Swimming Lessons, Ian's First Movie Experience and A Fun Fair!

Well, I haven't blogged in a bit since I've been working like crazy and been exhausted from the pregnancy, but here's what we've been up to!

Ian finished his 4 weeks of swimming classes on May 6th and LOVED them! I wouldn't say he's any better at swimming, but at least he had fun in the pool. I would say he's definitely more confident in the water though. Every week midway through the class the teacher would had out squirty toys for the kids to throw and swim after. Ian was way more interested in squirting Mommy and Daddy though. His favorite weeks were when he got to go down the slide and do jumps into the pool (into my arms). The very last week he got to wear a life vest so he could be in the water without the parents having to hold on to them so much. I let go a few times for a few seconds, but he would immediately do a little barrel role and plop his face straight in the water. I could completely let go of him when he layed on his back though, and he didn't mind it a bit. All in all, it was a very fun 4 weeks!

Yesterday, Victor and I took Ian to his very first movie in the theaters! We took him to see How To Train Your Dragon. Now, we were a little worried because we were attempting this in the afternoon when he would normally have a nap, but because we had a free movie ticket only for this weekend and Victor works Sundays we were willing to try it. (Oh, he also got ALL sugared up a Birthday party for his friends Xavior and Dax right before this too) We brought bribery treats for a back up and we bought a bucket of popcorn. He didn't seem to love this movie as much as his beloved Cars, but he still enjoyed it. The hardest part was getting him to not talk to me about the movie during the movie. He had just as much popcorn as me and Victor I'm pretty sure!! Plus some fruit snacks and a juice box! By the end of the movie he was slouched on me, laying his head on my arm and kicking the chair in front of us(empty, don't worry). No meltdowns until we had to leave the mall. It was a fun family day and I'm happy we got to do it!

Today, Ian and I went to the Lacey Spring Fun Fair!! I have to say I was thoroughly impressed! Not only was everything absolutely free(minus food and vendor tables), it was ALL activities Ian was able to do! Last year we took Ian to the Capitol Lake Fair in Olympia and because of height restrictions he wasn't allowed to go on any rides or do anything interesting, not even a carousel ride with me accompanying him! At the Fun Fair he got to do his first pony ride! He climbed on the 3 different fire trucks they had, went down the HUGE Tsunami slide(3X), went through the bounce house obstacle course (6X!), did 3 different bounce houses, went on a really fun train ride (2X), got his face painted (a dolphin is what he asked for haha), got a sword and regular balloon, and too much free candy! I had so much fun taking him around everywhere and luckily we went right as it was starting so we got great parking and almost no lines for the first hour and a half. I really wish Victor could have come with us!! There was a really big car show there too that I know Victor would have loved.

Here are some pictures of Ian's swimming lessons and our day at the Fun Fair!

Swimmin Lessons

May '10

An Official Update!!

Well, the good news is, I haven't given up on blogging! We've just been Incredibly busy since December!

Update #1 -

We FINALLY and OFFICIALLY closed on our house on February 7th, 2010! We officially moved in a week later on Valentine's Day! It was quite a mess for the whole first month, since we bought a fixer upper, closed 3 weeks later than planned, and Victor was the one doing all the work on the house. It's looking great now, but we're still not close to finished. It will all come in time is what I have to keep telling myself. I'm so proud of Victor and the AMAZING work he has been able to accomplish already. I will post the pictures below... Since we have moved in we've had 3 big get togethers. Victor's 1st ever suprise party, Ian's 2nd Birthday Party, and this last weekend Easter!

Update #2 -

Ian turned two! My baby is definitely no longer a baby! He is a full blown toddler! He's talking up a storm these days and can recognize the entire alphabet and all his colors (and most shapes). I can't believe how fast the time has gone...

Update #3 -

Ian is going to be a big brother!! We found out this last Monday that we'll be expecting our 2nd little rugrat. I mean Angel... This was not a planned pregnancy, but we're excited just the same! I guess waiting another 8 months to get pregnant was overrated. We'll be having a baby in 8 months instead! I'm due around the end of November and our first ultrasound is schedule for April 22nd. I will post the pictures as soon as we can.


Update #4 -

I will more than likely be making my blog a private blog within the next couple weeks and will have to invite people to share the blog with. So, if you are interested in still following the blog, please send me your email address.


That about sums it up!!! I'm posting the pictures I was supposed to back in december below and some house pictures.

November & December '09

Our house!

We're Still Alive!

So sorry it has been forever since I blogged! I'm finding it hard to find time for this with watching Ian and my two boys part time, two families I babysit for on the side, spending quality time with Victor (it's been sparse lately), keeping my house somewhat clean and livable, having a social life and oh yeah, closing on a house! We are SOO GRATEFUL that Victor's parents are helping us achieve the goal of securing a house!! It is so perfectly ideal for what we want/need in a house and the location is perfect for me being able to keep and watch my boys as well! I have a feeling the next month is going to be very busy!! We have to pack, clean and move out of this house, while also, fixing, painting, cleaning, prepping and moving into the new house! Not to mention Ian's b-day is right at the end of January... it's going to be a a little crazy, but Victor is the one who will be working the hardest. My Mr. Fix it. Right now, my friend Andrea is in town so I'll be occupied having fun with her :) We're headed up to our friend David's cabin to try and find some snow with her.

What has Ian been up to these last few months?? Well, he has finally been going poopie on the potty again, it's not every time, but it's pretty often. He's also learned the colors yellow, green, pink, red, blue, orange, and white. He can recognize the letters A,B and C. He loves to sing songs! He absolutely flips every time he sees Christmas lights! He calls them Christmas tress... I never even taught him what a Christmas tree was! We pulled up to a store one day that had some in their window and he yelled "Christmas Tree!" So weird, but now he knows what snowmen and Santa Claus are too... We took away the binky almost a month ago. He doesn't ask for it anymore, but he sure takes much longer to fall asleep than he used to. Mommy misses it more than he does I think.

My sister, brother in-law and niece came out for Thanksgiving! That was a great visit and I'm happy Ian got to spend some good time with his cousin. I was finally able to talk about my sister's next baby on the way, because she told my parents once she flew out! I'm hoping for a girl!!

Anyhow, I will be posting some picture of Ian and the family from the last month or two in the next week!

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Pumpkin Patch

This last Monday Victor and I decided to take Ian to the pumpkin patch by our house. We were told by our neighbor it was fun and had a free petting zoo, so we went to check it out and have a little family time doing something to celebrate the fall season. It was pretty cold, Ian had a red nose most of the time.

I told Ian that morning that we were going to go to the pumpkin patch with Daddy that night and ALL day he kept saying "pumpkie patch" wherever we went and screamed "pumpkin!" every time he saw one. (which there are pumpkins almost everywhere, so he basically screamed pumpkins all day long lol) Needless to say when it was really time to go, he was pretty excited!

When we were actually walking around the pumpkin patch, he didn't really know what to do. I got him to hold one and tried to get him to pick one for himself, but he just kept pointing to all of them and then got bored and wanted to watch the tractors. After we picked a small 2 pounder for him, we headed over to the petting zoo. He really liked it until one of the pigs we were petting tried to eat the rubber handle on his rain boot. He screamed and freaked out a bit, but still went to finish petting the other animals. After that we let him go climb on the hay bales for a while and then we bought his pumpkin and headed home. Enjoy the pics!

Pumpkin Patch

"CHEESE!" Face

I had to post these pictures! Every time Ian sees me with a camera now, he automatically says "cheese!" and makes this face...







He looks like he's in pain in some of them... These cracked me up and I had to post them.

Orca's!

This last Friday, Victor and I decided to go on an overnighter on the boat (before fall and all the rain comes). We launched at Nisqually kind of late so we headed straight to our overnight destination before the sunlight was gone. About 20 min after we took off I noticed a huge fin come out of the water. I instantly thought "shark!", then came to my senses and said no the fin's to tall... "dolphin!". Then I heard them spray water out of their blowhole and I freaked and and screamed "whales!". We were close enough that you could see the black and white on their skin. I rushed to pull out our camera and got them on camera for a few seconds. I was so excited I started shrieking and made Victor chase them for a little bit. ( Even though we were losing daylight) It's pretty rare to find them this far south in the Puget Sound. They migrate south every year, but you have to be in the right place at just the right time. The funniest part to me is that on Memorial Day weekend we went all the way up to the San Juans in hopes to see some Orca's and we end up finding them right here in Lacey. (I say that in the video too lol) I'm horrible at editing, so here's the whole video uncut. The orca's are only in the first 15-20 seconds and the rest is me babbling... Enjoy!

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