Santa Visit

We took a trip to visit Santa a few weeks ago and I think the pictures speak for themselves! ;)

Jamie was shaking violently and saying, "No, no, Santa."


After hanging out for awhile near Santa's village, Jamie warmed up to Santa and wanted to sit on his lap again.

My Big Boy!

I know I've been posting a lot about Jordan so I wanted to also post about my favorite little boy. Jamie is two and a half now and so much fun! Don't get me wrong, he's been experimenting with what he can and get away with (eg. whining to get his way,etc) but overall he's still such a good kid. He still goes to swim class on Saturday's and a few months ago we also signed him up for a sports class on Friday's. The class attempts to teach the kids basic skills in baseball, soccer, basketball and tumbling. I say "attempt" because lot's of the younger kids (including Jamie) would run around the room and make faces in the mirror that covers half of the wall instead of listening to Coach Lance. Coach Lance runs the class and he is awesome! The class has five kids ranging from 2-5 yrs old and all boys. Jamie has a blast every week he goes and it's fun watching him and the rest of the boys just be boys!

Teamwork....setting up the tee for one of his buddies.

After about three classes Jamie finally realized a soccer ball is for kicking and not holding.

Jamie's other favorite activity is going to the park. We go to the park about five days a week.

Having a blast at the park. It's officially winter here in Phx and cold to us (50 degrees out) so Jamie wanted to wear his snow hat.

Jamie getting ready for sports class. Outfit and shoes sponsored by Uncle Jason.

Jordan's Two Months Old!

Baby Jordan is two months old! She is getting so big and is making new facial expressions and cute little noises all the time. Now that she's on medicine for her reflux and I'm on a dairy and soy free diet her fussiness has decreased and she seems much more comfortable and content. She's sleeping about five hours during the night which is great! Jamie loves to come over and check her out all of the time. His newest thing is to touch each body part of her's and say, "baby's nose, baby's elbow, baby's knee" etc. I have to remind him he can't touch her eye! ;)

Our day's are busy but it's a lot of fun and this holiday season is so special with our preciouos baby girl here!

She LOVES this wrap. I didn't consider Jeremy when I picked out the pink flower one but he is great and wears it anyway. Here she is with daddy mowing the lawn. If she could she would stay in this all day.

She started smiling right around one month old. Here she is smiling at mama!

What a big girl......

Here she is with her teddy bear.

Days can be hectic but at the end of the day we all crawl into our bed and snuggle. It's my favorite time of the day!

Daddy's Buddies

We have all enjoyed the family time we've been able to have these past 5 1/2 weeks with Jeremy being off from work. He starts working from home on Monday and then officially goes back to work in the office on January 4th. He's been a big help to me and does a wonderful job of taking care of Jamie and assisting with Jordan. We love you daddy!

Jordan joins Jamie for his bedtime stories.


Jordan cheering daddy on as he paints his new Christmas decoration he made this year for the house.

Jamie assisting daddy with putting up Christmas lights.

Jordan's One Month Old

I can't believe how fast the past four weeks have gone.....Jordan is one month old! She's doing great. She is a cuddler and loves to be held. Her favorite activities are eating and sleeping! She just started smiling at the end of last week which has been fun. Nothing is better than those smiles without any teeth (aka gummy smiles). She's been back and forth with a schedule (one night she'll go for four hours between feedings but the next night only two). I'm hoping in another month we'll be on a more consistent schedule but we'll see....I can already tell she has a mind of her own. She already is captivated by her big brother and zones in on him whenever he enters the room. It's very sweet. Jamie is still doing really good with and likes to "help" take care of her.

Sitting in her bouncer for the first time. She did pretty good in it but definitely prefers being in a sling or being held.


Aww...sleeping beauty! I love how her little hands are folded under her face.

This is the bear that her Great-Grandma Vi got her. Grandma Vi got Jamie a brown one when he was born and I took pictures every month with him next to it so see how much he grew over the first year of his life. I'll be doing the same with her (if I remember!).

Jamie having a conversation with his little sister. He was telling her about the monster trucks he just saw on television!

Fun at the State Fair

Last week Nani and Poppi took Jeremy and Jamie to the Arizona State Fair. I figured Jamie would enjoy walking around and seeing the animals but not go on any rides....boy was I wrong! He loved the train, the helicopter and airplane ride and the big slide. He loved the airplane and helicopter ride so much that Nani and Poppi lost count after he rode it for the 15th time! Thank goodness it was wristband day (unlimited rides)! He also enjoyed feeding the animals and was fascinated with all the lights that were turning on when they were leaving at dusk.

My Big Boy riding the train all by himself with another little boy! He's sitting so nicely!


Happy boy on the helicopter.

Look at me!

Riding the airplane up and down. He tried the other airplanes but liked this one the best.

Feeding the animals.

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's............

Super Jamie! This year we dressed Jamie up as Superman. He wasn't that excited to get into his costume at first but once I explained he'd be going to the park and seeing other kids he was ready to go. Nani, Jeremy, Jay and Katie all went with Jamie to the Trunk or Treat Festival in Queen Creek. Jordan, myself, Poppi and Melanie stayed at home to pass out candy and make dinner for everyone. Jamie had a great time at the festival and really enjoyed the fire truck and chasing another little boy who was dressed up as Superman at the park. Hope you all had a great Halloween!

Super Jamie! What a handsome little guy.


This is Jamie being shy.

Jamie on the big Fire Truck. I was impressed that he actually got up into it and really enjoyed it.

Uncle Jason, Aunt Katie and Super Jamie.