Lucas's 2nd Bday Party

Unfortunately, Mommy & Daddy did not get a chance to chat with most of the guests because homegirl was a hot mess for a good 30 minutes (before she eventually passed out). Yes, we're dealing with an early start to extreme separation anxiety. She refuses to let anyone hold her but Mommy and Daddy. Hopefully she grows out of that stage soon... anyway, enough talking - here's some highlights from the Superhero party!

First birthday family picture while homegirl was still happy.

 Always the daredevil/rule breaker...

 He finally wanted to go in the jump house.

 Circle time.

 Didn't realize we invited so many kids till I saw this picture.

 Parachute time!

 Happy Birthday, Lucas! blow blow blow

Safeway cake - $19.99, 1/4 sheet, not bad at all!

Next year, we (mainly Mommy) decided that we're going to have a much smaller birthday party so Mommy & Daddy have more time to socialize with friends and enjoy the party. (Mommy also has a feeling that Lucas will have a voice as to what kind of party he wants - will probably be Star Wars, cars, or sports). Anyway, happy birthday little buddy!

Happy Father's Day!

This is our first Father's Day celebrating as a family of four. Since Char is still kind of young, Mommy couldn't do anything too special (ie - pick up breakfast while Daddy was still in bed), maybe next year... 

The kids and I gave Daddy an early present(s) Saturday morning since Sundays are pretty crazy.

What was inside? A Batman shirt (to wear to Lu's party) and Vader's Little Princess (from Daddy's little princess).

Forgot to take a Father's Day pic, so here's a Mother's Day daddy and kids pic.

 Because of these two cuties, Daddy gets to celebrate Father's Day!

Girlfriend is 4 Months Old!

How did this even happen?! I swear it was just yesterday where we practically lived in our room and I was getting up every 2-3 hours in the wee hours of the night to feed her! Now she's sitting up on her own in a Bumbo and is only a month shy of eating solids!!! *aiiiiii*

 These three bibs describe homegirl perfectly!

 As time goes by, these two continue to love each other's company.

 Happy little girl at the doctor's office.

 After doctor's office, after FOUR SHOTS... still a champ!

Happy 4 months, baby girl!

Fun With Cousins

Minus Ellie... we missed you, Ellie!

 

aww poor Will. All the siblings are paired up except Will!

Boy cousins!

 (Baby) girl cousins!

 Two crazy cousins wrestling on the couch!

 Two crazy cousins "cleaning up"!

Fun With Friends

Summer's here! This means BBQs and eating outside with church friends.

 Here's Lucas having dinner (at the kiddie table) with all the other kids in our small group.

After dinner, almost everyone hovered around the popular bubble table.

Summer evenings are going to be great! I hope Charlotte cooperates a little better as she's getting older.

One More Month Till The Big 2!!!

I could've sworn that I just planned/prepped my boy's 1st birthday. He was a fast crawler, but wasn't walking yet. He couldn't speak. And he was just an only child (we had just found out that we were expecting Char at this time last year!). Fast forward a year later, my boy is rambling a bunch of jibberish with enough phrases here and there for me to understand what he's saying, he's running around like a monkey, and has adjusted quite nicely to the role of big brother/Mommy's helper. 

 

Look at the way he looks at his sister (aka: "bebe")!

Big bro loves to hang out in bebe's room and bring his favorite book with him. I hope that they continue having this love for each other when they're older.

Guess what his (current) favorite book is? (He is his father's son...)

 The three of us love taking selfies!

Hot weather = Jamba Juice for Mommy & Lukey

 I just had to add this picture... isn't bebe cute?!

This is one day early - but happy 23 months, Lu bear!

Short Family Outing

It's pretty hard to plan a fun outing right now due to Char. She's not awake for long periods of time and can only stand being in certain positions for so long. Instead of going somewhere we usually don't go on a normal basis (i.e.: Half Moon Bay), we decided to keep it simple and take a trip to Vasona Park. 

I could've sworn that I read you could feed ducks somewhere... guess I was wrong. Luckily, homeboy was content with just staring at them.

We strolled around the park and stopped every so often to look at all the ducks.

After duck time was playground time! (If you look closely, Daddy's being a total weirdo by folding up his pants so sand doesn't get in them... I don't think he fully understands what it means to get dirty with your kids.)

 

While the boys were on the playground, Mommy & Char took some selfies!