Beach baby, beach baby

This week we spent 3 days in San Clemente camping with our families. We stayed in my parents trailer while Ryan's parents, sister's family, grandparents, aunt & uncle, cousin & her fiance were all staying a few campsites away. This was Zach's first trip to the beach but he never even touched the water or the sand. Nate loved spending time with his cousins and we loved that they liked to take him around cuz he's hard to contain when there are no walls and fences.

Ohhh... sandcrabs!

This video is dark cuz it was nighttime but it's cute.

Wacky Week of Fun

This week we had WWF at Flipside. Nate is technically too young to be a part of it but they let him come so I could be there but in the end they really didnt need me and I was only there so he could be there. Nate's team was the Teal Tadpoles. SHOUT OUT to Nate leaders Jeska and Aaron White for being so paitent with all the little kids (espicailly mine) and giving all the kids hugs and cuddles when they needed them (especially mine)
My favorite part of VBS last year was doing the Cha Cha Slide so to get Nate excited about it we practiced at home. Here he is about 1 beat behind everyone else:

This is N8 in the Scuba Guy cutout - how big did they think these kids' heads get?

Brothers - side by side

Here are Zach and Nate at their 2 month visit to the doctors.
Zach is in the 84% for weight and 86% for length. Everything ckecks out ok. He had to get 3 shots and cried alot after them :(
I love 2 month smiles. He was so happy while we were waiting for the doctor it was so sad to see him cry afterward.

8 Random Facts about Jane & Ryan

Apparently there's a fun "phenomenon" in the blogging realm. It's called a "MeMe."

The Meme Rules:

1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.

2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog (about their eight things) and post these rules.

4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Random Fact 1 - We officially met working at Sears in 1996 but we actually had freshman English together in 1990 at EHS. We didn't realize it until years later when that new Romeo and Juliet movie with Leonardo DiCaprio came out. We were both talking about how when we saw the original movie at school our english teacher brought a towel to cover the "lovemaking" scene so we could still hear the dialogue but his towel was so thin you could see right thru it. Then we were like "Who was your teacher?" "Mr. Featheringill" "Me too, what period did you have him?" "First" "Me too!"

Random Fact 2 - Ryan strokes his arms when he's asleep. It really freaked me out at first, he sticks 1 arm straight up in the air and slowly strokes it with his fingers on his other hand, then switches.

Random Fact 3 - We have 599 fonts on our computer. I'm totally font obsessed. My newest font is called "Pot Roaster". Get your own copy here: fonts101.com

Random Fact 4 - There is a lightning rod on our house.

We didn't put it there, we have no idea how it got there, but it's there.

Random Fact 5 - Jane sits with her legs tucked flat. I've done it since I could remember and still normally sit that way if I'm sitting on the ground. It's the most comfortable way for me to sit. Nathan seems to have inherited it.

Random Fact 6 - Jane's middle toes are longer than her big toes.

Random Fact 7 - Ryan can recite the entire Sermon on the Mount

Random Fact 8 - My newest material possession is my "Mother's Ring." I love it! Technically I guess this is a "Family Ring" since I put Ryan's birthstone on it as well. I say it's "My 3 Boys Ring." Ryan is the top: September/Sapphire, then Nate December/Blue Topaz, then Zach May/Emerald.

The 8 people I tagged:

Jen Reynolds - this will be a new teaching opportunity :)
Jeska White - My OG blog buddy, I learned from the best

Becky Johnson - I will not rest until all have heard the driveway story!

Nicole Leonard - I miss you

Jenn Corbett - Let's see how Luke affects your list

Traci Giles - We gots ta spread it to the East Coast

Jamie Vanderpool - Cuz I crack up at everything you blog

Allison Powell - one word: wheelchair

New Friend

Zach's buddy Luke Corbett was born today! He's a cutie!

I see fishies

Today we took a trip with Blake, Lindsey, Maddie, Grandma and Papa Roy to the Aquarium of the Pacific. I think Nate could look at fish all day long. He loved seeing the rays, sharks and eels the best.
Check out this video of a giant ray and a couple sharks in the shark tank.

Oh say can you see?

On the 4th we went swimming in our favorite pool: Nana's pool! It was a lovely 93 degrees. Nate had a lot of fun "Boogie-ing" and "Surfing" with Ryan while Zach and I stayed in the shade. Zach and his cousin Chase had cute matching t-shirts.

When it finally got a little dark we illegally lit a few sparklers much to the delight of all the kids!

Zoomour = zoo humour

Last week we went down to the big zoo with the Reynolds.
Check out this awesome view we had from the bus of the polar bear eating some carrots. It felt like all day we got special close-up great views of the different animals.

Ethan, Kenna and Nate spent some time in the petting zoo. Nate liked to feed the sheep by throwing all the hay on their backs.

Here's a few zoo facts for you: Hyenas are the only mammal that can digest bones, bear-cats smell like hot butter popcorn, pigs don't have sweat glands and panda bears like it quiet.

Same rhino - different family

Kenna getting cozy with the orangutan.

We didn't try for a nap at the zoo so Nate was ready to conk out once we started getting in the car he got his ni-nee and blanket and put the blanket over his head before he even got in his chair.