30 November 2012

September

This is by far my favorite month in California.  All the kids go back to school, the weather is still amazing and it stays light well into the evening.  This makes for several beautiful after work beach trips.  And, well, lots of beach day trips too.  It really felt like we were in the movie endless summer.









We also took a quick trip to Solvang to see Mia as the Danish Maid.  So proud of her, she was great. We also happened to sneak into a parade and get in on some Hans Christen Anderson reading. 









 We went to check out the Indy cars at the Speedway.  There's something about my boys and their fast cars.


September Continued

There were a ton of park days, playing with friends, beaches, bonfires and pool trips. 













It all ended with an amazing Andy Grammer, Matt Kearney and Train in concert and a visit from our good friend Dutch.

16 November 2012

August

August was a crazy month.  Justin started working full Time at Gordon & Rees and we finally moved into a place of our own in San Clemente. 
 We went to a couple Angels games, and even made it on the Jumbo tron one night.


 We did a lot of swimming!
 Beckham picked up a few new words, one of which being "stuck"


 My brother found out they would be having twins!!
Our cute new house has some unique features.  One is the wood paneled wall, the massive garages and storage and the baptismal font for a master bathtub.

But this is the beach that we walk to from our front door, so its all worth it in the end.

04 August 2012

Becks- 19 months

What can I say, this kid is something else.  He is really funny and goofy.  He smiles so easy, but laughs so little. Its always sweet when we can get a chuckle out of him.
His favorite song is Paradise by Coldplay, Itsy bitsy spider, and Monkeys swinging in a tree.
This boy is an eater.  He easily eats more than Rhys.  He also loves to feed himself, usually with utensils.  His favorite food is beef and dessert, you can always get him to eat more of both.  He doesn't like watermelon, noodles, or anything green.
He is also a sleeper. It is not uncommon for him to sleep 13 hours at night and a 2 1/2 hour nap in the afternoon.  When he doesn't get enough sleep, he is grumpy.
He has a really deep voice for a little guy.  It sounds nothing like Rhys' angelic voice, it is definitely his own.
He is beginning to use words.  He still babbles things when he thinks hes talking but actual words include: train (tain), boat, truck (tuck), big truck, car, daddy, Rhys, nana, papa, koda (kida), doggy, woof, no, yea, yes, please (pees), thank you (ti too), and trys counting (uh, two, tee), what, boat, car, stuck, help (hep), and drink, apple (apo), ect. What you will notice is not on that list is momma.  He does not say momma. Ever. If asked within a long list of things he does say, he just doesn't do it. I won't lie, i hate it.
He is really good at sharing. He doesnt like things ripped from his hands but will give you anything if you ask. He is really good at sharing.
He has started running, but its not very fast. It mostly looks like crazy legs and flailing arms.  Its pretty cute.
He loves to jump into the pool when we go swimming, with or without his floatie on.
He loves to follow his brother around and do whatever he does.
He has a stubborn streak in him.  He is so much like me its crazy.
He still has his red hair and these eyes that change everyday. Sometimes they look like they are turning green or brown, but most of the time they still look steal gray.