Music Class

We had a playdate/music class at a friends home and Sean and Claire could not get enough of the instruments.

Fun Bouncing

We went to Bounce Jungle and Sean met a little boy who kept him entertained the entire time (yeah for me!). Claire loves to bounce up and down so this was right up her alley. We had a slendid 2 hours at open bounce.

Claire is Walking

Well our little girl is 9.5 months old and now she is cruising the room and getting into tons of stuff. Sean is really quick to tell what Claire is getting into and he loves to push her down (which we are working on right now). Claire always beams with the biggest smile and makes a low whispery grunting noise to show she is excited. Our angel is growing up.

Posting Overload

Well I had over 500 pictures taken this month so far so putting a couple on for each event was crazy. So long for now so hope everyone enjoyed seeing Sean turn 3 and Claire growing up like a little princess.

Papa's 60th

My dad celebrated his 60th birthday and Sean was ready to celebrate his again so he blew out the candles. I think he is getting to the point that he thinks everyday is his birthday this month.

Sean was waiting patiently to blow out those candles. We had a great pasta dinner and Sean played with his new train set the entire time.

Sean's 3rd Birthday

Well as usually I did the pictures backwards so here is the grand finale with Sean blowing out the candles on his doughnut tower. We had to be original because everyone had enough cake in the last couple days. So I made him this tower to have fun on his birthday and he was so excited.

Claire loves to drink from a cup and play with the straw. When we were at McDonald's she picked up the glass by herself and was taking sips. She is not much for the sippy cup but loves a cup and when you put water in a straw and place it in her mouth.

Sean wanted to go to McDonald's (yes I know) for his birthday. We named a ton of places but he came up with this. We had other plans but Dave got a stomach flu and we had to put everything on hold. So here we are at McDonald's for Sean's birthday dinner. He had chicken nuggets, fries, and a smoothie.

Sean and grandma were sitting at the table looking through his happy meal. Sean wanted the Ironman toy but got a cool Spiderman one instead.

Couple More Peter Piper Picks

Sean having fun with his friends on the Merry-Go-Round. Dani (pictured) and Addi (behind Sean's head) are some of Sean's great playdate friends. He has known them since he was a couple months old.

Claire loves pulling at Nando's face and trying to get her fingers in his mouth. Kailey and Nando always have some great pics with Claire.

We took a quick picture before Sean's great grandmother left with the 4 generations. Claire was really tired and ready for bed and Sean was ready to start the night playing away.

Peter Piper Birthday

We had Sean's birthday at Peter Piper Pizza. We had to think of somewhere indoors because it is still in the 100's these days. So we decided to do the birthday with his friends on Thursday the 12th (one day before his birthday) so it would not be so crowded at the venue. Little did we know they were having another huge birthday but things worked out great and the kids loved the games and rides. Sean wanted this Cars cake so bad because he wanted the car and tow truck from the movie that they put on top of the cake.
Sean was playing skeeball but when you ask him what he wanted to do he always said, "I want to play the candy game." This is the little claw that gives you powdery candy and tootsie rolls. He also loved the Terminator game.
Sean opened all his presents with the help of his friends. He was so excited by all his new gifts and games. Thanks to everyone that made this such a special time for Sean and could come to his party.Jake and Sean were driving the cars at one of the games during his birthday.
Eating pizza and drinking juice during a pit stop the kids took to rest from all the game playing.
Sean was all over the place we could not keep up with him. Here he is playing another game.

Preschool Birthday Crown

Sean was so excited to have his birthday celebrated at preschool. He received a birthday crown that he did not want to take off all day (this is coming from a kid that never wears a hat). He even told his preschool teacher to be extra careful when she was putting on his backpack. I asked Sean what treat he wanted to bring for his friends and he said "rice krispie treats" so he was able to pass them out during snack time.

First Day of Preschool

Sean started preschool on the 10th of August at Lil' Einsteins. He goes to class on Tuesday and Thursday for a couple hours. He loves to go and make new art projects each class. We make a huge deal of him going and getting his backpack to go to preschool. So far he is running in and having a great time.
At the table during the first day at preschool. He is in the Safari Room which is themed with animals. He loves the kitchen and the cash register in the play area. On the first day of school he was able to share a bag filled with 4 things about himself. He brought Toy Story 2 (his favorite movie), a car that he loves to play with, a Toy Story gummy snack wrapper (he loves to eat these), and a picture of his family. He read "The Kissing Hand" and made us a hand print plus a picture of himself.
Sean was getting his backpack on for a fun day at preschool. It is so hard to believe that our little baby is not here while he is at preschool. He loves to tell us about his day on the car ride home. I ask him so many questions he starts to roll his eyes at me.

Claire Turned 9 Months

I am a week behind at getting things posted with everything that has been going on so now we are trying to catch up. Claire turned 9 months on the 10th of August.
Claire:

-takes a couple steps (about 3-4) and tries to move from object to object

-stands herself up and walks along the furniture--then may take steps to other areas

-climbs up the stairs

-loves to bounce up and down

-wants to eat everything in site and loves her bottle

-smiles all the time and waves to you..we think she says "HI" because that is what it sounds like

-grabs things within her reach and gets frustrated when she doesn't get something she wants

-likes to walk in the stroller

-will bounce up and down when she is standing and dance

-not real fond of the pool. She likes to be held or bounced around

-crawls and finds her way into the tiniest spots

-likes to grab everything and put it in her mouth

-loves to play with Sean's toys and wreck his train track on his train table

-finally got her first tooth a couple weeks ago (now has a second popping through on the bottom)

-has 3 teeth ready to come through on the top

-loves to hold on to you like a little monkey and walk around

-likes to play the xylophone piano and push the buttons on her musical toys

-takes 2 naps each day at approximately the same time (is a great sleeper)

-goes right down to bed a night without a fuss

-likes to splash in the bathtub and the pool

-turns red in the face is she is upset about something

-ate her barrette and now we can't put them in her hair

At the Fire Station

Sean wanted to drive the truck and put on the headphones like a real fireman.
We went to the Fire Station for a tour with our mom's group. Sean loved the fire truck and the fire pole they had in the station. The firemen talked to us about swimming safety and how to get out of your house if there was a fire.

It Was Amazing!

We went to Amazing Jake's to have pizza lunch and play on some rides. Sean was in heaven and it was a really fun couple hours. They have a movie room where you can eat your pizza so it was a wonderful dinner and we were able to watch movies also. Sean's favorite ride is the Frog Hopper and it lifts you up into the sky and then bounces you back down.

Mending Ankle

Sean's foot fell between a couple mats at a birthday party (can you tell this is last months news but I am a little behind with updates). I tried to wrap it in gauze so he would not walk on it. He was jumping all over and then the next minute he was limping. We went to the doctor, got foot x-rays, and saw a pediatric foot doctor because the x-ray showed a slight fracture. Well when this was all said and done Sean just needed to rest and if any other problems occur in the next month he needs to have it looked at again. Glad everything worked out.

Little Miss Happy

Who is always happy? Claire...always giving those irresistible smiles for the camera.

Science Museum

We were able to go to the science museum in Mesa twice in the last couple weeks. Sean loves to flash flood they have near the dinosaur exhibit so it is always a treat. The Discovery Room was great because they had tons of magnets that Sean was playing with. We tried to get some pictures in the crater and surprisingly everyone was looking at the camera.

Playdate

We have been getting together with some of our friends. It is so weird to remember just 3 kids and now there are 6. Little Reagan was being held by mommy and missed this pick but for the most part everyone was looking towards the camera.