Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing.

Silence.... while most times mothers long for it throughout the day, when it happens while cooking dinner, folding clothes or unloading the dishwasher it usually means one thing.... TROUBLE. Well trouble is what I got while cooking dinner. It seems that Christopher became bored with just coloring on paper. So he decided to continue his talents to his toy storage in the living room. While he tearfully cleaned up his mess I couldn't help but take pictures.

Funny Videos

We were all sitting around Sunday watching Americas Funniest Home Videos and Christopher thought it was HILARIOUS!!!! I had to share.

Let the madness begin.

I mean really once you decide something as monumental as this, there really is no going back. What, you ask, did we decide to do? We decided that Christopher was ready to sleep in his own "Big Boy Bed"!!! It has been in the works for a little while now and after a small fiasco with toddler bed rails, last night was the big debut of said bed. Well needless to say Christopher FREAKED and cried the whole time we tucked him, but he quickly (really quickly, actually) learned that he can stand on his bed and get the turtle night light. So with literally seconds of closing the door we here this little tiny clicking noises. After a quick readjustment he was tucked in once more and that was that... or so I thought. Did he fall out of bed you ask? Or wake up and start playing with his toys? Or have nightmares? NOOOOOoooooooo. He slept like a baby! But I on the other hand was anticipating anything and everything ALL night, tossing and turning ready to spring the moment I heard him make a noise.
But in all actuality, he did amazing! I couldn't have asked for a better, cooler, funnier kid! He is getting old too fast as all children do. So today I am going to squeeze him a little tighter, and kiss him a few more times, and tickle him a little longer! Because who knows what he will be doing tomorrow or the next.

I feel extremely lucky, extremely blessed and a little bittersweet too. (Wentworth Miller)

Christopher LOVES the beach!

Well it wasn't too long after we got here that we packed up the car and headed on down to the beach! We decided to take Christopher to Ko Olina (our favorite beach) and let him loose... sort of. He was initially hesitant, but quickly warmed to the idea of the waves and although the water was cold, he jumped right in and barely looked back! I snapped a few pictures and video before deciding to stop watching the fun and go join! So here is a little snip of the fun we had!!!

Things they are a-changing.

So in the last few months quite a few changes have occurred. For starters, we moved AGAIN. But hey it comes with the territory I guess! We are now calling HAWAII home! again. Luckily we are living pretty close to the same area as before so it makes getting around much easier. After being in a hotel for only 2 weeks, we got a house and so far we love it!

The view from our kitchen!

The neighborhood itself is pretty quiet that is until all of the kids get off of the school bus every afternoon! It seems our front yard is "prime pickins" for the neighborhood boys to play "MPs and robbers"! And WOW do they get into it! We were fortunate enough to have the interior of our house painted before we moved in, however, the paint choices look as though a toddler might have picked them out. The house was a plethora of colors ranging from brown to mustard yellow to Easter egg purple. Needless to say, we painted the first week before all of our furniture was delivered. We did take the opportunity to go a little CRAZY with Christopher's new big boy room and he now has Toy Story Alien Green walls! It looks awesome! Once we get everything unpacked I will post pictures. So check back in a few days! Other than that, Matt has started his new job okay and we are currently on the look out for a new church family. AND the BIGGEST news of all!!! Christopher is well on his way to becoming potty trained!! I was so hesitant but decided to jump right in, and he is a natural!! Every time I ask him if he wants to go he does! And there have been a few times where he has come to either Matt or me and said "please, please" and then grabbed our hand and walk us in there and then point to the potty and say "please". It is so very cute! And he gets so proud of himself once he has done it! There is usually clapping and cheering and dancing involved!

So you are now updated! I promise to try harder at remembering to post pictures ! Oh and Christopher's first tip to the beach pictures will be up soon as well!!

Pictures from September to March

Here are a few pictures to help everyone catch up on what has been going on here and there! They span from just after Matt went back to Iraq to him coming home, to Holidays (not very many pictures of that) to just goofing around! Hope you enjoy!

It has been waaaaay too long!

Busy. That is the only word that can explain no recent blog posts. I promise in the next couple of days to get some pictures and stories up. GAAAAA this moving with a toddler is tough stuff.