World's Cutest Boys

Need I say more?

Full of Smiles

It's a bit dark, but I took the cutest pic of Matthew on my cell phone today. I can't believe how animated he is. He talks, goos, and loves to respond when I ask him what a kitty says. He has the cutest toothless smile I have every seen. I am being summoned by the "prince of the house" for his dinner but I will post more tonight or tomorrow.

The Boys Get a Strike (or attempted it)

Sunday we took the boys for their first bowling adventure. We spent the afternoon with the Mazur family (this is Joshua's girlfriend and her family) and decided to try our hand at bowling. With the bumpers in the place, the kids actually beat both Jim and Jill (Noelle's mommy). The boys had a blast and mommy enjoyed watching their fearless attempts to toss the 8 pound ball down the alley. Here are a few snapshots of our day.....

Joshua stands back to see where his ball will go

Dominic heaves the ball down the alley

Joshua and Noelle pose for a cute pic

Mommy and Matthew

A cheesy pic of mommy and 3 of her boys!

Goodbye Ashley

Today we said goodbye to our "original" babysitter, Ashley Gatje (Drahos). After a two week visit to Paso Robles, she left on a plane to New York and her new home. Ashley's husband Rick is in the Coast Guard and begins his new post in Long Island on June 1. Ashley is due to give birth to baby Logan on July 14 so we are all a little sad that we will miss seeing the new arrival. We wish Ashley the best of luck and cannot wait to visit her in the Big Apple!!

A Visit to the Dentist

How was I to know that my six month cleaning at the dentist would also be Matthew's first visit as well? As expected, the little stinker didn't last 5 minutes in his car seat since mom was not in sight. For the 30 minutes it took to clean my teeth, Matthew slept peacefully in my lap. I insisted that he get a snapshot of his first visit! Maybe he will be just as good for his first visit to the pediatric dentist.

A Missing Tooth at Last

Joshua is proud to announce that his first tooth has fallen out. After several weeks of wiggling and "Mommy, can you pull my tooth out?," we finally yanked the sucker out last night. He was so excited to finally have his name placed on the tooth board in his classroom. He was one of the last 2 children in his class with all his baby teeth. He was elated to find $3 from the tooth fairy this morning under his pillow...and his baby tooth returned so that mommy could place it in his baby book. I promise not to keep any of the other teeth!

A Day at the Beach

The boys received a visit from their "Nana Mickey Mouse" (my mom) this weekend and we decided to take a trip to the ever exciting beach. Although Joshua thought his day would be filled with sand castles and surf, we informed him that this would not be the case. Either way, all of us enjoyed ourselves.

We started out headed to Morro Bay, but when we realized that the annual car show was in town, we opted to head a bit further south to Avila Beach. It was a beautiful day! We had lunch at Custom House restaurant which is always delicious! Joshua and Dominic were well behaved (for the most part), and Matthew ate the entire time. Mommy had fun trying to eat with her right hand and not spill food down the front of her.

From there we headed out to the pier. The boys were both anxious to walk all the way to the end to see the ocean. Unfortunately, once we had reached the water underneath us, Dominic panicked. He walked on each plank of the pier one foot at a time and finally requested that I pick him up and walk him back to nana. Joshua decided he would go for a second attempt so he and I walked out to the end. The Fire Department was conducting lifeguard training so we were able to observe them rescuing a "dummy" out of the ocean. It was actually pretty neat. We ended our trip at the ice cream shop - YUM!