Davis' SUPER 3rd Birthday!

I can't believe that my little boy is 3! It feels like he has officially turned into this little kid now... definitely not my baby anymore. He has turned into such a social kid. He loves playing with his friends and making new ones. He is super active and fun. He is incredibly athletic... seems to pick up on any sport very quickly. He is also so smart- he already knows all of his letters, numbers, shapes, colors, etc, and he picked up most of that on his own. Pretty soon he'll be heading off to preschool, and I'm sure he's going to love it. I just can't believe how fast he is growing up! He is such a great kid, and I love him more every day.

Anyway, Davis has been really into superheroes for a while now, so when it was time to pick a birthday theme, it was a no-brainer. We went with a super hero theme. We decided to do the party at the gym where he takes gymnastics. The invitations called all his super buddies to join him for super hero training and an opportunity to put their skills to the test and fight a real villain. There were 4 challenges to complete before they could get their weapons. They had to fly like superman (jump into the pit), swing on a web like spiderman (the ropes), rocket into the air like iron man (jump high on the trampoline), and flip through the air like batman (swing on the bars). When they completed the challenges, they got their weapons- balloon swords and spider webs (silly string), which they used to defeat the evil villain (Davis' uncle Ty). All in all, the party was a huge success. The kids ran around like crazy little monkeys, and everyone loved the bad guy part. Finally, they went upstairs for cake, presents, and party favors. Davis had a blast!
The next day was Davis' actual birthday, so we had family dinner at Kim's house, and he got to open even more presents.

Family Camping Trip

We had a really fun family camping trip with my dad's side of the family in early July. I was a little concerned about sleeping in a tent at 33 weeks pregnant, but it was fine, and everyone had a lot of fun. The highlights were: my aunt Jill's amazingly delicious camp food, the paintball war (which of course I couldn't participate in), hanging out with family, and watching Davis and Kobe run around like the happiest little boy and dog that ever lived. We'll definitely have to do this again next year.

Catching up AGAIN

I am starting to think that this baby is coming soon, so I am going to try to get caught up before pictures of her take over the blog for the next few months. Here is my picture update for the end of June and early July. Enjoy!

Tarin came to town to see family, and Davis and I got to sneak in a visit/play date with Tarin and Cooper. So fun to see those lovely ladies!





Davis (and all of his cousins) absolutely adore their aunt Summer. These pictures are from her birthday dinner.



Some belly shots at approximately 31 weeks




A few pictures on the 4th of July (belly at approx. 32 weeks)

Baby Shower for my "sweet little girl"

I'm on a roll again... this seems to be my style- going months without posting, then posting numerous long posts in one day.
So, a week after we got back from Disneyland, I had my baby shower. My beautiful and talented friend Jessie threw the shower for me, and she did an amazing job. I like to pretend that we're related, but technically I'm not sure if I can really claim my sister's sister in law as a relative. Either way, she is wonderful, and she was so sweet to throw the shower for me. I think she had some help from some of the other amazing women in my life, including Crystal, Mary, and Jane. I am so spoiled! The theme was all about celebrating our "sweet baby girl" and so she used sweets for the decorations and favors. Tons of delicious candy, cupcakes, and treats. Does it get any better than that? It was a really fun shower, and I was literally showered with amazing gifts. We were totally hooked up with all sorts of adorable clothes, blankets, and accessories for the baby. Thanks to everyone for your generosity!
My mom, Jane, and Meg were all able to make it up here for the shower, so as an added bonus, I got to spend the weekend with them. Sweet!

Davis enjoying a little bit of time with Grandma Tamara





It also happened to be Father's Day weekend, so I had to include these cute pics of my boys on Father's Day. Davis and I are so lucky to have Bryson. He is the best dad ever, and Davis absolutely adores him. I can't wait to see how quickly our baby girl gets her daddy wrapped tightly around her little finger!

The happiest place on Earth

In typical Cherie fashion I am over a month behind on this post. We took a sort of last minute trip down to Disneyland in June. We got 5 day park hopper passes, which sounds like it would be too much time to spend there, but we had a blast! Davis has been asking to go back ever since. He still makes comments almost every day about how much fun he had at Disneyland. He loved everything from the rides to the parades, and just about everything in between. I think we met just about every Disney character there and had approximately 1,000 churros along the way. I was surprised by how brave Davis was on the "scary" rides. Bryson bought him a pirate gun on the first day we got there, and he used it to "get down" the pirates, ghosts, and monsters. Because of this, his favorite rides ended up being Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, and Matterhorn. Bryson and I had a blast too, especially considering we didn't do any of the typical big kid rides this time. We can't wait to go back next year!
We also had time to stop by my dad's house as well as John-kai and Meg's place on our way to and from Disneyland. We even squeezed in a few hours at the beach on our way home. Such a fun trip!
As usual, I have a million pictures to share.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

The Beach and Vegas on the way home