Happy Boy!

I can't believe my little cutie is almost 2 years old. 1 month to this day. Here are some pictures from Sheri's house! I can't wait to see that little bugger! I get to take him to his play class today, can't wait.

Loving his blankie!

Introducing... Kate Robbins!

Mary & Chris had their baby early this morning! Everyone is doing great. 6lbs, 3oz, 20 1/2 inches long! Gracie & Ben are so excited to meet their cousin and little bundle and so are we!

Videos of Gracie!

Pebble Beach Birthday Weekend!

Kristin, Allegra and I headed to Pebble Beach for our annual birthday celebration. We went to the spa, out to dinner and breakfast and had a great time. The bag piper went right past our room. I had to take a picture of them trying to get the perfect shot! We are all looking forward to going again next year.

Baby Shower for Mary!

This past weekend we headed to a baby shower for Mary. Gracie and the other cute cousins and friends loved helping Mary open gifts! The shower was so cute, with adorable baby decorations everywhere.

Love Ben's happy expression on the couch! Jim with Isla! Can you believe those stunning blue eyes!

Mary's baby bump. I kept trying to take a picture of it while she was sitting down but wasn't able to capture it. She's due 2 days before my birthday, hope it is my birthday twin! My bets are for March 5th! Doesn't Mary look great! We are so excited to meet this little girl or boy!

Baby Holden and his mommy Ashley. There were babies & toddlers & kids everywhere at the party and it was so much fun. You can see Corrine and Graham in the background too. Penny and Quinn, Holly and Simone! So fun. Wish we could hang out with everyone more, but love getting together for these happy occasions.

Pre-Birthday Date Night

Jim's parents visited last weekend, and gave us a date night!! Jim and I went to this delicious french restauraunt at an old farm house in San Jose, called La Foret. It was a lot of fun and the food was excellent. I can't wait to go back again for a special occasion.

Grammy reading to Ben and Gracie - so cute.

Attempt at an impromtu family photo!

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Lately we have been watching Mary Poppins. I loved watching it as a kid, and it is so fun to hear Gracie sing the songs, especially, "Let's Go Fly A Kite." This past Saturday it was a bit blustery and cool outside, so we decided to go fly her butterfly kite at our local park. Gracie was beyond excited, she had been asking to fly her kite and we were waiting for the wind to blow! Ben loved it too!

Getting Ready

Every morning I get the kids all dressed and ready for the day ahead, after daddy's left for work. This morning was particulary fun and cute, because Gracie wanted to dress in her "allovers" just like her brother Ben. So I decided to take some photos.

My cuties!

Ben's new funny face.

Chores & Fun Photos

Gracie's school has been talking about helping around the house and they wanted photos of the kids doing chores. Here's one of Gracie, putting away her books...

Sorting laundry

and Ben loves to help me feed Brody every day! At the end he puts some shredded cheese on Brody's food and then takes a handful for himself! He does a great job, even when he spills, he will pick up the dropped pieces and put them in the bowl.

Jim took some photos with his new phone..
Ben rockin out with Gracie's princess aurora microphone

My loves!

Crazy faced Gracie with her new chandalier in her room.

Our Park

We are so lucky, at our new house, we are a block from a great park. We can head over there on the weekend, let the kids run around and we all have a blast! Check out the static electricity on Gracie's hair.

Trying to hang by herself!