Grayson Turns 4

That's right, Grayson turned 4 this Saturday.
An event this big can not be celebrated in just one day,
so Grayson went for the 3 day celebration.

On Thursday he celebrated with his preschool classmates with cupcakes he made himself.

On Friday he went to Disneyland to spend his last day as a 3 year old.
To make sure it was a big boy sort of day,
Cole stayed home with Nana and Grandpa.

On Saturday he enjoyed some of Daddy's yummy pancakes.

Afterwards, there were lots of presents to open and an ice cream cake to enjoy.
Now that's what I call a birthday celebration.

Ready for Halloween

Twas a week before Halloween when my eyes did meet,
Two cute spooks making a haunted house treat.
They opened their boxes and counted down the days,
until it was time for the big candy craze.
I walked out to the patio and was surprised to see,
Optimus Prime in pajamas pointing a gun at me.

He gave a little giggle and shuffled his feet,
Then said, "How many more days till we can trick or treat?"

On the Move

Cole seems close to a walking breakthrough.
What he lacks in distance, he makes up for in enthusiasm.

Heroes EP Sneak Peek

Moon Sand

MOON SAND
Feels like dry sand + molds like wet sand + won't stick to hands + hours of fun = HAPPY MOM. Cole seems to think it is pretty tasty too.

Homework

The school year is in full swing, so I thought I would take a moment to check how everyone is doing on their homework assignments.
Emily seems to be pretty confident about her page of multiplication problems.
She is quite a wiz at the math.

Grayson was asked to paint a pumpkin for Halloween.
You gotta love that preschool homework.

It appears that Cole has decided to take up an independent study of my flower bed.
I hope he puts those science skills to good use one day.

Looks like all is well. Keep building those big brains kids.

Birthday Twins

The birthday twins, Nana and Cole,
had a great time celebrating their birthdays together this Saturday.

Cole was very pleased with his first taste of birthday cake.
Like everything he does, he dove right in enthusiastically.

Cole enjoyed all his gifts, but one of his favorites was a barking dog pull toy.
You just can't beat those deep belly laughs from Nana and Cole.

Piratitude

Arrg!
The kids work on their piratitude when Nana and Grandpa take them to the Pirates dinner show.

With pirates booty and a few souvenirs in hand, they head home full of tales of the high seas.

Heroes are Coming

Heroes have been putting in many long hours recording their first EP in Redondo Beach.
Jeff, Zak, Lance and Joe were nice enough to take some time off to let us see the inner workings of a recording studio.

Nana and Grandpa joined in the tour.

The kids got to check out some of the instruments.

Jeff showed Cole what a gold record looks like.
Cole was just happy to get some Daddy cuddles.

The Sound of Music

I never knew "Mary Had a Little Lamb" could sound so sweet, until I heard it played by our beautiful, talented Dobbles. Just one day after picking up her violin for the school band, she was already busting out with this little tune. I can't wait to hear more.