Christmas Pictures 2010

It has been a tradition to get the boys some new Christmas pjs each year and take some cute picks of the them next to the tree. This went relatively smoothly this year until the very end when N started his meltdown and J also refused to smile. I think I did get some blog worthy photos though ;)
Who wants some tickles? My cutie-pa-toot-ties.

J with his jail-deer pjs...at least that is what daddy called them.

M next to the tree. Actually got one without the glare, which is something new to work with.

This guy was the most difficult to work with, he is constantly on the move...oh he sat down where I wanted him to...but does not understand the concept of staying, smiling and looking at the camera at the same time so much. Can you tell what he is saying in the pic.....CHEESE!

Chirstmas Photos

Everyone finally is looking my direction, but ignore all the junk in the back right corner, J has taken over my desk to work on some projects and yet be close to the family.
The traditional photo of boys on the steps, which they are all too familiar with...not so much for pictures, but for timeouts, ;)

Probably the best one with the boys and Diesel, again ignore the lamp that has been misplaced on the floor.

I like M and N in this photo, some brotherly love goin' on!

J had to show some love too. At this point N was D.O.N.E at this point and headed to bed!

J's Holiday Party

Uploaded backwards today ;) Oh well, so if you didn't notice J now wears some glasses. This was his very first day wearing them, and the novelty has worn off...he came home upset asking why he had to wear them all day and M didn't...yes M now wears glasses too...blame it on me I guess!

So J's class held a Holiday Lunch, looks pretty good doesn't it ;)
The kiddos also sang some songs that had some choreography to do too.

J is a very low key guy, he was very calm and collective the whole time up front waiting for the next song to start.

Today I get to go to M's class for their Holiday Lunch, hopefully I remember to take some pics today too.

Kids Christmas Party

J had a few things to ask Santa for too!
Eating some yummy treats. Our Sq does balloons every year which are a big hit with the boys!

All three with our skinny Santa, a good friend of ours.

N with Santa.

N loved all the blow up yard decorations.

KID ROCK Concert Travis AFB

J and I were able to score some free tickets to the concert that Kid Rock put on for us on the 10th. He put on an awesome show that included some of his earlier stuff that had us having flashbacks to some of the great parties (ie DTS Beach Party, Toga Party, Cup/Spittoon parties, etc.) and also included some great songs that I can listen to with the boys in the room ;).
We were relatively close, way closer then any other concert we actually paid to see!
Watch the video, we were surprised by what he was allowed to do inside the hanger.

Day trip to San Fran--again!

These uploaded backwards--but it really doesn't matter does it ;)

The boys at Coit Tower. Unfortunately the elevator to the top of the memorial was closed, but we did go inside to see the murals and parking wasn't bad--maybe other people got the memo ;)
We actually started the day at the Japanese Tea Garden. It is a small garden that has been cared for since 1894 (minus WWII, the family was sent away to a camp) but is a great little stop and is free if to go in if you get there before 10am.

Loved all the neat structures and how vivid the colors were at the garden.

The family in front of the large tower pagodas--I think that is what you would call it ;)

N riding around and looking at the manicured landscapes .

Birthday Pics of J turning 6!

J turned 6 over the holiday break and he is excited about all the new adventures a 6 year old can have. He woke up all excited and I think we got to sleep in til 6 that morning ;)
We surprised him in the garage with a Razor Quad I managed to snag off of Craig's list for a steal! The boys managed to get a good hour taking turns riding it up and down the hills in our back yard before the battery started running low. We have a ton more space on base and practically have a field in our backyard just beyond our private fenced in area.

Blowing out his cinnamon roll candle.

Riding the carousal at the Nut Tree Plaza.

N just turned 2, and thought that he needed to blow out a candle again...and threw a huge tantrum over it, and we gave in ;)

Birthday Pics of N Turning 2!

So as usual Gma and Gpa were able to come out and help celebrate the fall birthdays in the house. The big blob of cake and frosting is a Thomas Wilton cake mold, though I did not feel like icing it in a true Thomas fashion. N didn't care, and just enjoyed eating the cake I didn't spend half of my day in the kitchen doing it ;)
Blowing out his 2 candles, where did my baby go?!

Loving the frosting and cake!

Big boy with his presents that were on hand for the day.

Bows in hair. Check!

Box torn open. Check!

Happy little boy. Check!

I think N also has a handle on what the "Terrible Two's" is all about as well. He has been a crabby little boy who doesn't want to sit in a chair to eat, take naps and determined to do things his way. I do believe he is also getting some molars, so hopefully once those are are in he will be a little easier to reason with...one can wish ;)