Adelee's Birthday Week with Nana and Papa

We had a wonderful visit from my parents this past week! And our baby turned 3!! Adelee had a great birthday with so many thoughtful gifts from her family! Gordie was very pleased to officially been given Adelee's old red tricycle all for himself! Which Adelee was more than willing to give up when she got her very cool Pink big girl bike! Now I want a bike too!

While my parents were here we did all sorts of fun things! Including 2 science center's, a butterfly exhibit, lots of shopping (mostly to get ready for the kid birthday party this weekend), some sitting around and we ate really well!

Gordie continues to use the potty here and there, but is usually way to busy playing to make it to the bathroom. He does let us know when he's wet/stinky so we can change him right away (diapers have been coming off in his bed now...gonna have to bring out the Duct Tape if it happens again :-) )

Nana and Papa bought them a swing set for their birthdays (thought I took a picture of my dad and Chuck putting it together but I can't find it). The kids have a blast figuring out all the fun that can be had on the swings and slide! They are amazing and play together so well!

Adelee has her ballet recital this weekend and Gordie continues to amaze us and his teacher in Gymnastics. We will take a break from dance this summer and have them both in Gymnastics! (it's getting to hard to keep Gordie out of the dance class--he loves to join the class for tap time--and Adelee can't stand watching Gordie have all that fun in Gymnastics)

The weather has been perfect and the kids are amazing...enjoy the pictures!

Disneyland!!!

Here is a little look into our Disneyland vacation!

Kaiton Family Vacation

Wow! We just got back from a wonderful weekend! Here are a few photos of our fun! We stayed in a beautiful hotel (the 10th floor...the elevator ride was more fun than any ride in Disney...almost)

The kids were amazing at Disneyland and we had so much fun! We rode on tons of rides from trains, to taxi cabs (scary roger rabbit ride that made both kids cry...but recovered quickly), to boats (including the Pirates of the Caribbean and It's a Small World), and a roller coaster!! We danced in Town Square with all the Characters and we saw beautiful fireworks! We went swimming and survived the Baseball game! God was on our side (at the "Angels" game) because it was the shortest game I'd ever been to (less than 3 hours)and we were all ready to head home at the end!

Really...how can they be this cute???

Here are some crazy cute photos of Adelee and Gordie from the past few days including on Mother's Day and our trip out to Malibu.

Oh man, Adelee in that pose, with her tongue sticking out and a tattoo on her arm...and she's only 2...(yes Gordie has my shoes on too)

This Weekend in the Kaiton Family...

We had another wonderful weekend. This weekend we were joined by my good friend from Physical Therapy school, Theo...and Chuck was home! :-)

We went and visited with Bert and Ernie at the LA Zoo followed by a wonderful trip out to Ventura to play on the beach!

The kids continue to amaze us everyday!

Earth Week!

We had a wonderful Earth Week. Which ended with Adelee telling me to turn off the water by saying "mommy don't waste water because of earth day". We planted beans, zucchini, went to the zoo to learn about Endangered species, went the Aquarium of the Pacific to learn about cleaning trash out of the lakes so the fish can swim and be happy. The kids got a map of America and a new Globe of "Earth" and we are learning about where everyone lives. (the Globe has pictures on it (animals from around the world) so far the kids are only interested in "Daddy's airplane is on the ball" and they like finding the whales)...it's a start. I am so proud of them! (oh and Gordie won his first raffle at an Earth Day storytime...he got a great book and lots of stickers)...by the way there are more pictures from our trip up north following this post...you might have to search for it though)

We are so happy to have my very good high school friend Kate (Lovejoy) living only 5 short hours away in beautiful Northern California (just south of San Fransisco). We had a wonderful visit! Adelee and Kendall were instant best friends (so cute to see) Gordie, found toys that he just couldn't get enough of (a little trampoline, a vacuum cleaner, a little tykes car). Kate and I just picked up were we left off and had a wonderful time together! She took us on a wonderful trip up to San Fran (my first time, and I am so mad at myself for not getting up there sooner BEAUTIFUL!!!), we played at a couple of parks, played a lot and got to help celebrate Allyson's first birthday, with a wonderful party (that included a jumper!)

Me with the Golden Gate Bridge and the City in the background. (kids were asleep in the car, so we only did a driving tour)

The amazingly adorable girls

The jumping went on for hours!


Kate with her girls

The Princess and the Goofball

My cuties

More cuteness



Oops who put Gordie next to the birthday girl???