Aedan's hat

Aedan has been into his hat lately and loves to say "hat" over and over again while he's wearing it. So, this morning when he got up he put his hat on and showed me. I think he's so cute in it. It's way too big for him and sometimes his ears hold it up which I think is hilarious! Poor kid got my ears... good thing they look cute on him! :)

Cali's photo shoot

Ok, so I decided that since Aedan got a black & white photo shoot when he was almost 2 months old that Cali should have one too. Aedan's were so incredibly expensive that I decided to have a VERY amateur photographer do these. I think some of them actually turned out kinda good so I was hoping for some opinions. What do you think?

And since those were all so black & white I decided to add one I took of her last night when Lisa was making her laugh. She's all cute and colorful! :)

Cali's rolling!

Last night Cali was chillin on the rug and decided to roll onto her side! We were very excited but she didn't like the experience too much. :) It's so fun watching her grow! She is always smiling and cooing at us which just makes us adore her even more (if that's possible). Go Cali!!

 

And of course, here is a picture of her from last Sunday in another cute little dress:

She's kind of looking at me like "Not again Mom. This is getting ridiculous!" :) 

Bachelor Party fun...

Saturday night was the bachelor party for Lisa's fiance Wade. I made them take the camera and take some pictures because they did something kinda unique and cool. They went to this place called "Mystery Adventures". They have some mystery you have to solve and they take you to 3 or 4 locations to solve it. This year it's the "Case of the absent heart" and the boys said they had to solve a murder. They were the detectives, they got clues and by the end they figured it out. Good job boys! Here are some pictures:

Geoff, Wade & Shaun:

Wade & Geoff having some fun of their own:

My handsome hubby:

Wade & Geoff doing some detective work:

Wade trying to eat a finger... luckily the boys stopped him. That's just gross! :)

Wade & Shaun playing with eye balls:

There was a secret door so Wade is investigating it:

The 3 boys at the crime scene:

They said it was fun and the three of them were a great team! Next time we hope they take us girls along. :)

Adorable Cake!

So, as many of you know, I have the most talented husband (and obviously have no problem bragging)! Well, my sister-in-law Lyndsey and I are throwing a shower for our other sister-in-law Amy who's having a baby girl in a month or so and I wanted to have a fabulous cake for the occasion. Geoff hasn't actually ever made a fancy cake before but he learned how at Le Cordon Bleu so I knew he could. I told him I wanted a cake with pink polka dots and this is how it turned out:

Isn't it so cute? I absolutely LOVE it!! It turned out better than I imagined. I told him from now on he's making cakes for everything. :) Anyone need a cake? Let us know!

New Years!

For New Year's Eve this year we stayed home and had Lisa & Wade come over to celebrate with us. We put the kids to bed and then got out all the goodies and watched the movie "Galaxy Quest" which is an old movie but we think it's hilarious! Then we played some games and watched the ball drop. Aedan woke up about 5 minutes before midnight so we let him celebrate with us for a while before going back to bed. 

We went to bed pretty late and woke up bright and early (thanks to Aedan). Lisa and I slaved over the stove (for about 5 minutes thanks to Pillsbury) to make yummy cinnamon rolls for breakfast. It was fun but Geoff and I realized how hard it is to stay up that late when you are parents of little ones. Then there's the exhausting next day because you only got 4 hours of sleep. Totally worth it to ring in the New Year with good friends!

Here's us with sleepy Aedan:

Aedan and I getting ready for midnight:

Lisa & Wade:

Here we are with good 'ol Sparkling Cider:

Here we are toasting the New Year:

Here we are again... Yum! :) 

Aedan also wanted to celebrate so here he is trying the Sparkling Cider:

We hope you all had a fun and safe New Year's Eve and have a Happy and Super fun Year!

Another cute dress...

Well, Cali wore another cute dress to church last Sunday. It's unusual that it's taken me so long to post the pictures but I have been pretty busy! I just love to put Cali in dresses and take pictures of her because I think it's so fun and girly! I waited until after church this time and that meant that, of course, she exploded in her diaper and I had to take off her tights and onsie that she wore under the pink one. So, in this picture she is barefoot which I also think is adorable but I just thought I'd mention that she was wearing pink tights with the cutest little black shoes. 

Christmas with the kids...

This year we decided to stay home and it ended up being pretty fun. We didn't do anything crazy since both kids are still pretty young. Aedan's Aunt Maegan gave him her play kitchen that was practically brand new so we made that a Santa present along with a "Rock n Play" Piano. He absolutely loved both and played with them all day. It was so cute! He always sees his daddy in the kitchen so he loves being in there and now he has his own kitchen to play with. No more re-washing pots and pans (hopefully!). :) 

Since Cali is only a few months old I wasn't sure what to get for her so we just got her one of those play yard things. We got her the super girly one of course and she LOVED it! She layed there a good part of the day just looking at herself in the big flower mirror and kicking the other hanging things that make noises. It was so fun to watch her. 

The highlight of my Christmas was talking to my little brother Kevin and hearing about how he's doing. I even got to listen to him and my cousin talk to each other in Spanish and it was pretty cool. Aedan talked to him for a few minutes also which was pretty cute. :)

Here are some pictures from Christmas morning:

Aedan playing with his kitchen:

Aedan with his "Rock n Play" piano:

Aedan also got some coloring books and crayons which he thought was cool:

Grandma got Aedan a book about 5 ducks and he thought that was the coolest thing ever! Here he is putting his cheek up to them saying "ooooh" and then a minute later said "Wow, wow, wow!" and then felt how soft they are with his finger and said "Nice". It was so funny. He loves books! 

Here is Cali in her very girly play yard. She spend the day flirting with herself in the mirror. :) It was super cute:

We also had dinner with some of Geoff's family. Geoff made a really yummy ham with mashed potatoes and all that good stuff. He also made yummy cheesecakes for dessert! The family brought stuff also and it was all yummy! Aedan had fun playing with his cousins. Overall we had a great Christmas! I hope you all did also!

Merry Christmas Uncle Kevin!!

As many of you know, my little brother is on a mission for our church. I miss him like crazy and can't wait to talk to him tomorrow (Christmas)! 

This year the kids got a little present from him and it's the cutest thing ever! "Little People" have made little missionaries and that is what he sent them. They even have the name tags and everything. So cute! Cali is a little small to hold hers yet so Aedan is having fun playing with his and hers in the mean time. Thanks Uncle Kevin for the perfect presents for the kids!! :) We love you!

This is Kevin before he left (isn't he so cute!):

Here's what the "Little Missionaries" look like:

Aedan thinks they are so cool:

Here he is showing them to me:

And here he's just playing with them:

Christmas Outfits

I took a few pictures of the kids before church yesterday. I got Cali and adorable dress and as usual wanted to show everyone how cute it was... and how cute she was in it! :) Aedan also looked all handsome in his outfit so I took a few with him too. Then I decided Geoff and I need more pictures together so there's one of us!

Cali in her cute dress:

Aedan & Cali (the 2nd one is blurry but I thought it was cute):

Cali & Mommy:

Aedan & Daddy:

Geoff & me: