Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Hello few readers we have! Hope everyone's April has been going well. I know you Minnesotans are a bit discouraged with the snow that came today. Boo. Sorry bout that! Here it was a crazy 84 degrees! It seemed very hot! A bit unusually hot for this time of year. I'll take it over snow though!

We have still been doing well despite a nasty cold we all got after our Easter festivities. We are almost over it. We had a couple rainy days too, so we were stuck in the house, but being sick it wasn't too bad. All we wanted to do was lay around anyway. Logan is still really enjoying his swimming lessons and he is starting his gymnastics class on Saturday. He is excited about it! 
Evelyn had her 15 month check up today. She is getting 3 teeth right now, so not the happiest camper. She is 19.5 lbs (6th%) and 30 in in height (31%), so she's a petite little thing. She has a belly though. 

We are really missing Sean but get to talk to him almost everyday. We do a quick skype call so he can see the kids and then sometimes he calls me so we can talk a little better. So far since he's been gone I've mowed the lawn with Evelyn strapped to my back, weed whipping,  changed the bulbs on our high hanging light out front, and figured out (with dad's help on the phone) how to use a huge air compressor. Doesn't seem to be much of an accomplishment, but when those things aren't usually my job, it is to me! We've also been picking lots of weeds and planting a few things (avocado tree and carrots). 
My neighbors have been really sweet and checking in a little on us. One across the street came over and dropped off two "kid sized" gardener kits. Logan loved his and walked around with it all day. Evelyn liked hers too. 

 Here is Evelyn with pig tails and a silly face!
 The kids wearing their "team Noah" t-shirts!
So, again, if anyone wants to escape the snow and come visit us in sunny California, by all means, give me a call! We would love company!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

March Madness...wait, it's April

Hello all,
  As usual, it's been a while since the last blog post. Sorry, but as usual, thinks have been a bit hectic. As most of you know, Sean has left on his deployment, and we are trying to get into a normal routine. Things are going pretty well so far. The weather here has been fabulous so the kids get outside to play a lot. Logan got a pedal bike with training wheels, so he is learning to ride that. Today we went for a run/bike ride in the vineyards and he rode his bike 2 miles! He also started swimming lessons, which he really enjoys. He passed his first class (preschool 1) which mainly tests if they can put their face in the water, do a front float with help, and have water poured over their heads. I am debating putting him in a gymnastics class too. I think he would really enjoy it, and keeping busy will be the best for us until Sean gets home, I think.

Evelyn is getting so big! She will be 15 months soon and is an energetic little sweetheart. She loves watching Logan, following him around, and doing the same things as him. She loves animal books and making the animal noises. Most of all, she loves being outside and exploring. If she hears a door open, she bee-lines it to try to escape outside.

I have been trying to get a good start on my paper. I found a good babysitter that I have coming a few times a week while I get away to the library to do some work. So far it's going well, but we are only a week into it. We made a long chain of construction paper, one chain for everyday Sean will be gone. I think Logan can visualize when daddy is coming home. It's a long chain =(. I know it could be much longer, so trying to count our blessings. He should be back at the beginning of June, and we are planning to make a trip to MN after he gets back sometimes. Possibly over the fourth of July.

Soooooo, if anyone wants to come out and hang out with us, we would love some company!!!! We have a spare room!
Here are some cute pics and vids of the kiddos.

 Easter Egg hunting in the neighborhood.
 An avocado tree the kids and I planted in the back yard.
 Evelyn and Mommy
 Evelyn and Logan playing out back
Short video of Logan at swimming lessons