Tuesday, December 31, 2013

30th Birthday!

Well, my both didn't turn out as planned! The day before my birthday Noah came down with the flu. Then at 6pm on my birthday Gavin got it. Then 7pm and Bells got it. Gavin got it pretty bad too, he was down and out for a few days. Although we had plans to eat dinner at home with everyone, then head downtown to go out, these plans changed last minute. We had no idea if Austin was going to get sick too, so we decided to stay home. We played cards with Mom and Dad, and had a good evening....then at 10:30, Gavin had been asleep for a few hours, and was no longer vomiting....our chance to go! We would not have left them if they were both sick, but mom assured us that she would be right there if Gavin needed her. So we headed downtown to the hotel, just in time for midnight. It ended up being really nice. (We still wished Erica & Scott could have come!!!)

Gavin got up a few times to use the bathroom, but that was it! Thank you Mom and Dad for taking care of them, we are so lucky!





Monday, December 30, 2013

Almost 30!

Tonight was a special night...it was my last night in my 20's!!! Mom, Aunt Beth, Erica and I all went out for drinks and dinner at Bakersfield. (Funny that I go to Cincy and a very popular place to eat is close to where I live in Cali;) 

It was SO nice to have a girls night out...something we really never get to do. Thanks guys for the fun night!


Cincinnati Children's Museum!

Today Uncle Pat and Uncle Derek went skiing, so we decided to take the kids to the museum. Three adults and 6 kids. Phew! It was some work, but they had a great time and were very well behaved. Thankfully!




Warm weather boy

When we woke up, we saw that it was snowing! Austin has never seen the snow, so we took him out. Oops! He was confused for a minute, but then when he looked up to see it and it touched his face, he got mad! He wanted it OFF his face! HAHA! From then on, every time it would snow, he would shake his head no that he did not want to go out. I guess he is a Hawaii boy at heart:)



Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sleepover!

Tonight all the big kids had a sleepover. Gav, Griff and Bells. Noah REALLY wanted to, but we realized that he may need another year. Plus he goes to bed a good three hours after the big kids;)

They all slept in sleeping bags in the living room, and they were so excited. VERY cute that Griffin fell asleep close to Gavin. So sweet. 

Gav woke up a lot throughout the night because he thought a shadow of a toy was a monster. Oh my. Lesson learned. Keep him in his room! 



Merry Christmas 2013!








Babies in a crib

Austin loved sharing his crib with his cousins. Well, he really liked sharing it with Addie...the rest of the consigns only had limited time before he kicked them out. It was so cute when they were all in it together. Then when he was just with Addie they were so cute to watch. Neither of them talk much (at all) so they would just communicate by looking at each other. Austin would make noises at her and she would laugh. SO cute!


Saturday, December 28, 2013

Donovan Family Christmas

Tonight we headed over to Allison's place for our Donovan Family Christmas celebration. All the kids had a blast running around the clubhouse and Austin and Addie had even more fun inside the beer cooler. They pretty much ate all the ice for dinner, but they were having fun! We took a shot for Grandpa DB and that was nice to be a part of this year....something we have been doing since he passed away, but we are not usually able to participate in. It was nice. 

After eating there was a dance party with Great Uncle Murphy. Oh my, what a dance party. I am so glad we were able to make it, it was a very nice get together. 







Cincinnati Zoo

Today we headed over to the zoo, and it was a perfect day. Chilly, but still not that cold. There were not very many people there, and the kids got to see so many animals. Gavin says his favorite was the giraffes and Austin says "uh, uh, uh" which means it was the monkeys:)



Friday, December 27, 2013

Cousins!

We arrived late this afternoon in Cincinnati after a very long travel day. We ended up almost missing our flight out of San Jose, so it was a CLOSE call. We were greeted by Erica, Bells and Griffin at the airport, and they were holding signs....so sweet:) We got home to see everyone, and the kids were having a blast with their cousins. A pretty big treat was Lucky Charms for a snack before bed!


Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Night

Tonight we headed over to the Tam's house for Christmas dinner. As always the boys had a ton of fun together....well, Austin was out of sorts because he is still not feeling well, but other than that, lots of fun!

Poor Austin still has bronchitis (he was treated for it 3 weeks ago...) and now a sinus infection on top of it. He is coughing and miserable. Add to that a huge crowded house of (no offense) loud adults, and he was NOT having a good time. He was nervous anytime anyone talked to him and also kept checking the door to see when Santa was going to come. Thankfully there was no Santa tonight!

We left around 8:30pm, which is very late for the boys, and Austin was asleep in 3 minutes. Poor guy! We hope he can kick this cough before the new year! 








Christmas Morning 2013

Merry Christmas! The boys woke up at 6am sharp ready to go!

Gavin was SO shocked that Santa brought him a new goldfish, and he promptly names him Goldie. Then the boys opened all their gifts, and they started to play. 

We headed out shortly after to go to church. The boys were pretty good at mass, and we hurried home to eat ham omelets and kale smoothies. All of this was complete by 9am. 

Then the boys headed out to put together Gavin's new 16in bike. Of course he hopped right on and took off! 

Austin now can ride the balance bike all the way around the block, so he is able to keep up (kinda....he's not as fast yet, but working on it!)

Both boys in bed at noon so we can head to Alvin and Zana's house tonight for the Moore Family Christmas!