Bubbles

Here is B having fun popping bubbles in gym class today.

Wknd in Tahoe

The three of us headed up to the Simon cabin for a last minute weekend getaway. The weather was cold but beautiful.

B likes climbing onto/into anything these days.

So happy with himself. :)

After lunch on the lake Saturday, we headed to a nearby toy store. B loved playing with the Thomas the Train set.

He spent a lot of time here so I had to buy him a new toy!

This was his "new thing" for the weekend. He would climb up on the fireplace and shake the doors.

I would put him back on the ground and the minute I would turn my back he was up there again.

Caught him up there AGAIN on Sunday morning.

Watching Daddy shovel snow off the deck.

Time to join in on the action......

Future snow shoveler? Grandpa Simon will love it!

28 Hours of Pure Bliss

On Saturday I checked into The Ritz in HMB with two of my girlfriends for a much needed night away. Life has been extremely hectic these past few weeks and this little get away couldn't have come at a better time! Helping plan B's school fundraiser somehow turned into what felt like a full time job. In between taking care of B, Justin and the house, gym class, school, tanning clients, working at The Dailey Method, etc. etc. I was running on empty. Literally, I was counting down the days until last Saturday to go away with my girlfriends and have some down time. We checked in around noon, enjoyed spa treatments all afternoon, drank lots of vino, had an early dinner, rented a movie and were ASLEEP by 8:30 p.m. Can you say GRANNIES? We woke up at 7 a.m. and I was in SHOCK that I slept for 10 straight hours. My body was probably wondering what had happened since it hasn't had that much sleep in 2 years. haha Sunday we got our lattes, sat out by the ocean and talked. Then we ordered room service, crawled back in bed and read gossip magazines until 1 p.m. I'm happy to report that Justin survived taking care of B all on his own and the boys had some good bonding time. A wonderful weekend for all......

My Dream Come True.......

Most everyone knows that I have OCD when it comes to cleaning. I blame my mom for the disorder, but I don't think it's a bad thing right? Kids naturally mimic what their parents do, so I couldn't resist capturing my little man swiffering the hardwood floor this morning. Bennett is the best helper and I love all the little sounds he makes as he's "pretend" cleaning.

Getting under the bench......he's so smart!

Gettin' low......wish I could do squats like that!

On the move......

Trick-or-Treat

Wow! What a fun Halloween weekend we've had. My mom flew in on Thursday night to kick start the festivities. It was so wonderful to have her in town. We went out to lunch, shopped, took B to the park, baked lots of goodies, etc. etc. Justin and I went out on a date on Friday night while she babysat. Always a lovely treat.

On Friday afternoon we took Bennett trick-or-treating on Laurel Street in San Carlos. He walked up and down the street for an entire hour and had a ball! B loved seeing all the kids in their costumes, but wasn't too interested in collecting the candy. I'm sure that will change next year!

Lil puppy at the bank.

Getting ready to collect some yummy treats.

How cute are these two little puppies?

"Who wants Twix, Butterfinger, or Milky Way? I want some of this expensive chocolate."

We ran into B's friend from school and they were so excited to see each other.

The elephant on Halloween night practicing his grab technique in our treat bag. Thanks Gma Simon for the cute costume!

"I'll take these two!"

I love this pic. He looks like he just got caught taking some treats.

J and I took B down our street in his wagon (we made it to 5 houses). He walked up to each door with his treat bag and glow stick. One of our neighbors was giving out candy to the kids and margs to the parents. Needless to say, we ended up staying at their house for awhile!

The little elephant was tuckered out from trick-or-treating. Grandma loved giving B his bath and reading to him before bedtime.

Had to include this funny pic. Sunday 10a.m. -- the boys are watching the 49er game and eating Gma's yummy homemade carmel corn. Where are B's pants Justin? I wonder what happens when I'm NOT at home?? ha

Best Buds

Andrina and Landon came down to visit us from Marin for the day. We've been getting together a lot more with the boys lately. Now that they're both mobile, it's so fun to watch them play together. B gave Landon lots of hugs which was super cute. They did their fair share of WWF type moves with each other too--boys can be so rough!

Cutie pies

They have so much fun playing together --it's awesome.

Out for a late afternoon stroll in the heat.

New Addition to the Fam

Justin has been DYING to get B a pet. We both agreed that we should start small, so we took B to get a betta fish last week. Justin named him "Freddy" and he gets moved into whatever room Justin is in. Oh yeah, did I mention it's supposed to be BENNETT'S fish? When we ask Bennett where Freddy is, he points over to the fish bowl and this morning he said "fish" for the first time. So cool!