Strawberries and More

The 2nd year off to the Oxnard Strawberry Festival and the boys are more excited for the rides than strawberries. Our first ride is a bus ride to the festival, this is Xanders 1st bus ride and Keatons 2nd and they were very excited.

Note to self: Next bus ride, don't sit next to the Emergency Exit window with Xander because he kept pushing the button all throughout the ride.

Xander's and Keaton's favorite ride was the giant bouncy slide.

Already preparing for the big bounce down, look at the air.

More rides and thank goodness Daddy is here because Mommy's stomach can't handle the carousel.

One picture with my boys isn't the easiest, as you can see. But I'll take what I can because most of the time they are running around and it isn't too often they are both sitting down.

Actually, rare.

On the way out of the strawberry festival the boys couldn't resist saying, "Hi" to the police man. Xander really wanted to ride on the motorcycle, so we asked Mr. Cop if the boys could take a look.

Xander up close and personal was afraid Mr. Cop was going to lock him up, so he stayed off, but Keaton was more than happy to get on the motorcycle and turn on the sirens.

We ended up leaving the Strawberry Festival without buying a flat of strawberries because we didn't want to carry them around. Now that is kind of unheard of, but that is only because Chris now covers the Oxnard area so since strawberry season opened Chris has made sure he has had to go through Oxnard so we can get these yummy delicious strawberries that are red all the way through.

Of course, we did eat strawberries and had yummy strawberry desserts.

Strawberries go fast in our house, nothing fancy. I think I have made a few pies, but we love them fresh in our home. I wouldn't be surprised if my boys had a strawberry plant growing inside their stomaches.

I want a Sister

It seems our place is always full with children and most of the time I am helping out with friends. (No, I don't run a day care) Well, the little babies tend to be little girls and Xander can't get enough of babies. He wants to:

-feed them

-change the diaper

-hold them (even when they are crying)

Xander thinks he knows what is best for the baby, he even tries to boss me around (such a determined boy)

This is a picture of Brooke Everritt with Xander. (she had an accident,so that is why she is missing her clothes)

****Then I was reading to Keaton one day and Keaton said,"Xander and I want a sister"

Me: You are so blessed, you have a brother to play with

K, getting angry: Well, we want a sister

Me: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllll...............................................

That same day I was talking to Keaton, another friend comes over for us to watch her daughter, Eilene who is 14mo. We were having a good time playing and then...... Eilene has one of Keatons toys and is chewing on it. Keaton starts getting frustrated and whiny and now I step in.

Me: Keaton just pretend that Eilene is your sister for the day.

K: I don't want a sister.

Me: I thought you told me that you and Xander wanted a sister.

K: Well, I want an older sister who can play with me.

Me:(I am now laughing with tears in my eyes) That one is not going to happen.

K:Okay

He then grabbed Eilenes hand and helped her outside to play.

The thought of Keaton having to share more toys or more toys getting destroyed by a younger sibling almost switched Keatons view of wanting a sister. I wish I wrote down all the comments the boys say or remembered them because they come up with the funniest things.

Keaton and Xander sure are the joys of my life.

Singing in the Rain

We are in a drought in southern in CA, but we were surprised in June when it started raining, luckily the boys remembered what rain was. Xander couldn't wait to get outside with the umbrella to play in it.

Of course, barefoot, but at least it was warm(68 deg). He was silly and singing, always singing some tune.

Cousins

It was a lot of fun having Heather in town and Keaton and Xander loved hanging out with Travis and Lana.

Keaton kept saying,"Travis is my best bud."

My boys are crazy and they have been riding the skateboards for months, especially Xander, by the time he was 2 he was riding the skateboard down the driveway. No Fear!

Xander loved playing with Lana, a cousin that was close enough to his age. Otherwise Keaton normally has Xander playing the monster and chasing him around with his cousins or his friends and actually Xander doesn't mind that either.