Ranunculas

So I haven't posted since January, and now, in one night, I am posting 3! I might as well multi task as usual. On Monday we went to the flower fields in Carlsbad. We had never been before. Heidi and the Fatter boys went with us and we had a lot of fun boy time, regardless of the fact that we had a horrible time trying to get some good picures! Oh, the frustrations of a mom trying to document the events in her child's life!

Training Day

So last week I tackled the job of toilet training Cruz. Another great way to celebrate his 2nd birthday, I guess. I should really say that the job was tackled by my mom and I . I could not have done it without her. When I trained Aidan, I used a method called 3 day potty training. It worked really well so I decided to give it a shot with Cruz. He didn't grasp it quite as quickly as Aidan, but it worked! By day 3, he knew to tell me when he had to go, and he wouldn't go in his underwear. And that includes night time! I am telling all you moms out there, you have to try it! It takes some real determination, but in the long run, it's so much better. Just commit 3 full days and nights, NO CRUTCHES, ie: pullups, and you will be done with diapers! I am so excited about how much money we are going to be saving! Oh yeah, and not having to change the diapers is an added bonus! Here's the site: http://www.3daypottytraining.com/
The only thing is...you have to do EXACTLY what she says to do. It can be hard. But who ever said potty training was easy? Ok, so I don't want to hear all your stories about your GIRLS who potty trained themselves. It is just depressing!! :)

Our baby is 2!

I can't believe that he is 2! It seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in my living room holding him for the first time. I can rememer the moment when I looked at his little face and thought " he is totally a Cruz, not an ____". We picked out a couple of names with both our boys, but didnt' decide on one until we met them. The other name we will keep a secret...just in case! We are so proud of our Cruz. He is such a sweet, gentle (most of the time), cuddly, momma's boy! He is so in love with his big brother. Every morning when he wakes up he says: "Brudder...Aidan sweeping!" All in a whisper. It's the most precious thing. It gives my heart such joy every morning to hear those little words. No matter how early it is! Cruz can be very sensitive, yet he stands up for himself very well. He is a picky eater, but at least he loves his Mona-Vie! He loves cars, trucks and Jana! Alayra, that is. He is a boys boy with a soft side. I cannot wait to see what God is going to do with him. I love to imagine all the ways that He will use their very unique personalities. I love you so much, Cruz. And I am so proud to be your mommy!

We went to the lake with Nonnie and Poppy, and of course, Hank, to celebrate. It was such a relaxing and fun way to celebrate!

So we did one of those family pictures with the timer, and it turned out pretty good, right? Both the boys are actually looking at the camera! Well, we found this rock to put the camera on. We piled all of our stuff there, including our video camera. Yep, you guessed it! We picked up the camera and our stuff and left the video camera. The worst part was that we didn't even realize it until we got home! So, some family came home that day with a new video camera, with some funny videos of Aidan sledding. Such a bummer! So we will have to rely on the memories from our still camera and the memories in our minds...my mushy mom brain. Good luck with that.

Aren't my boys cute?

Hawaii, yes, Finally!

I can't believe it's taken me so long to get this on here. But once a certain amount of time went by, I just procrastinated more. Hawaii was so fun. The boys loved going to the beach and exploring and playing with their cousin Sam and great Uncle Pete. It was a very special Christmas with memories we will not soon forget!

Loves of my life

The boys outside our room. Do they ever smile at the same time? Totally depicts their personalities, though. Mr. fun and Mr. serious. They're so cute. Love em so much!!

We made it!

After several hours of travel time, we made it to the big island of Hawaii! When we got on the plane, both the boys were glued to the window. They just sat and watched all the stuff going on at the airport. It was really cute to see them discover stuff they had never seen before. When we were getting ready to take off, I explained to Aidan what was going to happen, hoping to calm any fears. He thought it was so great. After just a minute or two, he turned away from the window and said : "Mommy, this is so fun!" I guess I had nothing to worry about. Cruz had a perplexed look on his face, but it left after some reasurrance from daddy. They got bored pretty quickly, so we took out the DVD player, and the battery was dead! Even so, they did great. It wasn't until we were landing that they were done and wanting out of their carseats. Everyone around us kept telling us what great kids we have and how well behaved they were. Music to my ears!