Well obviously it has been too long since I have written a blog post. And this is something I truly would like to get into the habit of doing on a regular basis. There are so many things that happen during day-to-day life that I know will be forgotten if I don't get them down on "paper!" The main reason for being away so long has been due to my pregnancy. Now this is a fairly weak excuse because I really had nothing to complain about during my nine months... mild morning sickness (actually a mild all-day icky feeling) in months two and three, heartburn here and there, uncomfortable and itchy skin, not being able to sleep on my tummy (my favorite position), and general grumpiness at not being able to do everything I was used to doing! Nothing to write home about but the morning sickness did prevent me from sitting at the computer too long, as I would get more nauseous, so after that break I just never got back into posting here. I did get a bunch of scrapbooking done and enjoyed time to myself once the kids were back in school. I have spent a lot of time researching all the baby products we have had to re-buy, and then setting up the nursery and attempting to de-clutter the house a bit.
So I thought I would post some collages of favorite pictures from the year to recap what we have been up to.
1. Alex with her creation from a cupcake maker kit she bought with birthday money. She turned six in February!
2. Brandon and Alex before school in March. The thing to note here is that Brandon is wearing the smaller sweatshirt and Alex the larger one. Brandon was very particular for a while that his clothes not be too big for him and Alex got the "leftover" sweatshirt but didn't seem to mind at all.
3. Brandon turns 8! Here he is before his birthday dinner with a present from us. He chose Costco pizza and ice cream!
4. A park outing over Spring Break. Alex is on the cable swing at a local park - one of the first parks we visited when we moved here and Alex has loved this swing ever since!
5. Tony and Alex at Willie and Nancy's wedding in Union City, CA. This was a quick trip but lots of fun catching up with relatives on Tony's side of the family!
6. A new trampoline for spring. This was the first day we had it set up and all "three kids" had a good time jumping around.
7. A nice smile from Brandon, which we usually don't see because he normally will smile with his mouth closed. He was laughing at an experiment we were conducting with vinegar and baking soda which causes a bubbly reaction!
8. Brandon on Easter Sunday. I asked him to hold up his favorite egg.
These pictures were taken in Carlsbad in June. We flew into Las Vegas, stayed a night with Tony's parents and then rented a car to drive to Southern California. Although our main purpose for stopping in this area was to visit Legoland, we made time for the beach! Even with the temps only in the 60's, the kids had a great time!
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