At work, I'm generally hesitant to take Asher and Braedon anywhere besides the park since I only have two hands and I'm not too courageous. Hence, the boys and I have been feeling a little cooped up being in the house all day. This leads the boys to find silly things to do with their time. Case in point:
Climbing into baskets!
Well, today we had a good opportunity to get out of the house and do something fun. Kelsey, a friend from the ward, invited us to go to the Irvine Spectrum (an outdoor mall) to get some cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory (each slice was only $1.50 in celebration of their anniversary!). Since that mall has some fun water fountains for the kids to play in, I decided it would be fun to take Asher and Braedon. Camille (another friend from the ward, who also watches the boys) was gracious enough to offer some help on our little crusade. So, we piled all the kids in the car and off we went!
Braedon, Sydney (Camille's daughter), and half of Asher. As you can see, Braedon has mastered waving! It was cute seeing all three of them in the backseat together!
The kids waiting patiently in the very hot sun for us to get our cheesecake. They were surprisingly well behaved! I love how Braedon is leaning back with his leg up like that. I think he was trying to be cool in front of Sydney. :)
Climbing into baskets!Well, today we had a good opportunity to get out of the house and do something fun. Kelsey, a friend from the ward, invited us to go to the Irvine Spectrum (an outdoor mall) to get some cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory (each slice was only $1.50 in celebration of their anniversary!). Since that mall has some fun water fountains for the kids to play in, I decided it would be fun to take Asher and Braedon. Camille (another friend from the ward, who also watches the boys) was gracious enough to offer some help on our little crusade. So, we piled all the kids in the car and off we went!
Braedon, Sydney (Camille's daughter), and half of Asher. As you can see, Braedon has mastered waving! It was cute seeing all three of them in the backseat together!The kids waiting patiently in the very hot sun for us to get our cheesecake. They were surprisingly well behaved! I love how Braedon is leaning back with his leg up like that. I think he was trying to be cool in front of Sydney. :)He's really showing off now! Trying to get her attention by flexing his muscles.
"Watch, Sydney. I can yell really loud! Cool, huh?"
Sydney isn't impressed easily.
But Braedon wouldn't take no for an answer. "Hey Sydney, over here! Look at me!"
"I'm gonna getcha!"
"Argh. I give up."
Oh, but wait! It looks like persistence paid off! Aww, young love.
"Please, no more pictures!"
Home at last and ready for a nap...It was so fun to get out and do something new. Thanks for inviting us Kelsey! And it wasn't as difficult as I expected it to be (thanks to Camille's help!). I think I'm going to try and get out more often!
"My mommy calls me this. She's very smart."
"It's true. I've got him wrapped right around my little pinkie."
"Seriously, mom. How many more of these do I have to try on?"
"We're done now, right mom?"
It's painful to watch Comfort attempt any style other than hip hop. I'm so glad she's finally gone. And I wasn't heartbroken when Will left either. But next elimination is going to be hard. I don't want to see any of these people leave:
Can't wait for Wednesday!
It's a wonderful talk, but a tricky one to teach... I decided to 
But there's no way I'm paying $18 dollars for it! It kind of seems silly but I bet they're making millions off all those die-hard Twilight fans!
I can't believe how fast they're growing up. I swear they learn something new every day! And I'm pretty sure they are getting cuter and cuter by the second. (If that's even possible!) Check out this cute video of Asher playing peek-a-boo. It's adorable.
and
I carpooled with my friend Camille and her adorable daughter Sydney.
It was fun getting to know people in the ward and spending time with friends. And tomorrow I'll get to do it all over again at the pool! It's nice to have some extra free time, but I also miss my 
Grayson loves to eat! But he doesn't let a little thing like eating stop him from playing!
He's so adorable, and such a little chunk!
This is the only smile I could get from Bennett. He was too busy having fun!
Because I don't recall Bella and Edward ever being up in a tree, an unconscious Bella being carried by Edward in the rain, or any of them ever standing in the middle of a river. The inconsistencies between the book and the movie are really frustrating. And I've only seen a handful of pictures and about one minute in trailers. I have a feeling the movie is going to be difficult to watch. Hopefully I'll have forgotten enough of the details by then to enjoy it. If I can keep myself from rereading it by December...
makes me want to cringe. On top of that, you've got what feels like eight different instruments crammed in your mouth and down the back of your throat, all while trying to (painfully) keep your mouth open as wide as you can. And after all that, I'm still not done. I have to go back for my "deep clean" and go to an oral surgeon about my wisdom teeth. I can only guess what kind of torture that will be.
