Summer Fun

The kids love fishing with Dad.  Madi is a natural, she loves it. 

 Chase is good for about 15 minutes and then wants to play at the park.  

The fish whisperer.

Trevor got a bike and trailer for his birthday.  The kids love riding with Dad.  

Easter 2011

The kids loved hunting for eggs this year.

This was right before they started the Easter Egg Hunt at Surprise Stadium which is an awesome event they put on. I was so excited to go and then my kids decided they didn't like the Easter Bunny and started to cry. Really kids? They finally decided to be happy and grab some free candy but avoided the guy in the bunny costume. I guess next year we will skip the crowds.
Here are Chase's cousins and buddies Cooper and Chase and one of his favorite uncles Seth.

Take me out to the ball game

We love our spring training here in AZ and we had to get a few games in.  We went on a Monday when Trevor was off and hardly anyone was in the outfield.  The kids ran around and rolled down the hill.  It was great.

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 I wonder what he's doing?

 Bubba was exhausted by the time we got in the car he was out.  

Chase's 2nd Birthday

We had a small family party at home for Chase's 2nd birthday this year.  He had a baseball themed party and loved his cake.  The boy now has 6 baseball bats to practice with.  

February

It's A BoY!!

Found out we are having boy #2. We still haven't chosen a name yet.

I am so happy that Chase will have a brother close in age.

Also we went to the happiest place on Earth,

Disneyland!!

The World of Color show was amazing! I love the looks on the kids' faces.

My brother Skyler and his wife Lindsay came with us.

They helped so much with the kids and were so easy and fun to be around.

Got a new double jogger. So much better than my sit and stand.

The Toy Story ride was our favorite.

It was such a nice family vacation!!

And coming soon....Chase turns 2!!

January--First Day of School

Madi started preschool two days a week and loves it. She is one of the oldest in her class and her teacher says she is a leader. It is so fun picking her up and seeing her smiling face.

And this is Bubba eating breakfast. The kid will eat two bowls of cereal and then want more. Or he will eat 3 waffles. Gosh boys eat a lot. He is such a big boy.

December

Christmas

I was really sick and we hardly have any pictures from that morning but here is our new tree and a few cute kids to go along with it. It was our first Christmas in our own house.

We won the Gingerbread House contest. It was a 3 Little Pigs theme if you couldn't tell.

Went to Vegas for the weekend to celebrate Tiana's 21st birthday with out the kids.

Trevor won the ugly sweater contest at the Hassell's Christmas party and was so proud.

November- what did we do in November?

Celebrating our 6 year anniversary late (see October post-very busy) at the Melting Pot. We went there once before and chose weird things. This time we chose better and it was delicious.
Oh yeah and what do you do when you feel like life is getting easy and you're finally getting the hang of this two kids thing? Have another one of course.

Yep found out I'm pregnant with # 3. We are really excited. Due August 1st.

My attempt at a catch up blog..October

Halloween

I decided to learn to sew and make our costumes this year. We went as the Flintstones.

I had to show Madi who Pebbles was but then she was all for it. Bam Bam was adorable.

These pictures were taken by Madi.

Pumpkin Patch

I do have to say Oregon pumpkin patches are way better than those in AZ but we found one close by and had some fun with friends. The kids loved it.

Sporting his long hair. I loved it.

Then October is the month of the Tournaments. I didn't see Trevor much since he had just opened the practice and worked every weekend at the fields. It's our family tradition.

The kids think the golf cart is the best ride ever.

Sea World

We went to Sea World for a weekend getaway back in August. Yes I just uploaded these from my camera, I just found my computer cord, and I still dont know how to do certain things on the mac. I'm still learning. Anyways, the kids loved it. They were good the whole day and loved staying at Aunt Delyn and Uncle Davids house, and loved their dog Sparky. There was a buy one day get one free so I hope we get to go back before the year ends.
This was the end of the day so we are all a little tired and sunburned. We were in the splash zone and got a little bit wet!
He loved to eat the sand. I have to say I am not a beach girl, it's so messy. Unless its Hawaii.
I'm sure we'll have more of these short and sweet vacations to California. I love being so close.

Yep we are still here.

Ok I know it's been way too long since I posted. We are still here and still doing great. I have been working the last 6 months and what do you know its been about 6 months since my last post. But not anymore. I quit last week and feel great about it. The main reason I quit is Trevor opened up his very own office!! We are pumped. It's been open for 3 weeks now and has had success already. He saw more patients this week than ever before. The best part is he actually loves what he does for a living. He will be working 6 days a week so I am now the stay at home mom. And I am pumped!

The kids are growing and loving swimming and having fun in the AZ sun! Madi learned to swim with out floaties and Chase loves his floaties!! We had a fun summer. I'm glad its starting to cool off though. Now my kids will actually be able to play in the back yard. Chase is talking more and more every day and loves sports. Madi is beginning to read, she's working on her phonics, and loves to write in her notebook. I am a lucky Mommy to have these two kiddos.

Can you believe he's 1?

My baby turned one on February 27th. Chase came three weeks early and surprised us all. Trevor and I went to the hospital about midnight and thought for sure I would be sent home. I was sent home twice with Madi. After two hours of walking and laughing up and down the halls (I must have a high pain tolerance because we were really laughing and breathing hard when the contraction would hit) of the hospital they admitted me and the next afternoon we had Chase. He was a skinny thing 7lbs 3 ozs but oh so cute!! He has a gentle temperament and was just so easy as a baby. A great eater and sleeper. He loves his sister. The best sound in the world is to hear my two kids laughing together. We are so happy he is part of our family.

Here are some of his latest accomplishments:

• Weighs 23.5 lbs and is 31" tall
• Says mama, dada, bye bye
• Blows kisses
• Throws balls super straight with either hand, Trevor's pushing him to be a lefty:))
• Has 10 teeth, 2 more molars are breaking through
• Can walk up to 4 steps but still prefers crawling
• Wears 18-24mos clothing
• Is drinking cows milk now, he loves it
• Is getting to be a picky eater

Valentine's Day 2009 a few weeks before he came.