when we go out to do our errands one of AJ's favorite things about riding in the Tolmans car is singing along to all the songs from Mama Mia. I know it sound funny but he loves it (much to his father and grandfathers dismay!) some days he gets pretty into it and other days it's more mellow, but today he was having a blast! He got a little shy in front of the camera but you get the idea.
Isn't he cute???? Well those are the moments I have to hold on to when just 15 minutes later this happened.
He was being really good so I told him he could get a new hot wheels but then when we were trying on shoes Beckem fell over and started to cry.
"He not fall Mom, I push him."
"You bumped him by accident and he fell?"
"No I not bump him I push him. I being mean!"
"Doesn't it make you sad when becks is sad?"
"No I not care."
And so I had to take the car away resulting in the video above, oh boy!
11/1/09
Trick-Or-Treat
Halloween was so much fun this year! Not only did we have a Murder Mystery party for the adults (blog to come!) but we also got some great costumes for the kids, hit up a primary party, and went trick-or-treating door to door with some friend.
This year was different because AJ was old enough to understand the concept of Halloween, he was so excited to be a Cow and get some Candy! 2009 also marks Miles first Halloween, he may only be four months old but we still got him all dressed up and took him out. Cutest little Giraffe I ever did see! As always we celebrated the holiday with the Tolmans and we just couldn't get enough of our little Becks. I've never seen a Dragon enjoy a sucker quite that much!
This is actually the last picture I snapped of Miles, I got the message loud and clear!
AJ was very concerned about his tail this year. He kept reaching around to make sure it was still there. It was hilarious to see him running up to a door and then stopping quick to check if his tail was still there before yelling trick-or-treat!
Here's the crew we got together, minus Miles and Jake, getting ready to hit the streets. They were all so polite at the doors saying thank-you at each house for their little treats.
Here was are at the Ward party. There were so many kids there it was a little crazy but the Boys had a ton of fun. Well AJ did, Miles was just trying to stay awake! (thanks to Holly for holding Miles so I could spend a little time with Age.)
It just wouldnèt be halloween without pumkin carving. After carefully picking out our pumpkins at the pumkin patch we invited the Lujans over for pizza and pumpkin carving. 
I hope everyone else had as much fun as we did this year. Happy Halloween!!!
This year was different because AJ was old enough to understand the concept of Halloween, he was so excited to be a Cow and get some Candy! 2009 also marks Miles first Halloween, he may only be four months old but we still got him all dressed up and took him out. Cutest little Giraffe I ever did see! As always we celebrated the holiday with the Tolmans and we just couldn't get enough of our little Becks. I've never seen a Dragon enjoy a sucker quite that much!
This is actually the last picture I snapped of Miles, I got the message loud and clear!
AJ was very concerned about his tail this year. He kept reaching around to make sure it was still there. It was hilarious to see him running up to a door and then stopping quick to check if his tail was still there before yelling trick-or-treat!
Here's the crew we got together, minus Miles and Jake, getting ready to hit the streets. They were all so polite at the doors saying thank-you at each house for their little treats.
Here was are at the Ward party. There were so many kids there it was a little crazy but the Boys had a ton of fun. Well AJ did, Miles was just trying to stay awake! (thanks to Holly for holding Miles so I could spend a little time with Age.)
It just wouldnèt be halloween without pumkin carving. After carefully picking out our pumpkins at the pumkin patch we invited the Lujans over for pizza and pumpkin carving. 
I hope everyone else had as much fun as we did this year. Happy Halloween!!!
10/27/09
Fall Family Photo's
Get ready for a photo overload! Over Thanksgiving weekend our good friend Stephen Wagner, , was able to shoot our family photos for 2009. It was a crazy busy day around here and we didn't end up getting to the park until 5:30 leaving us with only 20-30 minutes of good light. The wind started blowing and Miles happy mood didn't last to long but we pushed on and did our best to keep smiling.
I have to admit, I was a little nervous that we wouldn't have to many good shots with all the negative factors but some how Steve pulled it off! I just got the disc last night and was overwhelmed with all the great pictures! Steve is a great photographer and has a way of finding the right angles and making the shots work. Thanks a million Steve, I know these pictures will hang in our home for years to come. I love the lighting, editing, and incredibly hot models in all these photos, ENJOY!
10/24/09
What's going on.
Things are as busy as ever around here but we have reached a few mile stones I simply must mention!
1. AJ is potty trained! I had been racking my brain for the best method in which to go about potty training him when he came to me on Sunday morning and said, "I need to go poop on the potty Mom." Really!?!? So I took him in there and he really went! I was shocked to say the least but I went with it and put him in a pair of big boy underwear. That was 6 weeks ago and he has only had 3 poop accidents and 8-9 pee accidents. I am elated! So many people told me that they will let you know when they're ready but I always thought that was ridicules until it happened to me. To help encourage him I taped Halloween size M&M's on the bathroom wall and every time he was successful in the bathroom he got a potty treat. We also took him to target and let him pick out his own underwear (which he loved) and told him if he pooped on Buzz lightyear or Lightning McQueen they had to go in the garbage, which they did. I was not about to clean poop of a $0.40 pair of underwear and throw them in the wash, after 3 pair went in the garbage he was done with accidents! Congratulations AJ, potty trained at 2 1/2 (30 months.)
2.Miles is on the move! I have never seen a little one move around as much as Miles does already. He loves to kick to flail his arm anytime anywhere. He is starting to find toys and does all he can to reach them and get them in his mouth. He is also a rolling machine. After his bottles he usually has some playtime under his hanging toys on the Ottoman while I work on house stuff but those days are over! He has almost rolled off the Ottoman twice now so I have had to move him to the floor, but that couldn't stop him. He now plants his feet on the floor, arches his back, and pushes hard to skooch himself along the floor. It really just moves him farther and farther back until his head hits the couch and is forced to stop. He also dose this in his crib, which is why I find him with his head stuck in the corner of the crib after every nap. I now understand the reason for bumpers. He may only be 4 months only but I think he is already sick of just laying around.
3. Sleep training. Miles has been sleeping from 7:00PM -7:00AM but still waking up at 11:00 and 4:00 to eat, RIDICULOUS! So we decided it was time to sleep train. After much deliberation I decided to try the pick up, put down method by Tracey Hogg.....STUPID (opps, I mean silly, we don't say stupid anymore.) I know that this method has worked for at least two of my friends and Lyndz but this was not the method for us. In pick up, put down you stay in the room and talk to your baby to comfort them if they don't calm down you pick them up until they stop crying but the second they calm down you put them back in the crib while reassuring them with your voice if they cry again you pick them up again until they are calm and then...right back down. This process usually take 60-90minutes the first time and gets less and less over the next two weeks until they are sleeping through the night. Well 5 days was enough for me, I was in there for 2 hours at a time and he would just get madder and madder, so we went to the cry it out method like we did with Age. We are, however using Tracey Hogg's dream feed technique where you go in at 10:30 and feed them a bottle while they continue to sleep, it works great! 3 nights into the cry it out and he is already doing way better. Last night we did the dream feed and he didn't get up till 6:45 for a bottle and back to bed until 8:15. He has been sleeping from 7:15PM-8:15 we are still working on it and he still cries 5-25 minutes some night around 4:00AM but it's working way better for Miles then PU/PD.
I am seriously in awe at how fast time is passing as our boys grow up. We are so proud of them and feel truly blessed to have them for our sons. Here's a few pictures of our boys in the tub. They love being in the water especially together, please note how concerned AJ is with their modesty.JPG)
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1. AJ is potty trained! I had been racking my brain for the best method in which to go about potty training him when he came to me on Sunday morning and said, "I need to go poop on the potty Mom." Really!?!? So I took him in there and he really went! I was shocked to say the least but I went with it and put him in a pair of big boy underwear. That was 6 weeks ago and he has only had 3 poop accidents and 8-9 pee accidents. I am elated! So many people told me that they will let you know when they're ready but I always thought that was ridicules until it happened to me. To help encourage him I taped Halloween size M&M's on the bathroom wall and every time he was successful in the bathroom he got a potty treat. We also took him to target and let him pick out his own underwear (which he loved) and told him if he pooped on Buzz lightyear or Lightning McQueen they had to go in the garbage, which they did. I was not about to clean poop of a $0.40 pair of underwear and throw them in the wash, after 3 pair went in the garbage he was done with accidents! Congratulations AJ, potty trained at 2 1/2 (30 months.)
2.Miles is on the move! I have never seen a little one move around as much as Miles does already. He loves to kick to flail his arm anytime anywhere. He is starting to find toys and does all he can to reach them and get them in his mouth. He is also a rolling machine. After his bottles he usually has some playtime under his hanging toys on the Ottoman while I work on house stuff but those days are over! He has almost rolled off the Ottoman twice now so I have had to move him to the floor, but that couldn't stop him. He now plants his feet on the floor, arches his back, and pushes hard to skooch himself along the floor. It really just moves him farther and farther back until his head hits the couch and is forced to stop. He also dose this in his crib, which is why I find him with his head stuck in the corner of the crib after every nap. I now understand the reason for bumpers. He may only be 4 months only but I think he is already sick of just laying around.
3. Sleep training. Miles has been sleeping from 7:00PM -7:00AM but still waking up at 11:00 and 4:00 to eat, RIDICULOUS! So we decided it was time to sleep train. After much deliberation I decided to try the pick up, put down method by Tracey Hogg.....STUPID (opps, I mean silly, we don't say stupid anymore.) I know that this method has worked for at least two of my friends and Lyndz but this was not the method for us. In pick up, put down you stay in the room and talk to your baby to comfort them if they don't calm down you pick them up until they stop crying but the second they calm down you put them back in the crib while reassuring them with your voice if they cry again you pick them up again until they are calm and then...right back down. This process usually take 60-90minutes the first time and gets less and less over the next two weeks until they are sleeping through the night. Well 5 days was enough for me, I was in there for 2 hours at a time and he would just get madder and madder, so we went to the cry it out method like we did with Age. We are, however using Tracey Hogg's dream feed technique where you go in at 10:30 and feed them a bottle while they continue to sleep, it works great! 3 nights into the cry it out and he is already doing way better. Last night we did the dream feed and he didn't get up till 6:45 for a bottle and back to bed until 8:15. He has been sleeping from 7:15PM-8:15 we are still working on it and he still cries 5-25 minutes some night around 4:00AM but it's working way better for Miles then PU/PD.
I am seriously in awe at how fast time is passing as our boys grow up. We are so proud of them and feel truly blessed to have them for our sons. Here's a few pictures of our boys in the tub. They love being in the water especially together, please note how concerned AJ is with their modesty
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10/20/09
Across the street......
Don't ask me why, because I really have no good reason for doing this today, but on our way to the bank I decided to stop and take a few pictures of Miles and AJ across the street from our house. This is a really pretty boulevard with beautiful grass, tree's, and shrubs. Last Monday it was beautiful and green, Wednesday and Thursday the leaves turned yellow, and by the weekend they were all off the trees! It went way to fast.I really wanted to get a few pictures with the boys outside before the rain arrives for good so I thought, "Why not now!" AJ has croup and Miles was starving but I did the best I could on my own. It really is pretty impressive the shots you can get in 5 minutes, literally!
Anyways here's a few of my favorites, I know there's more of Age but you can't really get to much of a 4 month old with no one there to help out!
This is AJ's, "I'm sick face." He jsut looks so sad, it melts my heart!
No one will ever believe this but I just spell check my blog and I actually spelt Boulevard right!!!! I am over the moon!
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