9!

  oh my,  my boy is 9.  the last year of single digits. where has the time gone?  my heart feels heavy to write this post.  it wasn't that long ago that you were my newborn perfect angel snuggled so perfectly in my arms.  i remember every detail of the day you were born,  rainy, windy and grey clouds filled the sky.  but, i knew you were my sunshine and would soon be shining on all of us.   it's true, aidan,  you have a special something inside of you that makes me smile each and every time i see you -  your warm heart, your kind soul, your inquisitive mind, your beautiful eyes that sparkle and shine.  if i could have custom ordered my perfect son, you are it.  thank you for choosing me to be your mommy, you make me so proud each day.  i love you more than the amount of stars in this universe, sand on all the beaches,  water in the oceans,  i could go on and on.  i am so in love with you.  happy 9th birthday handsome boy.

 not only do you win best son award, i'm betting this little guy would crown you best brother too!

9 is fine!

happiest birthday aidan!

Where the heck have we been?

sheesh,  guess that last post wiped me out for a while.  while the boys do have a tendency to run me ragged at times, we are still alive and kickin'!!  we have been busy apparently.  as i looked through my photos (thank god for my iphone, it's my savior i tell ya) i noticed we have been doing alot.

 

on wednesdays, aidan and i have a mini date while tyler gets religious at CCD

 

we took our traditional trip to the pumpkin patch

 

we visited many a park, we should write a book of our favs

 

we gambled, i mean played at the ghost house

 

we tailgated at our very first 49er game!  

 

watched the niners win from the top 'o the stick!

 

no wonder we're exhausted!

No more long hiatus' allowed, see you soon!

i'm losing my mind

i feel like these boys have one volume: loud!  and it seems like their favorite activity is fighting! i'll tell you this much - it's driving. me. mad.  as I type this post the boys are sitting at the dining table writing lines.  yes, the teacher in me was forced out of summer vacation to issue this consequence.  this after, 2 time outs, revocation of TV watching tonight AND the loss of their iTouches.  do you feel my pain?  tyler is wailing in pain right now for having to write 5 lines - FIVE sentences people!  aidan has turned in his paper and has busied himself, trying to drown out the drama that is tyler.  maybe I'll try some breathing techniques...one....two...three... or maybe we all should just go to bed.

a grainy picture of the wailing boy also known as Divo

"I need to stop irritating my brother" by A.

I 

"I need to control my temper." 

Finally completed after 15 minutes of crying, whining, rolling on the ground, need I go on???

a day at camp

we visited G and the girls yesterday as they camped in petaluma.  we had so much fun!  this is no ordinary camp site, well maybe it is, as i am no camping connoisseur.  it has everything! petting zoo, swimming pool, jumping pillow, rock climbing wall, hay rides, pool side movies, and more! here are some fun snaps of the day, take a look at tyler's face - kind of hilarious. kind of.

 catching some air on the awesome jumping pillow

 here we are on the hayride, what a motley crew

 taking a jump, no, aidan is not giving me a boost - ha!

happy campers - s'mores makes everyone happy

embrace the camera 6.23

wow,  it's been too long!  finally embracing the camera, again!  We went to an A's game to celebrate the end of Aidan's little league season.  It was  a great day for baseball.  Tailgating, free hot dog day, and a win!

and a few weeks ago, the bff and I ran our first 5k - "See Jane Run".  We ran more than we walked, crossed the finish line together and had champagne and chocolate afterwards!  Really fun and we are ready to do more.  Although, I have decided 5k will be my max. I'm determined to keep my running to under an hour!

your turn!

umm does someone have a thing for firefighters?

tyler's class took a field trip to fire station #1 and of course I had to chaperone! i mean c'mon, who doesn't think firefighters are real life superheroes?  not to mention kindergartners are the cutest little people ever!   

gettin' holy

aidan completed his two years of faith formation! in the olden days we called it CCD, or catechism. whatev - he got his first holy communion! finally.

 

 the boy cleans up pretty well

 everything is more fun when you're with your best friend

 or two

 proud lola

congratulations!

Get your bowl on!

we had a little bowling party for my big 6 year old! a fun and easy party is exactly MY kind of party!

 the handsome and BEST big brother

 loves of my life

 sillies

  happy 6th birthday my love

embrace the camera - 5.5.11

remember last week when we went to the fire station? well, G made me put on all of his fire gear on! i think he thought it would be funny to make me put on his too big, too heavy, kind of dirty, really smoky smelling, stuff. and man, it was heavy! like 30 pounds heavy! i can't imagine wearing all of that, running into burning buildings, carrying people, etc, etc. 

ok, ok - i have a new respect for you mr. fire fighter! 

 

now get your embrace on! here's the deets!

fiiiii-yaaahhh

we took a trip to my MBFF's (Male Best Friend Forever) fire station today as a spring break field trip.

i am always on the look out for no cost activities, sure, the park is always a hit, but we needed some change of scenery. so we hopped in the car, and headed to richmond where we were treated to a personalized tour of the fire station and engines.  we opened every door to every compartment, tried on the super heavy fire gear, and even slid down the pole.  yes! the pole.  this station has the old school pole to get from the sleeping quarters to the engine lickety-split!  aidan went down, of course! but tyler and i just looked on in awe - looked a little too tall from our view!

 

we took a quick drive around the block, blared the siren and talked over the radio (we made pretty good rookie firefighters i'd say).  at one point aidan even took a relaxing seat on the lazy-boy lounger and really got into firefighter mode.

such a fun day! maybe one day these handsomes will be real firefighters hanging on their engine.