I remember when I was little my brother and I buried each other in the sand from the neck down, on one of the beaches in CA. I thought it was the coolest thing, we have pictures of it and it brings back such fun memories. So, of course I had to bury my boys in the sand and take their pictures. They were a little nervous about having their arms buried so I just did their legs. Cal loved it, Cade not so much!

No More Sugar for Adrian - for ONE YEAR!!!

So, we were camping with some friends last week just north of San Diego (thanks for letting us stay Kidds, we had so much fun and it was great to catch up with all of you!!). Crayton (their 9 yr old boy) is doing a one year no sugar (i.e. sweets, candy, junk food etc) challenge. 7 months and going strong, attaboy Crayton. Well, in driving home, we got to talking about it, and my good, loving, supportive wife made the comment, that I could never do that... Way to throw down the mat Danell!!

What a challenge. So, I decided, starting August 1, I am going to go one year without eating junk food. A definition would be - candy, icecream, cookies, cake, etc etc... I have been wanting to help the young men in my ward understand that we are only as good as our word. So I am giving my word to everybody that I know (at least who reads our blog) that I can keep my word, and not eat the above mentioned junk food etc for one year. Similar to Crayton's challenge, I get four free days (one for each quarter - Crayton only got three, but he is also only 9 and hasn't got thirty five yrs of carb addiction to overcome!!). I was going to add soda to the list, but one year without junk food is one thing, insanity is another. One vice at a time.

Today, July 31st, in preparation for the next 365 days of misery, I went to Walmart and bought three ice-cream bars and ate them all.

When asked why he was doing it, Crayton responded, "because I am broke, and I am getting $200 bucks if I make it". Good for you Crayton. Me, I am doing it A. To show my good wife what a stallion I am.. and B. because I am 35, have had high stress occupations for the last 10 yrs, don't exercise, and I don't want die of a heart attack when I am 40. Having said that, if anybody reading this wants to pony up and offer me cash incentives for completing the challenge, I be happy to take you money!!

Crap... it's 10pm, Friday 31st. I have two hours left, and there is no junk food in the house... I am too tired to drive to Walmart for a last minute icecream snack-attack.

For those who care, I will try to keep you updated...

-Adrian (soon to be, lean mean fast fighting machine)

Jesus Loves Me

Cal made up his own song today. He was going potty and I heard him singing. When I got in there I asked him what he was doing and he said he was singing for Jesus! How precious is that. I asked him to sing it for me and then later to daddy and this is what he sang.

Jesus loves me Jesus loves me
and Cadders
I love Jesus
And Daddy loves Jesus.

What a sweet song!

Swimming Lessons

Cal started swimming lessons this week and absolutely loves them! He goes for 2 weeks every morning, he is also going to go Sat mornings when these lessons are up. This little boy is a fish, he loves to play in the water!



Look at his arm wrapped around his teachers neck! (I don't think it is suppose to be there but I think it is pretty cute)

Fire Station

For play group we took the kids to the fire station. Cal was pretty excited to go see the fire engines, he kept asking if it was time yet.

Cal in the fireman's hat

Cade with one of their practice masks

Cade getting checked out

Cal all smiles next to the Ambulance!

Cade inside the back of the ambulance

Cal in back of the ambulance

Sitting on the back of a fire engine

Cade in the fire engine

Cal in the fire engine
We can't wait to go back!

Cherry Picking!!

While my dad and sister were here, one of my friends invited us to go pick some cherries! We had such a good time and the cherries were yummy! I am so glad my friend told me about this place!
Me and my dad!
(I'm pretty sure my dad really enjoyed doing this, cherries are one of his favorites!)
(By the way my dad would enjoy doing anything with his grandkids and kids, the cherries were just an added bonus for him!)

The kids showing off their cherries!

Eating their cherries! Yummy!


Cal found a cherry tree to climb!

Alix and her bag of cherries!

Cal sorting his cherries!

Grandpa helping Cade pick some cherries!
The kids thought this was a great activity because they got to eat all the cherries they wanted while picking some to put in their bag for later!

Cade with cherry juice on his belly!

Grandpa finding only the best cherries!

The kids stood on top of Andrea's car so they could reach the cherries!

Cal admiring his cherry!