jinxed....

Okay so Brian was not happy about my blogging about Max and being potty trained..he thought it would jinx it (he also calls these "brag spots" which we all know he is right, but fun....) I was proud of myself for not blogging about it during the hard parts...like the being trapped in the tiny apartment and going potty every 15 min and having a million accidents in between...Anyway, no jinxing it yet.. I know we have a long road ahead of us and sooo many new potty's to try (we were in Kohls for 20 minutes and 15 was spent in the family bathroom with the small toilet)... but so far so good. We haven't attempted nights yet...
(So now he will have a million accidents because this post for sure will jinx it!)

the faces of Lily...

It kills me how fast babies grow! Here are her new 8 month stats....

16 lbs (25th percentile...really? have you seen her rolls? the doctor just laughed at me..)

26 in (25th also..)

She is getting her first tooth right now..

she also learned to CRAWL this week. Yeah Lily!!

one of my favorite things...

It has been so nice lately that we have been riding our bikes a lot. I have been horrible and have no pictures...but I do have this one to show off my darling bike.. Brian got it for me for Christmas of '05. This picture was taken in spring of '06, I was prego with Max. I feel as though you can't have a more fun bike then a soft, cushy cruiser...I may not enter a race on it, but I probably wouldn't be fast enough to enter a race on a motor bike...

My babies...

Max is POTTY TRAINED!! We started last Saturday and didn't leave the house until Monday night. He picked it up quick..I am sure we aren't totally done but we haven't had an accident in 5 days...he still sleeps in diapers...but we are closer! He is proud and we are proud of him!!Lily moves everywhere on the floor, she can sit up from the crawling position, but still hasn't figured out how to move her arms and legs at the same time. She has decided that really fruit is all she needs to survive on. She doesn't get why we keep trying to get her to eat other food. I need to video her eating...who knew it could be so funny!
Who is copying who??

Children Museum

This place was sooo cool and so much fun!! Okay- so it was spring break and 4 school buses were also there, so it was a CRAZY MAD HOUSE but sooo much fun!! I don't think Max noticed the craziness...but he did sleep very well at nap time. It seriously was such a great learning and fun place. We didn't even see all that it had to offer, like a whole floor dedicated to art and the under 3 room. We were very unprepared and only had 2 hours. I will be going back and buying season passes so we can go there often...

This was the grocery store. Darling. We spent so much time there that we didn't even say half of what this place offered.

this was the "noodle forest" First- GREAT sensory (unless you have autism...) second- sooo much fun!! I have seen noodle rooms (a little play house with noodles hanging that you can crawl in or hit) but this was sooo cool! You would totally get lost....

Our first day back at the pool

(I know you just want to squish her!! It is hard to resist...)

Our pool is "heated" but we haven't swam since November because the water wasn't really very "heated." We finally took the time the other day for a dip. It was Lily's first time. (well she went for like 30 seconds when she was 3 months old) She LOVED it! Max was nervous but was remembering how fun it is by the time we were done.

I used to laugh that the day would come...

when I would need this...

and this....

It is not that funny now....

The boys hike to wind caves (thanks for the pictures)

Day 9 of break...

They all went to the swap meet while Lily napped....it was a lazy day. we went to lunch and the park. Kent and Karen go home in the morning....we have loved having them here. It has helped our homesickness.

Day 8 of break...Usery Park

The boys (Brian, Max, Kent, Nick, and Drew) hiked up to the wind caves while we played at the park. Then we had a picnic. I don't have any pictures of their hike. Hopefully I will get some (hint hint)Will had a great time climbing on Lily and she had a great time playing and "using" his pacifier.

Boys hiking all day..(Tuesday)

Days 6 and 7 of break...

The boys went hiking and us girls did some shopping. The boys also went to Cabellas and we did some more shopping. We also got lots of relaxing in! (We love that long nap Max takes every afternoon!)

On Wed night we went to San Tan Flats for dinner. We have been here before and always had fun but this time they had a live band and it was so much fun! We had steak and roasted marshmallows. You have to love a restaurant that you can roast on your own fire pit.

Day 5 of break....

We went to the zoo yesterday. It was perfect weather and a fun day.

Days 3 and 4 of break....

These were the lame days of my break! Saturday I was going to clean the house...some of it got done... Lily and I also had to do some shopping for spring clothes. The boys went shopping at REI. Sunday I woke up with a crazy back pain and couldn't move so I just laid around all day. Brian makes Max pancakes almost everyday. Mickey mouse are his new favorites so I thought I would document it...also the "pips and dips" that they both love.. (I didn't like onion dip until I was like 24, I have a crazy son)Just a little bit of bed head.

Day 2 of break...

The kids and I spent a few hours at the zoo with some of my friends from school (the other 2 moms in the program). We gave Brian a break to relax alone (he cleaned my carpets, they look soooo great). It was fun to do something other then study with these girls! (sorry no pictures of them...)We spent the evening grilling and playing at the park, this is the same park we play at weekly. It is just that good of a park!

Day 1 of break...

We spent this day in the outlet mall....i love the big crazy circle that you get lost in looking for a kids store...This mall has over 500 outlet stores, we always get great deals...only this time we had the whole family with us and we didn't get much shopping done. I have to go back due to Carters having a great sale but I was done shopping by the time we got there. Sorry no pictures of this day!

Spring break....

So I have a week and a half off for spring break (between quarters). I think we are all VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!

Fountain Hills Park

We had a picnic at this fun park, it had a nice walking path around a lake and a fun playground. And LOTS of ducks!

(still has those perfect blue eyes! I hope they don't turn...)