They are growing too fast!

You always hear parents say how fast kids grow and how it happens in an instant. Well it really is true. I can't believe Denton is almost 10 months old and Riley is going to be four next month! Amazing!

Denton is starting to cruise. He does the side step thing along the couch and a few other pieces of furniture. Otherwise he just tries to try to pull himself up on everything! It is quite comical to see him try to do it on a flat wall where there is nothing to grab onto. He waves and claps (making noise now) and loves to give big open mouth, tongue out, kisses. He still says "dada" mostly and will only say "mama" when he is crying in his crib to get out or is really mad. I try to get him to say "mama" and he responds with "dada", little stinker.

Riley is growing like a weed. She is one tall girl. We have a situation with her pants. The 4t size pants are almost too short on her but the size 5t pants are too big in the waist since she is so skinny. This girl has legs for days. She obviously gets the height from her grandparents, definitely not from Dan or I.

She says the funniest things. Today on our way home from school she told me that during circle time at school she really wanted to have a donut. She then said "so my brain said, Riley I want a donut, so I said, ok brain that is a good idea". HA

She is so adorable with her brother and is always trying to help me. One of my most favorite moments of my day is when I am driving them to or from school/daycare and I look in the review mirror and see them holding hands and laughing with each other. He is just enamored with her and his face lights up at the sight of her. Riley is very good at getting him to laugh and smile when he is sick of being in his car seat. Such a good big sister!!

This past weekend we got to spend time with the Cozens at Zain's 5th birthday party. We don't get to see them very often since they live in Orange County. We had a great time at the party and Riley enjoyed the bouncy house and slide and cotton candy machine and great party games. It is always nice to catch up with old friends and watch our kids play together.

Check out the cute pics from Zain's sports themed birthday party!

The Circus is in town!!

So on Friday night we made a last minute decision to go see Circus Vargas which had just rolled into town. And by last minute, I mean less than an hour before show time. The show started at 7:30 and we got tickets from Dan's phone while out to dinner.

The show was really entertaining and quite funny! We had a great time. Riley was pretty disappointed that there were no elephants, tigers and lions, but she had a great time laughing at all of the silly clown tricks. Poor Denton fell asleep halfway thru but kept waking up for all of the loud parts. The show didn't end until 10pm! I think that is the latest Denton has ever stayed up (well in and out of sleep), not including newborn days that is.

Sorry for the blurry pics, but there was no time to grab the camera so these are from Dan's cell phone.

Birthday party time

Yesterday we got to celebrate Ryder's first birthday party. It was supposed to rain during the party so we were all nervous about that, especially Ryder's mom, Lindsay. But thankfully the rain stopped just in time for the party and it stayed clear the whole time. Only to start raining again later that night.

Riley had a great time playing in the bouncy house and I had fun catching up with my girlfriends. Dan and Denton enjoyed watching it all.

Happy 1st Birthday Ryder!

Where did this month go?

Where did this month go?

I feel like February just started, but here we are nearing the end already. Time really does fly by so fast. Denton is such a big boy now. He pulls up on everything and loves to stand. He has 'cruised' a few times but generally stays put. He still has no teeth, ha. I wonder when he will get his first one. But having no teeth hasn't stopped him from eating. He has moved onto pieces of food now like noodles and toast and broccoli florets.

Riley is getting soooo tall. This girl is all legs. And she is growing out of her clothes so fast. She is still the best big sister ever and is such a help to me, I don't know what I would do without her help.

Speaking of help, I have been needing quite a bit of it lately. Last weekend I hurt my back moving something in the garage. So I have been laid out on the couch for most of this week. The dr gave me some anti-inflammatory meds and some muscle relaxors and pain killers so that has helped, but I can't do anything. I can't bend down and pick anything up, and with a 9 month old that makes things pretty difficult. But Dan has been a great help with the housework and with the kids. He even picks up Denton and hands him to me so I can hold him.

I am hoping this is the last of the illness/injuries in our house for a while. We have had two ear infections (one for each kid), colds (both Dan and I), croup, bronchitis etc. - All in the last month (maybe I should be happy that February is almost over, ha).

Here's to a healthy March for all of us!!

Cuddle time with Daddy

Denton has not sat in this thing for months, but as soon as we brought it out to give to our neighbors for their new baby, he was all over it!

Big Boy Shoes

Denton just got his very first pair of big boy shoes, with soles and all!!! Of course I had to get Riley a new pair of shoes as well since she just loves shoes and would not be happy if her brother got a new pair and she did not.

Denton is getting so so big so so fast. He is crawling on his knees the entire time now, no more tummy crawl. He can wave and says Mama and Dada and can clap his hands. He pulls on your pant leg when he wants you to pick him up, it is so cute. He has been a bit cranky lately so we are hoping for a tooth (finally!). At this age Riley had a mouth full of teeth and Denton as yet to get a single one!

Check out these big boy shoes!!

What Happens in Vegas....

....Ends up on this blog :)

So Dan and I had planned a trip to Las Vegas for the Superbowl weekend. Vegas is kind of our thing since he proposed to me on the plane on our first trip to Vegas together and he surprised me and took me to Vegas for my 30th. My cousin and Aunt and Uncle also live there and we like to stop by and see my Aunt and Uncle and hang out with Cousin Devin on the strip. We also go there because our friend, the very talented Shannon Bundy, owns his tattoo shop out there and does all of our work. We wanted to get our "Denton" tattoos since we had one for Riley (more on that later). Needless to say we were really looking forward to the trip.

Of course about a week or so before the trip, both kids got sick. We wanted to make sure that they were in good enough health for us to leave them for a few days. Thank goodness they both had made good enough progress where we would feel comfortable leaving them. Of course they were in great hands with my Mom, but it would be really hard to leave them if they are sick. I had mixed emotions about leaving. It was going to be our first time away from Denton for more than one night and also the first time away from Riley for that long in a pretty long time. I was pretty sad leaving them but I knew we really could use some Mommy/Daddy time.

Speaking of sick...the morning we were going to leave, Dan came down with something. He felt horrible and didn't look too good either. We got to Vegas and had planned to head over to Bundy's shop for our tattoos, but Dan was feeling so sick that he just wanted to sleep. Those of you who know Dan well know that for him to skip out on this meant he was really sick. So I went over by myself and hung out with Bundy and got my Denton tattoo. I have a theme with my tattoos, they are all birds and flowers with various meanings to them. The one I got for Denton is the Lily of the Valley which is the flower for the month of May.

After the tattoo, I went back to the hotel and called the kids on Skype, it was so nice to see their faces. I love this technology. That night Dan managed to get out of bed and go down to eat dinner and hit the casino for a while. But it didn't last long. We were up and back in bed by 11pm (HAHA).

The next morning was Super Bowl. We had plans to go with Cousin Devin to a local bar to watch the game. Dan was still not feeling well and was going to pass on the entire day. But at the last minute he changed his mind (and would regret that decision later). So we went off to a yummy breakfast and then to see my Aunt and Uncle and finally to post our spots at the bar for the big game. We had a blast and really enjoyed ourselves. After the game, cousin dropped us off and we gambled at the casino all night long! We were up, we were down, but we had a GREAT time playing blackjack and some slots.

By the time Monday rolled around we had had our fill of Vegas and were ready to get home to our little munchkins!!!

Dan, Me and Cousin Devin

Having Fun!
After dragging Dan out of bed
Denton's tattoo