Why didn't I think of that?

Today we were shopping in a large warehouse where you can be canola oil by the gallon and we decided to wander the Halloween costumes to see if anything sparked the interest of a super girly 4 (almost 5) year old. Sure enough she saw Sleeping Beauty. We asked her, "Do you want to go as something with your brother? Like he can be a football player and you can be a cheerleader?" Within about a minute she responded, "He can be a dragon. There's a dragon in Sleeping Beauty." And I'll be damned if there wasn't an adorable dragon costume in his size! I know I am biased but you have to admit, she had a genius idea! Tried them on and with a few sizing modifications they are going to look adorable.


Sorry no sneak peeks in this posting!

We Love Tamale Fest!

A few weeks ago we went to the annual Tamale Fest - it has become the tradition of one of Jeff's friends to make Tamales in August and then have friends over to eat up. This is a picture of us waiting for the Pinata to be busted open. Had a great time!

Baby Cousin Love

This week we got to spend too little time with the newest cousin in the family. She is just adorable (of course) and the kids couldn't get enough of her. He wanted to sit next to her and kiss her any chance he could. She wanted to do the same, but in a more contained manner than he did. They even had the chance to talk to Noam, who was home with dad, on the computer. Gotta love technology!

Funniest moment: He was sitting next to her, arms out, hands opening and closing, saying "hold it! hold it!" Hard to explain to a (almost) 2 year old gender differences.

We caught some pictures of it so here they are, ready to melt your heart.

Super excited!

Smothered with kisses

So sweet

Proud to be the "older" cousin

2 kids + 1 camera = show offs

Jumping off things that are low to the ground became a hobby about a month ago. Nothing too daring for him (believe it or not he can be kind of cautious!). She tends to be a little more daring but is willing to work at his level to not frustate him. Believe me, you don't want to frustrate this boy! He started jumping off our bottom step and letting us know how proud he was. And, of course, when the camera came on she had to join in the fun.

A bathroom story

This should be titled a missed bathroom story but it is a story worth telling (and retelling if you need a giggle). One of his bad habits is peeing during or directly following his bath. I would say it happens 50% of the time. Last night after bath he was running around naked as I was attempting to call him over to get dressed. When he finally emerged I asked, "Did you pee?" His answer was a definitive, "Yes." Not really believing him I asked him to show me where and sure enough he took me over to the spot on the carpet in my room where he relieved himself. In an effort to make some sort of teaching moment I asked, "where are you supposed to pee?" and he runs over to the bathroom and points to the toilet.
Shall I remind you that this boy isn't two until the end of the summer? What is it with my kids' early awareness of toileting despite my desire to keep them in diapers?

Good thing he is so cute...

Star of the Show

After 6 months in her new dance school she had her first performance. All 7 little dancers did great - not a pinch of stage fright! Here is a picture of her with her flowers and victory cookie.

With her proud mom and dad - the boy would have NEVER sat through the show...and we left at intermission!

Went to the LA zoo on Monday and hung out with some Gorillas.

I couldn't resist sharing this one - look at that face! He enjoyed the zoo from a backpack and this was right about naptime.

Look at those chompers!

I've decided not to take any more studio pictures anymore so this is the first attempt at having some more candid pictures of them outside. They came out amazing - too many to choose from(Thanks, KT!). Here are a few of my favorites. I found that he really likes to show off his teeth in pictures and she wants to pose every chance she gets.

Laughing at mom being a goofball

Dancing - I think it was the hula...