Mary's Moments

After a morning of sleeping in, doing household chores, listening to football, and Daniel working on his car, we decided to make a family trip over to a river about 10 minutes from our house. We went to a part of the San Gabriel river, I think called the Blue Hole, where a lot of people swim, jump from a rope, hang out with their pets, and just float in the river. It was mixed with shallow and deep parts, so it was a great fit for everyone and had a small waterfall that was really pretty to watch. In one spot, there was a hidden "bridge" where the kids would climb all the back way under the bridge and the current was strong enough (and the rocks were slippery enough) that it was like a slip and slide! Katherine and Matt loved that! Howdy and Daniel seemed to have a nice time playing fetch, although another dog seemed to keep dominating and barking at Howdy. Christopher hung out in his car seat and we had fun watching everyone and relaxing in the cool river. It was a great wa

A weekly update on the kiddos!- ~Katherine Katherine rode the bus to school for the first time yesterday! Although we walked down to the bus stop when it was still pitch black outside (6:30 a.m.!) and it was drizzling, Katherine was still very excited about riding the bus she's waited to ride for a LONG time. She's been doing great at school and has gotten 2 purple markings for behavior this week. Purple is the best marking the students can get and once she gets 3 in a week, she gets to pick a prize out of the treasure box. (The order of the colors goes Purple , Green , Yellow , Red from best to worst). However, she's been coming home telling me stories about "so and so" and how they moved to the Yellow or Red color for pulling someone's hair or not following directions....Ahh, the days of Kindergarten. Anyways, she's doing great and really loving it so far! ~Matthew Matthew has been having fun staying at home and I've been enjoying having the time to

Over the past few years, I've been able to watch Daniel interact with his brother, Eric, on a daily basis. If they aren't playing computer games with each other or calling each other on their way to/from work, then they're IMing or emailing each other. Or so it seems from my perspective :)But I guess there is something to be said about this closeness they share. Growing up I only had one brother and one sister, so I never really knew about how close brothers can get. This isn't to say that my sister and I weren't and aren't close, but I think there is a special bond between brothers that us girls will never understand :) When Matthew was born, we didn't know that someday he too would have a brother to share life with. I hope that one day they will be the best of buds, just like Eric and Daniel (who still are best buds and they live many miles apart). I look forward to watching my two boys grow up together, wrestle together, catch frogs together, play footbal

Here are a few pictures we had fun taking today! We've been enjoying the day off today and having everyone at home. Christopher is almost 4 months old now (I can't believe it!) and has definitely been our easiest and most laid back baby. Thank goodness! Have a great Labor Day holiday! PS - I added music to my site, so if you're wondering where it's coming from, now you know!