Julian's school Concert

Julian had a concert at school this week and he did so great singing in front of the entire school and parents. The are focusing on peace this month and learning about Dr. Martin Luther King. I also finally had the oppertunity to volunteer in Julian's class and though I didn't do much I really enjoyed getting spend time with his classmates and getting to know them better. Kindergarden isn't so bad!

Oh Jo .. . .. .

Jocelyn can be the sweetest smartest little princess there is......BUT lately she had been throwing the biggest fits and having no regard to where we are at, i.e public places. People say that the "twos" are terrible and YES I agree. Here are some of Jocelyn's recent antics. Screaming and forcing me to carry out of the store when I said she couldn't have a gumball (I relate it to what it would look like if a stranger was kidnapping a child and that child was giving her best effort to free herself), throwing off her shoes in the dressing room, screaming at me then bolting through the store, only to have me catch her a second before she crashed into a stranger's cart. Kicking and screaming and trying to get out of her carseat from Eureka to McKinleyville (for those who dont know that is about 25 minutes but with a insane child feels like eternity!) If she gets in trouble at home.....she will try to hit, scratch, pinch or bite me AND has figured out how to undo the safety door knob things so I have to stand and hold her door closed when she is in a time-out. Now that I have made her sound SO terrible, I should say that this is not everyday all day but it is happening more frequently. But when she is not overtired she is absolutly a doll and dont worry if you ever babysit her, she strictly reserves all her fits for me, is ALWAYS a perfect angel when she goes to somebody else's house.

Baby Steps

Sam is now 9 months old! She has been taking steps the most is probably about 8 but she had taken 4-6 a lot. She stands freely all the time and will go from sitting to standing without the help of objects or people. She has two bottom teeth and one coming through the top. At 8 months I tried giving her formula and she hated it. She would just spit anything that went in out. After about 2 weeks she finally gave in and now loves it. I have increased her to about 3 small bottles a day but am still nursing her in the night and morning probably until she is 12 months. I am actually really enjoying the bottle feedings, gives me a break! I have tried several times to get a good video of her walking but I never seem to be camera ready when the time comes.


I apologize for the sideway video. I forget that the movie mode on my camera is only horizontal!

New Years Eve

I fell behind a little bit on blogging so here it goes!1 Happy 2010 Everyone. Ron and I actually went out this year which was fabulous since it had been at least 3 years since we have celebrated. We were invited to a black and white party and had a great time.

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas was great to us this year, the kids were spoiled as usual. Julian got scuba gear, baseball stuff, footballs (chocolate and nerf!), DS stuff, toy story box, tech deck things, bathrobe, nerf guns, a space board, and a fighter jet. The girls got all new hello kitty bedding and accesories, lamps, radio, and even a humidifier. Jocelyn got lots of baby doll stuff including a high chair/swing/ and stroller for twins (and the twins too), barbie and barbie stuff galore, make-up, art stuff, some games and an aquadoodle . Sam got so many fun little baby toys, some fun balls, a ball spinner, cute lion, a monkey, gadget board. I am sure I left stuff out but as you can see they were spoiled. Thanks so much to everyone in the fam and more!  Ron and I got eachother a Wii, which we are enjoying we just need to add to our game collection! And I know she would rather I forget...but we also celebrated a Birthday in the family at Christmas time....Happy Birthday Grandma Cahill!

Julian, Jocelyn, and Jordan making cookies for Santa!

When we got home from Ron's Grandma's on Christmas Eve, Santa had stopped by and left a letter and some pajamas for the kids.

Christmas Card

I felt horrible about not doing a Christmas Card for 2008. So for 2009, I spent a little more time on the card and actually sent it out right in the beginning of December. I have also learned that group shots are too hard and took the easy way out and did the kids individually. The mini photo shoot we had on the kitchen floor with a Santa Hat. The picture above is just a pictureof the card that I took with my camera, I had horrible luck trying to scan the darn thing! Below are more pics from that day. I thought the turned out cute. There is only a couple with Julian because he is so easy and coopertive, the girls on the other hand. .  .  .Also I would like to add that I didn't order enough cards this year and didn't realize it until it was too late. Sorry if you wanted one and didn't get one!

Christmas Tree

This year we decided against going to the snow for a Christmas Tree. It is hard with three kids and let alone FREEZING! We will save our trips to the snow for Trinity Lake where there a perfect sledding hill and a house with a warm fire. The kids had a blast at the tree lot. Julain and Jocelyn ran around and hid from eachother! We picked out a 6 1/2 foot tree. The kids also helped hang the decorations this year. Take note of the picture of the tree decorated. Now with all the pulling on ornaments and candy canes it is basically decorated top half only! Thats what we get when there is little ones in the house.

Thanksgiving

Let the countdown to Christmas begin! We had two Thanksgivings this year. Thanks to my wonderful mom and wonderful mother-in-law for opening up their homes and cooking delicious meals. And a happy 86th Birthday to Grandma Ruby!

No More Diapers!!...

No More Diapers!!...for Jo at least :)  I am very happy to say that Jocelyn is no longer wearing diapers...day or night! She has been in undies for about 6 months but we would put diapers on at night.  She was continuosly waking up dry so about a month and a half ago we stopped putting a diaper on her!  Of course she has wet her bed a couple times and she will still pee her pants everyonce in a while if I don't remind her to go when she is busy playing.  She was easy to potty train. At 18 months (last Christmas) she kept wanting to sit on the potty and I was able to get her schedule down enough that she would usually pee her pants once a day, then once a week and then now only once in a while. Sounds like a lot of extra laundry....but it paid off. I would say that by the timed she turned two she was fully potty trained (during the day), knowing when to go and holding it. I didn't use pull ups, I  had a couple that I tried a few times it was a diaper to her. I would just put her in jeans and that is what really made her stop peeing, she hated the feeling of wet jeans!  Number two was never a problem, which I guess is opposite of most kids...I would rather deal with wet   pants! I also used bribery in the beginning, she will do just about anything for a couple M&M's !

Trick or Treat!