November 2013- Thanksgiving

November 2013
Isaiah 3.5 years old, Jonathan 2 years old

We spent this Thanksgiving up in Redding with my family. The older the boys get, the more and more excited they get to go visit "Gamma Carol and Tampa Gary."  We had a great time but the highlight of the trip for me was seeing one of my oldest and dearest friend's  baby meeting my babies for the first time.  We've been close friends since the third grade, so sharing this moment in time was extraordinaire.

Uncle Caleb rising early to get the bird ready.

Gobble, Gobble.

Gramma Carol admiring Uncle Caleb's work.

The finished product-DELISH!

Great Grandma Johnson and Uncle Larry (Tampa Gary's Mom and Brother)

Aunt Terry working her I-Phone/Camera.  Where will technology be when I'm a grand parent?

Jonathan enjoying Uncle Jay's ham.

Gramma Carol adding her personal touch.

Turkey Time!

PJ's beautiful, little girl Haley (4 months old).  Our babies MEET!!!

I'm already forgetting how to hold a baby that little up!?! Sorry Haley, I thought you had a little more neck strength-lol

Time to start thinking about Christmas...

Bond Fire 

And of course a visit to Great Grandma Betty!!

Nov 2013-Jonathan's BIG BOY Room&Bed

NOVEMBER 2013
Jonathan 2 years old

     Jonathan has always found comfort and slept well in his crib.  Isaiah, on the other hand, always refused to sleep in his crib. When we decided our bed could no longer be an option, he was put into a twin bed at 18 months.  But when Jonathan turned 18 months he was very content sleeping in his crib.  It wasn't until one night recently around 2 am that Jaime and I woke up to Jonathan screaming "I'm stuck!  I'm stuck!"  When we raced in to see what was the matter, we found he had wedged his leg and foot in between the crib slates. That was my cue, that he was getting to big for his crib and he needed to be moved into a twin bed.
    The day his new bed arrived and we took down his crib was bittersweet.  As we rushed to get the crib apart to make room for Jonathan's new bed,  I vividly remembered the evening I proudly rocked in the nursery recliner watching Jaime put it together.  I was seven months pregnant with Isaiah then.
Jaime even said he felt sad seeing the crib go (we sold it on Craigslist).  But new things, bring new beginnings.  The nursery decor that was used for both boys was brought down and Jonathan got a "big boy" room along with his "boy big" bed.  For the first couple nights when we would put him to bed, he would lay his head down on his pillow, close his eyes, grin, and say "take a picture."  My goodness, I love this boy!!!!

Saying good-bye...

J's last night in his crib.

Turning into such a BIG two-year old!

Along with the crib, everything in the nursery came down.  This picture was specially made for Isaiah, by a dear family friend.

The boys thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a fixture in both of their nurseries.  

Jonathan's NEW ROOM & BED!!!

Why Jonathan wasn't part of his "room debut" pictures-#1)Big bro always in the way #2 Over excitement involving ludicrous behavior does not bode well.  

*Side Note-Jonathan has been obsessed with his pajamas.  He would wear them all day, everyday if I let him.  It has been a fight as of late to get him dressed for the day.  Hence, Isaiah dressed and Jonathan is not.

   

Halloween 2013

OCTOBER 2013
Isaiah 3.5 years old, Jonathan 2 years old

    Jaime and I took the boys to Party City to let them pick out their Halloween costumes.  Isaiah looked at all his options and immediately chose to be a Power Ranger.  Jonathan on the other hand was a bit more indecisive.  He was trying on a dinosaur costume (would have been my chose), but once he saw Isaiah transforming into a Power Ranger that is what he wanted to be as well.  Their role playing has been taken to a WHOLE new level while wearing their new costumes.  Their gun and karate noises are louder. Their kicks and jumps are higher and the intensity of their battles are longer. They are having too much fun.  GO, GO POWER RANGER!!

Of course I had to dress the dogs up too:)

My first borns:)

Gangnam Style

OCTOBER 2013  
Isaiah 3.5 years old, Jonathan 2 years old

Last year in 2012 the internet became abuzz about this great music video you had to check out on YouTube. It was a South Korean musician, named PSY singing a pop Korean song called "Gangnam Style." Although the tune was quite catchy (forget about the lyrics they are sung in Korean), this guy's silly, yet deliberate and energetic dance moves is what grabbed mine and most of the world's attention.  *It was the first YouTube video to reach one billion views.  I admit, I immediately became a fan and added it to my my "ROCK OUT" playlist.  I had no idea I would still be listening to it a YEAR later.
    "Gangnam Style" has been Isaiah's and Jonathan's FAVORITE song for the ENTIRE year of 2013. Without exaggeration I have painstakingly listened to this catchy tune well over 1,000 times.  They go crazy every time I play it.  Watching their huge smiles and sudden surge of energy this song brings out in them, is worth the torture.   They demand to hear "Whooping Sky" (as they call it) anytime I blast my music at home or in the car.  "I want to hear Whooping Sky, I want to hear Whooping Sky," they echo over and over until I give in.  Jaime could no longer handle the anguish by  REPLAY # 500, but I've endeared PSY's,  "EH...sexy lady, oppa is gangnam style, eh...sexy lady...oh, oh, oh" (the only English words in the song).  What can I say?  I get it.  Here they are one night in their new Superman pajama's (so running and flying were involved) and dancing to Gangnam Style: