Lately we have been teaching Andy to self feed. Though it makes life a little easier it also makes meal time a lot messier. The following pictures are a usual occurrence following dinner time.
Nate also likes to get in on the action
Friday, June 15, 2012
Sidewalk Chalk
So blogging and I have been on bad terms lately. Part of it is laziness and the other part is actually being busy. With wedding season in full swing and I have been keeping busy taking pictures of everyone but my own family. Thankfully there are a few things I have documented over the past couple of months. Hopefully I can catch you up in the next week or two with a few posts. For today you get two :)
Warm weather brings a lot of outside play time at our home. I can honestly say that we spend very little time inside the house most days. It makes me very happy. One of Nathan's favorite things to do is play with friends. We have a play group that we get together with a few times a week but we also have sweet neighbor kids that like to come and visit and play with Nate. The sandbox is a much loved activity but the favorite is sidewalk chalk.
A few weeks back (probably more than a month) our friends Taylor and Brianna come over and we pulled chalk out for the first time this season. It was very fun. I was running in and out of the house because it was almost dinner time. One of the times I was in the house the kids got the great idea to cover themselves with the chalk. I had to get my camera out and take pictures. Obviously they had a lot of fun. The only bad part was when I had to call their mom and let her know that her kids were going to come home this way due to my bad parenting. Hopefully she wasn't too mad.
Warm weather brings a lot of outside play time at our home. I can honestly say that we spend very little time inside the house most days. It makes me very happy. One of Nathan's favorite things to do is play with friends. We have a play group that we get together with a few times a week but we also have sweet neighbor kids that like to come and visit and play with Nate. The sandbox is a much loved activity but the favorite is sidewalk chalk.
A few weeks back (probably more than a month) our friends Taylor and Brianna come over and we pulled chalk out for the first time this season. It was very fun. I was running in and out of the house because it was almost dinner time. One of the times I was in the house the kids got the great idea to cover themselves with the chalk. I had to get my camera out and take pictures. Obviously they had a lot of fun. The only bad part was when I had to call their mom and let her know that her kids were going to come home this way due to my bad parenting. Hopefully she wasn't too mad.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Where did April go?
Long, long time no post. April went by fast and now I find myself a week into May. This past month was good to the Cefalo family.
Since I last posted I turned the big 30. It took me by surprise but I had a hard time with it. It's not that I feel like 30 is old. It is just that I never thought I would be 30. For some reason the 20's seemed like they were never going to end. They were good to me. As a family we spent the day enjoying each other. Jake has a new schedule and we were lucky that the 12th fell on one his day's off. Jake and Nathan made me waffles and then we spent time working on our back yard. We then went out to lunch and then tried out the new and only ice cream place in town (it was good) we were so full from the ice cream and big lunch that we waited until the next day to make my birthday treat. Instead of a cake I opted for a banana cream pie. It was super yummy and Nathan now asks to make one regularly. Overall it was a wonderful birthday. I was very blessed.
The next week Jake had an adventure. He spent the weekend taking care of the boys. This hasn't happened before because Andy has refused a bottle. So he has been a little connected to me. Well I had a wedding that I had scheduled months before that was in Las Vegas so off I went. Jake was very thankful because his parents came out to help him with the boys. It took Andy a day but he finally took the bottle. I had a hard time because it was the longest I have ever been away from both Nathan and Andy. The good news is that we all survived and we are the better for it.
The last thing I will tell you is that we finally opened up the kite's from easter the other day. I had been saving them for a day that both Jake and I were around. For whatever reason there had never been a good windy day for us to go out before. Thankfully this past friday the conditions were great. It turned out to be a great family activity. Both of the boys had a lot of fun. Andy enjoyed it too ;) We spent over an hour running around the park near out house. I am pretty sure we will be doing it again in the very near future.
Andy was blinded by the sun but he loved being outside and we were able to attach one of the kite's to his baby seat and it flew for a while.
As with everything in our life the theme was Star Wars... I am ok with that.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Friends
So I can't not write a quick post about our Elko friends. This week has been a lot of fun but it is bitter sweet. Jake and I have been very fortunate to make some wonderful friends since we moved here almost 2 years ago (Can you believe it has been almost 2 years??). Almost instantly we became friends with a couple who lived in our apartment complex that we started out in. As the months have past we have met others and as of right now we have a really fun group of people that we love to get together with. We all have young kids and we are all enjoy getting together.
There isn't a week that goes by that we aren't hanging out with someone. The wives are especially lucky because this past year we have done story time, mommy school and park picnics pretty much every week. Sometimes I get to see my friends and hang out and talk almost every day. I love it and the kids love it. Sadly every so often someone ends up leaving and it is a pretty big bummer.
This week our very first Elko friends are leaving us. It sucks. Lynsie is going to think I am such a dork for even posting this but I have to. They have been so good and they really are the couple that has glued a lot of us together. We ended up having a non-goodbye, goodbye party this past weekend and it was so fun. Joey, Lynsie, and Frank we will miss you. You might have visitors very soon though :)
My big little guy
This past few weeks have been pretty bumpy for our little family. No sooner did we get home from Disney than the boys finally came down with that nasty flu that Jake and I had during the trip. Nathan was the last to start with the symptoms but he got it the worst. I thank heaven that he didn't get sick while we were gone. We ended up in the ER with him in the middle of the night because he couldn't breath. He had the croup and it hit him pretty hard. Jake had to work the next morning so I took both boy's without him at 12:30 to the hospital and we were there until about 3:00. We got home and in bed just in time for Jake to wake up for work. It wasn't fun going without him but he wouldn't have gotten any sleep that night. We ended up spending a week at home with very little leaving. I don't think Nathan even stepped outside for 4 straight days.
The Croup passed and Nathan recovered just in time to have his very first surgery. This past year Nathan has had 8 ear infections and he has also been snoring and having disturbed sleep. In the past I worked in a Pediatric Pulmonologist/ Sleep Disorder Clinic and I knew we were headed for some fun. After visiting with and ENT he recommended he get tubes and have his adenoids removed. I always knew we would end up having to do things like this with our kids but I have to say it was still really hard for me. I was so worried and I felt so bad.
The poor kid was scared that morning. I had tried to talk with him in the days before and just let him know that we were going to the doctor and they were going to fix his ears. I told him were were going to have him wear some special jammies and that the doctor and some other people would look in his ears. I also let him know that after we would stay home for a day or two and watch movies and eat ice cream. That didn't seem to prepare him. As soon as they asked him to change he flipped. It took both Jake and I reasoning with him and trying to keep him calm. When they finally took him away he just started to scream. Jake and I pretty much felt like dirtbags. When he came back in he was groggy for a pretty long time. When we finally got home he just crashed and slept until 2:30 in the afternoon. (This made for an interesting night since we only woke him up at 7 that morning and he was out of surgery by 8:30)
As of today he is doing really well. He is still having a hard time at night. I think his nose is still slightly swollen so he mouth breaths. That leads to a sore throat and he will wake up a couple of times at night very uncomfortable. Hopefully we will see the good of all of this in the weeks to come with better sleep and no ear infections.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mommy School
It has been a few weeks. I have a lot to cover but it wont all be in one post. We spent the last week in California. It was so fun but I currently don't have any pictures to post so you will have to wait for that :) I am going back several weeks to talk about Mommy School.
This past year a group of friends has gotten together each week and one mom has been in charge of preparing the lesson. We have tried to have a theme for each week that covers a letter, number and color. All of the kids are preschool age. There is about a 2 year range in the group so there are definitely a range of activities that we cover to make sure everyone participates. I feel like Nathan is getting something from it. It has been so much fun. Nathan looks forward to our classes every week. It is also fun for us moms. The lesson usually lasts from about 45 minutes to an hour. The rest of the time we let the kids have a snack and play while the moms talk. It has been such great experience. I love the girls and I am so happy that we have such a great group to get together with each week.
This past year a group of friends has gotten together each week and one mom has been in charge of preparing the lesson. We have tried to have a theme for each week that covers a letter, number and color. All of the kids are preschool age. There is about a 2 year range in the group so there are definitely a range of activities that we cover to make sure everyone participates. I feel like Nathan is getting something from it. It has been so much fun. Nathan looks forward to our classes every week. It is also fun for us moms. The lesson usually lasts from about 45 minutes to an hour. The rest of the time we let the kids have a snack and play while the moms talk. It has been such great experience. I love the girls and I am so happy that we have such a great group to get together with each week.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
February is lame but...
This time of year is always a bummer. It's dark, cold and ugly. Never has been my favorite and never will be. The only part of February I like is Valentines day. I will admit I didn't like it when I was single but that is the way it goes I guess. Now that I am married it is a nice day to look forward to during an otherwise lame and ugly month.
Today was nice. It started out really early. Andy was so excited for the day that he woke up at 4:30. By 6:45 I woke up Jake and handed him over while I took a nap. At some point Jake brought Andy back to me to be fed and put down for a nap. During that time Jake and Nathan make a sneaky trip to the store to buy lots of chocolate and flowers. Andy and I woke up just before 8:00. As we were coming down stairs Jake and Nathan walked in the door. Nathan was so excited to give me the flowers and chocolate that I didn't even make it down the stairs. I ended up opening the chocolates up and trying to keep him from eating one before breakfast. I had planned a fun family breakfast with pink pancakes with red sprinkles and pink syrup. It was really a joy to watch Nathan's face as I brought the food to the table. We spent the rest of the day enjoying our family time together. We went to a friends house to decorate cookies and then we had naps and a nice dinner.
The holidays are so much more fun with a kid. I love to see these special day's through Nathan's eyes. It is a so magical and fun. It makes me wish I could just stop time. It makes me excited for every holiday that comes up.
Just to keep you updated with my health goals. That way I am accountable. I have asked Jake to keep the chocolates out of sight. I allowed them today but I am still being really good. He can pull them out on Sundays but I really want to keep them out of the house during weekdays to prevent snacking. I have allowed a few small and really not bad cheats (a cookie while visiting a friend and some other small things like that). At home we are working to keep our meals simple and healthy. Jake and I have both lost weight. Currently I am making it to the gym 3-4 days a week for about 45 min to an hour. I am trying really hard to make it 4-5 times it is just hard with Jakes work schedule. Plus it isn't Salt Lake where the gym is 24 hours. It closes at 10 on week night and 8 and 7 on weekend (I really don't like this). I just need a little more time in the evenings. I am hoping to make my goal of 15 lbs by the time we go to Disneyland in March. I might just barely miss it but I am really trying. The last couple of days I have really tried to push myself at the gym (which is hard because of the heart thing). I am already able to run longer and faster. Not much but some. So there you go. I am still working on my goals. I am not perfect but I am doing a lot better than I was before. :)
This is my try at taking a Valentine picture of Nathan... it didn't go very well.
Today was nice. It started out really early. Andy was so excited for the day that he woke up at 4:30. By 6:45 I woke up Jake and handed him over while I took a nap. At some point Jake brought Andy back to me to be fed and put down for a nap. During that time Jake and Nathan make a sneaky trip to the store to buy lots of chocolate and flowers. Andy and I woke up just before 8:00. As we were coming down stairs Jake and Nathan walked in the door. Nathan was so excited to give me the flowers and chocolate that I didn't even make it down the stairs. I ended up opening the chocolates up and trying to keep him from eating one before breakfast. I had planned a fun family breakfast with pink pancakes with red sprinkles and pink syrup. It was really a joy to watch Nathan's face as I brought the food to the table. We spent the rest of the day enjoying our family time together. We went to a friends house to decorate cookies and then we had naps and a nice dinner.
The holidays are so much more fun with a kid. I love to see these special day's through Nathan's eyes. It is a so magical and fun. It makes me wish I could just stop time. It makes me excited for every holiday that comes up.
Just to keep you updated with my health goals. That way I am accountable. I have asked Jake to keep the chocolates out of sight. I allowed them today but I am still being really good. He can pull them out on Sundays but I really want to keep them out of the house during weekdays to prevent snacking. I have allowed a few small and really not bad cheats (a cookie while visiting a friend and some other small things like that). At home we are working to keep our meals simple and healthy. Jake and I have both lost weight. Currently I am making it to the gym 3-4 days a week for about 45 min to an hour. I am trying really hard to make it 4-5 times it is just hard with Jakes work schedule. Plus it isn't Salt Lake where the gym is 24 hours. It closes at 10 on week night and 8 and 7 on weekend (I really don't like this). I just need a little more time in the evenings. I am hoping to make my goal of 15 lbs by the time we go to Disneyland in March. I might just barely miss it but I am really trying. The last couple of days I have really tried to push myself at the gym (which is hard because of the heart thing). I am already able to run longer and faster. Not much but some. So there you go. I am still working on my goals. I am not perfect but I am doing a lot better than I was before. :)
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