Thursday, April 16, 2009

Our trip to Arizona

About a month ago we took a trip to Arizona for Sean's best friend, Patrick's, wedding. It's taken me forever to sort thru the pictures, but I finally did it! We had a really fun time. We stayed in a place called 'The Legacy Resort' which was amazing!!! We had a full kitchen, fully stocked with anything we needed for cooking, a washer/dryer, jacuzzi tub, patio, dining room, and we didn't have to share a room with the kids! On site they had an amazing pool, kids park, walking/running trails..it was great.

Shad and Kiahla at the pool:
I took the kids to the Phoenix Zoo one day while Sean was spending some time with Patrick. We originally were just going to a park, but I got lost and found myself in the parking lot of the Zoo...So we decided just to go! It was fun, and the weather was perfect..not too hot or cold. They had a really cool, interactive Monkey room, where you could walk inside with the monkeys, kinda like a butterfly exhibit. But they warned us not to touch anything because apparently, monkeys pee on EVERYTHING...eeewww..we had a through hand-washing when we got out.




We took this exact picture of the kids last year..this is at the rehearsal for Patrick and Rachel's wedding (they're at the altar) . It's crazy to see how much they're grown in 1 year!!


For the rehearsal dinner we went to this cool, rustic place called Rustlers Roost. It had a metal slide, live music, a killer view, and a huge bull at the entrance...very 'meat and 'taters' kind of place..very unique and cool. Here is where we discovered that Kaihla loves corn on the cob.

Groom and Best Man, and the rehearsal dinner..


Here's Daddy with his kids on the day of the wedding! You can click on it to make it bigger..they're the cutest things on the planet!! All 3 of them!




My handsome husband and son. They both look irresistible when they're dressed up like this!



Here's the Fam before the wedding. They were married at a beautiful place called the Secret Garden..really cool, with awesome mountains (rocks!) behind it.



Patrick and Rachel exchanging vows!!




Me and my babies!! ..not really babies anymore!

The wedding party..they all looked so beautiful!



Shad practicing his model pose..he actually stood like that on his own..too GQ!




Kaihla LOVES TO PARTY!!!! Once the music started..she was on fire!! (although it was late, and she didn't want to give up her blankie or her binkey) but still wanted to be right in the middle of everything. She danced, and danced..she was loving all the attention she was getting. Patrick's sisters, Jenny and Shannon were her main dance partners, but she shared the love too...


Me and Jenny taking a break outside :-)



Sean, Rachel and Patrick. She looked so beautiful!!! ...don't you just love weddings?? I do :-)




Kaihla, dancing again with Jenny
The day after the wedding, we all went to a Spring training game! It was our first spring training game, and it was very cool. Shad liked it..Kaihla could care less..I actually don't think she even knew there was a game going on!!! HA! Shad had his first taste of cotton candy...


he loved it!!!


Shadwic and Daddy at their first baseball game together!



Sean, Shad, and Patrick..(notice how Shad's face is blue..ya, he loved that cotton candy!)


After the game was over, they allowed kids to run the bases. Shad said he wanted to, so we stood in line, forever. Once we were allowed to get on the field, we realized that adults weren't allowed, just kids. To our surprise, Shad still wanted to run the bases, so he stood in line like a big kid, and waited until it was his turn to run....(he's in the brown shirt, and plaid shorts..the smallest one by far out there)




Off he went!! He ran around all the bases! We were so proud of him..I got a little teary seeing my little guy being such a big kid out there..and seeing how well he did! He touched all the bases!




Rounding second, heading into third base..


He made it home!!


Fun trip..hope to do another one soon :-)

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Shadwic...


Photo session with Auntie Kimberly...













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Monday, February 23, 2009

The Diva-Kaihla

I think the picture, and video below kinda explain this one..of course once I brought out the camera the singing died down a bit, but still funny.



Brown pals

After dinner the other night, I noticed that Sean, Shad and Kaihla were all matching! So I grabbed the camera and took some pictures! Family photo (minus me!)


Trying to get Shad and Kaihla to both look at the camera is SO difficult! Kaihla doesn't sit still for more than a few seconds anyway, so trying to snag a picture of her is a challenge!



I told them to put their hands on the wall, it was the only way to keep Kaihla next to Shad, but Shad always yells 'Cheese' really loud, and it gives him a goofy face!




Eating his grilled cheese sandwich, and posing. Such a sweet guy. A self-proclaimed 'fixer-guy', loves to help with things, cooking, cleaning etc. all in all, a delight to be around. I love my little man!!!





Kaihla...my crazy girl. Bursting with personality, laughter and fun. This girl knows what she wants, and is not afraid to tell you! It's not often that you see her without a smile. AND she loves it when her Daddy runs around upside down with her!!






Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Random

The kids have been absolutely amazing lately. Their interaction with each other is so cool to watch. They do everything together, they say 'please' and 'thank-you' to each other. It's so fun to watch them interact. I joined a new mom's group, and have gone to a few play dates recently, and Shad and Kaihla play together the whole time...which is really cute! Not exactly what I wanted them to do at a playgroup..but still cute! Shad helping Kaihla scoot down stairs


They really do love each other. Every night before bed, they give each other a hug and kiss..and tell the other they love them. It's funny, because they actually get excited to give hugs and kisses.

Talkin' to each other....



The Peters

We spent some time with The Peters Clan (My step-dad's family) a couple weeks ago. We had a wonderful dinner, and good time catching up with everyone! Baby Payton wanted to play with Shad..apparently he was too busy posing!

Geoff and Mike taking a pause from cooking!


I have no idea what they were doing, but apparently Mike and Rene have a very cool, clean foyer.



My happy guy. He's seriously the coolest kid ever..I just love him to pieces.




Stacie and Payton relaxing after dinner





Grandma Kim, Donna and Kaihla






So big

Our baby is getting so big! Her favorite 2 foods are yogurt and any kind of pasta. She is really good at using a spoon, doesn't even spill. Until, that is, she decides spoons are overrated and uses her hands for the rest!

Such a big girl!!