Blake and Brian Go Fishing!

Last weekend we went down to Balboa Island to see Nana and Grandaddy. While Cade was napping, Brian decided to take Blake fishing for the first time. Brian grew up on Balboa Island and as a kid, he loved fishing for little feeder fish off of the docks. He has been dying to take Blake and was finally able too. We walked down to the fishing store and bought some hand held fishing lines and Nana gave us some cheese. Blake was so excited but had no idea what was really going on. Once they got down to the dock, the fun began. It took a few minutes but all of a sudden they both started screaming "fish fish fish" It was so funny and so cute to see how excited BOTH of them were to catch a fish. Blake's eyes were as big as his face. I kind of stood back and watched b/c I knew how much this meant to Brian since he did this with his dad when he was Blake's age. It was a priceless experience that none of us will forget. Brian is such a wonderful and dedicated dad to our boys. They are sure lucky to have him as their role model. I love all of my boys!

On their way....hand in handGetting the cheese on the hook

Waiting, waiting.....

Yah, they caught one!!!! ( you can see it under their hands)

Blake and Brian....buddies!

San Diego Zoo!

Since it was Blake's spring break and my mom had the week off from teaching art, we decided to take the boys to the zoo for the first time. We had a fun day and the boys loved seeing all of the animals. We saw elephants, panda bears, polar bears, monkeys, and many more. The only problem was it was a rainy day. We were ok until about the last 10 minutes when it started down pouring. Blake and Cade thought it was hilarious and my mom and I did not! Even in the rain, we had a wonderful day!

Blake, Tutu and the elephants
C & B loved sitting in the helicopter

Tutu and Blake with their umbrellas

Disneyland....Mommy and Blake's Day!

I thought it would be special to have a day alone with Blake, so, we decided to go to Disneyland. We had a blast together. Blake loved the one on one time, and so did I. Blake got to choose all of the rides we went on, he got a new Mickey flashlight sword, and a huge sucker. I love spending time with my boy. Blake, you are my angel. You are funny, smart, kind, and full of life. Mommy loves you more than life....thank you for being you!

Its a Small World
Blake, Pluto and his new flashlight

So happy to have a big sucker

Blake and Goofy

Blake and mommy...I love you!

The BFF Crew!

The other night, all of our hubbies were out of town for work, so my besties, Celina and Amy, and their kiddos, Maddy, Brody, Owen, and Colton all came for dinner. It was such a fun night but very chaotic and loud:-) 6 kids under the age of 3 1/2....wow! Oh, and five of which are boys, poor Maddy! Eventhough it is crazy, I love it more than anything that they are all friends and get along so well. My boys and I are so blessed to have the Shwams and Walzs in our lives....we will be BFFs forever!

Best picture ever...cutest kids ever!
Love bugs

Blue eyed buddies

Rockin out on the drums
Yummy dinner
Best buddies building a train track

Brotherly Love!

My boys
Smoochy smooch

Their favorite day of the week..."trash truck day!"

My Irish leprechauns

Love you both!

I look at these photos and my eyes are filled with tears. I can't even put into words the amount of love that I have for my two angels. They are both such amazing, loving, kind, happy, fun, and special young boys that truly are a blessing. I can kiss them a million times a day but it will be a while before they truly grasp how much I love them. Thank you to each of you Blake and Cade for being who you are and filling my life with more love and joy that I ever thought was possible. I hope you are always best buddies! Mommy and daddy love you to the stars and the moon!!!!

Babysitting Sophie!

Over the weekend, my mom had a "ladies" weekend away. We were the lucky ones and got to take care of Sophie, her dog. Blake and Cade absolutely LOVE her, and so does Lucy. She is a sweet dog. The only problem is that when she is here, Sophie will ONLY eat if Blake or Cade are feeding her out of their hands. So, when the boys are napping and its Sophie's dinner time, I try to feed her. Nope, she won't eat....she waits until they wake up. We have to take her in the garage to eat so Lucy won't eat her food. Its about a 20 minute process and the boys love it! Thanks Tutu for letting us babysit Sophie....we love her!

Dinner time for Sophie
Eating out of Blake's hand

Too cute...Sophie and Cade cuddling

Blake playing with Sophie