Peek a boo

Dean sweeping the patio

Here is Dean frustrated that he can't push the broom around to sweep the patio for me. One day he'll be frustrated that I ask him to sweep the patio. He gives up pretty quickly in this video and proceeds to play with the nearest stick.

Santa video

This is a great thing to do online if you have kids. It's a personalized video from Santa to your child. So cute! http://portablenorthpole.sympatico.msn.ca/home

I haven't been blogging too much. Spending too much of my time on Facebook. I'm sure I'll have plenty of pictures and videos to post after Christmas.

Meeting Santa

So we went to a Holiday Party yesterday with one of our playgroups and there was a surprise visit from Santa. Dean has never seen Santa before so I couldn't wait to see his reaction. His jaw hit the floor as soon as Santa came in and he was mesmorized. Then Santa gave out gifts for the children. Unfortuntately when Santa called Dean's name out to give him a present, Dean didn't make it fast enough. Another kid pulled Dean's gift out of Santa's hand and unwrapped it before we even made it to the front. It was sad, but luckily Dean was too young to understand he missed his magical moment with Santa. Later I put Dean on Santa's lap to take a picture but Dean wouldn't let go of my sweater so I never got to take the picture.

What is he doing?

I would just love to know what is going through Dean's head sometimes. First he takes all the baby stuff out of the drawer and piles it onto the chair and then proceeds to put everything back.

I love my chair

Dean loves his chair.

Decorating the Tree

Just being cute

Power Wheels

Here is Dean riding on his power wheels. I guess you can call it an early Christmas gift, but truth be told Kevin and I didn't want to push him around on his ride along train anymore.

Furrowed Brow

Dean doesn't do many tricks on command, but for some reason he always furrows his eyebrows when I say "furrowed brow". Here is a picture of him doing it. It's so funny!

So cute!

My friend just sent me this picture she took of Dean at her daughter Stella's birthday party. Dean loves balloons and held the balloon the entire time at the party.

It's been a while...

Our laptop broke so I was without a computer for a while. We got a new one and so I am able to blog again. Thanksgiving is coming up fast. We're going to have a quiet year and we're going to our neighbors' house across the street.

Dean is getting so big and doesn't want to be in the stroller anymore for our walks. He wants to push the stroller instead, which makes our walks more difficult with the two dogs. It was Lexie's 7th birthday on Sunday so we took the whole family for a hike. She's still pretty plump so she needs the exercise. I'm surprised she hasn't lost any weight since we've moved since she chases the squirrel around the backyard everyday. I guess it's all the food that Dean throws down to her that is keeping her hefty.

We've been going to playdates a lot lately and now are apart of two groups. The second group is much smaller which is what I prefer. Luckily the weather is still pretty nice here. Dean is now saying "Mama" all the time which I love. He's just so cute. He's doing all sorts of things and we get a lot of laughs.

I'll post more pictures when I get a chance.

My sister's shower

Here is a picture of me, my mom and sister at her shower.

Our Trip to NY

Here is a picture of me holding my best friend from high school, Colleen's new baby Chase (6 months old) and she's holding Dean. Her 2 year old Autumn was running around the house at that moment so she's not in the picture. It's been such a long time since I've posted last. Sorry about that. Our computer has been on the fritz lately so that isn't helping matters. Today is a beautiful day so Dean is in the backyard playing so I have a moment to post something. Dean and I had a great time in NY. We saw lots of friends and family while there. My sister's bridal shower was really nice. We also did a Bachelorette Dinner too while I was there. Dean made an appearance at the end of the bridal shower, but he only cared about the balloons, not the guests. During the shower he was being watched by my dad, my sister's fiancee and my dad's friend at my parents' house. So yes, it was 3 men and a baby.

I have to say Dean did really well on the two 6 hour flights although it was stressful trying to prevent any meltdowns from happening during the flight. I was always ready with food, toy or some other distraction whenever he got upset. He never did cry, just whined a little. I was upset that we were stuck in a window seat but it turned out really well as Dean had his face plastered at the window for a lot of take off and landing. Now we're back in California trying to get back to normal with the time change. We had a 4 hour adjustment to make instead of 3 hours thanks to turning back the clock the night we got back.