I created a blog for my parents so we can all hear about their adventures in Africa. http://beachleyadventures.blogspot.com.
You may want to wait to check it out until my parents figure out how to actually blog. I hope you enjoy hearing about their adventures I know I will.
Well we knew it was only a matter of time before Shad discovered the mirror, we just had no idea that it would result in this.
I guess he is at the age where every texture is tested with the tongue, I guess he could be licking worse things;)
Im not sure what my obsessions is with taking pictures of Shad eating, I guess it is always so cute to me and maybe I am a little envious that he can wallow in his food and get it all over the place and not look like a fool.
Im pretty sure this is yogurt and crackers.
Waffle and yogurt
Earlier that meal
Neutella, Cheerios, and Nectarines
Just before we cleaned up that meal
Strawberries, Crackers and oranges
I know that it is a little late for a tribute to my dad but better late than never. I truly have the best dad in the world and feel very blessed to be able to say that. My dad had taught us so much throughout our lives, provided for us, supported and loved my mom unconditionally, and now is the greatest grandfather to our children. I love him so much and will miss him terribly while he is in Africa.
Shad never wakes up very happy even on his birthday...oh well I think he still looks freaking cute when he is crying. We celebrated Shad's Birthday with a jungle theme party and it was a lot of fun.
Shad enjoyed his own cake after all who would want any of that when he was finished with it
Mason (Shad's almost 2 year old cousin) was not happy with how messy Shad was after eating his cake and needed to clean him off.
As you can see Shad was not very happy with this gift, but I sure was Thanks Heather!
At the end of the day Shad was pooped I guess that is a sign that he had a great time. And Im not sure how it happens but he always manages to be pantsless at the of the day
Dan graduated the corrections portion of the Police Academy and even though he already started working in the jail we decided we still needed to celebrate.
As you can see we spent a lot of time trying to entertain Shad but he still managed to fall asleep.
So Dan and I decided that it was time to implement time out and for some reason we thought we needed to to remember the first time with a photo. Doesn't he look so pathetic.
Thanks Stacy for this idea and instructions. I finally got around to making these for my nieces and they turned out adorable, they had so much fun in them. Now I need to learn how to make the super hero capes...help me Stacy!
I found some pics I forgot to blog about so I thought I would wrap up our CA trip a little late.
The last day of our trip was pretty fun too especially considering the fact that we were not at Disneyland. We woke up kind of early to head to Sprinkles which is an amazing cup cake place that we just had to check out and yes it was busy at 10 in the morning.
Dont these look yummy, if you are every in CA look up Sprinkles you must try them out DEFINITELY worth it.
Shad enjoyed it even though he didnt get a cup cake, though I did give him a little taste.
Later that day Dan had a meeting to go to so we spent some of the afternoon in the pool. At first Shad hated it and would not stop fussing and clinging onto me, but me being so determined to get him to like swimming stayed in the pool with him and eventually he was content, I guess that is all I will get for a while....I can live with that.
Just before we ate dinner we headed to the beach for a few sunset pictures and who knew the sun set so fast. It was sunny when we left the condo and by the time we got to the beach (15 min drive) we had about 5 mins of sun set. Oh well we still got some good pictures but most of them are on Adam's camera and these are the best ones I got.
All in all it was a great trip, maybe a little long but we all enjoyed it and cannot wait to go again.
I know I know it is a bit late for my mom's day blog but thats how life is as a mom. First of all I truely do have the greatest mom in the world and I would feel very accomplished if I could end up half a great of a mom as she was for me. I love being a mom more than anything and as crazy as it sounds I even loved being pregnant and look forward to doing it all over again (but I can wait a little while I am still enjoy life as it is, no need to throw in another ball;). I thought I would put in a little tribute to my mom, and those of you who know her might appreciate this.
So for mother's day we did the usual; woke up way to early to make my mom a delicious breakfast (isnt that great that I still live close enough that it is not a hasstle to do so), went to church, got together for a nice family dinner (made by dad), and ended the day with a great game of freeze dance...you know just the usual. The game was thouroghtly entertaining for all of us and it was great that Shad is now starting to understand dancing and joined in the fun (even though his way of dancing is just waving his hands and sticking out his tongue) man those Duggers dont know what they are missing. Oh yeah and I totally think that Sam's moves look a little like kung fu, I guess boys will be boys.
The other day I caught Dan teaching Shad all about mixed martial arts. I think it may be a little young but anything that involves daddy time is alright with me plus Im pretty sure he was built for wrestling.
Luke turned a whopping 25 years old this year and was leaving for Alaska for the summer to drive tour buses. We had a little Birthday/Going away party for him and he wanted to do a rock party and play Guitar Hero so of course we decided to dress up. We will miss Luke a bunch but we know he will have a blast.
