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Keeping up with the Kiddos

I decided to keep a kind of journal for all the fun things that go on in our family.

* Sweet baby Corbin is growing up so fast he is the best little baby he loves me the most and isn't too happy with anyone else ahh I must admit I kinda loves this knowing when he gets older daddy will become more of a favorite then mommy who has all the rules and makes them eat healthy things to not just a bag of chips for dinner.

*Taygen knows his way around town it seems like everyday he's giving me driving directions to get to favorite places like target or grandma's and grandpa's house he starts saying right there and points which direction he wants me to turn so he can navigate his way there it's hard when thats not where we are going he gets pretty upset when I don't follow his instructions.

* Tay loves his daddy and trys to mimic him so he now walks over to me and gives me a little kiss then goes and gets into his cozy coupe and say bye bye seeya. He sees daddy do it and he wants to be just like daddy.

*Today I did my normal routine of losing it on one of our dogs because he is such a fatty and stole a piece of toast from Taygen I yelled at him and then dragged him over to put him in time out ( the laundry room ). Later that day after Taygen ate lunch and got out of his high chair my other dog takes it upon himself to jump up into the high chair and get all the last crumbs left in the highchair. I notice Taygen come over and yell at the dog and got him out of his chair which is normal procedure for Taygen. The next part was new, he then chased the dog around with quick yells and took him by the collar and preceded to drag him ( very slowly of course ) over to the laundry room to put him in time out. I said nothing just watched him and laughed as he tried about three times to succeed in actually getting him al the way to the laundry room and shutting the door. What a cutie!

*Taygens new favorite food is POPCORN. He loves it so much if he even spots the bowl I normally put it in he will cry with anticipation. I went and bought those mini bags of microwave popcorn which Taygen loves so much he will eat the entire bowl full.

*I think Taygen likes to hear me say thank you to him because he has started to bring me things all the time with this proud look on his face. The other day I was sitting on one couch and Tay took every pillow one by one off the other couch and carried them over to me, even the huge back pillows.

*Tay is so funny since he is older now so I have let him have a little toddler size pillow and blanket to sleep with in his bed which has him sleeping better ( thank goodness ) But even during the day he will climb into our bed lay his little head down on one of the pillows and tucks himself into the covers and just lay there and smile:)

*Tay is talking more and more he loves to say hi to everyone and then when you leave he says hi again and waves. I keep saying b.b.bye so he will hear the b but no he just likes to say hi for his bye too.

*Why is it kids find the nastiest things so amusing. Taygen has taken up gagging himself. We can't quite figure out what would be so entertaining with trying to make yourself throw up but Taygen thinks it is very enjoyable. Probably because every time he does it mommy and daddy start telling him yucky Taygen yucky. Which to Taygen translates to if mommy and daddy think it's gross that means it is super cool!

*I am enjoying the coolness of a vegas summer morning by coolness I mean 90 instead of 110 outside. Taygen was puttering around in the backyard and I was reading. Anyone who knows Taygen knows he loves to open and shut any door which was no different this morning. I look up from my book to see not only was he opening and shutting the door but he was transporting the sand from the sand box to the floor of the family room one shovel full at a time. Thats what I get for trying to read while Tay is playing.

*So this morning we did our usual and got Tay out of bed and put him in ours while we watched the latest on the ongoing Olympics. They were talking about the American women's win on the all around gymnastics and were showing highlights. Suddenly perfect timing to the TV showing the girls finish with their arms high in the air Taygen throws his arms up too with accomplishment on his face. Cj and I died laughing.

*Taygen is my little dancing machine anytime he hears music he either does his little skipping dance or puts his little hands up and bounce them around it is so adorable to watch what a little cutie.

*After a pretty long morning with a very energetic 17 month old I was trying to clean up a mess of something that had spilled in the fridge. Taygen of course thought he would entertain himself with smashing the door onto me a few 10 or 20 times. Then it got a little quite I looked up and found Taygen sitting on the floor, he had somehow taken a bottle of salad dressing and also somehow opened it up and poured it onto the floor and preceded to swirl it around with his hands and feet. Ah the joy of children:)

*After a long day I finally climbed into bed Cj had already fallen asleep when I heard what I thought was laughing coming from the baby monitor. I ignored it at first but then this little laughing voice came through the monitor again. This was odd because Taygen had been asleep for a while now. I crept into the room and Taygen was really laughing even though he was fast asleep. He must have been having a really funny dream.

*Taygen is finally talking!! Yeah! Of course all he is saying is awggie ( doggie ) he also is saying Hi. Every once in a while we will get a ma ma and da da. Yeah!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Beach Days

To enjoy some relaxation we have headed down to Huntington Beach a couple times to enjoy nice weather and plenty of entertainment for Taygen.

This is at Crab Cooker a favorite of ours Taygen was diggin the breadsticks they have on the table

Daddy's idea of a good time digging a big hole and then putting Taygen in it. He didn't mind either he would just play with the sand around him, I think he actually liked it because one morning he headed down to the beach with grandma and grandpa and tried burying himself:)

Enjoying the wagon ride to the beach

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Kids

I know I have been a little behind in blogging lately but here are a few random photos from the past month or so....

Corbin is eating cereal now and lovin it most the time it took a while for him to get used to he was giving me a nasty face each time I would give it to him but now we are all smiles

In the tub

Taygen is in a BIG BOY bed now he loves it we haven't really had any problems HOORAY!

Enjoying some popcorn and a movie

The pumpkin patch was a huge hit this year Taygen probably went down the giant slide 20 times at least

Sweet baby Corbin so easy going he just hangs out in his seat while everyone eats dinner

would rather sit up more than anything else he likes to be able to get the best view of everything going on around him

We are at the everything must go into his mouth stage it's cute that he's playing but making sure he's putting the right things in his mouth not so much

Daddy with the boys

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Month 4

Our sweet little baby Corbin is 4 months old. He is still a great little baby, but all his newborness is gone he is a full fledge baby now. He loves his mommy of course I provide all things good like food, clean diapers, the lovin' and most entertainment. Taygen provides a lot of entertainment for him as well but then Taygen provides entertainment for all of us. He can be a little shy and sometimes doesn't really enjoy others taking him but he will warm up after a minute. He has starting rolling over on to his sides but hasn't made it to his tummy yet though I am convinced he may never since he hates it on his tummy. He would like to sit up instead he is always scrunching his little body into a crunch. We still have some trouble with him sleeping he has a hard time actually staying alseep but we are working on it. He is just a happy and content little boy and we are grateful for his sweet little presence in our home. Happy 4 month mark Corbin:)

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Super Tay

This is the reward of my newest project. With my mom in town I always try to get all my little projects going and this one turned out so cute! I saw the idea and my mom and I made our own little copy. It was super easy to sew and now Taygen has his own super hero cape.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

summertime

Summertime is on it's way out finally! mornings and evening have started to be a little cooler allowing some play time outside. This year I bought one of those old school sprinklers for Tay to play in the water with we had lots of fun with it and it brought a lot of memories back from my childhood

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

another month gone by

My little Corbin is already 3 months old and changing by the day. I just love every morning waking up to his cute little smile looking up at me from his crib. Corbin is a sweet little baby who is so easy going. He loves his mommy the most and isn't really too happy when anyone else has him. He is all giggly and smiley at this age and will just talk to you as long as you will listen. He is getting better at being on a schedule and rarely is in a bad mood unless he is tired then he turns into a monster. He loves his big brother and always watches him as he runs around the house. He hates being set down and always lets out a little whine but will concede a few seconds later. He hates being on his tummy and doesn't really love being flat on his back either he prefers to be sitting up so he can see what is going on. I can't believe another month has gone by we are just trying to enjoy every sweet moment we can get.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Free Bike! I want one

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