busy sunday!

the day started off bright and early- left the house with the bear before 5:40am

so that we could meet up with some of our little CHOC Walk teammates.

it was fun to be able to "walk" for the childrens hospital through the disneyland parks even though it was super crowded and i had to hold the bear most of the time!

there's our finish line:

since the walk took longer than expected, bear and i missed church. while we were home bear was playing and i was in the kitchen. i thought i heard him saying "truck" and "stuck" several times, but when i finally went to go see what happened he was "stuck!" and of course i couldnt help but run and get the camera!
then after papa came home from church we headed out to a later afternoon bbq with some church friends. they had tons of toys! bear loved the lawnmower and this power wheels car!

we're all exhausted, but so blessed and thankful for a fun day!

spider!

bear had so much fun at school today!

we usually do a craft in the beginning.

today we painted their hands and made a spider!

17 month old bear!

bear turned 17 months old today!

he's a little over 35 1/2 in long

and a light weight- just under 21lbs!

check out the bears spikey new do and his new scooter

(thanks again grandpa dean & grandma mia!

we absolutely love this little bear!

he's so active and is learning so much.

he talks and talks and talks!

thank you Jesus for blessing us with a 17 month old bear!

bear's buzz cut!

if you scroll down and look at the pix below- it's no surprise that the bear hair has been overdue for a cut! instead of me going at it with the scissors again we decided to use papa's clippers and use the longest setting to buzz the bears hair!

tada:

it still need a little trim here and there, especially in the back so as to not have the mullet feel!

and he could use some gel for some spikes, but nonetheless...

he's still one handsome bear!

celebrations!

friday was mama & papa's 4 year wedding anniversary!
well we had planned on hittin the beach area and grabbin some lunch at our fav- Taco Surf
but
sure enough our plans changed....
bear woke up sick =/
so we spent the day indoors
then my mama came by and blessed us with a gift
and then papa's parents came by with another little gift
and to watch the bear so that we could enjoy a nice dinner out
we ended up in dowtown glendora at T. Phillips. yum!
(sorry no pix)

SATURDAY: DAD'S 70th BIRTHDAY SURPRISE!

dad thought the party was on sunday, but boy was he surprised!

and very emotional about it too!

ches- the m.c. asking dad his thoughts...
Elvis performed!

dancing away...

the fam and the cake!

more dancing- mom with some of her brothers and sisters...

mama sneaking into peyton and rossy's pic!

tay really does love the bear!

oh how i wish i caught the final stage of this pic.... the aunties were "freakin" the birthday boy and they got low....

so low that dad fell and everyone, including him, busted up hysterically!

gotta get that pic from the cousins!

here's dad with his H.S. reunion pals...

happy 70th birthday!

oh and to top off the party weekend- i got a cold and im sneezing and stuffed up as i write this=/

bears sunday with grandma, grandpa & auntie...

bear spent the afternoon with the fam...

(a much needed time because mama caught a cold!)

bear LOVES this pine cone that he tosses around with grandpa...

cute bear in the car ride...
they too him to ToysRUs!!!!
and he got a scooter!

and he got to take a ride with ernie and bert!

and play with the trains...

and play at the park and go down the slide with auntie!

bear says thanks for all the fun!

dandelions

recently, grandma sally showed bear the flowers in the grass. she told the bear that he should pick them and give them to mama... and he does! soooo cute!

Showering baby Lawliss...

jason and anne are expecting their first baby!

we can't wait to meet you baby Lawliss!

a workin' mama

recently we've been praying about work-

whether i work more- as in, find a part-time job or somehow sub more

or whether papa should look into something or go back to school, etc...

well, prayers answered... for now!

after an email to the principal at the school i sub and used to work at

a response followed with a possible opportunity to work-

part-time as an aide!!!!

and today after i subbed

i met with the principal

and

it's official!

i will be working part-time as an instructional aide

and with the help of grandma (and auntie/church) to watch the bear!

praise God! =)

skateboardin, talkin bear!

bear really can talk! and really does know his colors SOOO i tried to get him to tell me some crayon colors in the video above! he did good, but he usually does better at just saying what the colors are- either when he picks them up, or when i show him and ask him what color it is, or when i tell him to get me a certain color.. really he does know! =)

and in this video- bear LOVES skateboarding! he loves the little skateboard and he loves the "real" longboard skateboard, but this video is waaaaaay funnier than him on a regular skate! silly bear!

Field trip to the Fair!

Last Friday we went on a field trip to the Fair with our Mommy & Me class!

the Fair was open only to schools/groups so it was a madhouse filled with only kids! ahh!

and it was sooooo hot that we didn't even last till lunch!

the bear and his cousins saw lots of barn animals and went into the little exhibits!

bear LOVED the fireman hat:

trains and cars...

bear got excited when he got to pet the piggies. he poked their ears and their noses!

the little lambs...

the place where all the animals were...

field trips are fun!

nite nite routine

it's so cute to see how much the bear is learning and growing and how much he is remembering.

he remembers how our nite-nite/before bed routine goes.

first brush teeth

then bath

then lotion and pajammies

then prayer time

papa usually sits on the floor with a pillow behind him while he leans on the couch

and the last few nights bear has beat him to his spot

and he goes over there

sits and puts his hands together and says "pray"

we'll keep his attention for o-like a few minutes only

before he decides he wants to look at the pictures in one of his bibles

he's been facinated lately with his bible that has a plush Noah and the ark on the cover.

bear likes to look at the pictures and tries to remember and say the names

lately he's been saying "jonah"

then he usually climbs on/off the couch

jumps off

grabs his paci

makes sure we are behind with his stuffed lion and giraffe

and he runs to his room

hugs and kisses

then nite-nite!

oh what a little blessing!

random bear pix

this is bears little buddy michael! he's one of auntie jessica's friends little boy.

(they all bless us with his hand-me-downs!)

bear loves grandpa!-hugs!!!

colors!

bear and i have been going over his crayon colors for awhile now

or at least everytime he says he wants to "color" or that he wants his "crayons"

and i usually point to the crayons and tell him which is which

or he'll point to them when i ask

but today papa was holding all the crayons

and i asked him to bring me a color

and he did!

and i did it with all the crayons!

and he did it!

then i laid them out all togther and asked him

"where's the ____ crayon?"
or

"what color is that?"

and he KNEW!!

what a growing boy!

yay!

bear at school...

today bear and mama went to school (with auntie and cousins too). mommy and me school started last friday but since bear was sick- today was our 1st day! it's a program done through the pomona adult ed dept, but the classes are held in diamond bar. it's a 0-5yr class. they do crafts, circle/share time, snacks, outside play, and it ends with music time- a whooping 3 hours!

it's a great time for the kids to interact with one another and learn and it's also great time to meet new mommies/friends!

(oh ya and i met a mommy who adopted a little boy from- Kyrgyzstan!!!! i overheard her telling another mom and then i interrupted and told her i lived there doing mission work! i cant to talk with her more!)

here's bear at one of the craft tables:

and here's bear with tay and auntie at music time with-yup-pom-poms!
it was so much fun!
next week we'll be taking a field trip to the fair!

16 months!

happy 16th month birthday bear!!!

bear went to his 16th month appt. today.

he got a flu shot and a couple of his immunizations.

he's a teeny bit under weight for his

height which is 31 1/2 inches long

and he is just under 20lbs.

i think it had to do with him being sick all last week and not eating much.

nonetheless his pediatrician says to give him more food!

only problem is- he's SO picky!

oh and as of yesterday- no more night time nursing- it's bittersweet! =)

a talking bear

some of the new things the bear says:

sit

what's that?

are you? are you?

get it

(o)pen it

stop it

abby (from sesame street)

bird (for big bird)

memo (for elmo)

hug

burger

ankle

apple (for applesauce)

napkin

auntie

uncle

je-ca (for jessica)

tony

dean

mi or mia

granma

granpa

ticker (for sticker)

troller (for stroller)

truck

copter (for helicopter)

tree

wock for rock

dirty

trash

dog-a

(s)pin-a

(s)poon)

esica (for jessica)

tay or tey

wossy

tina (for christina)

paci

chorts (for shorts)

tan for (stand)

doggie or dog-a

cat

ka-on (for crayon)

and many more!

he has trouble saying his "L" sounds and his "R" and "S"

because tay loves the bear

auntie said that tay said the card says,

"dear bear, i hope you get better! love, taylor"

cousin tay heard that bear was sick and wanted to pray for him and make him some cards!

grandma brought them over today. the bear was soooo excited when she said it was from taylor and that it had stickers!

thanks tay- bear loves you!

sick bear...

poor bear... on monday he got sick- high fever and a barking-like cough... and yup- turns out he has croup (an inflammation in his throat somewhere).... we ended up taking him to the ER last night(tues) and they gave him oxygen, did some chest x-rays, and prescribed some medicine. praise God because this morning(wed) he did NOT wake up with a high fever. he was still warm, but not like the last few days.

oh and wednesday night i think papa and mama get the unofficial award of shame for pulling a "first-time parents" move... ugh. in short- the bear has been sick and last night he totally flipped out and wigged out before bed like crazy! crying non-stop for about half an hour and stiffening and arching and everything! and it was making his breathing and coughing worse. we did NOT know what to do! prayed yes, but we still flipped out too... sooo.. yup, we did it.... we called 911... i know! ok so they checked him out and they said he was ok for the most part, but were unable to take him to the hospital we go to.. so we opted to not ride with them. we drove on our own and I called bears dr for some advice, drove to the ER AND guess what?! yup.... he stopped crying, stopped flipping out and was talking and playing ... and so there we were- puzzled and baffled.... went on a longer drive back home and prayed for him to go to bed and be well! and he did!

this morning(thurs) bears doctors office called to follow up and pretty much they think he's ok and doesnt need to come in and he's NOT contagious!

Praise God!

i hope this NEVER happens again! oy!

just being a bear...

cousin tay and bear looooove each other, but they sure do fight like brother and sister! tay had a book that bear wanted. sharing is caring!!! look at tay's face- she was so mad! ha!

after story/music time at the library they put out crayons and coloring sheets. bear likes to color everything and everywhere! he can say crayons and color! =)
just being a bear!

bolsa and church picnic

here's a few updates- some pix from a lil beach day with the cousins and some pix from the church picnic a few weeks ago:

the bear was playing with the seaweed, but then he got caught in it...

then he fell over and it rolled and wrapped itself around him...




here's a very fussy pic of papa surfing. waves were pretty decent about knee to head high... so therefore mama didnt go in... the bear loves to play in the sand...

here's cousin peyton...

here's the bear in a hole that mama helped dig up...

a few weeks ago was the church picnic. it's supposed to be fun, but when you have a bear that runs all over the place and no family (cousins were sick and no grandma & grandpa!) there it sure makes for a super exhausting picnic day.... we were all beat!

bear entertained himself with this bottle and some sticks for a few moments...

papa was able to play one game and partner up with riley in the water balloon toss...

bear got a free ride...

oh fun, fun, fun... how tiring you can be! =)