The Trevino Times

Super Student

2012-02-10T13:33:00.001-08:00

Blake received the "super student" award at school today! I really think MDO has helped Blake become more confident and social. Her teachers are so sweet and always say "great, of course!" when I ask how Blake's day was. I'm so proud of my sweet girl!

Beautiful Messes

2012-02-08T08:34:00.001-08:00

I am becoming much more laid back as time goes on. Marrying Tim started it, because he can always calm me down, and now having my two kids reinforces it daily. I just let a lot of messes happen and just clean it up. After all, I am so thankful to have kids and mess is just part of it. I would be sad to not have mess-makers in my life! And kids have to learn to clean up also... here's some examples:

Blake loved making a mess out of newspaper when she was younger and now Easton does too. This day he was throwing it everywhere and she thought it was so funny and was "taking his picture" like I was. (She has many an old cell phone that she uses)

Blake takes really good care of her dolls. They get their outfits changed, take bottles and pacis, nap under blankets, go for stroller and shopping cart rides... you name it, her dolls probably have it. Lately, Blake likes to do their hair, washing it, combing it, putting clips in... well, Blake came to ask me to help wash Sarah's hair. When I saw the doll, I couldn't help but laugh. Sarah the doll was covered in lotion! So she definitely needed a hair washing!

Not to say I never freak out... but usually you just have to laugh.

Sleepy

2012-02-07T07:41:00.003-08:00

Little man sleeps hard! Ha ha. What a sweet pea.

Birthday Shirt

2012-02-07T07:41:00.001-08:00

Definitely not perfect... but I finished Easton's bithday shirt!

Growing Up

2012-01-27T15:01:00.001-08:00

It really struck me today as I was getting Blake ready for school... she is getting so big and growing up so fast! Where did my baby girl go? She doesn't look like a baby anymore!

The Trevino Infirmary

2012-01-23T09:22:00.001-08:00

I have my nurse hat on today (and did over the weekend.) Tim is recovering from a difficult wisdom teeth removal. His teeth were really impacted and the doctor took almost 2 hours getting the suckers out. He said it ranked in his top 5 or 10 most difficult surgeries ever (and he's nearing retirement)... poor Tim got really swollen and is in lots of pain. Blake has had drainage and threw up early morning/late night last night. She's home from MDO and isn't 100%. Easton is good, but so busy! So I'll be taking care of all my babies!

Walking

2012-01-20T11:55:00.001-08:00

Easton loves to walk! He has been toddling all over the place with a huge smile on his face. He's so proud and surprised by his new skill. I haven't been able to catch it on camera yet... but I can't believe my big boy!

Walking Progress

2012-01-17T18:30:00.001-08:00

Today Easton walked from the middle of my parents' living room to me on the couch! I was excited and let (made) him practice it a few more times. His eyes get so big (like he's thinking "what am I doing???") while he's toddling along. Easton also showed off his new skill to daddy at home.
-11 months 1 day. Wow

11 Months

2012-01-15T18:25:00.000-08:00

My little man is 11 months old today!
Easton is quite the character and growing up so fast. He babbles all the time, "da da" being his favorite, "ma ma" comes out only when he's sad and pouty!
Easton also sings along to songs, crawls so fast, empties out drawers or containers and then puts things back in, loves to splash in the bathtub, loves playing with his sister, loves throwing things down to see who will pick it up, and is trying to walk. He has taken a couple tiny steps a few times and is getting more and more sure on his feet.
I think Easton is going to be a little more social than his big sister, as he seems to be less cautious about trying new situations out... but we'll see.
Easton has 8 teeth, but it seems more are popping out all the time. He is a big eater and is loving real food. He nurses usually 2 times a day only. Tim always jokes that I must not feed the kids because of the quantities they consume, but they just like their food! Easton will laugh "huh huh hhhuuhh" when he gets a new bite of snack, like each time Blake handed him a Goldfish cracker today, or to answer when I ask if he wants more (with trying to teach sign language) - he just giggles, like to say of course I do! He is a lean little guy probably around 21 pounds or so, and at this point I'm still predicting him to turn out to be a lefty like his daddy.

Busy bee!

2012-01-09T10:27:00.001-08:00

Sure... I think I'd like to climb in...

While The Cat's Away

2012-01-06T07:32:00.001-08:00

Easton loves playing on Blake's new Mickey Mouse chair... but she usually doesn't like him touching it. But she's at school today so he's all over it and loving it!

Blake-isms

2012-01-01T07:36:00.001-08:00

When asked what she wanted to name a doll, she told Grandma "probably Hazel." (After my grandmother) and Hazel she is!

Blake asked Santa to bring her a Hello Kitty purse and a doll with a pacifier and different clothes than Hazel. (And he did) She wanted to name her new doll Blake, but we settled on Michelle to be less confusing. The doll has a little stuffed dog.... she named the dog Blake! Ha ha

Funny words:
Emily= lemony

you= ew

Earwax= ear wack

Blake asks permission to do EVERYTHING... please me read a book? Please me go see him? Please me have some water?

Calls herself being crazy when she says words with "y" at the end... cup-y, shoes-y, book-y

New Toys

2011-12-28T07:28:00.001-08:00

I found 2 cute toys in the toy box today!

White Christmas

2011-12-25T20:45:00.001-08:00

Cookin with the Trevino's

2011-12-23T08:25:00.001-08:00

Easton slept til 9 today and I would say both kiddos are feeling pretty good. They're both cookin' in Blake's room, or rather Blake is cooking and Easton is opening all the doors over and over.

Sick

2011-12-22T10:34:00.001-08:00

We went back to the doctor for Easton's ear check up... turns out both ears are infected again, plus he has broncioloitis. Weird because he is about the same age to the day that Blake was when she had bronciolitis and RSV. Easton tested neg for RSV though!
I asked to have Blake checked too because she has a cough, runny nose, and had a fever for 3 days... turns out she just has a cold but is on the upside of it. Let's hope they're all better soon.

Christmas Card '11

2011-12-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

Own Two Feet

2011-12-19T17:47:00.001-08:00

And so it begins... I caught Easton standing on his own twice today. For a very long time too, that is until I tried to take a picture the first time. The second time was in the bathtub so he was promptly put back on his tush.

Tooth

2011-12-18T11:22:00.000-08:00

Yep.... there were 7 teeth in Easton's mouth when I checked yesterday. That explains the chewing on fingers and drooling!

10 Months

2011-12-15T12:56:00.001-08:00

Hard to believe that in 2 short months, my little man Easton will be smashing cake and celebrating 1 year of life! Love him so much.
Easton is a fast little guy and can crawl and get into what he wants faster than I can react sometimes! He loves to pull up to stand, cruise furniture and other things and has tried to stand alone several times (sometimes successful for a few seconds!). Thankfully he is not walking yet, but loves to push toys, boxes, or anything that moves to walk behind. Easton loves to give slobbery kisses, and bounces up and down when he gets excited.
He still has just 6 teeth, and is currently real slobbery and chewing on fingers so maybe another one is on the way. Easton can wave bye-bye, but doesn't do it often, loves to open cabinets to play with the insides, or closets, or anything really.
He has been a little fussy for a couple days with a runny nose and husky voice, like congestion... but as soon as I got the camera out for this, he turned on the charm! Easton started bouncing, kicking out his legs, stretching his arms, laughing... it was so funny.
Like I mentioned, he loves to initiate peek-a-boo games, and a favorite place to play is the playhouse in his room. He walks around the back side and steps on the base to peek over the top and off the side. You can see in his eyes how excited he is to play this way... I start saying "where's Easton? There he is... and peek-a-boo" and his eyes light up and he keeps peeking over and over.

More Winter Fun

2011-12-13T10:49:00.000-08:00

Two other fun things Blake and I did this past week were to make a gingerbread house and snow ice cream!
The gingerbread house came pre-assembled, so we just made the icing and decorated it... and by decorated it, I mean we stuck whatever candy that Blake didn't eat on the house!
Although she did complain that some candy was too hard, which is because I bought the house on clearance after last Christmas. Oops.
Blake loves ice cream. Tim laughs and says "yep, she's your daughter" because I looooove ice cream! It runs in the family, right Poppa? She was really excited when Tim and I told her that you can make ice cream from snow. She was already loving just plain snow, so I knew she would love it all sugared up.
We went with vanilla, because that's her flavor of choice right now...
but minutes into eating it, she asked if we could make chocolate, too. Sure! Can you tell she likes it???

Cheap Fun

2011-12-11T11:59:00.001-08:00

My mom always told me one of the cheapest toys to entertain your kid with was a box of Kleenex..... Easton found one and agrees!

Boys

2011-12-09T16:14:00.001-08:00

Well as I've been discovering already, boys are a whole different world! I can see Easton's wheels turning as he tries to figure out how to climb on things, or he will completely empty a drawer of underwear before I can even blink... busy in a whole new way than Blake was.
As of earlier today, my broken ornament count was at 5 (I keep thinking they've all been moved high enough...) but then we went to Dillard's. As I was browsing at a display table with Easton in one arm and something in my other I was looking for the price on, I tried too late to warn Tim to help me release the ornament from Easton's grasp. He grabbed a glass ornament from the tabletop Christmas tree next to us and down it went. All I could do was watch as the tree fell and the loudest crash ever filled the store. And then you heard a collective gasp from the crowd. Sooo embarrassing. I wanted to laugh but in my head I was estimating how much we would be spending on the broken glass ornaments... lucky for us, they were very gracious and were only worried about Easton's safety and declined any help towards the mess!

Wedding Weekend

2011-12-08T18:46:00.001-08:00

The weekend before Thanksgiving we were in Frisco for Kane’s wedding. The beautiful reception was held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, and it was fun! Loved how Kane serenaded his bride to "Don't Know Much" for their first dance!

Blake did not like all the pictures being taken but she had a ball dancing all around the place. I sure got my exercise chasing her around in my heels! She is still talking about the wedding with the airplanes, and wants to go back to it, and to the hotel we stayed in that night.

We ate well, drank a little, caught up with friends, but I left early with the kiddos because Easton was turning into a pumpkin. (it was time to go!) No, he didn't drink any, he just liked gnawing on the cold bottle! ha ha

(Thanks Barb and Joe for all the pictures!!)

Santa

2011-12-07T08:02:00.000-08:00

We went to visit Santa a week or so ago and I had such high hopes. Tim and I both had talked and talked to Blake about what to expect, and how to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas, and to help her brother... blah blah. She was soooo excited! Easton being such a happy boy, I figured he would probably do fine sitting with Blake.

So we get there, wait the short amount for our turn, and we're ready. I purposely turn to the photographer and ask "are you ready or do I need to wait?" She says she's ready whenever I am, so we sit the kids down and everybody's smiling! Blake is happy, Easton is happy, such a great picture and memory!! I was standing in front of the photographer kinda to the side to make sure they were both looking in the right direction, so I turn to look at the photographer and nothing! Then Easton turned to see who was holding him, and started screaming-crying! And the photographer starts clicking pictures. Ha! Merry Christmas.

First Snow

2011-12-06T14:50:00.000-08:00

We woke up to lots of snow yesterday. School was closed so we enjoyed a nice day at home! Blake wanted to play outside so bad, so when Tim got home, they bundled up to play outside.
Blake played a little.... but she mostly just wanted to eat it! I had to tell her only eat the clean snow, ha ha!
I stayed inside with Easton. He is being extra-cute these days playing peek-a-boo himself (he'll take Tim's hat and hide behind it and then lift it up, or hold his hands together covering his face and then lift them above his head like this picture for the "boo!"

Christmas Parade

2011-12-04T18:42:00.001-08:00

Last night we decided to join some friends downtown to watch the Christmas Parade. We bundled up, Easton slept in his stroller, and we had a ball. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a good size parade with cute floats, free hot cocoa, fire pits, food trucks... lots of stuff. Blake and Geneva liked dancing to all the marching bands playing carols and picking up the candy being thrown. The downtown Christmas tree was going to light up at 9:00 so we obviously didn't see that, but we had fun!

Christmas Toy Drive

2011-11-30T13:44:00.000-08:00

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Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Shakin' it

2011-11-30T07:55:00.001-08:00

Blake and Hazel were shakin' their groove thing to Hot Chelle Rae on Live with Kelly this morning! We had to listen to the song several times so they could keep dancing.

Early Present

2011-11-28T09:26:00.000-08:00

Tim and I usually buy a big present for the both of us these days... anniversaries, Christmas, Valentine's... anyway, we just got our Christmas present a little early so we have it to enjoy for the holidays!
We always wanted a square, counter-height table and I wanted a table big enough to seat more than just us 4. As we were walking through Sam's the other day, we found this table which is exactly what we wanted! It seats 8 with the leaf, and 6 without the leaf (which stores in the table!! love it) Merry Christmas!

9 month check~up

2011-11-23T08:02:00.001-08:00

Easton went to Dr. B's this morning for his well check. He weighed in at 20 lbs 5 ounces (75th percentile) and is 29 inches long (45th percentile). He said Easton was tall and trim, but it seems more like a little guy's stats. We'll see! He was very pleased with development and his appearance, said everything was great. Easton does have an ear infection and appears to be getting over an infection in the other ear. My tough guy didn't even act bad... but I guess that explains his attachment to me and waking up more at night lately! No shots today!

9 Months

2011-11-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

Bad mom alert... I got my days off and thought today was the 14th, so I missed posting on the 15th! Anyway, Easton's 9 month "birthday" was Tuesday, and I can't believe how fast time is flying.
Easton is so busy, so fast, and so curious. He would hardly sit in the chair for pictures. My little boy loves to stand, open things up and pull everything out, bang on things, throw things, give slobbery kisses, pull all of Blake's bows off her bow holder and otherwise terrorize his sister (ha ha.... she doesn't like him in her stuff, get used to it sister!).
He made a big step yesterday by being able to place his feet on the floor to stand up rather than pushing up from the tops of his feet. Thankfully, he still isn't standing on his own. Easton is a fast crawler! I hope he continues to crawl as long as possible.
His new thing is opening drawers, and pulling back on them over and over.
9 month appt is next week, so check back for his stats. We're off to Frisco for Kane's wedding today...

Creating a Mom Cave

2011-11-16T12:10:00.000-08:00

In all actuality... closet not cave! But mom cave sounds better. This project came about because I was tired of living like this:
The computer desk stayed a mess due to the fact that there was virtually no storage anywhere near it. Also, anytime I was in the middle of another crafty project, I moved my stuff from the kitchen table where I was working to the desk to be out of the way. Hated it! Besides I think the 10 years I've had that desk (from college) is long enough!

After being totally inspired by this desk I just knew I could do something similar! Big thanks to my understanding husband who lets me tackle crazy things like this, and to my dad for his power tools! So I ripped apart my husband's two closets (isn't he great!?) and condensed him to one, moving the single rods from both closets into the second closet making it a double rod closet! Still has two rods and two shelves, all his stuff is just in one closet not two.
Once my "cave" was empty, I put in two pieces of wood (paint grade shelving from Lowe's) one 16" deep for the desktop and one 12" deep for the overhead shelf. The vertical shelving on the left side was a piece of furniture from my high school days that was previously used in the kids' nursery. I popped the top and bottom off and it is the perfect way to mimic a built-in!
Some caulk, paint, and accessories from around the house... I am very happy! Now if I have lots of places to store things, but if something should be out on my desk, I'll just close the closet doors. Problem solved!
If you're wondering, my file cabinet and shredder are tucked neatly under the desk on the left, and the computer tower and printer tucked away on the right. I love everything being out of the way and out of sight!
My mom cave is not dark as it appears, thanks camera...

Parks & Recreation

2011-11-16T12:02:00.001-08:00

Easton is finally getting to play on our almost daily trips to the park. I don't want him to eat sand so usually he is in the stroller or sitting with me on the swing and other play things (whatever the bouncy thing is called!) Now he enjoys swinging on his own! Blake likes to "climb and slide" as she calls it. And almost always brings Hazel... today she surprised me by not wanting to play at all, only push her brother! Sweet girl. Easton loved it, too!

Girly Girl

2011-11-11T05:11:00.001-08:00

Blake always wants a purse and for it to be filled with goodies, chapstick, coin purse, necklace, all sorts of things... First thing after getting dressed this morning she declared she needed lipstick on! She rubbed her chapstick on with her finger and said "I look pretty!"

So Big

2011-11-11T05:00:00.001-08:00

Are his shoes not the cutest thing??? My little boy is getting so big.

All Better

2011-11-10T15:43:00.001-08:00

So glad this sweet little girl is all better! Blake decided she needed to wear her scarf so her neck "wouldn't get chilly" as she ate her ice cream with a tiny play spoon! She is 100% back to her silly self.

Blake-isms

2011-11-10T07:55:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to remember some cute things Blake says (or said... some she's grown out of)
va-inna (vanilla)
oddo (yellow)
poddo (pillow)

Blake gets really sensitive and weepy when she's overly tired. I can smile and talk about it, because she gets it from me!!! The other day it was past her bedtime and she was crying and telling me "Captain Hook is so mean" (from watching Jake & the Neverland Pirates cartoon)

B-U-S-Y

2011-11-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

Another fun discovery in the kitchen...
Momma's tupperware drawer!

Bye Bye

2011-11-05T17:00:00.001-07:00

Look who started waving bye-bye (left handed no less)! He was waving to his new buddy Trey, one of Papa's roping buddies.

Uh-Oh

2011-11-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

Look who can climb on the dishwasher now!
Not to be left out... Blake said "I wanna try it!" and climbed up too.

Buddies

2011-11-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Momma

2011-11-01T15:46:00.001-07:00

My parents took me out to lunch for my birthday, and then we went to their house to hang out and let them help me with the kiddos. I was hurting pretty bad and was grateful for the help! In my opinion... the shingles pain is about the same as recovering from my c-section.
Blake helped Grandma make my birthday cake, and a little one for herself. She liked to taste the pudding (what she called the frosting!) but didn't want it on the cake. As we were talking about my birthday, she wanted to help me blow out the candles. She put them on the cake for me, too. Check this out.
24 individual candles, #4 candle (24 and 4 = 28) and then the clown candle (one to grow on). Didn't she do a good job!!? Made me smile.
It was delicious!!!

Happy Halloween

2011-11-01T15:43:00.001-07:00

I really wanted Blake to experience trick-or-treating because this would be her first year to do it. We had big plans of going to her MDO church's Trunk or Treat and then go around our neighborhood. Judging by how healthy our house has been.... I decided we would just dress up real quick and do a couple houses on our street. Thankfully, Grandma came to help me since Tim was out of town.Here's how Easton felt about wearing his hood. So we left the hood down, and strapped into the stroller!

Blake wouldn't wear her red tights for her Elmo costume, so she wore black pants, and the Elmo headpiece didn't stay on past our driveway either. Oh well!
After a few houses, she really got pretty excited and was saying "trick or treat" loudly, knocking on doors by herself, and saying "thank you." Papa even came over by the end to watch her. She got a good bit of candy and enjoyed herself!
Grandma even made Hannah her own pumpkin costume (since Blake originally was going to be a pumpkin). Isn't that cute? So Hannah came trick-or-treating too.

Not so Scary Monster

2011-10-31T12:30:00.001-07:00

His shirt says "Little Monster" and what a cute one! Ha ha

Memorable

2011-10-31T11:23:00.001-07:00

For my personal record:
I turn 28 tomorrow (yikes) and what is my most memorable gift? My purse, clothes, Luigi's dinner, or any other gift from my family?? (We celebrated early since Tim left town for work) nope.... I think the thing I will remember best is... having shingles. Hope it gets better soon!

Plans Change

2011-10-30T17:13:00.001-07:00

Well Blake is still not 100% healthy, but at least fever free... it's been rough around here with both kiddos lately. They've both had runny noses and coughs for the past few days. Open house last week at MDO was bad since Blake didn't feel the best, we didn't go to the library Halloween party and no pumpkin has been carved... I'm just praying Blake feels better tomorrow.

At Open House:

After watching their "Circle Time" in the classroom, 3 MDO classes performed a few songs each in the gym.... with all the parents watching. I don't think she liked it very much! (we probably shouldn't have gone at all, but she was okay at the time)

Still Sick

2011-10-30T17:07:00.001-07:00

Written on Thursday*
Poor Blake went back to the doctor today because she started running a fever again, and hasn't fully returned to herself. Hopefully the new, stronger med will do the trick...

Clownin'

2011-10-26T06:22:00.001-07:00

When I picked up Blake from MDO on Monday, at first glance I thought maybe she had a forehead boo-boo. Then as I got closer to her room and looked around, I noticed all the kids had it! They were painted as clowns! Look how cute!

Small Change?!

2011-10-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

After hearing some crazy things lately, won't go into detail.... We've decided to go organic. We're making a few changes and hopefully more as we go. So far all dairy in our house is organic now, natural meats and some fruits and veggies. I'm still learning, but I've been scared and grossed out into making some better choices. (Nothing personally happened to me, just some stories I've heard from friends)

Sick and Active

2011-10-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Thursday afternoon Blake started running a fever and came from her grandparents' house not feeling great and saying she was cold. A quick call to the doctor and we lucked into an appointment right away. I rushed Blake there and she was diagnosed with strep tonsillitis and the beginnings of an ear infection in her right ear. Luckily we caught everything as it was just starting, so it wasn't too bad. Just a rough night Thursday and Friday morning. It's no fun to see one of your babies sick. She is all better now after lots of rest this weekend!

Sunday morning she came in our room stating "Momma, I feel aaaallllllll better, way" (as in all the way better!)
Little man thankfully did not catch her sickness! Easton is as busy and active as ever. It also seems we're having a break in the teething because he is sleeping like normal, as in through the night! Yay! Thanks buddy!
He still loves to be standing and has even let go of the things he holds onto for just a second to stand alone a couple times. :( Not ready for that yet...
What a handsome boy!
We have a Halloween party at the library this week, Open House at MDO tomorrow night, and a pumpkin to carve. Pictures to come!

Pumpkin Weekend

2011-10-18T07:02:00.001-07:00

Friday night we went to the pumpkin patch for pictures and to get some pumpkins. We're going to carve one this year and we needed one for Blake to paint. Some friends were having a fall party on Saturday and the kiddos were going to be decorating pumpkins. Off to the patch we went, and as you can tell from the pictures, neither kid was too enthused! Blake has had some allergies or something lately and Easton was tired, so smiles were hard to come by! This is one of the best of them together.
Grandma came with us! (Papa was out of town) and we all went to dinner afterwards. Saturday was a low-key day - as I mentioned Easton has been having horrible nights so this momma is exhausted! - and then we walked to Greg, Tori and Geneva's house for the party. There were lots of 2 year olds and some older kids, but this time Blake was not too scared to jump in the bounce house, even when everybody was in there!!
Blake was so ready to paint! She was very careful painting up and down over and over. It was so funny to see how some of the kids painted, all over their body, or dabbing it, fast, slow, or on their neighbor's pumpkin... 2 year olds are funny! Here's how Blake's pumpkin turned out.
We also made pumpkin popsicles! No not pumpkin flavored, but pumpkin shaped... Blake wanted to use Kool-Aid, so that's what we did. They were delicious and Blake was a great helper making them!
I'll post about our carved pumpkin experience after we do that, closer to Halloween...

8 Months

2011-10-15T19:29:00.001-07:00

My sweet boy is 8 months old. Easton Ray continues to be so sweet and loving and the biggest delight! (besides his sister) He is very inquisitive as he tries to figure out how everything works, and has become very vocal! As I mentioned earlier, Easton is a fast crawler and is so strong. He loves to stand, but I'm trying to delay that as much as I can by sitting him down or putting him on his tummy to play!! (not very effective)
My poor boy is having a horrible time teething, as is his poor Momma! Oh my gosh, the nights we have been having......... But that's ok, just more time to cuddle, right?!
Other happenings at 8 months:
-loves to squeal and babble, can say "dada", bounce on his knees, kick his legs repeatedly when excited, be outside, peek-a-boo, giving hugs and kisses, and eating!! He grabs for the spoon and likes to help put it in his mouth, tries to do his sippy cup himself, too, still loves to be held, but is doing pretty well at independent play as he explores! Easton is a busy bee!

Happy

2011-10-14T11:41:00.001-07:00

Silliness

2011-10-13T20:03:00.000-07:00

When I was 8 or 9, I was a pumpkin for Halloween. My sweet mom made my costume and kept it all these years. I asked for it the other day because I'm having a hard time finding a pumpkin for Blake to "still pumpkin" (still be a pumpkin). Here she is being silly in my old costume (that goes down to her knees!!) She tucked her arms in and was just running and running around.
Easton is hard to bathe these days. I've been bathing both kids together, but Easton only wants to stand up, so naturally he pulls up on the side of the tub and then grabs for me.... over and over and over. I have to keep sitting him back down to try to wash him. So tonight, I thought I'd try the kitchen sink again. My mom helped me give him a kitchen sink bath in Florida, so I figured why not?
He hated it. Easton started screaming after I put him in, then thought it might be ok until he splashed himself in the face... then he hated it again.
Easton is a mess! He's also a fast little dude when he gets going. Occasionally he still likes to do his one armed army-crawl, but mostly he books it around crawling to whatever he decides to get into next. Here he is tonight after his bath.
Silly sister Blake! She is hard to get a picture of these days with all her funny faces.
But she loves her brother, (although she gets so mad if he gets into her stuff. We're working on that issue!) Blake wanted to play with Easton, so she said she needed to crawl.

Telescope

2011-10-07T17:04:00.001-07:00

Blake came home with her first craft from MDO, a telescope! It has a boat at the end on the inside to look at. The theme of the week was Columbus and transportation. She's so proud of it, telling me about it!

Friday Morning

2011-10-07T08:18:00.000-07:00

Blake knows she goes to school on Fridays and Mondays and will talk about "Monday at school" all weekend, and "Friday at school" all week. She is so excited about school as we eat breakfast and get ready, and most of the time she's ready to go before it's time. We usually have some time to kill before school. Today we read some books!Well kind of...
Somebody is a little too busy! This little guy is crawling all over (really crawling) really fast. Easton pulls up on anything, tables, chairs, couches, people, bathtubs, magazine racks, ficus trees... ha! I really have to stay on my toes because he is all over the place.

Weekend Update

2011-10-03T20:17:00.001-07:00

We enjoyed a nice low key weekend at home. Saturday was errands in the morning and a day of college football (Tech won, so our house was happy). Nino and some friends came over, so Blake and Easton had Geneva, Jerimiah, and Jayson to play with. (PS-I've discovered that Blake's sharing issue has to do with boys... She has a hard time playing with Santi, and she acted the same with Jerimiah... but at the park tonight, she had no problem sharing her most prized possession, her doll, with a complete stranger of a little girl. I was so proud of the sharing!! She also comes home everyday from MDO saying she wouldn't play with the boys.)

On that same page, Blake is getting wonderful reports from her teachers at MDO. She is excited to get to go to school, always asking if it's time yet, and this morning she told me as we were walking in that she just needed a hug and kiss and that she would see me later. Back at home, she's been singing a song she learned about "a-a-apple, a-a-a" (something like that). I'm so glad she's doing better.

Easton and I enjoyed a relaxing day at home today, after getting our flu shots this morning. He was congested/runny nosed over the weekend with very rough nights. Like I mentioned, he is currently working on his 6th tooth, so teething has been pretty constant lately. I guess he just wants to get all his teeth in at the same time and get it over with.

And just for a funny, we've been talking about Halloween costumes, trying to figure out what to dress up as. Blake told us the other day she wanted to be a pumpkin. So now when we talk about it, it comes out as, "do you still want to be a pumpkin? how about...?(and we talk about different options) Anyway, tonight she told us she wanted to be a "still pumpkin." Isn't that funny?! I wanted to laugh at the cuteness, but didn't want to embarrass her, so I held it. Tim didn't know what a steel pumpkin was, but she took the "still" and added it to the pumpkin since that's how we've been phrasing it. Too cute!

Play Time

2011-10-01T11:07:00.001-07:00

I am excited to announce that I am selling Discovery Toys! I re-discovered these fun toys at my parents' house, who still have them from when we were little, looked into it, and will now be selling for DT! My kit arrived yesterday and I love everything in it, from the infant toys to school-age toys... look how fun!

You can find the website at www.discoverytoyslink.com/allisontrevino . Go check it out, or contact me for more details about Discovery Toys!

Weekend Update, Randomly...

2011-09-28T20:54:00.001-07:00

Saturday morning we went to the St. Ann's Family Fair. We met my mom up there for some good food, rides, and games. Blake didn't love taking off on the rides, but was easily distracted into thinking they were okay. My sweet girl probably will never be a daredevil, and that's fine by me!

I hadn't been feeling too great for a couple days and found out why that night... some lovely stomach bug had me sick all night with extreme dizziness and fever later on Sunday. Tim was on full-duty with the kids and taking care of me on Sunday, but luckily it just seemed to be a 24 hour thing.

MDO went much better on Monday. Blake was playing with a bunch of kids when I picked her up and she ate well... didn't nap great, but we're getting there.

Easton likes to chill by sitting on his knees. I think it's funny. He is such a silly baby... tooth #6 seems to be working its way out any day now.

I'll fix the pictures... these are from my phone.

Delivery

2011-09-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

I love getting good mail, besides all the junk and bills! Yesterday a package came from Mammy and Big Daddy for the kids.
Easton got the colorful blanket (so cute!) from Tim's relatives up in Iowa, and Blake got a whole bunch of aprons that used to be Big Daddy's sister Ruth's. I love them! Can't wait to get bakin' with her in them.

First Day Report

2011-09-24T06:53:00.001-07:00

When I picked up Blake from MDO, she was just standing inside her room looking around. I waved from the half door, and she made her sad face and pointed at me (she points at me when she gets embarrassed, sad, etc.) I picked her up and she put her head down on my shoulder and started patting my back. Her teachers said she had a good day, but knew it was hard since she was just starting. She got scared when a kid from another room pulled the fire alarm, cried when it was naptime and while pottying. Miss Michelle said she patted her back and kind of played with her hair and she took a nap no problem. And maybe Blake was just worried about getting help for wiping... I don't think she talked at all at school and she did not eat any lunch or snack! I think she'll get better every day she goes, and I'm glad her teachers are so sweet to her. We went to Sonic for a slush to celebrate her first day.

Blake's First Day of MDO

2011-09-23T06:33:00.001-07:00

Here was Blake before her first day at MDO this morning. She was excited and ready: we've been talking for weeks about what school will be like. I was worried about her being gone so long, being so shy.... everything. But she did great. Tim and I both dropped her off. We met her teacher, put her stuff away in the cubbies, and said our goodbyes. She didn't say a word once we entered the building and obediently walked over to the tables like Miss Nina asked her too after we said bye. Blake didn't cry! Of course, walking to my car, I did. And tears rolled down my cheeks all the way home. But I am so happy that she gets to be in a place to make some friends and play with others besides me and Easton! With that said, I can't wait to go pick her up and hear how her day went!!We had a lunchbox, backpack and nap mat all embroidered and ready this morning. Here she is in her pajamas getting ready to go!

Of course these are blurry, but here is Blake in her classroom. Look at her taking it all in! Deer-in-headlights...

Me? Well I got alot of cleaning done at home during Easton's nap. It was much quieter at home, but we had some good mommy and son time. Isn't it crazy to see such a little guy standing up playing? He pulls up to the ottoman and can kind of scoot/walk his way around it. Slow down, time!

Ch-ch-changes

2011-09-22T20:54:00.001-07:00

I got "the call" on Monday that a spot opened up in Mother's Day Out and Blake will be going on Mondays and Fridays... starting tomorrow. We've been talking about what it will be like all week, we went up and toured her "school", and her lunch box, nap mat, and backpack are all embroidered and ready! I don't know who to worry more about, me or her!

Easton Update

2011-09-19T12:54:00.001-07:00

Saturday we celebrated Easton's Baptism. Just like Blake's big day, Easton was the only baby being baptized! Katie and Travis are his godparents, and we had our families over afterwards for a late lunch. Easton did great at the baptism, besides trying to climb us like jungle gyms! Fr. Yesu was so sweet and let Easton touch the warm water, but he thought Easton was a girl at first! Oops... he wore the same baptism gown that Blake wore. But I think all babies wear gowns, boy or girl.

Also, Easton has 5 teeth. He was teething in the night, and today has a fifth tooth, the one besides the top left tooth. It's bittersweet my little boy is growing so fast.

7 Months

2011-09-15T07:21:00.001-07:00

Easton Ray is 7 months old today! My little man is amazing me daily at just how fast he's growing.

Easton has 4 teeth, 2 top and 2 bottom middle. He is eating like a champ. He would grab pieces of our food in Florida and wants everything. Back at home, he's eating cereal and his baby foods without the gagging-refusal! Easton gets mad if he's not fed fast enough.

Easton army crawls/scoots really fast. He can turn around and sit up and also grabs onto anything he can to pull up to his knees and feet. If you're sitting on the ground, you will be used as a jungle-gym to climb on! I'm also going to have to lower his crib since little mister can pull up now.

He is so happy and just wants to be near you. I love all my hugs, kisses, and cuddles! Easton is "talking" alot these days and squealing up a storm. He has a big day this Saturday, he will be baptized! Tim's parents, Katie, Travis, Santiago, and Gabriel will be coming in town, and my parents will return from Florida. We're having a party after the baptism, with a late lunch so I am busy preparing the house and food!

*again, pictures will be uploaded once I receive the camera cord!! check back

Destin Family Vacation

2011-09-14T05:45:00.001-07:00

We just got back from Destin, Florida around 6:30 last night. Both kids developed runny noses on the trip, Easton is teething, but I think Blake has a little cold. She is definitely not feeling 100%. But the trip was awesome! It was so fun and a gorgeous place to be. I could move there!!

We arrived Friday night, after changing planes in DFW and then picking up the rest of the fam in Houston to fly the 1.5 into Destin. I finally got to hold my sweet new nephew!

On Saturday, we played at the beach, ate hamburgers at the Sand Bar at our resort, swam more, swam in the pool and Kitty Cat pool (kiddie pool) as Blake called it, and got cleaned up to eat at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. What an awesome dinner!

On Sunday, we played and swam all day and went to Pompano Joe's for a delicious dinner on the beach. Same thing on Monday with a great dinner at McGuire's Irish Pub. Tuesday we enjoyed the beach one last time in the morning before leaving midday to come home.

Blake was very cautious and called the waves scary. It took a couple days, but then she was sliding through the sand into the water and asking to be taken out past the waves! Easton did not like the water when it would touch him if a wave came to the shore. He started crawling in Florida and can go a couple steps before dropping back to his tummy. We had so much fun with our little family and all of mine!

*will be adding more pictures when I can upload from the camera we borrowed

Sitter

2011-09-08T06:35:00.001-07:00

I would say Easton can sit! I discovered while getting him ready for a bath last night that he can sit unsupported. Now he sometimes still reaches too far for things and falls over... but we're getting there! When he scoots around, he can turn his tushy around and almost push back up to sitting. Easton also likes to pull up to his knees by grabbing onto me if I'm sitting on the ground!

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More Outdoors...

2011-09-06T12:55:00.001-07:00

Little man Easton is just happy always. We're watching Blake paint!

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Outdoor Fun

2011-09-06T12:49:00.001-07:00

Blake is enjoying her new sidewalk chalk (yay for clearance finds)! And we all love the cooler weather and the ability to actually play outside more!

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Hair-Do

2011-09-04T11:54:00.001-07:00

Before
After!
Easton was looking a little scraggly. His hair was long on top and above the ears and neck, but really short all across the back (from where it's rubbed off). Anyway, we got a wild hair today (ha ha, punny) and decided to trim it up.
Out came the trimmer and Easton got his hair buzzed off to 1" all over! He looks so different, and now his hair is so light. Cute!
At least now we can style it besides the giant comb-over he had.

First Game Day

2011-09-03T07:20:00.001-07:00

Go Red Raiders! Today was the first college game day for Tech and Easton's first ever... Both kids looked so cute in Tech gear from Uncle Nino. Thanks Nino!!

Get Your Guns Up!
Hopefully college football season means cooler weather is coming.... that's all I want!

Gettin' Big

2011-09-01T19:11:00.001-07:00

Easton sat in a highchair in a restaurant for the first time tonight! He really enjoyed being up and on his own (usually we hold him if he's not content in the car seat) but he's so strong and fast with his grabs for everything... straw wrappers, salt and pepper shakers, food, he wants it all!

He's a pretty good sitter but still topples over if he reaches too far for something. He was also a pretty good eater but has lately decided he doesn't like any of the fruits or veggies he was eating and only wants rice cereal! Don't think you can sneak it in either... he'll blow it out with his tongue!

On a different note, his morning nap lasted 4 hours!! I think the teething interrupting his sleep is over (knock on wood).

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Blake-isms

2011-08-29T14:28:00.001-07:00

Blake has been into the iPad again lately, doing puzzles or playing her music on the iPod...

Last night, we were watching the VMAs, and while watching one performer, she asked her dad "is that Justin Bieder?" (Meaning Bieber...) He responds by saying "you've got to be kidding me!" And comes to tell me what happened as I was in the next room. Can't believe a 2 year old knows who he is!!

We are deep in the questioning period these days... everything is why? When? Where? Who's that? Over and over... and over! I'm just making up responses at this point. Ha!

She likes to play feed her dolls rice cereal, which is a nice change from play breastfeeding them! Also Blake wants rice cereal, puffs and whatever other baby foods I feed Easton.

Blake is out of third person talking now, but says "my" for "I" most of the time. She pretty much has "me" down.

She asks to go to school all the time!

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Catching Up

2011-08-28T17:52:00.000-07:00

This past week has kept us busy around here. Easton has been teething... he currently has 2 teeth, both bottom middle teeth! Apparently whatever hard thing that is coming in on the side may or may not be a tooth, only time will tell! ha ha. So he is in a major mama-lovin' mood lately. He doesn't like me out of his sight and would prefer to be with me at all times!

I also had the bright idea to throw together a garage sale. I have been trying to weed out our junk to create a nicer space around here, so on Tuesday I decided the garage sale would be on Friday. I did it! Big thanks to Grandma and Papa for helping with the kiddos while I sold and made $313.50!! Not bad! (lots of work though, getting ready for a sale! whew)
This cool table is an idea I saw on Pinterest, and loved! Thankfully, Tim understands my craziness and desire to copy-cat DIY projects and he loved it too! So here's what we did this weekend... today really.
Tim found some nice pallets home from work,
we both stained them,
put them on casters connected by 4x4s, filled in the spaces with more slats, and viola!
We love the way it turned-out and can't wait to relax by our cool new/old furniture! We wanted the rustic look...

Job Requirements

2011-08-23T08:15:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was the first day of school and was the first time in 5 years that I haven't been in the classroom starting my year. It felt a little weird not being there, but I have to say that this is the best job I've ever had.

Easton was a little "needy" as I call it (just needed extra attention from mama after his shots) and Blake hardly napped at all. So we all cuddled up and watched The Little Mermaid. Can you think of a better place to be?!?

6 Month Check-Up

2011-08-22T08:47:00.001-07:00

Easton had his 6 month appt today. He was in a great mood until his 3 shots! He is 27.5 inches long (85th%) and weighs 18 lbs 3 ounces (60th%) with a 44 cm head. Dr. B called him tall and trim, and was pleased with everything about our healthy boy. I was surprised his weight wasn't a higher percentile, because he has such chunky legs! Thank God for healthy kiddos!

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Beauty Shop

2011-08-21T08:49:00.000-07:00

Before:
Friday afternoon Blake and I had appointments to have our hair done. My appt was for a much-needed color fix and long-overdue haircut, and we decided to go ahead and have Blake's hair professionally cut for the first time. She was looking forward all week to going to "the beauty shop."
She did great sitting in my lap letting Debbie cut her hair. Blake had been telling us she wanting her hair cut "to shoulder" and she would pat her shoulders! So we did (it's a little shorter than shoulder-length) and I love it! She's been asking everyone "is my hair pretty?" making sure she gets lots of compliments!
I'm glad we cut it though, because she hasn't been as sweaty waking up from naps and playing outside!

My mom came to help with Easton since Tim was working, and both kids did great despite being there for almost 2 hours!!

A Picture is Worth...

2011-08-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

a thousand words! Think she liked her cupcake?!?

Pillows

2011-08-19T06:56:00.000-07:00

We all know I could hardly wait to get my pillows finished for the couches! I just finished the last one after breakfast, and here they are.
Two plain blue, two floral blue!
The fabric is way prettier than it looks in these pictures! A new camera is definitely on the wish list...

More Teeth

2011-08-18T10:53:00.001-07:00

Easton has two teeth cutting through. I was surprised when I felt in his mouth to check on the first tooth and felt another! Tooth #2 is the middle left tooth on the bottom.

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Growing Up

2011-08-17T17:52:00.001-07:00

Our old living room furniture had bitten the dust... so the time had come for some new stuff! I love our new sectional (it's grey, despite whatever color the picture makes it look like!) and our new blue ottoman!I've been describing it like I feel grown-up with it. I feel like our old stuff looked like a college-y house, which is fine!! but I want to look more grown-up. I love it all! Big thanks to Tim for working so hard for us so we can have nice things.
My next project is to cover the pillows from the old couch to match this one. We found cute napkins at Target, so I'll post those pictures when I'm finished making the pillow covers.

Cuteness

2011-08-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

Blake is amazing. She is turning into quite the little girl! She talks up a storm at home (very shy around others), and is saying some funny things! Blake will come up to Tim or me and say "what you need, mama? (or daddy, depending on who it is) She wants us to tell her something we need from the store. She'll take her shopping cart sometimes, or just walk herself to the garage and come right back and ask it again.

Blake loves to lay in the pack 'n play or Easton's crib with him. She likes to do whatever he does. Since he's been teething this past week, I was explaining to her that he didn't feel good because his new tooth was growing in... she had a tooth coming in too that hurt her too. Also, one night Tim was sore from working out, and Blake's back hurt too... "my back is sore, Mama." She cracks me up as she tells me all these things in all seriousness!
Another popular phrase, is "show me how." One of her favorites is Tim's iPod. She likes to put one ear piece by her ear and listen to the music. She brings it up to me all the time and tells me to "show me how" because she wants it on. Or "show me how" to swing her golf club, she likes us to stand behind her and show her how to swing. Or in the top picture, "show me how" to put the sunglasses on.

Six Months

2011-08-15T07:58:00.001-07:00

Happy Half-Birthday Easton! Time really flies with the 2nd child... Slow down life! My sweet good-natured little boy is 6 months old! He weighs 18 pounds and is in 9 month clothing. He can army-crawl and scoot anywhere he wants to go, and rocks back and forth on his hands and knees. He loves grabbing things, especially his feet, any toy of Blake's as she plays nearby, long hair, blowing raspberries, and kicking his legs. Easton will look at people, catch their eye and give them the biggest smile... Easton has one tooth poked through so far.

"Hey Mama! Cheese!"
"Pththththlllltt....""Got my toes!""Hey Blake, look, I got my toes!"Easton is doing pretty well eating solids. He doesn't just gobble it down, but we get the job done. and because Blake always wants a picture with "my boy" (that's what she calls him these days, never his name).
His 6 month check-up is next week, we'll see his stats then.

Brother and Sister

2011-08-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

Usually, it's like this:
all hugs and kisses and my heart melts because she's holding his hand just because...

and then I'll look back and she's throwing crackers all over him on the other side of their stroller or throwing his toys across the room so they are no longer within his reach! Oh, siblings!

Teeth

2011-08-12T13:45:00.001-07:00

Before I forget... Easton's first tooth made its appearance the other day, probably Tuesday. Poor baby has been cranky and a little needy this week!

The tooth came in on the bottom right side, but it's not the middle tooth, it's the next one over. Weird.

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Hot Summer Nights

2011-08-12T11:55:00.000-07:00

With all of the 100+ degree days, we try to get out on family walks or just play in the yard in the evenings (it's usually still hot, but oh well). I go on walks every morning with both kiddos, but it's nice when Daddy gets to play too!
*golfing (notice how Blake swings her club!)

Face Time

2011-08-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

It is very hard to change a certain little boy's diaper these days as he is extra wiggly! Easton rolls, wiggles and grabs for anything nearby his changing table.
He now loves to roll over and talk to the handsome little boy in the mirror!

Horses and Cowboys

2011-08-08T13:35:00.000-07:00

Blake loves to ride horses, and my parents saddled up the horses on Saturday so Tim's parents could see her in action! I asked her which horse she was going to ride, to which she replied "my horse, Mama."

Blake has been dying to get her "boots and jeans and hat" as she has been telling us over and over. When my parents returned from Houston, they took Blake shopping for just that. Here she is in her new pink boots, pink trimmed cowboy hat, shirt and jeans.Easton is the same age right now that Blake was when my parents starting keeping her while I worked. They started gradually taking her around the horses, then petting them, then sitting on them, and eventually loving to ride them!
Maybe he'll love to ride too!

And just because he's so cute...

Pat-a-Cake

2011-08-08T13:23:00.000-07:00

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast as you can!
Blake loves to help with anything, and I knew she would love to make the cake (really German Chocolate Brownies) for her daddy's 29th birthday! She also loved helping him blow out his candles.My mom always made helping in the kitchen more fun for me by having a special apron for me to wear, and my friends when they would come over. Thanks Laura for continuing the tradition and giving Blake her special apron!

Sunday

2011-08-07T19:59:00.001-07:00

My children always teethe the worst on Sundays! Weird coincidence...

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Baby Mama

2011-08-04T20:43:00.001-07:00

Tim and I sometimes refer to each other as babe, and we often call Blake "babe" or "baby." For the past few days Blake has been using the terms too. Like: "aww, what's the matter babe?" or "hi baby Mama"... makes me laugh every time!

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Books

2011-08-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

I hope my kids always love books! Right now Easton is grabbing for the pictures on the pages, which Blake thinks is hilarious! Today, she wanted to read to him. Of course you can!

Golfing

2011-08-01T14:23:00.000-07:00

Saturday night we went to the driving range to practice hitting. Tim is playing in a tournament Monday and I haven't practiced since BB (before Blake) I think! It was alot of fun, but I need alot more practice!
Thankfully it was a breezy night, so it didn't feel as hot. Blake brought her club and used it hammer-style to beat at the golf balls! She also enjoyed the flags on the putting green and putting tees in the ground. Easton watched from the stroller!

Progress

2011-07-31T14:11:00.000-07:00

Easton is trying his hardest to be mobile! He will practice anywhere he's on his tummy. His arms are getting stronger and he's gone from elbows to hands and can now hold himself up for a good while! He works so hard at it.
So we went from this a couple weeks ago...

to this...
to this... the last two were yesterday and today!

Blake always joins me in cheering for him!

Interview with Blake

2011-07-28T14:35:00.000-07:00

I saw this on another blog and wanted to do it with Blake occasionally to see how things change! And Easton, too, when he's old enough.

What is your name? Blake Terino Michelle

How old are you? two, look two! (as she holds up her fingers)

What is your favorite color? pink (after a long period of quiet)

Who is your best friend? Momma (and I did not do anything to make her say that! I'm sure that will change as she gets bigger!!)

What is your favorite animal? Papa's animal

What do you want to be when you grow up? green (she doesn't understand quite yet!)

What is your favorite book to read? teachin' book

What makes you happy? stickers

What makes you sad? (just sat and looked away)

What is your favorite food? green beans

What is your favorite song to sing? row row (as in Row, Row Your Boat)

What games do you like to play? Papa's game on hone (his iPhone games!)

Weekend Travels

2011-07-25T17:15:00.001-07:00

Blake and Easton went on their first plane rides this weekend. Tim was going to Frisco for a bachelor party up at Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma, so the kids and I stayed with his parents. We had fun, but we were tired from all the fun!
We went swimming, played at the splash park, rode the carousel at the mall, played at the playground, and ate at several yummy restaurants. Blake kept saying "poor Daddy out of town, with Kane" because she felt sorry for him not being with us I guess!
I mentally prepared myself for the worst, but was hoping the kids would travel okay on the plane. Blake knew exactly what to expect and didn't need any of the activities I packed for distraction! She happily chewed her gum (want dark green Momma) and looked out the window (sit by window Momma)... the girl knows exactly what she wants! Easton was his usual calm self just watching everything and everyone, until landing... he started kicking, wiggling, and laughing after we touched down, when the plane slows down real fast.
We finally got home around 11:00 Sunday night... flying is better because it is much faster, but I did miss out on bringing alot of the kids gear that I had to do without. But I'm glad they're happy fliers!

Play Time

2011-07-20T11:32:00.001-07:00

We tried out the jumper the other night. Blake had fun pushing Easton in it. He's not quite heavy or coordinated enough to bounce himself, so I raised him up to swinging height. Blake got tired of pushing him, and this is what happened! Conked himself out.
We've been taking walks at night after dinner because Blake really likes going to the park and it's not as hot by then. She mostly walks around checking everything out, but she did great this night and was swinging in the big-kid style swing with her daddy pushing her. She also liked being in the middle of this half-sphere climbing thing!
(Poor picture quality: taken from my phone!)

Farmers Market Ready

2011-07-16T16:13:00.001-07:00

Look what all we had to take downtown to the farmers market: Pinky Pie in the stroller, Easton in his stroller, and Blake insisted that Daddy hold Hannah and her purse. Too funny!

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5 Months

2011-07-15T08:43:00.001-07:00

Here is my beautiful 5 month old baby boy! I only took a couple pictures before my camera died at my parents' house today. (Pictures taken in the white recliner taken a day late due to ac problems and having to vacate due to heat!!)

Easton is the best little boy ever. Of course, his sister loves him dearly as do we all! He is so easy-going and as always, is so happy just being by people.
Who me?!
Awwww, you're going to make me blush!
But in all seriousness, this little boy is an easy baby (I know I'm blessed!). I feel like he is getting big too fast! Easton is a strong, determined, watchful, loving, sweet boy full of giggles, squeals and cuddles.
I swear he's going to be crawling any day now. He really works getting up on his knees and then tries for his elbows, too. Easton tries to hold his head up but usually doesn't last too long. His favorite form of movement is rolling across the floor. Easton doesn't stay where you put him for long. But he is really liking his exersaucer these days and tried out his doorway jumper for the first time today. Blake liked pushing him and swinging him around!