My two Mozarts

I never knew that I would have protege children. :) But really I thought this was just too cute to miss taking pictures of. I really didn't plan it at all, and I mean that...I know they match, but really it was just a coincidence. They were so cute sharing the piano, and they look like they are concentrating so hard. Maybe I will have some little Mozarts...you just never know.

Hollywood fun

You can see the Hollywood sign in the background if you look hard.

One weekend we decided to take a drive up to LA with the kids and do some sight seeing. We found some random roads that wound up into the Hollywood hills. It is crazy how skinny those roads are, and how crapy some of the houses look, even though they are probably mansions. You just can't see what most of the house looks like because it is hanging out over the hill. Also a very scary thing for me to think about. It blows my mind that people here would do that, when anytime we could have an earthquake and their home could end up at the bottom of the hill instead of the top. But that is just my earthquake paranoia talking. While driving around on these roads we ended up in some not so good areas and in one of them we randomly saw this dog on the roof of a garage. Not sure how he got there, but he seemed to like it.

We then headed over to Hollywood Blvd and walked the stars and stopped infront of the Gramin theater to show Isaac the hand prints. He got a balloon sword from a street performer and thought that was really cool. We had a great time spending the day together and seeing some of the weird and wonderful things LA has to offer.

Brown eyes and smiles

Isaac has the cutest face and smile ever. I also love that my boys can have such opposite eye color. Owen's are just as blue as can be, while Isaac has the most stunning deep brown eyes ever. It is so fun to see my little family grow together, and yet be so different.

Fuzzy hair and blue eyes

I just love that Owen somehow got blond hair and blue eyes. And the fuzzier the hair the better. What a cute kid, even stuffing his face with crackers he is a cutie!

I Built it Myself

So we are going to play catch up here with what happened this past year. Once a month on a Saturday morning Home Depot has a craft that kids can come and build. So I packed up Isaac and away we went to go use some tools. The project on this day was building a race car display self. So Isaac got to work. The guys there were really nice and helpful, and showed him just what to do. He loved it. There was a lot of hammering and sticker sticking, and the end result was an awesome. I am so proud of you Isaac and all the fun things that you can do.

Disneyland with our Cousin

Isaac loves the Carousel

In February we decided to spend the day with Julia and Griffin at Disneyland. It was an awesome day. The kids got to ride some rides and we had a fun time with the boys just hanging out.

Valentine Cookies

Before Valentine's Day this year Isaac and I made a batch of Sugar Cookies. He thought decorating them and cutting them was the greatest thing in the world. He especially liked the sprinkles which you can see in the finished product. It was a hard cookie to cook but he thought it was awesome and loved eating the end result.

The Bookstore

Isaac really likes books, so going to the bookstore or the library is a real treat. He was reading books about super heros on this particular trip. He is just so cute when he is focused on something.

Koi Pond

When our friends the Christensens came down for a visit we decided it would be fun to take the kids to the koi pond at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. We had a great time watching the kids "fish" with long grass and run from one side of the pond to the other. It was a fun day out with good friends.

Isaac's First Sleep Over

Every once in a while our friends Adam and Lindsay come down from Santa Maria and visit us. This time the kids decided they wanted to sleep in Isaac's room on the floor. So we dub this "Isaac's first sleep over". I thought this picture was so cute becasue they both have their arms spread way out. Isaac and Macie have known each other their whole short lives and are good friends.

Isaac

The Lazy One

Just wanted to document what Denny does everyday...seems like a pretty good life.

Crafty Names

I decided that it was time to get the boys names on the wall...actually it was just time to get Owen's name on the wall since it is both their bedroom, and Isaac's name is the only one up there. So I bought these cute big letters, one "I" and one "O" and decided to cover them with fabric. So I found some cute stuff at Jenny's Fabric, and used some batting to make them puffy. I think they turned out really cute. Unfortunately I only have pictures of Isaac name right now but I will add Owen's soon.

And please disregard the dirty spots on the wall! It wasn't until I got up close to hang the letters that I realized that the wall was dirty. And I have no idea how it got that way...what was food doing splattering on the bedroom wall anyway? So it has been cleaned, and the names turned out cute, and now it is on to the next project.

Two of a kind

I just like this picture

The first Cut

Near Owen's 7 month birthday, he got his first hair cut. I waited until Isaac was 1 year before giving him his first haircut, but Isaac had less hair than Owen, and I still think I waited too long to get rid of the crazy baby hair Isaac had. So I plugged in the clippers and sat Owen on the counter and off came those long locks in the front. When he was born he had dark hair, then it started going red, and then I cut it. I thought it would stay red, and I would have a red haired blue-eyed baby, but unfortunately when I cut off the long locks I also cut off the red. I guess he stayed a little red for a while, but it was never the same. And now he is a total Blondie. So strange how much they change over such a short period of time. It took some getting used to, but his short hair is so much better and really cute.

Fun at the Bounce House

For a fun day out we went with our friends to a place called Hullabaloo's. They have indoor bounce houses and play stuff for kids. It was a lot of fun watching Isaac have fun climbing in the bounce houses and sliding down. He also found some video games (which he is addicted to) and had a great time shooting things up. We had a lot of fun. Thanks Ormonds for inviting us to this fun place.

The Stache

Over Christmas break Tim grew his traditional vacation beard, which I actually like, but he says it itches. Anyway, we finally got home from all our travels, and it was time for him to head back to work and with that goes the beard. Usually I can't convince him to keep it, but this time I thought it would be funny to ask him to shave it all but the mustache. Surprisingly he comes out of the bathroom with the best mustache ever!! I loved it...not really, but it was so funny and weird that it was awesome. It made him look creepy though. Not sure it is a good look for him, but it lasted a week or two. But the itching got the best of him and eventually it came off too. I will miss my creepy husband, but now my friends aren't afraid to bring their kids over anymore. :)

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