Enough Already....

I can't bear to look at that halloween post any longer, so I'm going to post a few pictures of our Christmas. Yes, it has come to this... only posting on major holidays and birthdays. I guess Thanksgiving didn't even make the cut.

This year's Christmas was the absolute best Christmas I've had. Beckett is at a really fun age, where presents and stockings and Christmas trees are starting to mean something to him. For the first time, we spent Christmas morning with just our little family... something I have looked forward to ever since I got married. (Oh and, we moved to San Diego, which is why you may not recognize our new surroundings).

The Christmas tree with about 2 feet left unadorned due to a certain baby of mine that loves to grab.

The boy sees his stocking and makes a run for it.

I'm a nerd, and not ashamed to admit that I looooove my new scrabble set!

Thank you Rylanders for the Lincoln Logs! Brought back memories of trying to play these with my brother... he was always the better builder, and I mostly watched with my ponies.

Christmas breakfast... baked french toast and hot wassal.

Sad its over... only 9 more months though until Christmas season starts again! Yay for retailers that make Christmas longer and longer every year.

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The Little Lady is 6 Months!

I can't believe its been 6 months already since she was born! For some reason I feel like Lucy is immortalized as a newborn. Its only been recently that I've looked at her and realized just how big she is getting! And maybe its me being a bit biased... but she is such a beautiful little girl! I always tell her how she and I are going to be besties and I'll take her to all my favorite cities and buy her lots of cute coats and boots to wear on our excursions. We just love our little Lucy girl and feel so lucky to be parents to such a sweetheart!

Where a kid can be a kid?

I braved the germ fest that is Chuck E Cheeses a few weeks ago, hoping Beck would have a blast. So with a firm resolve to not allow my children near the ball pit and plenty of hand sanitizer in tow, we tried it out. I think he had fun, except when I looked at all the pictures he is all seriousness and no smiles. Perhaps its that competative edge that he might have gotten from Clark?.... okay and from me. Okay a lot from me. I feel bad for his future friends he will be playing games with.

In other news... there has been strange happenings in our house. We find lines made up of all sorts of things all over the place. Shampoo bottles, DVDs, toy cars.... and this lovely hodge podge. Hmmmm. Its quite the mystery.

So cute.

Thats what Beckett says whenever I'm getting Lucy dressed. So cute. So cute. Here are some pictures I took of her for a father's day present I had made that matched some of Becketts pictures. See here to compare. Its amazing to see how different their personalities are at such a young age. Beckett was and still is mr. personality. Lucy is a sweetheart thus far and loves to chat, but I have a feeling she is starting to get some guns about her. I hear the mellow babies sometimes make the craziest toddlers... we'll have to wait and see.

The Lucy Girl Gets Blessed.

This last Sunday we were able to bless our little Lucy girl. It was an amazing day, full of family and friends and a lot of love for this pretty baby girl...
A very happy G-pa Pete with a not so happy Lucy.

Our backyard bbq. All the clouds cleared out and it was the perfect afternoon to be outside.

Beck and his Orange Crush mustache- classic.
My cute hubby sneaking a bite while grilling for everyone.

I just love her to pieces.

Good Times...

May has been an eventful month! A weekend in Palm Springs for Chelsea and Shawn's wedding, a mother of all mother's day shows with Ellen De"generous", followed by my first camping trip with Beck. Not to mention some good times with visiting house guests, family, and friends.

Chelsea and Shawn's Wedding:

"They used to say pigs would fly when a Black man would be elected president: behold 100 days into President Obama's presidency... swine flu!" What was meant to be a wonderful weekend in Mexico for Chelsea and Shawn's wedding, turned into a swine flu panic and a last minute change to Palm Springs. The weekend in Palm Springs turned out to be a blast.

The Bride's Maids.

The Groom's Men.

My girls.

That one sexy couple.

The bridal P,A,R,T,-Y? (cause we got to...)

Nat's Bros and Sisters. (Nat, Richie, Chelsea, Trav, and Rachael)

Strike a pose.

The Fam.

Fun in the pool. I predict Beck will be swimming in the not too distant future... it will be our summer project.

Lucy lounging under the cabana.

Ellen DeGeneres' Mother of all Mother day Show!!

Nat and her friend Stephanie (who is a 1st time expecting mother), got ahold of tickets to Ellen's Mother day show where all the audience members are showered will all sorts of gifts and prizes. Nat came home will a car load of things and is most excited for her new high-techy uppa baby vista stroller (which trumps the previously esteemed bugaboo) and 6 months of free diapers!!!. yee haw. Thank you Ellen!... and Stephanie and Anthony for including us in your good fortune!

Father and Son's Campout:

Camping with Beck was awesome. He is really turning into my favorite side-kick. We played hard, ate good food, stayed up late playing with fire, and fell asleep eating oreos.