Xander enjoying some fun and getting dirty with his friend Sara after Keaton is in class. Sometimes I feel I am always on the go, go, go and today I spent 30min. outside of Keaton school letting Xander get dirty and play with Sara and they were looking at bugs and tearing leaves. It is a rare moment in my life where I just relax a little bit and not try run off somewhere else so I can squeeze in everything that needs to get done and always feel that I never get through the list. Xander and Keaton are great at helping me to realize that sometimes I need to STOP and smell the roses and today was one of them.

Wishful Thinking

So we took the family out on the Zodiac before it starts getting cool and had a wonderful time at Lake Castaic.

Chris was talking to Keaton telling him how Mommy and Daddy both had boats growing up and K said," So did I" Chris says," No, your growing up on a raft" as Chris and I look at the $100,000 boats flying past us. But the boys were very happy and we had a wonderful day jumping in the water and swimming.

I think it was only Chris and I at one point just wishing a little that we had a bigger boat just so we could wakeboard, but another lifetime because 1st comes a house that we own.

Fireman to the Rescue

Xander got this fire truck shirt for his bday and it lights up everytime he moves, which is all the time. He absolutely loves the shirt, anything to do with firetrucks.

Xander is such a joy to be a around. He wants to help out with everything, he hands you everything in his path and my very part is he drops his voice and octave and say, here Mommy. For some reason Xander likes to use a bass voice, it is very cute.

He isn't my baby anymore, I am shocked that I can carry on a conversation with him and realize that he understands me, no longer my little boy.

Xander is 2, Shout, HOORAY!!!

In our family we aren't cake lovers and so I didn't want to be left with a lot of cake or cupcakes with only the frosting licked off, so I opted for the best thing ice cream. My boys are ice cream lovers like their Daddy and it never gets wasted in our house. So for Xanders bday he got chocolate ice cream, he was definantely not disappointed. He finished every bite and then tried to lick the bottom of the bowl. It was the easiest (cake) I ever made.

He has quite and interesting blow, he hasn't learned to pucker his lips together, so the bottom lip pulls and eventually air makes it through the lips. He had a little assistant from Keaton to finish off the last candle.

Instead of going on 2, Xander thought he was going on 4. I guess that happens when you have an older brother around.

Amanda and Marshal were in town when we celebrated Xanders bday. It was fun to visit with them and to tell Keaton that Daddy isn't the only giant, Uncle Marshal is a TALLER giant than Daddy. Hehehe.

Great Grandma Bonding

We have lived with Grandma Z since Xander has been about 5 mo. so she has always rocked him and she loves rocking babies. Xander isn't a baby anymore,but him and grandma have a special bond and each night before he goes to bed, he takes off running to her, since by that time of night she is sitting in her rocking chair and he climbs up to be rocked for a few minutes. It is their special time together and I am glad that he is able to get to know her better.