Drew's 3rd Birthday party

Drew had a "Little Einstein's" Birthday party last Saturday at the clubhouse on base. We had a bounce house for the kids and mom make a rocket cake. The kids had a lot of fun!

Drew with AJ in the Bounce House

Our cutie-patootie

Drew with his submarine rocket from Suey. He opened his presents from Suey in the morning and then later at his party, he opened up 3 more submarine rockets. I wish we would have taken a picture of him and his fleet :). The other 3 submarines were exchanged and in turn Drew picked out a Batman Batcave and I must say, it's pretty cool!!!

Disneyland!

We had such a wonderful time at Disneyland this past weekend with the boys. We drove up Friday afternoon and got checked into our hotel room. I had ordered Mickey Mouse Clubhouse pillow cases, Mickey Mouse dolls and Disney t-shirts for the boys and they were very excited about their new Mickey gear. On Saturday, we did Disneyland all day - we got the most done in the first hour! Favorites were Dumbo, Toy Story, and the Nemo Submarine rides. On Sunday, we went to Disneyland in the morning (more Dumbo, Toy Story and a few we didn't get to), then met up with some friends for lunch, followed by California Adventure in the afternoon. We ended the day with the Pixar Parade at California Adventure and that was a HUGE hit with the kids! And on Sunday, we saw Tinkerbell at Disneyland (Drew really likes tink), rode the Toy Story ride AGAIN, and then headed to California Adventure to do the Toy Story ride over there (one of the best rides!!!) and road on Soarin' of California. First, Suey and I went on it, and then Rob and I took Trent. It was so nice to have a little 2 on 1 (2 parents w/ 1 kid) and do something with just Trent and he LOVED the ride!!! We lucked out and had good weather on Saturday and Sunday and it only rained on Monday, but we were prepared as we thought it might rain the whole 3 days.

Here are tons of pictures for you to enjoy!

February 2009

Our Saturday

The boys had a great time at Jump Up for Madelyn's 5th birthday party!

Drew climbing up to see Dad.

Trent jumping SOOO high!

Rob helps Drew climb the rope.

Madelyn, the birthday girl, gets to fly!

And our evening was complete with dinner at Ahso (Japanese steakhouse.....my favorite!!!!!) with great friends and then drinks at the Mine Shaft. Yeah for a wonderful day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Drew!!!!

Baby Drew

1-year

2-years

The house was decorated when he woke up and he got to spend his birthday money from Lama and Grandma Addie during his Toys R Us Shopping trip. He picked out a Razor scooter just like Trent's and a Nerf Gun set complete with goggles and vests. We had pizza for dinner and cupcakes for desert. Due to our Disney trip and the fact that we're waiting for Suey, Drew's birthday party won't be until the 21st. It's just so crazy that our baby is 3 already!! Oh, and did I mention that he's finally potty trained (Happy Day to me!). Here are some pictures from his big day.

Babies in Phoenix!

It was a whirl-wind weekend!! We left on Saturday and drove 3 hours to Phoenix, AZ to stay with Cynthia Davidson Stump and her family at her mom's house. Cynthia was the maid of honor at our wedding, my best friend from high school and one of my best friends today. She has a daughter, Mary, who is three and the newest addition to her family is Noah who is 6 weeks old. It was so nice to spend time with her and be around her kids. Our two families had a picnic in the park dinner that night and went to the Phoenix Zoo on Sunday. She's staying in Phoenix for a couple of weeks and I'm hoping to see her again before she goes home to Michigan.

And since one newborn isn't enough and the timing was perfect, on Saturday I stopped by to visit my cousin Sara, who also lives in Phoenix, to see her family which includes their newsest daugther Khloe who was born on Wednesday. They had just been discharged from the hospital earlier that day!

Suprisingly, as the girl knows for uploading pictures to facebook in record time, I FORGOT MY CAMERA!!! I used Cynthia's camera a lot and Sara took pictures when I stopped by their house, but I am at their mercy for photos. So, for now, I have only this one photo to post - it's the one taken by the Zoo Photographers that we paid $10.99 plux tax for :).

The Walker and Stump Crew

Rob, Katie, Cynthia & Joel

Drew, Trent, Mary and baby Noah in the stroller

Flagstaff Vacation

We just got back from a 3-day vacation to Flagstaff, AZ to get our snow fix for the winter. The boys had a terrific time playing in the snow and sledding. We stayed in the hotel at Fort Tuthill the first night and in a small cabin at Fort Tuthill the 2nd night. We drove up towards Snowbowl on Sunday and stopped at Wing Mountain for serious sledding and snow play. We followed it up by more sledding and snow play near our cabin. We had so much fun, that we're already making plans to go back next year. It's crazy to be back to our 80-degree weather.

Click below to see pics from out trip.

Flagstaff / Fort Tuthill

Here are some videos of the boys sledding.

Trent looses his 3rd tooth!

Trent lost his thrid tooth yesterday at David's birthday party. I'm just so thrilled that it's finally gone because it just stuck out like a snaggle tooth this past week or so. And, the other bonus, he didn't swallow it!!! Finally, he gets to put a tooth under his pillow instead of a note. He just looks so different now! I'm not old enough to have a kid who looses teeth, right? Oh, just agree with me ;).