The Imperial Sand Dunes

What a totally awesome weekend we had. Our friends were nice enough to invite us out to the Dunes this weekend to try out dome quading in the Dunes. We had a fabulous time. We drove up Friday night, and got there so late that we ended up just sitting by the fire until both of the boys put themselves to sleep. I kid you not, they both asked to go to sleep. By morning, the wind had picked up to the point that it was practically flattening the tent all together. It was crazy. You couldn't go outside without having a face mask and ski goggles on for protection. Zane thought that was pretty awesome. By mid afternoon the wind had died down enough that we got to start playing in the sand, and riding the quads and the jeep. We went to a place called "the hill" which was insane. It is the highest hill in the dunes, about 300 feet straight up. People meet in droves at the bottom of the hill and TRY to make it to the top. A lot of people fail and have to turn around, or slide down the hill. We went to the top, and it was so cool, scary, and fun, did I mention scary? Here are some pics from the weekend.









These are of the boys playing in the sand with their buddy Joey, when we got to the dunes.


This is the tent taking a beating, and then the after effects with all the sand in the tent.
Some Dune picks from the day.

Now that he's 2....

Ryder only turned 2, 2 days ago, and he is already making big changes. He is now sleeping in a big boy bed, he can count to 4, he can open closed doors, and climb onto the entertainment center. All this in just 2 days. I don't know what it is about his birthday, but it has brought big changes.

Ryder's 2nd B-Day

We had the most wonderful day of celebration. We threw a very small BBQ party for Ryder and all of Zane's friends. Yes, that's right, Zane's friends were the guests. Zane's friends all happen to be associated with parents who are our dearest friends, so it was the perfect party for all of us. We are so grateful to all of our friends for helping to make Ryder's day so wonderful. We did all of the typical birthday stuff, food, cake, pinata's, oh, and let's not forget the free motorcycle rides on Kib's new bike. That ended up being the highlight of the whole party.
Here are a few photos of the birthday boy. He really enjoyed the day, and all the attention. He really hammed it up for everyone and had our guests in stitches over his funny little antics.

the blog police

If there is such a thing as a blog police, then they would probably have to arrest me. I have been so bad about updating this the past month. Kristi and Blake came to visit in February, as always, we enjoyed our time with them. Zane and Ryder just keep growing by leaps and bounds. Ryder has accelerated his learning this month. He has finally started calling Kib "Daddy" which up until now has always been Mommy. It's so nice to know who he actually wants, especially at 4 am. His articulation of words has really started to come through. He sings his ABC's and his good night song. He LOVES to vacuum up his messes, which is great, accept that he likes to make messes so that he can clean them. He still wakes up before 6 everyday, which is exhausting for poor Kib, who is wonderful enough to get up with him.
Zane is color wizard, he loves to tell us every color he sees. He is really maturing and getting a better temperament. He actually put the laundry from the dryer into a basket, cleaned the lint trap, and then switched the laundry from the washer to the dryer, all because he wanted to. We didn't even know what he was up to until he was half way done. I am enjoying Zane more and more as he grows out of his terrible two's/three's. So Ryder is turning 2 on Saturday, I am making a pledge to get those photos posted quickly. I love my boys, and am so blessed that they are cute, and wonderful, and smart, and fun. It just doesn't get any better than this.

Tweet-Tweet

Grandma Tweet-Tweet (my Mom) came to visit again this month. She and her husband were down in Tucson for a couple of days and so we took turns making the drive to see each other. Grandma took us all to the Airplane Museum. Although there were limited "hands-on" things for the boys to do, they still LOVED it, and pitched a fit when it was time to leave. We all had a wonderful time. My Aunt and Uncle were nice enough to host all of us for dinner that night, everyone just fussed over the boys, and of course, they loved it. The next morning my Mom made the trip up here, and spent the day with the boys. It's so nice to see my kids spending time with their grandparents. They aren't lucky enough to live near them, but I do so appreciate all the time and exposure that they get. Here are a few fun photos from our time together.

Rainy Day

Here are a few photos from our morning. It was raining, again, but relatively warm, so we took advantage of it and got very, very, wet.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

January 2010

It's hard to believe that an entire month has gone by. People aren't kidding when they say that you blink, and your kids are all grown up. Zane is now 3.5 and Ryder is 22 months. We just started talking about Ryder's second birthday and what we might do for it. Things are as crazy as ever around here. They boys are both growing in their own ways. Ryder has taken to climbing, he climbs up and on everything. I jokingly call him Napolean because he does not let his size stand in his way of conquering everything around him. And boy does he have a set of lungs on him, yikes!! When he wants your attention, he will get it, or you will go deaf trying to ignore him. Needless to say he is doing a great job at transitioning to his terrible two's. The next two years will be very interesting with him. He is the most affectionate little boy I have ever met. When we bring him into bed with us in the morning he will literally sit there and give Kib and I hundreds of Hugs and Kisses. Right smack on the lips, it's so fun, and cute, and slobery.
Zane is a smart little whipper snapper, we have been enjoying lots of new things, he likes to bake and cook with me, which I really enjoy. He try's to cut his own food, pour his own drinks, pretty much do everything on his own. And when he can't, or isn't allowed to, well, let's just say he is a master at tantrums. He is so defiant, and yet smart and sweet and wornderful. Being a parent is the hardest job in the world, and yet the most rewarding and wonderful too.
So this month has been quiet as far as activities, we went to the Zoo, which of course was AWESOME. It rained for an entire week, so the boys got to go Kayaking with Daddy in the field by our house, and that's about it for highlights. I am only working 1 day a week at In-n-Out, as I have been doing my Yoga and Pilates Training. I head to San Diego this weekend to visit my BFF Andrea!!! February is looking to be a very busy month for us so stay tuned for some fun updates. We have Grandparents visiting, Kib's kids visiting, me starting my teaching. It's going to be a crazy February.