Posts Tagged ‘Aubri’
Dylan is a 2-wheel rider
June 4th, 2010 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View Comments
So, Dylan has been wanting to ride his bike more and more since they get to ride them at his school. I figured he would probably be able to learn to ride his bike pretty quick and get his training wheels off if we just took him out a few times and gave him a chance to really learn to pedal. We live on a big hill so there isn’t really any place to practice bike riding around us because he would probably just end up flying down the hill. I told Mike that I thought we should just take off his training wheels and see how he does. Mike wasn’t sure but went along with my plan. We went out in search of the most level ground we could find and Mike started working with him. Aubri brought her scooter so she was busy scooting around on that.
Dylan took to riding his bike almost immediately. Mike was pretty amazed and thought it would take a whole lot longer. The next day I took him out and he was riding a park in SLO along a pretty long path all by himself. Then later that day we took him to another park and he was able to start all by himself and was getting control of turning. He still doesn’t use his brake like he is supposed to. He thinks it is too funny to either run into things to stop or drag his feet. I am very proud of my little man though, he did a great job!
Easter 2010
April 12th, 2010 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View CommentsThis year for Easter we just stayed home and took it easy. I was in a wedding the day before so we really didn’t have time to go anywhere so we just stayed home and had a relaxing day with the family. The kids loved their baskets from the Easter Bunny. Aubri received a hula hoop, kite, books, stick horse, a set to make a wooden beaded necklace and of course a chocolate peanut butter egg. Dylan had in his basket a weaving loom, jump rope, books, kite, a dinosaur skeleton that had to be put together, a set to make a wooden beaded necklace and also a chocolate peanut butter egg. The peanut butter eggs didn’t last long and the kids really enjoyed all the rest of their gifts.
Easter Bunny Pictures
April 11th, 2010 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View Comments
This year we took the kids to Santa Maria to see the Easter Bunny. Lori, Kadin and Lexi met us there and the kids were all excited to get their picture taken with the Easter Bunny (except for Lexi). We weren’t really sure how Aubri was going to do in her picture. She wouldn’t get anywhere even close to Santa Claus this year so we really didn’t have very high expectations for what may happen. She told us that she was excited to see the Bunny but we weren’t sure what would happen when she got close. When it was our turn though she ran right up to the Easter Bunny and she wanted on his lap right away. Dylan who is usually super relaxed in any situation was actually the one to give me problems. When we got in line for our picture they gave the kids Easter Bunny ears. When it came time to take the picture Aubri took hers off and handed them to me so I just grabbed Dylan’s also thinking that they would either both wear them or not. Dylan refused to get up on the bunny’s lap until his ears were on so I had to run and go grab them for him. We were actually able to get a picture with both kids looking at the camera and kinda smiling. And as always the kids loved seeing Lexi and Kadin.
Meet Moppit
April 11th, 2010 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View Comments
I have been thinking about getting a smaller dog for a while now. We also had been talking about getting Aubri a dog for her 2nd birthday since we got Dylan Dodger when he was 2. So, I happened to be looking online and I came across an adorable little dog at a shelter here in San Luis Obispo called Woods Humane Society. We were out one day and I decided we would just stop by there and look at him. He was really adorable and seemed very sweet. I was able to lure Mike back out to see him and after spending some time with him, he agreed that we could adopt him. We had to wait until the next day however because we had to bring back the dogs to meet him before they would finalize the adoption. Moppit is an approximately one year old Tibetan Terrier/Havanese mix. I had never really heard of either of these breeds before but basically they are both small non-shedding breeds. When we got him home we realized that he was going to take some work. Aubri absolutely loves him and he is very very sweet but you could tell that he had very little exposure to many things. He constantly picks up the kids toys so we have to keep things very tidied up or other wise he can do damage to a toy pretty quick. He also is awful about trying to steal food and he will just follow the kids around when they are eating something. Other than a few bad habits, he has been a very fun dog and we look forward to him becoming even more a part of our family soon.
New Baby Goat at Avila Valley Barn
April 11th, 2010 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View Comments
The Avila Valley Barn had been closed since around Christmas time last year and it just recently re-opened. The kids love visiting the barn and seeing and feeding the animals so we didn’t waste much time in getting over there once we heard it was re-opening. We were lucky enough to be able to see a new baby goat that they have. The little one couldn’t have been very old, it still had the umbilical cord hanging. It was so adorable and we could have sat and watched it all day. It was jumping and bucking and I decided that I am glad that I am not a mommy goat because that would take and unbelievable amount of patience to put up with. Dylan decided he wanted to take the baby home with us and he was devising many plans to make this happen. He thought we should come back and visit and he could bring his rope and lasso the baby out. He didn’t seem discouraged when I told him the baby would miss his mommy and he wouldn’t be able to eat. He figures if we just kept it for a few days it would be fine. Aubri decided this trip that it is fun to feed the animals. Last year she would just throw the food at the animals, but this year she was okay with them taking it out of her hand. Of course when we visit the barn we also always have to have ice cream. It is a really fun treat for the kids to go to the Avila Valley Barn and they just love it! See more pictures from that day here
Dylan’s Birthday
February 2nd, 2010 Posted by Mike in Kids | View Comments
Tomi and I can’t believe that Dylan is already 4 years old. He is growing so fast and everyday he makes me laugh about something totally new. The way he sees the world right now is so cool, and I feel I’m learning from him as he sees things for the first time. Hes always had a great love and interest in ocean life and I hope to make this fourth year of his life the one where we can really begin totake advantage of where we live and help him explore the California coast.
His Birthday was on 01/20 and he decided this year that instead of doing a big party like he has in the past, he wanted to either do Disneyland or Monterey with the Family (looks like we are going to Disneyland later this month), with the one condition that he got to spend his birthday with his friends Nate and Braden. So that night Shelby, Dustin and the boys came over after everyone got home from work. Tomi and I made bean and cheese burritos at Dylans request.
But Dylan, Nate and Braden were so excited to get back to their wii nobody really ate anything. After many sword fights, table tennis battles, and a few frames of bowling we were able to lure them back to the table with an Ice Cream Birthday Cake from Doc Burnstein’s, always delicious. Wii wasn’t enough to pull them away from the table now. With Dylan turning four there was the perfect amount of candles to be licked by the three boys and Aubri. After making sure that every last bit of ice cream was off the candles they finished of the pieces of cake. Dylan has made great friends here and was very happy to share his birthday with them.You can see more pics from the “party” here.
Seashell Collecting
December 22nd, 2009 Posted by momitomi in Kids | View CommentsThis morning my mom and I took the kids down to the ocean to look for seashells. I made sure the kids were bundled up warm, but it actually ended up being really beautiful down there. It was cool but nice and sunny and we all really enjoyed ourselves. I haven’t had a chance to go through the bags yet to see what all was collected but I am sure there will be a few interesting things in there. Dylan said he put half a crab in one of the bags to give to Grandma so she could “play with it and stuff”. Please click here to see more photos.
Stewie and the Christmas Tree
December 20th, 2009 Posted by Mike in Kids | View CommentsWe got our tree a little later then we normally like to this year. With me getting a new job, all the things the kids have going on and then getting a new cat we have been a little busy. But we finally did get it and are really happy with the one we picked out. It’s almost like Stewie knew he was the kids Christmas gift this year and parked himself right under the tree where all the other presents will be going. It gave Tomi a good opportunity to get our first real shots of him in his new home. So here is the newest member of the family…
Blackmail Pics
December 20th, 2009 Posted by Mike in Kids | View CommentsJust to make sure Aubri hates us just a little bit when she brings home her first boyfriend Tomi got some pics of her that I am sure she would want no one else seeing. So here they are…. Tomi and the kids were getting ready to take a trip to Madera. Their bags were packed so Aubri figured it was time to go. She put on her beanie and flip flops and headed for the door. Luckily Tomi was able to get a few shots.
