Easter and some other stuff...

We celebrated Easter with my family in Red Bluff this year and we had a lot of fun. Ashlei and Allison came over and we had a jam packed Saturday - we colored easter eggs, made sugar cookies, sang karaoke (btw - Blake loves the microphone), had an easter egg hunt and a big dinner with the family. Good times!

What else...

Well blake has been enjoying having Kara and Gracie back and he loves playing with his new little pal. They are so cute together!


Having Kara back has been great. With the change of seasons and not having to be at daycare so much we haven't had any more ear infections to date. yay! knock on wood though. We hope it continues.

Blake is 21 months old now. He is talking more and more lately. He has surprised us a couple of times with his vocabulary choices - good and bad surprises. The good surprise just happened yesterday when I sneezed and he said "bless you". I wasn't sure i heard him correctly but when i sneezed again he said "bless you" again. I was shocked. Who taught my child these wonderful manners - It certainly wasn't me or Chris. Whoever taught him I am very grateful. I do know however that his bad choice in vocabular has definitely come from his mom and dad. He has grown very fond of the phrase "oh shit" and he knows the correct way to use it. While napping the other day i hear him say "oh shit". I wait for him to fall asleep and then enter his room to find his crib bumper thrown over teh side of his crib only half way tied on. Since then he has consistently used the phrase every day multiple times. We are trying not to laugh and trying very hard to ignore him - but its proving a little difficult. We hope this phase ends quicky and maybe he decides to say "bless you" a little more.

Here are our pictures from April. Enjoy!

R-O-D-E-O!

The annual Rodeo weekend trip to RB was April 16th through the 18th. We had a great time. Blake loves spending time at his Papa and Grandma Eincks house. All day long you hear "horsies! horsies! Outside! Outside!" Lots of room to roam and fun things to do for everyone. My parents put on a great party as usual and the weather this year was perfect! Chris and I decided to stay an extra night and go to the rodeo with my parents on Sunday. My grandparents were so kind to watch Blake that afternoon/evening for us so we could go and just hang out. We had great seats and Chris and my dad watched part of the rodeo from the platform. Good times! Here are the pics from the weekend. There are a lot and if you are familiar with the Rodeo don't be alarmed by some of the "late night" pics. ha!

Hats & Boots

Well March has been a really nice month. Most weekends have been pretty mellow and we have been hanging out at home working on the yard and enjoying the beautiful weather we are having. So what else is new...

Blake is obsessed with hats and his cowboy boots. You will see that in most pictures he is either wearing a hat or the boots. He even likes to wear his boots over his pj's. This boy is very particular about what shoes he wears and has to pick out his own shoes. Blake has also learned the word "NO" and he uses it constantly. At this point its kind of cute and hasn't become a problem - but i can forsee our future and it doesn't look pretty. Blake wanders around the house having conversations with himself that consist of "blah blah blah, NO, blah blah". He is obviously telling someone they can't do something. He even talks to Zoe and tells her no on occassion.

We have also entered the temper tantrum zone - we have these daily, most of the time because we don't really understand what Blake wants - and then other times we understand and he isn't getting his way. The typical toddler tantrums. Fun times!

On another note - this past winter was pretty brutal on us in terms of illness. Blake started daycare in September and since then he has had 6 ear infections. We have spoken to a couple of ENT's and think that ear tubes may be in blakes future. We are going to try a few things before we go to tubes - but if the ear infections continue it will be our best option. We hired Blakes nanny, Kara, back. We are so happy about this and can't wait for her to start next week. Blake will only be going to peppertree 2 days a week and Kara will watch him on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We are hoping that with this change and with summer coming we will have fewer colds and ear infections in the coming months. Wish us luck!

Well enjoy our pictures from the month - lots of outside pics of Blake and some pictures of the Easter Egg Hunt we went to this past weekend.

Big Boy!

It just amazes me how fast time goes by and how big Blake is getting. Last weekend Blake pulled his big basket out into the living room and was climbing in and out of it so I thought I would snap a few shots. Wanted to share a series of photos over the past 20 months of Blake and how he is filling up this basket more and more each day.

10 DAYS OLD


6 MONTHS



20 MONTHS

The Latest Family News

So its been awhile since I've posted any "family" news or pictures of Blake. So here you go! Things are going great. Just trying to survive winter and all of the colds Blake has come down with over the past few months. Bring on Spring and Summer. I'm READY! Nothing new has really been going on, besides our trip - which you have already been updated on. Other than that we are just laying low and spending time with friends and having lots of playdates.

Chris' mom and step dad came down for a week to take care of Blake while we were in Mexico - so it was great to see them and spend a little time with them. We were thrilled that Blake was able to get some quality time with them as well.

Here our our pictures from the past month or so...enjoy!

Mexico

Well its probably about time that I share details and pics from our Mexico trip. First off I want to say that I miss the sun! I'm over winter and I want to go back to Mexico pronto!

We had a great time. How could you not - 7 days of pure relaxation. Ahhh! We had two days on the boat while we traveled to Puerta Vallarta. While the weather wasn't super warm it was still sunny and enjoyable. The first night on the boat was Super Bowl Sunday. My dad, brother and Chris became very acquainted with the bar staff as they ordered bucket after bucket of coors light. I think everyone knew them by name at the end of the night. We watched the game on the largest TV I have ever seen. Lots of fun - probaby the best Super Bowl I have ever experienced. Second day of sailing consisted of recovery from night one - so a lot of lounging, eating and of course the hair of the dog...which was pretty much the theme of the week.

SIDE NOTE: A funny thing (because i'm sure while looking through our pictures you will be saying "who are these people") is that we ran into one of Chris' co-workers and her boyfriend on the ship. They had no idea either one of them were going to be there so it was quite the surprise. They ended up hanging out with us throughout the trip which was a lot of fun.

Puerta Vallarta
Our day on Puerta Vallarta was lots of fun. We went on a tour that took us to the small town of San Jose, on a hike, to a woman named marias shouse for homemade tacos and lunch on a private beach. The highlight of this tour though was the mexican gatorades we drank on the way back to PV. These things were delicious and will be a regular around our pool this summmer. YUM! You will have to come over to find out what they are made out of ;) Here is a picture of our rig and the group we went with.


Once we got back to PV we headed over to Senor Frogs with our new friends Paige and Dan. It was Paiges birthday and we met her in the taxi on the way there - she decided she wanted to party with us - so we went along with it. They were lots of fun. The best part (not really) was being subjected to the crazy balloon hats they made for us. Had to share this...


Mazatlan
The next day we were in Mazatlan. Probably my least favorite of the three places we went - but we had a fun day walking around, eating, drinking and hanging out on the beach.

Cabo San Lucas
Well this was probably the best day of the trip. Weather was gorgeous and Cabos is just really pretty and a fun place to be. We had all been to Cabo before so we knew what to expect and where everything was at so that helped a ton. Our first stop was "The Office" for food and bloody mary's and then that led to beer and it was only 9:30am. We traveled down the beach and ended up crashing a pool/bar and spent most of the morning early afternoon there. My mom and Darcie decided to go shopping and since I wasn't buying anyting I decided to stay with the guys. Probably not the wisest decision on my part because beer drinking turned into tequila drinking and that is never good. All I have to say is getting back on the ship was a little foggy and I hit the sack at about 4pm. Ouch! We will definitely be going back to Cabo - however I will be stearing clear of the tequila. :)

So anyhow - the trip was fabulous. We had a really great time. Thanks again Mom & Dad. Loved it!

Our camera broke the day we were in Mazatlan - so we don't have too many pics, sadly. But if you are interested in seeing what we took click here

Workout Update Week 2

Well...Monday was great and then there was a slight setback. I know i said I would power through even if I was sick. Well that didn't happen. Tuesday through Friday stomach virus won! Boo! Although I did lose 3 pounds because of it, not the ideal way to lose weight but hey I will take it. Saturday through this Monday I was back on track. Stay tuned...