My best friend from High School was down from San Francisco and made a quick visit yesterday. Can I just say how much my kids LOVE it when Auntie Jo stops by. They are so excited they are bouncing off the walls. She is so sweet to them and loves to play with them and ask them questions. They just adore her. Thanks Jo for coming over and tell Luke the kids missed him.
I can't say that I agree - but I had to take the quiz and see. Thanks Jenny.
Our little guy is getting so big. He has been moving around so good for the past month and he has been getting better and better at crawling. He is now to the point where when he has his eye on something he gets there pretty quick. 
We went to the park yesterday and he had such a blast on the swings - he even took a short cap nap while in it. I can't believe this guy will be 7 months on Sunday. Wow time flies! And yet some how I am still struggling with this baby weight - I can still call it that right?
So last night Tiffany, Adrienne and I went to the Staples Center to see Justin Timberlake (aka Mr. JT) LIVE!!! What a night! We had such a blast (as we always do together). We had box seats - there we were served food and beverages and we were nice and comfy! We were able to see the entire stage and really loved watching him sing/dance/play piano/guitar... and you name it! He sang all his songs from both of his albums. This guy is quite the performer. I think it was one of the best concerts I have been to in a LONG time! Thanks Mike for the hook up.
Paige started soccer this past weekend by having her first game & practice. We were all excited for the season to start needless to say we were ill equipped for our first game. No umbrella...ella..ella to shade us from the hot sun and no chair - Hello? But never the less we had a great time. GO TINKERBELLS! Yes, that is their name.
Paige enjoyed warming up with her team mates. John enjoyed chatting it up with the other dads.
Paige saw some of her friends who were scheduled to play after us. This is Avery and she played against Eliza and Cina. Most of the girls on Paige's team go to school with her so this is another good way to meet friends. She is however excited to play her church friends in the future.
After a much anticipated game, it was over and Paige was all tuckered out. When asked if she had fun? She gave it a thumbs up!!!
Owen started preschool yesterday. As you can tell from this first photo - he was so excited he could hardly contain himself....
He rang the bell all by his BIG BOY self and waited for his teacher to answer.
Miss Laurie was so excited for Owen to join her class she was also excited to see Paige from her class last year. What a warm welcome! Believe it or not she welcomes the kids like this EVERY DAY!!!
Owen did... ok ... his first day. He struggled with sharing and those things - which according to his teacher is totally normal - I guess you could say Owen NEEDS preschool. He needs to learn these important social skills. We can't wait for next week.
Today was Paige's first day at Kindergarten. WOW! She is getting so big. It was a short day (only 1 hour long) and she was a bit scared, she was so excited and she did really well.
Here is a picture of Paige with her new teacher. She said afterwards, "I have the nicest teacher in the whole world." I'm not sure how she got that with the short time they spent together, but I'm glad she started off so positive. 
She was really excited about her classroom. She said they got to sit on the rug and the teacher explained what to do when the bell rang. I think Paige will do really well - she already met a little girl named Lauren. Paige said - "People want to be my friend. Everyone wants to be my friend because I look so cute." John thought that was awesome. I'm a little nervous as to where she gets that.
Last night we celebrated Owen's birthday with a little cake and ice cream and then some presents. Poor guy didn't get a real party but he sure thought he did. He would say "Surprise!" to anyone that would listen. Then when it was time to sing to him... I don't think in all my life I have ever seen anyone so excited to be sung to. He would literally scream the words and yell and cheer. When he blew out his candles I think more saliva passed threw his lips then air. It was classic. When it was over he burst into tears (I think because it was done). We felt so bad that we sung to him again - don't worry -- all was repeated including the crying at the end. This guy loves the "Happy Birthday" song.
Our little boy has just turned 3
what a big boy he has come to be
with trains and cars to marbles and balls
to making messes and scrapes and falls
this little man is all boy you see
he's the boy you wish for at only 3
he is starting preschool and soon you can tell
he'll have all the ladies under his spell
So birthday wishes for our little boy
We hope for many more years filled with joy!
Happy Birthday Little Man!
