Wednesday January 25

In the morning we had breakfast and then I got ready to go to a meeting. I had a meeting with a friend of mine that I have worked on his website off and on throughout the years for an update and future redesign. Jammer stayed home with the boys while I was at my meeting. The meeting went well. After the meeting I stopped at Jersey Mike's to pick up a sandwich for lunch and then brought it home for Jammer, Koa and I to share (Tre didn't want any). Jammer and the boys hung out at home and played while I was gone. They played in the backyard, front yard and inside.

After we finished our lunch it was time to put the boys down for nap. Tre took a little under a 2 hour nap and Koa ended up sleeping for a little over 3 hours. WOW! While the boys napped I did some work on the computer and then finished up some things after they woke up. Then I made dinner and we ate. We hung out for a bit and then gave the boys baths and off to bed.

Tuesday January 24

I took Tre to preschool in the morning, stopped at the grocery store on my way home and then back home for breakfast with Jammer and Koa. I put dinner in the crock pot and then Jammer had some work to do so Koa and I hung out until he got back. We had to stop by the police station nearby to get a front license plate proof of correction signed off for me. It was a quick stop and then we went to pick Tre up from school. I was on the phone with some tech support for a client/friend's website so Jammer went in to Tre's class to pick him up while Koa and I stayed at the car so I could finish my call. After the call was over, Koa and I went over to where Tre and his friends play after school. We hung out for a bit and then it was time to head home. Koa was super tired and ready for bed since he didn't sleep very well the night before.

We got home and ate a quick lunch and then put the boys down for nap. Tre ended up taking a short nap and was bummed when I told him that his Daddy wasn't home because he wanted to play Legos with him. So Tre and I snuggled and watched some TV until Koa woke up. Jammer got home a little bit later and Tre immediately directed him towards the Legos. Since I had put dinner in the crock pot I just needed to prepare the side dish and then we were all set for dinner. We ate dinner and then gave the boys their baths and off to bed. Koa was fighting going to sleep and wanted me to hold him. Finally after the third attempt to lay him down I let him cry a little bit and within a few minutes he was down to sleep. YAY.

Monday January 23

It was a rainy day so we were confined to the indoors. Koa and I woke up like an hour and a half before Tre and Jammer did. So we hung out in the living room until they woke up. Then once they were awake Koa was excited to see them. I couldn't believe Tre slept in so late and Koa woke up so early. We had breakfast and then just hung out. Then put the boys down for nap and I got in some rest as well. After the boys woke up we just hung out and played in the living room. Pretty mellow day which was nice after the busy weekend we had.

Sunday January 22

We had another event planned for Sunday. A belated Christmas gathering with my Mom's Mom's side of the family. Luck would have it that Tre ended up sleeping in on this day so we didn't have to stress too bad about him taking a nap. Especially since we had to be at my Grandparent's house at 3:30pm. We ate breakfast, got showered and dressed. Then we packed up all our stuff and got ready to head up to Moreno Valley. The plan was for Koa to nap in the car on the way there and Tre would most likely just cruise along awake.

I was right, Tre didn't nap but I expected Koa to nap a little longer than 45 minutes. I have a feeling the sun caught his sleeping eyes and woke him up. We were almost there so we survived the drive without any crying. We arrived a couple minutes after 3:30pm, Woo-Hoo! Tre was a little reluctant to join the activities, which was some hallway hockey that my nephew and cousins were playing. After a short while of watching what they were doing Tre decided he wanted to try and from there we could hardly get him to stop. He has never really played hockey before so he was having trouble grasping all of the rules so we had have him take a few breaks to relax and regroup. Koa attempted to get in there quite a few times and play, thankfully he managed to stay unharmed. Hehe.

We ate some yummy food (tamales being my fav part since normally I only get them at Christmas time). My sister Jennifer made them and they were DELICIOUS! After food we hung out for a bit. The football game was on so that pretty much kept all the males in the house occupied. The ladies (other than me who was busy watching the boys and Ashley who is pregnant and relaxed on the couch) played Bunco. After the game was over it was time to open presents and then take a group photo.

From there we started to pack up the car and then last was getting the boys in their pajamas and getting ready to drive home. The drive home went pretty quickly so that was great and it was nice to spend time with family.

Saturday January 21

We stayed home in the morning because we had a wedding to go to in the afternoon. My Mom planned on arriving around 1pm so we could head out to El Cajon to the ceremony. We had breakfast and hung out with the boys as each of us took our turn getting showered and dressed for the wedding. Jammer went first while I tried to prepare the boys afternoon and evening food, drinks, etc. Time was going by too quickly and I was running out of time so I had to jump in the shower and get ready as fast as I could. My Mom showed up as I was finishing up getting ready so she was able to help occupy the boys. Once I was somewhat content with everything being ready for them, we left. We got to the church about 6 minutes late but luckily they weren't ready to start yet so we didn't miss anything.

The ceremony started and my friend looked beautiful! After the ceremony we hung out at the church for a bit. The reception didn't start until 5pm so we had some time to kill between the end of the ceremony and the beginning of the reception. We thought we would go check out Dave and Busters since Jammer had some cards that he thought had some money on them still. Unfortunately, either they were outdated or something but they didn't work in the system. So we left and picked up a little In and Out burger snack before heading over to the reception.

We arrived at the reception and the cocktail/hors d'oeuvres part began. We hung out for a bit until it was time to be seated in the reception area. The rest of the wedding went by pretty quickly. We ate, we talked, we danced and had a great time! It was so cute, they had these little miniature Panama hats at the table for each person so my friend that was attending the wedding as well and I put them in our hair. Quite a few other guests at the wedding did the same.

While we were dancing there was a part where we had to hold hands and go around in a circle and Jammer was holding the hands of a little girl who was being so cute and even after the circle dance was over she continued to hold his hand and dance. So cute!

The reception was coming to a close so I helped the bride by packing up some of the stuff that needed to go with her and then we got ready to go. The bride's Mom told me we could take home a centerpiece so that was awesome. They were beautiful! We got home, the boys were in bed and my Mom was hanging out in the living room. About 30 minutes after we got home my Mom left and we got ready for bed. It was a nice afternoon/evening spent doing something adult and not worrying about the boys. Thanks Mom for watching them!

Friday January 20

I had planned a play date at the park with our playgroup. Of course as usual we were about 30 minutes late. Koa woke up just after 9am so we were having trouble getting the boys motivated to get out the door. Once we got there quite a few of Tre's friends were there so he was very excited. He had lots of fun running around and playing. He was sad when everyone had to go and then it was time for us to go. But once we got home we took the boys to the bike track for a short visit. Then came back to the house and got them ready for nap. Tre fell asleep before Koa, for some reason he was reluctant to go down and it took me longer than normal. Once the boys were down I had some stuff to do on the computer and then had a chat with my Mom on the phone in preparation for her coming down the following day to watch the boys so Jammer and I could go to my friend's wedding.

Tre woke up before I could get in a nap so him and I hung out until Jammer got home. He was anxious to go back to the bike track and play some more and as soon as Jammer walked in he informed him that he wanted to go back. As that was being discussed Koa woke up so we all ended up going to the bike track again for another quick visit. Tre is getting braver and having Jammer help him cruise around the track on his own bike. Koa has become very interested and kept asking to get on Tre's bike and cruise around as well. Yikes!

It was getting dark and time to go home. I made dinner, then we ate, got the boys in the bath and then ready for bed. Again Koa took a really long time to put down for bed. He hasn't nursed before bed for 4 days and it definitely has made it a tiny bit harder to get him to bed. Part of his routine has been disturbed and hopefully he will get used to it soon.

A few sweet things Koa has said....
I sneezed and he said "Bless You" (a little mumbly but you can tell that's what he is saying).
He is learning his manners and says "Thank you" really well.
Since Koa loves to say HI to all of us when he sees us, he has been saying something in addition, it goes like this:
Koa: Hi Mama!
Me: Hi Koa, how are you?
Koa: Good!

Everytime I ask him how he is, how he is doing, etc...he will respond with "good". I love it, it is so darn cute!

Here is a video of Tre riding his bike all the way around the bike track for the first time, click here to see it.


Here is a video of Jammer riding the bike track, click here to see it.

Thursday January 19

Tre and Koa both had school today. Jammer dropped Tre off at school and Koa and I went to his parent and me preschool class. Koa woke up again 10 minutes before we were supposed to be there so we were late again. Luckily when we got there they had all just sat down to song time so we didn't miss much. Class went by quick, which it always seems to do. As of this class Koa is not the youngest kid in the class anymore. There is a little boy younger than him that didn't seem to be walking yet.

After class we went home and had breakfast. Then Koa and I played outside for a little bit. I decided to take Koa and Noa for a walk around the neighborhood since it was so nice out and we had to kill some time until we needed to pick up Tre from school. I took Koa to the bike track and rode him around the track (not as wild of a ride as when Daddy pushes him in his car, haha). Then we just cruised around for a bit. We got back to the house and had a little snack.

Then it was time to pick Tre up from school. Jammer went to go get him from class while Koa and I waited for them. We hung out in our regular spot and Tre and Koa played with the other kids. We then went home and got the boys ready for nap. Koa was being really fussy and I think he was confused whether he was hungry or tired (honestly, I think he wanted to nurse but realized it wasn't going to happen). I finally calmed him down and he fell asleep.

Tre woke up first and was so cute. He was anxious to find Jammer because he had promised Tre that he would take him to the bike track if he took a good nap. So Tre wanted him to take him immediately after he woke up. He came in to where I was and asked where Jammer was, I told him he was in the garage so he went in there and as he was walking away he said, "I'll be in the garage, call my name if you need me." HAHA. So funny!

So Jammer and Tre went to the bike track. Once Koa woke up I made him some food and he ate, then Jammer and Tre came home and I got some dinner ready for them. I jumped in the shower and then went to a Mom's Night Out with some friends at my friend's restaurant. It was a great night of yummy food and good company! I love Mom's Night Outs!