why I blog Wednesday

1. these are my kids right NOW, one month from now who knows what they will be up to. i want to remember, to capture, to turn these visual memories into something tangible. that's the main reason for this blog. 
2. i tried to be a good scrapbooker and i failed. i failed miserably. maybe one day i can pick up where i left off, but for now this will have to do
3. i wish all my friends and family lived closer, but since they don't they can check into our lives via this little monkey blog

It's definitely not the 80's

Koren just asked me to get him a snack and I told him I would right after I finished reading some emails, his response was "well I have to check my emails too mom, I think I got one from Thomas".... he was referring to his Thomas the Train computer which is is currently playing on! I just love this age and I hope to really make a better effort in documenting all the fun things that he has to say. 

love this guy

because  every so often he actually surprises me! thanks babe, you truly are the best and i love you like a fish loves water! 

playdate fun

five fun facts about our playdate with the Hunter's: 

1. chocolate covered marshmallows were a huge hit! until the skewers ended up in K's hair
2. Nathan has the most precious eyes i've ever seen, and I think I could look into them all day long. 
3. T might have a little crush, or maybe it's the other way around. I think she's giving him the, " what are you up to dude " look as he's trying to put his arm around her. 
4. who has the biggest buddha belly competitions are extremely cute when comparing 2 year old bellies, not mama bellies :) 
5. I am going to institute a regular picnic at the park day each week for anyone who is interested! 

and one more of little miss sunshine watching her big brother play in the front yard later in the day. 

more pics!~

San Diego Zoo and more

In short, here are some pictures from our day at the zoo and Sea World. They are def. snapshots and not great photographs! Enjoy. 

Sea World & the zoo!

Hi friends and family! Just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that we made it safe and sound to San Diego and are having a FANTASTIC time! Koren and Teagan have been absolutely wonderful travelers and it makes us wonder why it's been so long since we've done a fun trip like this. 

The plane ride was smooth and easy, both kids slept the majority of the way and crashed hard when we got home last night. Teag's was the star of both flights, I think she had more admirers than a celeb. would have :P) 

Today we hit Sea World this morning, moving between attractions as fast as Koren could pick out a new picture from the map. After we hit meltdown mode (around 1pm) we hopped in the car and went on a dream-ride into town and waited for the kids to wake up and check out the San Diego Zoo. We spent a few hours and barely covered any ground. I'm sure we will be back before the week is up. 

Now the boys are in the other room winding down, T is snoozing, and I'm contemplating catching up on editing some recent sessions....hmmm (as well as watching the boob tube). 

More updates to come, sorry no new photos as I forget my camera cable at home- I know bummer!

8 months

at 8 months some of T's favorite things include: 

1. EATING-and that includes almost everything edible and non-edible
2. blowing rasberries
3. watching her brother play and trying to "play" with him
4. being outside in the sunshine
5. Mimi singing Pattycake to her
6. Standing up! I have a feeling she is going to skip the crawling stage and move right into the cruising and groovin' stage. 

And then for a few things that she is less than crazy about:

1. Being on her tummy! 
2. Having an empty belly :)
3. actually, that's pretty much it. As long as the above two things are not happening Teagan is pretty content.