Day of Birthday Fun!

Our St. Patty's day consisted of 2, yes 2, birthdays!

First stop was Ms. Mia's 3rd birthday, which was an absolute blast. All the kids got to go on a pony ride and we are so proud of our William who patiently waited his turn in the rain. Finally, it was William's turn to ride Thunder. I think this was the highlight of his day! Aside of course from singing Happy Birthday and clapping at the end, eating at a party table with all the other kids, and eating cake. This kid loves birthdays! As we left the party, William was sure to enthusiastically wish Mia a Happy Birthday, again, say thank you to Sean and Yuri, and yell "bye everyone!"

Next stop, was Mr. Owie Bear's 4th birthday! William loved playing with his cousins and was glued to Owen's hip, even trying to help blow out Owen's candles. Needless to say, William was not a happy camper when it came time to go home. But, we were all in need of recharging our batteries!

OJAI!

After running around Disneyland, we decided to spend the remainder of our trip hanging out in Ojai. No more running for us! William loved, loved, loved being at Aunt Betsy's house and was absolutely inseparable from his cousin Ava. Seriously, anywhere Ava went, William was right by her side. We loved seeing our family, spending time in the sun, and just relaxing. We can't wait for our next trip!

DISNEYLAND!

Our much anticipated trip to Ojai and Disneyland came and went way to quickly! The day after arriving in Ojai, we hit the road for Disneyland. However, the trip didn't exactly start smoothly. While picking up Boomie, William decided to throw a fit. What was the fit about? I couldn't tell you. Poor Matthew also decided to throw a fit. So there I was, not even on the road yet, wedged between the two car seats, unsure of what to do and close to tears myself. After a cooling off period for me, Matthew fed and happy, and of course a happy William, we hit the road.

A little over 2 hours later, we arrived in the happiest place on earth! Both boys were put in their strollers, and we were off and running.

Our luck, our first day was on Leap Day, February 29th, and Disneyland decided, for the first time ever, to open the park for 24hours. The crowd during the day wasn't horrible. The evening was a whole other story. I have never seen so many people! The line into Disneyland stretched all the way to the entrance to California Adventure. The security lines from Downtown Disney and the buses was incredible. The ticket window lines were insane. So, we opted to return to our hotel for the evening. With two little ones, that type of crowd just isn't worth it. Walking to our hotel, there was an endless sea of people, cars were backed up all the way onto I-5. It was nuts!!!

We loved all 3 days, and the days after Leap Day were not as crowded!!! We learned William is not a fan of 3-D movies (we had to leave The Muppets Show early), nor is he a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean. Any line with a 10 minute or less wait was for us. Anything over 10 minutes was asking for trouble. William didn't really understand the wait your turn concept. We were thankful Boomie was there with us. It's amazing what another set of hands can do. Plus, William absolutely loved having her with us! He insisted Boomie push his stroller at all times.

When it was time to leave, we were hit with 2 blowouts by Matthew, William pooping, traffic, and melt downs. We were in the car for well over 5 hours. However, despite the drive back to Ojai, we are already planning our next Disney trip!

5 Months!

Yes, Matthew is 5 months old already! And this kid is showing no signs in slowing down. He's quickly moved from 3-6 to 6-12 month clothes and his 9 month pj's barely fit anymore!

We still have him sleeping in his Pack n Play in our room, but will most likely be moving him into his room when we get back from our Ojai trip. We are getting up just once in the middle of the night, around 2:30, and then again at 6:30. We really can't complain.

He's really taken off with his rolling and can roll front to back, and back to front. In fact, it's as if he's discovered this is a way to get from point A to point B. If he's on the floor, he's non-stop rolling.

We've started solid foods and it's going okay. Some days he's really into the rice cereal, and other days I'm lucky if he'll eat 3 spoon fulls.

We've truly been blessed with another easy going, beautiful, happy baby boy!

Big Boy Bed!

The last 2 days William has taken his nap in his big boy bed, ie "The Boat Bed" and loves it, as evidenced by his awesome bed head! The first day was a 2.5 hour nap, and yesterday was a little over 3 hours. This weekend we will be moving his bed into his room. Hopefully he takes to sleeping at night the way he has his naps.

My Little Valentine's

Happy Valentine's Day from our sweet little boys!

Jump, Jump, Jumping

We finally got the Jumperoo out of storage for Matthew, and what a hit it is!

William seems to be a pretty big fan of it too, and insists on having a turn whenever Matthew is in it.

Oh, and William did his first poop in the potty on Saturday (February 4th)! We couldn't be more proud of him. We were finishing up dinner when William said "poopie." We asked if he had to go, and he nodded yes. We asked if he wanted to go sit on his potty, and he nodded yes. We asked if he wanted to poop in his potty, and he nodded yes. So, he sat on his potty, and we waited and sure enough, he did have to go.