Spoiled Rotten

So Uncle Paul out in Colorado sent Elle this little Juicy Couture outfit. I about had a fit when I saw the price tag! OMG!!! SERIOUSLY!?!? He bought it on sale, but the original price...YIKES! So here are some pictures of her cuteness. I love the one on the bottom (no pun intended...well, OK maybe it was!) Just you wait Uncle Paul. You'll have a little miss before you know it!

Biking with Mikey

Homeschooling has definite advantages. Mikey has been in town for the last few months since he's off track with school. Today he came down and wanted to go on a bike ride. We all got loaded up and made a morning of it. I packed a little lunch for Elle and we dropped her off at Tiny Tots before going home. Garrett and Elle rode in the bike trailer behind me. Hunter just recently learned to ride a two wheeler. After practicing...a LOT, I figured he would be good to go on a trip around town. As it was we stayed off of main streets. On our route we went down the marina. It was picturesque! We also went down to the First Street pier. We were there just in time for a man to catch a fish, which was very exciting! He let the boys touch it and then gave them high fives with the tail. We took advantage of the learning opportunities and as we rode I would point things out and talk about them. For example we rode by some Golden Poppies. I told the boys that it was the California state flower and it's illegal to pick them. The boys thought that the police would immediately show up to haul them to jail if they picked one.

Uncle Daniel meets Garrett

My brother Daniel came up from Southern Cal to visit. It's the first time he's been up since Garrett was born. The kids get SOOO excited whenever one of their uncles comes to play. He was super indulgent and let them climb all over him and his motorcycle. After dinner the first night he jumped up to do the dishes. Ethan said, "Why are you doing the dishes? That's MOM's job!" Without missing a beat Daniel said, "No, it's not her JOB. She does it because she loves you." Wow!

He only stayed for two days, but the kids loved every minute! I'm sure Garrett won't remember meeting Daniel for the first time, so I took LOTS of pictures!

Uncles are fun

My two youngest brothers, Mikey and Daniel each came up from Southern Cal recently on different occasions to take care of a few things. The kids LOVE it when they come. Uncles are good for running and screaming... which gets the kids all riled up. Plus, Uncles don't tell you to clean up or get dressed or put your shoes on. They wrestle with the kids on the floor and become a human jungle gym. I'm sad I didn't get a picture with Daniel, but this one was taken on the 9th.