Fun Pictures from this month....

September has been a very busy and fun month. Jamie's in his routine with preschool and loves it. Jordan now has her own little group of friends who are also 2 and has playdates with them a few times a month. I'm now going to school for nursing pre-req's and in a few weeks Jeremy will start playing league softball again. Busy...busy.....but having a great time! Here are some pictures of the kids this past month.

Jamie has been very helpful in the kitchen lately. He always wants to assist with preparing meals. In this picture he's helping to make our protein smoothie that we have every morning. Yummy!

Jordan is really into stickers right now. If I can get her to put them on paper rather than herself that would be great. ;) Here's she's trying to see how many stickers she can actually get on her arm.

In a few weeks, Jordan will be turning 2 yrs. old! She's growing up so fast and is becoming very independent. She now wants to eat her cereal at the table, rather than in her booster seat, and wants to feed herself. It can get very messy but I like seeing her try to do things on her own.

It hardly ever rains in Phx so when it does we try to go outside and play in it. The kids were having a blast jumping in all the puddles and splashing eachother.

They went from rain water to bath water later on that night. :)

LA Trip

We were lucky enough to take another trip over to LA this month. We had a lot of fun. It was great to see Mel and Ashlyn. Ashlyn is so cute and is such a good baby girl. She's crawling now and babbling away. Jordan had fun interacting with her. Ashlyn was fascinated with Jordan and would watch every move she made. We went to the park, to the Sea Life Center, and ate lots of yummy meals. We hope to see them again soon!

Big girl....Jordan walking through the airport with her backpack. She thought she was such a big girl!

My beautiful niece - I love her to pieces. She's so cute and sweet!

Proud mommy and Ashlyn. They have a lot of fun together.

The girls taking a break and swinging for awhile.

Catching Up - Staycation Trip & Baseball Game

We've been super busy so I'm a bit behind on our blog. Things are starting to calm down some so I hope to be blogging more. Last month, Nani and Poppi invited us to stay with them at the JW Marriott Villas in Scottsdale for a long weekend. Throughout the four day stay, Jeremy, Nani and I had to work some of the days but since we were close to home we could drive over to the hotel right after work which was great. The kids had a blast in the swimming pool and really liked spending time with Nani and Poppi while Jeremy and I went out by ourselves. The resort was beautiful and we hope to go back next year.

Taking after his auntie's and uncle's footsteps....he loves playing basketball!

Nani's little shadow.....Jordan! She loves playing with Nani and following her everywhere. Here they are playing peek a boo.

Me and my baby girl! Love her so much....XOXOXO.

This past month we also went to the annual Sears Sponsered Diamondback Baseball Game. The kids LOVED it. Jamie was watching the game intently and made sure everyone was clapping when they were suppose to. A couple of times I wasn't and Jamie reminded me I needed to. :) Jordan was very good and sat on Nani's lap and kept pointing to everything and saying, "Wow!" Their favorite part of the game was when we went to the upper level and took them to the kids playground. We hope to go to more games next season!

Jamie playing tag with another little boy at the playground. He was having so much fun.

Jordan checking out the game. She is getting so big!

Back to School!

I'm sure it seems crazy that it's back to school time for us but it really is. In Arizona the kids start school the last week of July or first week of August. This year Jamie is attending two preschools. He's going to a Montessori preschool two afternoons a week and to another preschool one morning a week. Both preschool's are wonderful and the teachers do a great job with creating fun, hands on activities so I know Jamie will have a great time this year!

First day smile.....what a cutie pie!

I love this picture.....they are practicing how to sit down for class. Jordan, of course, wanted to stay at school too. But, I'm not ready to give her up yet. :)

What a little stud....checking out the scene as he approaches his school.

Here is with Mrs. Kristin and fellow classmates. I was trying to sneak in and get a picture but this obviously didn't work. Jamie saw me right away and his look say's it all. I think he was thinking, "Aww mom....can't you wait by the door like the rest of the mommies!. " :)

One of his projects from the first day. It's a great idea teaching the kids math, reading and colors. The kids dipped one hand in one primary color and then rubbed them together to make a secondary color. Jamie, who hates to have his hands dirty and has never been a big fan of fingerpainting, actually participated in this project and enjoyed it.

More from LA.....

We were only in LA for three days and two nights but we managed to pack a lot of fun things in during that time. We went to the park, to the beach, took walks, and ate at some fabulous restaurants. The girls played well together too. It was so much fun to see Mel and Ashyln and I can't wait to go back in Sept. and see them again.

Play time at the beach.

Jordan felt the beach was a bit cold and spent most of the time snuggled up to Nani. In fact most of the trip she spend snuggled up to Nani! It was great because it gave me a chance to hold Ashyln a lot which is exactly what I wanted to do. :)

Pretty girl playing in the sand. She's only six months old and sitting up on her own!

The proud mama's! Mom got Mel and I both a gift bag to celebrate our first girls weekend. It was really neat to have my mom with her two daughters, and Mel and I with our daughters. I'm sure this is the first of many weekends to come.

Jordan playing a game with Nani at dinner. I love her expression!

Our Trip To LA!

A few weeks ago, my mom, Jordan, and I flew over to LA to visit Melanie and Ashyln for a "girls weekend." Jamie, Jeremy, and my dad were planning to have their "boys weekend" at home. We had the best time and it was so much fun to see Jordan and Ashyln interact with eachother. I'm hoping they are going to be more like sisters than cousins. :)

The VERY proud Nani with her girls!

Jordan giving Ashyln "love". So sweet!

My little sweet pea! She is such a good baby and super cute. I love her to pieces and can't wait to see her again.

The girls hanging out and lunch together.

Jordan on the airplane. She was a very good girl and slept the whole way over on Nani's lap.

Happy 4th of July!

For the fourth of July this year we had a nice BBQ at my parents, picked up ice cream from Sonic Burger and then found a spot to watch the Scheph Farm firework show. Unlike years in the past when the weather was clear and sunny, this year it was very windy and stormy out. A lot of dust in the air! The firework show still went on and Jordan enjoyed the show but Jamie said his eyes hurt from all the dirt/dust in the air. :)

Jordan dressed and ready to go!

Jordan enjoying the fireworks with Nani.

How Jamie felt about the firework show.....