Another busy week

Sorry for the lack of blogging (Renee), we have been very busy again! I'm beginning to think this is going to be the new way of life for us. Brandon spends all of his free time studying, if we're lucky he'll have time to walk to the park with us. He's home a lot though which is nice, although I wish he could really be "here" while he's home. His new favorite activity is to tell me about all of the crazy cases they're discussing in his Torts class. The other day, completely out of the blue, he turned to me and says, "A kid calls his teacher a dickhead, the teacher spanks him in response, can the kid sue the teacher for assault?" What?!?

I spend most of my free time making trips to multiple grocery stores, running other various errands, and just generally keeping this household running. I'm trying to let Brandon focus on school as much as possible and so I do pretty much everything around the house by myself. This takes a lot longer than I thought it would! When we were first married we split everything 50/50, then when the boys were born it was more like 80/20 and now it's like 95/5. I was teasing him the other day that I didn't think he had changed a diaper in over a week- turns out, he hadn't! He just doesn't have the time anymore. And I try to let him spend his free time playing with the boys rather than changing poopy diapers.

Oh, and in honor of No-Spend Month starting in a few days, I decided to go out in true Kim-style and buy an expensive new pair of jeans :-) In my defense, I don't really fit into any of my old jeans anymore and I doubt I ever will again. Negating that defense, I was talked into buying a pair that are still a size too small... but they really lift my behind, so I guess I thought that was worth sacrificing comfort and fit for. I really need to begin dieting/working out again since I still have 5 pesky pounds hanging around. I don't have too much motivation, though, because I think that even if I lost the 5 pounds and got back to my pre-pregnancy weight, I would still have that extra skin hanging on my mid-section that creates instant muffin-top if I wear anything besides sweats. *Sigh* What's the use?

So, that's what we've been up to lately. Here are some pictures for those of you who need a Jack and Cullen fix:

The Weekend

On Saturday we went to Mount Vernon for an 18th Century Craft Fair which turned out to be much, much cooler than I had hoped. They had brought in crafters and artists from all over the country who make colonial products and crafts. They had woodworkers, weavers, painters, soap and candle makers, iron workers, calligraphers, and much more! It was a lot of fun! I'm so glad we went!

Me and Cullen

Apparently the Founding Fathers had iPhones in their day...

We also had the chance to take some ultra cute pictures of the boys on George Washington's lawn. Some of these are frame-worthy, in fact I already ordered some! Enjoy, grandmas!

Cullen

Jackson

They just LOVE grass- pulling it out, eating it, squishing it in their hands, etc.

Cullen's got a mouthful

Someone got a little grumpy halfway through the little photoshoot

Better Late Than Never

Here are our California pictures! We had sooo much fun! The weather was absolutely perfect, couldn't have been any better if it tried! My parents and sisters were over the moon about seeing the boys again. The boys got waaayyy too much attention and playtime, they loved every second of it! We went to Disneyland (where we saw Kobe Bryant! and the beach and mostly spent the rest of the time chilling by the pool. It was my kind of vacation! Here's pictures of everything we did:

Lots of swimming in the pool. My mom's apartment has a kiddie pool that's just 1 1/2 feet deep. I would put a chair into it and sit there all day reading. Ahhhh, it was the most relaxed I've been all summer. The boys had so much fun with their floats. They LOVE the water!!

Jack

Cullen liked drinking the water more than anything. He kept sneaking his head down for a gulp and then we'd yell "Cullen!" and pull his head out of the water and he'd just smirk at us.

Jack figured out that he could touch the bottom and pushed himself around the pool all day. He was so proud of his newfound independence.

They got nightly baths with Nana.

Here they are at Disneyland, apparently sitting inside a fishing net full of stinky fish.

One happy Nana

I guess they really liked the Merry-Go-Round because Cullen screamed when it stopped.

All the kids - minus Brandon, wish you could have come babe!

At the beach with Auntie Rachel

I went a little trigger happy at the beach but I just couldn't resist, they were just so stinking cute all covered in sand!

This is pre-discovery of sand

The waves scared them at first, I guess I don't blame them since they're big and loud and rushing right at you. But eventually Cullen and I were sitting at the shore and letting the waves come up and wash over our legs. After he got used to it, he was fascinated!

Naptime!

Jack

Cullen

Jack

Everybody has cell phones in California, they just wanted to fit in.

Playing with Uncle Jon's hat

Cullen's playing Superman

We rode our bikes over to the park near my mom's apartment and they went down the slide. They weren't too sure what to think of it and kept putting their feet out in front of them and stopping themselves. I think Nana and Auntie Rachel enjoyed it more than they did ;-)

I slept in every single morning. What did my kids do? I guess they helped Nana make breakfast.

We went back to Disneyland for a few hours to take the boys on Dumbo. It was so hot that day and they were a little cranky... until the ride started going. From that point on, they were happy campers!

Me and Cullen

Jack and his aunties

A super cute picture of Cullen

Me and my boys

At the Angels game