Here was my attempt to make Spanish tortilla-which is potato and egg with a lot of olive oil. It turned out really yummy and John said it was very authentic. This past Sunday we went on a walk near the lake in CDA. It was a little chilly but nice to get out since it was a sunny day . Both kids love getting outside and even John likes to get out for a nice walk.
It's hard for me to get a picture of just Alex cause Nathan wants to be in EVERY picture. So there's a few where Nathan just jumps in the picture. :)
Nathan's attempt at a self-portrait? And I think we made brownies that day!
Nathan is such a talker lately. He keeps saying the word great, like "That was a great catch Mom." It amazes me all the time how much he knows and understands. He is a great big brother and listens and obeys MOST of the time :). He no longer takes naps which is a bummer but he will go in his room for quiet time for an hour or more every day. He loves playing with "swords" and guns and getting the bad guys. We are excited as the warm weather gets closer since it means we'll be able to go outside more! He loves to play with Alex and he will often say "Come on Alex" and lead him into his room to play.
Alex is a maniac lately(in a good way)! He is crawling all over the place, eating solid food like it's going out of style-along with those puff finger foods, and is just so fun to play with. He babbles a lot and is always saying "ba ba ba." He is such a good baby and with all the dragging around that I do to these kids it's pretty great. I finally found a cup that he will drink out of, so that's a relief and will hopefully make the transition easier in a few months. Alex loves to play with Nathan and Alex will follow Nathan into his room to play. Nathan makes Alex laugh so easily, it's pretty entertaining. :)
We had a great Christmas this year, we spent it in California with John's family and had a mini family reunion doing all sorts of fun things in LA and San Diego areas. We started it off by going to a Laker game and then we headed to Disneyland for a day. Next we were off to Legoland and that was Christmas Eve. We ate at Benihana Christmas Eve which was VERY untraditional but there were LOTS of people there (lots of happy birthdays being sung-kinda funny). On Christmas day we just kinda hung out at the hotel and swam and then ate our Christmas lunch at Schlotzky's deli and dinner at TGI Fridays. Once again, very untraditional! We went back to Legoland the day after Christmas and then did some shopping that night. The next day was Sunday and we got to go to our old ward in South Pasadena for church, saw a missionary farewell and got to see lots of old friends! We caught up with my friend Stephanie (from nursing school) for lunch and then headed to our hotel near LAX. We left the next day to come back to Idaho. We had a TON of fun and of course made sure we stopped at In-n-Out, and El Pollo Loco. :) More posts to come but don't expect them all in one day!
At our ward Christmas party, Santa came! Nathan was very excited to see him. He waited so patiently and sat quietly while the other kids around him were going crazy with yelling and jumping up and down. As soon as it was his turn he quickly told him that he wanted race cars for Christmas. What a true boy! :)
