Our Super Fun Saturday!

We went to the Family Day at the Getty where they had tons of art activities for the children to participate in. It had a Japanese theme and the kids absolutely loved it! Here we are on the tram up the the museum.

Calista loves the front carrier. In the tram on the way up!

We watched some really great storytellers out in the courtyard and the sun was so strong. It was so nice because the museum brought out huge buckets of umbrellas for us to sit under for free. Calista loved holding onto the umbrella.

Here are the storytellers. The guy in the green hair is the ogre of the river directing his river stones (children). They also had Japanese dancers and amazing drummers that performed in the day. The kids loved them all!

Here is the storyteller's telling a sumo wrestling story. The little girl being held back is our friend's daughter. She was hilarious to watch!

The museum has a family art room that is so cool. They have masks to make and things to interact with. The kids absolutely loved it. This is a royal looking bed replica of the one in the museum that the kids can jump on and read books on.

This is a room where you can cross and connect tubes all over. It is a replica of the sculpture at the front entrance to the museum.

Matthew agreed to take a picture. He can be stubborn... I don't know where he gets it from!

These walls are replicas of the Old English books on display that are all written out and hand drawn. They have dry erase markers to draw on the books and make your own designs.

Ian drawing on the wall and not getting in trouble!

They had these tables that have pictures that you put paper over and can trace. It had all types of insects and plants to trace. The boys thought this was so cool and spend so much time tracing everything on the table!

After the museum we rested a little, then packed up the car and went to the drive-in! We saw Monsters vs. Aliens and Hotel for Dogs. We took out all the seats in the back of our van and filled the back with blankets and pillows galore! We all had so much fun!

Random pics

Calista loves the remote control planes. She frantically tries to grab them as they fly by on the track. Eric started joking around and yelled "Godzilla! Godzilla!" every time the planes came by.

Godzilla! Godzilla! Ahhhhhhhhhh!

We all kept getting sick with one thing after another for over one month. The last thing that happened was Ian broke out in hives three days in a row on his face because of fever virus thing going around. It was frustrating have sick kids for so long! We are finally all better now and I hope it stays that way!

I made a diaper cake for a baby shower gift for the principal at Matthew's school. I think it came out quite nicely. A thank you goes out to Janell for the extra helping hands putting it together! It goes so much faster with two people!

After the hives Ian got a fever for five days and he was wiped out. Every time we had to give him the fever medicine he was sleeping so heavily. He would actually chew the medicine and be completely asleep. It was so funny!

My newest Mischief Maker!

She was playing with Matthew so nicely until we got a glimpse of something on her face. Matthew let her get a marker that got mostly around her face. She was proud of it!

Yeah! I am so cute even though I get myself in trouble!

Shortly after she wandered into the garage and climbed up on some boxes.

She is a great climber. Stairs have never posed a problem for her. She wanted what was on the table so she was going to get it!

Then she got stuck. She didn't know how to get down and then the cries for help began. She gave us this look of "why are taking pictures and not picking me up?!"

A Lesson in Cleanliness

This is the boy's room in the "before picture". I couldn't close the room door or the closet doors. To cross the room was a chance for tripping into certain death. They need to learn to keep it clean, but I think the lesson was more for me to not let it ever get this bad again!

The boys cleaned it up mostly by themselves and it was a two day project.

The "after" picture! Ian was so excited with how much room he had to play in that he did the dance of joy!

Personal Space Invaders at the El Rey

El Rey Theatre
Friday March 20th
7:30pm

"Featuring L.A.'s Best Local Bands":

Downrising with Kalel,

The Reactives,

Vas Defrans,

Personal Space Invaders

Eric is in the band Personal Space Invaders. They are awesome!

Cute baby!

The baby learned how to clap and she is testing out her skateboarding skills in these videos. She is 8 1/2 months already!

Grass Days

With all the rain we were having we were unable to cut the grass and the crabgrass took over. Before we knew it the grass was up to our knees. It took Eric forever to mow the lawn and almost broke our lawn mower in the process.

Once the grass was cut we could play outside. Eric got some new airsoft guns and wanted to test them out. He set up a target range and we spent the day shooting.

Teaching them young. Even the dog was into it!

Eric brought the kids in closer so they could hit the targets. Again, the handgun in Ian's hand is not a real gun but just an airsoft gun. Love the way he has it thrown over his shoulder... good gun etiquette.