Happy Birthday Jacob

To our amazing boy... who is now 4! We love you!

Big Boy Bed

It's hard your first night sleeping in a toddler bed...

Even though Josh fell out of his new "big boy bed" several times during the night (notice the feet on the floor -- Josh was still in full sleep during this pic where we heard his feet THUD hit the floor), he's doing just fine adjusting to life without a crib.

Next step: weaning off the pacifier. AUGH! For now, we're just tackling one thing at a time.

Happy Easter!

It's been a busy, busy month, but everyone is doing well. Spring is here! It was the coolest Easter we've had in a while--a nice 76 degrees today. The kids enjoyed a great day playing with their cousins and had a nice visit from the easter bunny.

We also technically celebrated Jacob's 4th birthday this Saturday. His party is next weekend, so in a kid's eyes, he's really waiting for the party until everything about his birthday is "official." What an exciting month we are having! More to come...

Some Random Updates

There's been a lot going on in our family. Nothing themed together that could necessarily be put into a cute blog title or story, so here's a list of some random updates regarding everyone!

• We're all recovering or in the middle of colds/congestion. Let's just say we're going through a lot of tissues and q-tips right now -- enough said.
• Angela finally moved the tub of maternity clothes from the bedroom closet into the garage. One step closer to calling it good with two.
• Speaking of two, Jacob is on week number TWO of no pull-ups at night -- WOO HOO! We haven't (knock wood) had an accident yet...
• Josh is finally learning the context of the word "no" which has been interesting. Things like, "Josh, do you want to eat some green beans?" (then, shaking his head with his response) "No!"
• Jacob has learned the word "certainly," but is NOT using it in the right context. See the example below.
• Jacob is also learning about Black History Month in his class. Or, as he would put it: they are learning about black skin. Not very PC, but it's cute. He said, "Certainly, my black teacher and I have different hair..." But, as we also talk about, it's ok that we are all different!
• Jon is starting baseball season and nothing could be better! Coach Rickey has had a good turnout for the boys team this season and practices started this week.
• Angela is helping plan an event in L.A. where Nancy Reagan, John McCain, Gary Sinise and Kevin Sorbo are attending. Should be interesting!
• Everyone has been eating healthier, to include Jacob's new fetish of carrots with peanut butter. Yum!

Here's some random photos to follow the random updates (in no particular order or context):

A bruised and dirty boy in a VERY cool Star Wars t-shirt

Mommy riding in this "unsafe-looked-like-it-would-collapse-any-moment" train with the boys since they desperately wanted to ride in it (thanks to Daddy for laughing at Mommy while she rode around with the kids)

And, here is a random video of the boys how we found them last night -- reading books together in Jacob's room:

Bowl-r-ama

This weekend, we decided to go with the family to the local bowling lanes. Thanks to Arizona's smoke-free laws, we had a very nice time and felt ok to bring the kids! Jon and I started off with a bet: I said there would be "no way" they make baby bowling shoes to fit Josh. Jon said, "you're on." When we arrived, we found out the smallest size they made was size 7 toddler bowling shoes -- Josh wears a 6. So, we were both sort of right and sort of wrong.

Since our pride was already on the line, we all decided to show our stuff on the lanes. Everyone had a pretty good game, including Jacob (our first-time-bowler) who really got into it by the end! He started off "granny style," rolling the ball between his legs. After he saw how all the adults were doing it, he tried a modification to his bowling style which was pretty funny: