Simon laughing and dancing.

Laughing at a balloons and dancing to music.

Family Photos

We took some family photos Sunday. I wish we had coordinated more, but the goal was to just get a shot where we were all in the picture and clean :). I'm not nearly as good as Andrew at editing photos, but I'm having fun pretending. Here are two pictures that I edited very quickly. I'll have to play around with a few more and post them later.

Pure Bliss

New Photos of Simon. March 18th

Simon is growing and learning so fast.

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This is for you Gramma!

I was talking to my gramma on the phone today and she reprimanded me for not updating my blog more. So here's a quick post just for you gramma!

Simon and I went to California again (I'll post those pictures when I get them uploaded to my computer). My sister Jennifer and her two girls were coming to town so Simon and I (and my sister Jess) all decided to hop on a plane and see them. We had a blast. Although, most of the time all three kids were sick with ear infections, pneumonia and bronchitis. We were able to get out of the house as much as we would have liked (no beach...sad) but it was still so much fun to see my family. I miss them all! Simon has become quite the expert flyer. He's so great on the plane....only problem is he doesn't like to sleep cause there's too much going on around him and he has to look at everything and everyone.

We've been living with Andrew's brother and his family out in Midway while we look for a house. Last Sunday we visited the resort Zermatt and they had these awesome ice castles. Its was freezing tho and Simon's poor legs kept getting exposed cause he was trying to jump out of my arms to touch EVERYTHING; so after 15 minutes he had enough. Next time I'll do a better job at bundling him up.

So here's to you gramma! Hope you enjoy and I promise I'll post more pictures tonight when I can find them.

Its been a while

I already said I was bad at blogging and taking pictures, and this post proves it.  We went to California for 3 weeks (Andrew was there for a week and a half) and I don't have many pictures to show for it.  Not even one family Christmas photo with all 3 of us...sad I know!  California was awesome and I loved it...so warm!  I already miss all my family and friends that live down there, so I'm going back this weekend :).  Actually, my sister and her two kids are coming to visit, so I just had to go back down and see them.  I haven't seen them since July! 

We had an awesome Christmas and missed Jen and her family terribly!  My parents moved back to their old neighborhood (actually back on the same street).  So right after New Year's we backed up the whole house and moved within a week.  It was crazy!  Luckily, Simon was a pretty good boy and dealt with all the change fairly well.  I think he was loving the warm weather too!

Here are some pictures in no real order

My Parents were nice enough to not only babysit one night, but give us their tickets to the Ducks hockey game (thanks again mom and dad!).  It was nice to have a date night.

I miss taking walks along the beach.  It was so nice to spend so much time outside.  The last week  was there, it was almost summer weather.  Loved it!

Grandpa found Simon's ticklish spots.

My Christmas pictures are all out of order, and it takes too much time to fix it, so oh well.  My sister Jess (well my whole family helped) made these awesome blocks for Simon.  Look closely at the colors and details on them...they're great.  Thanks Jess!

Simon and Andrew waiting to go downstairs on Christmas morning...and yes we still go down youngest to oldest. 

My sister took this pictures while she was babysitting Simon one night so that the rest of us could go see Avatar in 3-D.  It was such a good movie and so nice to go see a movie in a theater for a change.  Simon is getting so good at sitting.  

Andrew having fun with his new flash he got for Christmas.

Christmas morning....Santa brought Simon that train in his stocking...along with A LOT of other awesome gifts.  Thanks everyone...Simon got spoiled.

Jules on Christmas morning.  And yes, we are all wearing matching "ugly" christmas pajamas.

The whole family...minus Andrew whose taking the picture.  (We missed you Jen, Josh, Kambria and Karis).

My grandparents came to visit on Saturday before they left for Hawaii.  My other grandparents came on Christmas day as well as my aunt and I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of them :(.  My favorite part of going home to CA is getting to see all my friends and family.  Oh and I got to visit with all my girlfriends and I have no pictures to show for it.  Sorry guys!  We need to be better at taking pictures.  I have such wonderful friends and I miss them so much.  

We went down to the beach often.  I don't think there's a better way to spend the day then at the beach with your family and friends.

Grandma and Simon.

My entire family is obsessed with dried mangos from Trader Joe's....Simon is no exception.  The kids loves those things and will suck on one until it almost disappears.

Swinging with grandma at the beach.

That's all I have for now.  Now I really should be packing not blogging.  Yes we are moving AGAIN!  Our lease is up on our apt and we didn't want to resign for a whole year again.  We would like to get into our own place soon...so we're going to live with family for a couple months while we look.  I can't wait until we get settled into a place and aren't moving every year.

Christmas Carrots

Starting to eat real food... if you can call this real. He loves it mostly. So far the only thing, out of everything we've ever fed him, he has not immediately liked was green beans. I tried them and they are pretty nasty.

Santa!

Had to get a picture this year, cause next year Simon may not find Santa so fascinating. Simon was just starring at Santa for the longest time until Andrew and I were finally able to get his attention and snap a photo.

Surgery Day!

Simon had his hernia surgery today. We left our place this morning at 5 am and headed to the hospital. Despite being waken WAY earlier than when Simon normally wakes up, he stayed awake for most of the 45 minute drive to the hospital. I was expecting him to be very cranky (his last formula bottle was at 6:30pm and he only got to have diluted apple juice at 4:30am), but he was all smiles and loving all the new people that were poking and prodding him. At 7:30 he was taken away and the surgery was pretty quick, we got to see him again around 9. It was funny and sad to see him come out of anesthesia. He was having a hard time waking up and it was so sad. He was really sleepy. Now we are home and Simon is doing really well. He hasn't been too cranky and has slept a good portion of the day....hope that continues into the night. Below is a picture of Simon in the pre-op room in his awesome hospital gown/pajamas that they gave him to wear.