Gymnastics

Blair is back in gymnastics!  We took a little break because she didn't seem as interested in it anymore but little did I know she would have a break down when she found out she wasn't going and couldn't go back for six weeks!  She asked every week when she would be going to gymnastics.  I signed her up again and she was so excited for her first day back but half way through the class she went back to her not very interested stage.  She was on the balance beam and then after a while she ran over to me.  I thought maybe she had to use the bathroom but she said she didn't.  I asked what was the matter but she wouldn't say anything to me.  She just wanted me to hold her.  When I told her to get back out there she really threw a fit.  I tried to get her to tell me what was the matter, then I tried convincing her to get back out there.  I eventually told her if she wasn't going out with her teacher then she needed to grab her stuff so we could go.  I wasn't about to waste my time watching her either just stand there doing nothing or throwing a fit and not telling me what was the matter.  Eventually her teacher came over to talk with us and she too had no idea what had happened.  She told Blair to come back when she was ready.  I got Blair a drink and then took her to the bathroom.  When we came out she saw that her class was on the bars and ran over there as if nothing happened!?!  So weird!  This is exactly what she kept doing the last time she was in gymnastics and that is why I decided to give her a break.  Luckily we talked to Blair about what she was doing and the rest of the session went really smooth.  In fact she was back to her happy, bubbly, very excited self again!  It was great to see that again!

Practicing cartwheels:

high kicks on balance beam:

Before Blair needed some help with keeping her balance on the beam but she is doing it all by herself now!

beam:

I have no idea why she keeps pulling her shorts up so high.  I pull them down to her hips and she keeps pulling them up as high as she can.  It makes me think of "mommy jeans!"  I think we might try without shorts next time!

Working on her mermaid kicks.

Getting ready to run and jump.

Handstand roll.

We have been working really hard on getting Blair to run and jump in a fluid motion but this is usually what it looks like:  I'm not sure why but she randomly started that arm thing right before she starts running.  I think it is kind of cute!

She stops for whatever reason and then jumps.  This is about the time her teacher takes her by the hand to show her what to do.  Honestly I think Blair sometimes does it on purpose because she likes the extra attention she gets from her teacher.

Eventually she will do it though!

I wanted to show the other video of Blair climbing the rope but it was too long.  She climbed about a foot past the black line all by herself.  Her teacher wasn't tall enough to help hold her feet.

It's a.....

GIRL!!!!  This post is way over due (about a month!) and I'm sure everyone already knows, but for document purposes here it is...It has been confirmed that we are still having a little girl!  Blair couldn't be more excited!  She has to tell everyone that she sees (lots of strangers!) that she is getting a baby sister!  Easton was a bit upset that its not another boy.  I really wish that I would have gotten his reaction on tape.  I let Blair spill the beans to Easton since Nathan told her right away.  Easton turned to me and said, "You're joking, right?!?"  His facial expression was priceless.  Easton seems to have come to terms about getting another sister and has even cuddled up to me to try and feel his baby sister move.  So cute!  Dyer is ridiculously excited for a new baby.  He is constantly pulling my shirt up and patting/rubbing my tummy while saying, "Hi, baby sister!"  Dyer LOVES babies!  Honestly, I think I'm most worried about Blair and Dyer "sharing" the baby with each other.

I had planned on making cupcakes to tell the kids the good news but Blair had to know if she was getting a baby sister, so Nathan broke down and told her the exciting news!  Blair and Dyer even got to see their baby sister on the ultrasound screen since the ultrasound tech needed to get a few more pictures for the doctor.  I still wanted to do something "creative" even though everyone knew so instead of making a bunch of cupcakes, I made a mini cake instead.  Although the kids already knew they were getting a baby sister, they seemed really confused as to why there was pink frosting inside.  Silly kids!

Teeball

Easton is more than half way done with his season now.  He seems to be enjoying baseball (at least more so than anything else we have put him in so far).  I think it helps that his good friend, Nicholas, is also on his team.  Here's some pictures/videos from the last month:

Opening Ceremonies:

Easton and Nicholas

Video of Easton's team:

First Game:

Very first hit:

Game #2:

Game #3:

Game #4:

#1 Fans!

Game #5:

I had to take this picture.  Easton is standing next to (I think) the tallest kid in his league.  Easton is the smallest on his team though which I'm sure is no surprise.

18 Weeks!

I finally took some pictures of my baby belly!

My 20 week ultrasound is set for April 29th so we should know for sure if baby #4 is definitely a GIRL!

I've updated my blog a lot over the last two days so make sure to check them out!

Easton riding his bike!

We got Easton a bike for his 3rd birthday but for whatever reason he really didn't have much desire to ride his bike.  In fact we only got him on his bike a handful of times.  I thought if we took the training wheels off that he would get excited about riding a big kid bike.  That was short lived and the bike got put away.  

One of our neighbors (Dallyn) gave Easton their old bike and he was excited about riding it but Nathan accidentally popped the tire while pumping it up so again the bike got put away.

Another neighbor (Alex) gave Easton his old bike, and although it is a little too big for Easton, it got him really excited to learn to ride it.  Nathan took him out right away and they started practicing.  I think it helped that two neighbor boys were out riding their bikes too!  

Video of Easton riding for the first time with daddy's help:

Another video:

This is what the rest of the crew were doing while Nathan was helping Easton:

The kids love playing in Valerie's truck.  Dyer could stay in there all day if we would let him.  The kids are constantly climbing in and out of the window to get from the cab to the bed of the truck.

Video of Blair and Dyer in the bed of the truck:

About a week later Easton finally was able to do this...

We put him back on his old bike because he can't start and get off very well by himself (yet) on the bike Alex gave him.  Easton's old bike is too small for him but he has better control on it.  We just need to fix the tires on the bike that Dallyn gave him and Easton will be set for a while.

Fairy Tale Town

I've wanted to take the kids back to this place for a while now and we finally got a change during spring break.  The kids definitely had a fun time.

Pirate ship

There was an old lady who lived in a shoe...

Dyer

Easton

Video of the kids:

Inside the tepee

Getting a drink!

sliding from a barn.

Dyer

Driving a train.

Blair and Easton

Easton and Blair

Video of Princess Blair:

Blair just got finished arguing with some girls about who was a princess and what princess they were.

Inside some cheese.

Video of Easton and Blair singing and dancing on top of the cheese:

Aquarium of the Bay

Before we headed to San Francisco we grabbed some pizza and headed to a local park.  Nathan and I tried some crazy pizza (asparagus, peas, lemon vinaigrette,etc-not sure what was all on it) from the Cheese Board.  It was actually pretty good!  This pizza place only makes and serves one type of pizza everyday.  It changes daily but you can only get whatever the pizza of the day is.  We knew the kids wouldn't eat that type of pizza so we got them some cheese pizza from another pizzeria.

As we were leaving the park, Blair ran ahead of us towards a busy street!  I yelled for her to stop but of course she continued to do what she wanted to do.  When we caught up with her I gave her a nice swat on the butt and put her in a time out.  She threw a huge temper tantrum and wouldn't listen to anyone.  I told her I was going to tape her so she could see how ridiculous she looked.  It didn't help completely but it did calm her down enough for us to talk to her about listening and being safe.

Video of Blair:

Checking out the fish.

Video of Dyer:

Jellyfish

Easton

Video of Dyer:

Blair

Blair touching a starfish.

Easton and Blair touching a starfish.

Sealions at pier 39.