Precious Moment #1

I'm shocked we were able to get a video of our kids at their finest...


Did you also notice Ryan scratching his butt?? haha.

Fall 2011

Wow. Summer went by so fast and the kids grew A LOT in just a few months. Here is a quick catch up blog entry because starting next week things are going to get so busy.

Lauren just turned 17 months. Her favorite phrase for the past 2 months has been "whole thing". She knows what she wants when it comes to food and she insists she must have the "whole thing". Just the other day, I got a Taco Bell crunch wrap for myself and I gave her a bite. Well, that was a mistake because she wanted the WHOLE THING. Give her a chip and she will want the whole bag. And she still has her strange eating habit...where she stuffs her mouth till her cheeks are all puffy, completely overflowing with food, and she chews on it forever until its finished.There was no question that she would either be a "pig" or a "cow" for Halloween and so here she is ... 

Lauren the Cow

And Ryan was "Captain America" ...

But isn't he the prettiest "Captain America" you have ever seen?? He is such a pretty boy!! But he's also such the typical boy because he hates going out shopping and he is not as affectionate anymore. I'm already sad that my little baby is all grown up.

It's a good thing I still have this little baby troublemaker. She is the typical girl, of course, and loves shopping, especially for toys and shoes. And this is why my Target shopping takes FOREVER. haha.

Lauren likes to do her own "shopping"



On a good note, Ryan has really been enjoying his Kindergarten class. He loves his teacher, Mrs. Ricupito, and loves his new friends.

Ryan has accomplished a lot already since summer.

-He is a puzzle genius. Seriously, having a child that likes puzzles is good for your piece of mind.
-He likes to "cook" peanut butter and jam sandwiches and microwaveable mac and cheese.
-He can "study" at Starbucks with Daddy for a good 2 hours now. Any longer, and he will fall apart. Too bad Lauren falls apart at 5 minutes.

Lauren has also accomplished a lot too!
-She knows how to say a lot of words like mulk (milk), yogut (yogurt), gunkle (uncle), banket (blanket), oosh (juice) and tons more.
-She is poo poo trained but not pee pee trained yet.
-She learned to sit still while I do her hair.
-She likes to put things in the trash can after crumpling it up into a ball (like Ryan's schoolwork)!

Below are some pictures from the end of October when we went to PV for my dad's birthday dinner and took a walk near the beach. It's too bad I didn't really appreciate the beautiful beaches in my hometown until after college.