Everett's 5th Birthday

 Everett is 5!!  To celebrate he had a ninja turtla party at My Gym with all his closest friends.  We had a blast!  He had a ninja turtle cake, pizza, and cake pops to eat.  And cheetos!  He was very excited about the cheetos!

My Gym is awesome and I am so glad he chose to have it there!  They kept the kids very busy.

I think Everett's favorite part was fighting against his dad!  He loved seeing all his friends and was thrilled to have a ninja turtle party!

My big 5 year old weighs 36 pounds now.  His favorite color is red.  His favorite thing to do is wrestle with his dad.  His favorite TV show and toy these days is transformers.  He really enjoys playing with tinker toys and legos too.  He still loves playing with Hudson and he says they are best friends....I hope this never changes!  He also loves his baby sister and told us recently that he is going to marry her when he grows up.  His favorite food is probably spaghetti pasta, but his favorite meal is breakfast.  He loves school and it is amazing to see how much he learns everyday.  Recently he has told me all his vowels, primary colors, all his letter sounds, and even spelled a few words.  He is like a little sponge and I am so impressed!

Happy 5th birthday little man!!

First day of School

 Seriously!?!  Where does the time go.  This little guy started transitional kindergarten this week.  He is going to West Heritage this year and his teacher is Mrs. Todd.  So far he is LOVING it!  He is so excited to go to school every morning and seems to enjoy it so much.  He is always repeating things that his teacher says.  My favorite is when he got to chose something from the treasure box and she told him "you get what you get, and you don't throw a fit!"  He got a kick out of that one.

 It is so hard for me to know that my little man will be going to school 5 days a week!  I miss having him here with me, but I know that transitional kindergarten is an amazing opportunity for him.  I am so proud of the little guy he is and I hope he enjoys this school year.

 My other little man was DEVASTATED to watch his brother go to school without him.  It was absolutely heart breaking.  These boys are best buddies when they are home together.  They play together all day long and just love each other so much.  I knew Hudson would be sad, but I was not prepared for this.

 Luckily, the next day Hudson got to start preschool and this took his mind off of missing his brother.  He is a little young for preschool. but I signed him up knowing that he would be missing Everett and that it would be good to get him socializing with other kids.  He goes to the same preschool that Everett went to for the last 2 years.  And his teacher is Mrs. Cindy, the same teacher that Everett had 2 years ago.

 He had a great first day!  He had a lot of fun and Mrs. Cindy said he did really well with everything.  I know he would love to go more than 2 days a week, but I would miss him too much.  I know these boys are going to have an amazing year!

Palm Springs....and some adorable kiddos!

 Recently we took a short lttle vacation to a resort in Palm Springs.  I knew we would not be able to do any big vacations this year with Ella being so little, so I wanted to plan something local for the boys.  My friend Emily told me about this great resort called Shadow Ridge and I knew it would be perfect!  Our room was on the golf course which the boys thought was pretty cool.

 They loved playing in this kiddie pool!

 And of course the water slide was their favorite part!

 Overall it was a really great family vacation spot and I wished we could have stayed longer.

 I took these photos of Ella a few weeks ago, but never got around to posting them.  At 2 months our little lady was 10 and a half pounds and 21 inches.  She loves to talk these days and can get pretty loud.  She loves her mobiles.  She really likes being held.  She sleeps great through the night and sometimes sleeps 12 hours without waking.

 She also loves sucking on her hands and I am hoping she finds her thumb soon!  She still won't take the bottle, and I don't think she ever will.  We have been trying for over 2 months and she really hates it. 

She has the craziest hair ever!  And I have no idea how to tame it!

 These boys are still head-over-heels in love with her and I love watching them talk to her and play with her.  I am such a lucky mama!

6 weeks old

 My baby girl is 6 weeks old today!  She has changed so much in the last 6 weeks, especially her weight.  She now weighs over 9 pounds.  She started smiling when she was about 2 weeks old and her smiles get bigger and sweeter every day.  So far she is a great sleeper and only wakes up once or twice during the night. 

 She has been a little stubborn with the bottles, but dad is working on it.

 Her brothers are in LOVE!

 She is just so sweet and such a joy to snuggle with!

 I can't believe how big she has gotten in such a short amount of time.  Every day she looks a little different.  Her dark hair has lightened and her eyes are still a light gray.  She is absolutely beautiful and I am so lucky to have her!

My husband

 My amazing husband was nominated for a very cool award recently.  He was chosen as a nominee for Officer of the Year for the entire San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.  Of the entire department, only 3 deputies were nominated for this award.  We attended a recognition dinner where each nominee was recognized for all that they have done.  They honored each nominee by talking about their achievements and playing a picture slide show that included work and family photos.  All the nominees were photographed and had their picture in the newspaper.

I didn't get to take as many pictures as I wanted because I was holding little Ella who was only 3 weeks old!  My mom, dad, and Carolyn also attended the ceremony with us and helped me take care of the baby and took these pictures for me.  My dad was also nominated for this same award years ago.  I know that Jeremy is so honored just to have been nominated for this award.  This truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  I am so proud of all his accomplishments and so glad to see him recognized for all his hard work.

Pre-school graduation

 My biggest boy graduated from pre-school last week!  He has been going to Water of Life pre-school for the last 2 years and will be starting transitional kindergarten in August.  He has loved pre-school and I know he will miss it.  This is Mrs. Anna and Mrs. Gloria.  They have been his teachers for the last year.

 This is one of his best buddies Gavin.  He was so lucky to be in the same class with Gavin for almost the whole school year.

 And this sweet little girl is Gracie.  Everett and Gracie have been in the same class for 2 years!  She is so sweet and Everett adores her.  I know he will be very sad not to have Gracie in his class next year.  We will still see them though because lucky little Hudson will have Gracie's younger sister Kinsley in his pre-school class next year!

 Everett was given an award for "All American Boy" this year by his teachers.  Mrs. Anna said this was because he is "all boy."  I think this means he is a little wild, but this is a cute award!

Pre-school has been great for Everett and I can't believe it is over!