Where the Wild Things Are...

Apparently the wild things are in my bedroom...
Let the wild rumpus start! (That's what Russell calls it.)!

I like Cody's "Flashdance" move at the end! He's a maniac!

Easter!

It's a bit late, but here was our Easter!

First, egg decorating the day before Easter...

The kids went crazy with feathers and googly eyes!
Here's a better picture by Russell...

Easter morning with baskets left by the Easter Bunny!

The indoor Easter egg hunt (due to rainy weather!)!

Counting eggs. We were short one real egg and one plastic egg. Hopefully I just counted wrong in the beginning, otherwise there's going to be something stinky at grandpa & grandma's house!

Coffee Love

Each morning, I mix a packet of cocoa with my coffee. It's my homemade mocha! I usually rest my spoon on the empty packet of cocoa to avoid having to scrub a coffee/cocoa stain off of the counter.

One morning, I discovered this...

Do you see what I see?

Yes! It's a heart!!! Pareidolia strikes again!

Bubble Boy 2

I wrote about Tanner being "Bubble Boy" in an earlier post, but that was in the bathtub. Now, when it rains, he's Bubble Boy in a different way! That plastic stroller cover is the best! Russell found it on Craig's List (or eBay), because we didn't buy the cover when Cody was using this (now discontinued) stroller! Didn't need it since it hardly rains in L.A., and we didn't HAVE to walk to school in the rain either! Yeah, I could drive when it rains, but the traffic jam in front of the school means we'd probably have to walk the same distance anyway!

It's Potty Time!

It's been a month...and Tanner is (pretty much) potty trained!!!

I still put a diaper on him at night, but he's been waking up dry!!!

He's come a long way from this...

His second day of potty training included NINE accidents! I had to wash underwear that night to ensure I had enough for the next day!
I can't believe that little rascal goes on the potty now! I thought the day would NEVER come. He still asks for candy after going poop on the potty, but I only give in sometimes!

Plasticland Purse!

HOW CUTE! Hot pink? Glitter? Are you kidding me??
Kind of looks like it's for a 9 yr. old girl...kind of don't care.
I LOVE IT!
Found this via Apartment Therapy, which posted an ad for Plasticland.

Christmas Continued...

Still playing blog catch up...

Russell had a furlough week after Christmas, so we decided to go down for "L.A. Christmas" during his week off, so we could stay longer.

It was Cody's turn to bring home Gingy from his class. He was so excited to bring him on our road trip to L.A.

We stopped at Sonic in Gilroy. Our first time trying one out! They gave out TRAINS in the kids meal!

Then the long drive with a whole lot of nothing to look at....

Passing through Coalinga...

We hit some dense fog on the Grapevine, and it was really cold.

But we arrived to this...not sure how to spell it, but Russell calls it Dabino. My mother in law buys salmon, chicken, two kinds of thinly sliced beef, tofu, mushrooms, fish cake, shrimp, green beans, etc, etc, etc.

The broth in the pan is heated up, you load up your little handle basket with whatever you wish, wait a few, remove, then dip in a soy based sauce. Eat. Pick something else out. Repeat (many times!)! YUM!!!

After dinner, it was Christmas Round 2!!!

While down in L.A., we HAVE to make our requisite trip to dim sum! YUM again! And Gingy came too!

He also came to Travel Town with us! There's no Thomas on the tracks (but very much in the gift shop!), but the boys still love it here! There's "Danger Boy Tanner" walking the tracks on the left.