Little E is not so little--11 months big!

Our adorable Easton is one month away from his big one year birthday. Mommy is getting quite sad at the thought of him not being an infant anymore. Easton is a busy baby. He loves playing with Clayton and Chloe's toys. Chloe is a fabulous sharer, but Clayton is quite territorial of his toys. About once a week I'm reminded of the moment I learned I was pregnant with Easton. I doubted my ability to love another as much as I loved Clayton and Chloe. My love for Easton is endless; I'm so blessed by his sweet toothy smile, chubby legs, growling, climbing up my leg, infectious giggle, and determined nature.

Here's some highlights of our little man:

• Easton's big accomplishment is standing from the ground up. He pushes himself up, holds his arms out, and grins the most proudest grin before crashing about 10 seconds later.
• He's taken a step a couple of times, but still isn't too sure about the concept. We guess he'll be walking by his first birthday.
• Easton feeds himself now, happily eating whatever we eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• He nurses still in the morning and night. Weaning from those times will have to happen soon, but Mommy still isn't quite ready to completely stop. It's going to be a difficult adjustment for both of us.
• Easton LOVES his Aiden and Anais blankies. They are his comfort and what he needs to sleep.
• The poor boy is teething like a mad man. He has 4 teeth now and his top two eye teeth are days away. He always has his hand in his mouth and his a drooling machine. 
• "Ma Ma" was replaced by the constant singing of "Da Da Da" all day, all the time. So adorable. 

Here's some pictures from his tenth month:

February Lovin'

I really can't wrap my mind around what we did last month because we are in the midst of a major interior renovation. Translation = Momma is going crazy! We are prisoners out of our own house right now. It's like a fire drill every morning to get everyone dressed, fed, and ready to be out of the house until our return for bed time. I truly cannot wait to share pictures of our remodel. We did begin some exterior improvements: removed the ugly rod iron and replaced it with higher walls, repainted the exterior, removed all the landscaping and the massive pine tree and boulder formation in the front yard, redid the patio cover, tore down the other patio cover, and will completely relandscape later this month. It's been nutty to say the least, but exciting too.

What are the babes up to? Well, both Clayton and Chloe still bring us tremendous joy, but lately they have definitely become more challenging. They know what they want and when they want it and if we don't meet their commands instantly, the world ends! Clay is more relentless and will whine and pester until he gets what he wants or is taken upstairs to his room for a "rest," which seems to snap him out his funk. Chloe (oh, Chloe!)...she throws ginormous tantrums and anything in her path is collateral dammage. The only calming technique for Chloe when she gets in her funks is for me to be silent, carry her upstairs, put her under the window in her room, she writhes on the floor for about 10 seconds and then calms down. Their rooms seem to be their calming place. Otherwise, they are busy with play dates, park days, love being outside, riding their bikes, going to My Gym, dressing up, and being Mommy and Daddy's little shadows.

Here's some pictures from February...

Playing at Papa Jim and Nonnie's house

Diligently working on Valentine's Day cards

Spoiled, yet ridiculously loved children seeing their Valentine's surprises

Licking cookie beaters...the best part!

Daddy's angels cheering him on at his handball tournament

 Beach day with our friends The Yokoyama's

Family bike ride

 Daddy surprised Clayton and Chloe at my cheer and song reunion--his station is right down the street. We all had a blast!

Yay for renewed Disneyland passes!

 Chloe is not a fan of Mickey, but LOVED Cinderella.

"Look, Mommy, we have a new trick!"

Handsome kid

Clayton and Chloe are getting so good at riding their bikes. Chloe now gets on and rides for a bit and Clayton knows how to run, go fast, downhill, and pick up his feet (aka--balance!)