A couple weekends ago we were on our way home from a visit to Miami, and we decided to try a Cuban restaurant that was recommended to us by a Cuban couple in our ward.  OMGosh!  The food was so good!  The meats that we had were delicious!  We never go out to eat anymore with the whole family, because it is complete chaos, but we will definitely be back!  The place was perfect for our crew since it was nice and loud, so Davis could fit right in, and there was a guy playing the bongos to entertain the kids.

 Ever since Claire's top teeth started breaking through, she has been obsessed with her tongue!  Most smiles from her are with her tongue sticking out.  I think she is getting somewhat close to being able to crawl, except for the fact that she has to start on her tummy.  She still does not like being on her tummy! I was making lunch today and asked Noah if Claire was okay, and what she was doing.  "She's doing push-ups, mom." Ha!  Such a cute chubba, she is!

 These boys are hilarious.  After moving to FL, and moving them into bunk beds, we had a hard time getting them to bed (mainly Davis since he was no longer in a crib).  We've always turned the locks to avoid them from coming out every 2 seconds... "I'm thristy.  I have to go potty.  I want another story.  I don't want to go to bed...." it can go on and on.  But we found a way to keep them in there without caring about the lock or wanting to come out.  After stories, drinks, etc, with us, we tell them we're going out (mostly Grant, since he usually puts them to bed :) ), and they get to stay up and read books or whatever until they are ready for bed.  Eventually Noah wants to go to bed and they turn off the lights and crawl into the top bunk together.  They kill me.  How sweet/cute is that?!  Some nights we check in on them before going to bed and they are practically spooning.  Cuties.

I hope they stay best buds forever.  :)

 Davis... he is so funny.  This was after he had taken a short nap in the car.  He woke up and Noah was trying to be funny by screaming as loud as he could.  Davis found it hilarious.  Me, not so much.

 Last week we had a couple of hot days.  It was nice, but not hot like it's going to get in a couple months, which I am not looking forward to.  Anyway, we hit up the park a few days so the boys could wear themselves out.  I was turned around for one minute to feed Claire, and the next thing I know, Davis has his scooter up on the bridge, on his way over to the slide.  This kid is fearless!  He has a new injury everyday.  

 Noah...my little smarty pants 4.5 year old.  I was making dinner the other night and he came into the kitchen and said, "Mom, look!  This paper looks like Delaware!"  What the wha?!?  I about died.  Seriously, who is this kid?  I don't think I had even heard the word Delaware when I was 4.  He kills me; he is so funny, and really is so smart it's crazy!  I am amazed when he sits down and can read me a book.

Love these kids!

7 months

7 months already?!  I can't stand it.  Stop growing right now, baby girl!  This girl gets cuter and sweeter every day!  She is still a great eater, sleeper, yadda yadda yadda... seriously such a good girl!

Happenings

Pretty much all of my pictures these days are taken on my iphone, therefore the quality isn't super great!  Anyway... here's our latest doings in pictures:

Davis has seriously mastered the scooter!  He is SO fast on it, it is really hilarious watching him.  

 I bought a surfboard at Costco last weekend, so we tried it out at the beach last Saturday.  It sprinkled a bit and was pretty windy, but other than that, we had a fun time.  I even gave it a whirl, and it was nearly impossible to get up!  Apparently I need to get a bigger board for Grant and I to use, since the waves here aren't that big, but it was fun for the boys to try.  Noah even stood for a second while Grant helped him catch a wave.

 They always love chasing the seagulls!

 This cute beach bum loves the water!  And I love those thighs in that cute suit.

 

 A couple weeks ago Noah the boot from the double Costco cart to let Claire try it out, since she's sitting up so well now.  She LOVED it!  The babies think Noah is hilarious.

 Davis and Noah practiced their balancing skills in the pool the other night on the surfboard.  Davis still refuses to wear a swim suit in the pool, which is fine, since he has the cutest bum ever.  :)

Utah quickie

A couple weeks ago we were able to fly to Utah for a long weekend to attend Grant's grandmother's funeral.  It was a quick trip, but I'm glad we were able to go.  I have to get copies of his family pics, because we took some great group shots.  It was a beautiful weekend celebrating her great life.

Anyway, the flight out there was disastrous though, which comes as no surprise... we have the worst luck ever with our kids on flights.  Davis managed to have a poo explosion all over his pants, only one hour into the five hour flight.  We always pack extra clothes, but of course this time we didn't, so we ended up throwing his pants away and he traipsed around the airport in his diaper until we got to baggage claim.  Glad I can laugh about it now.  Claire was grumpy (now I know why... FOUR upper teeth managed to poke through her gums right after the trip).

 My dad must be the toddler whisperer or something, because this never happens!!  He watched the kiddos while Grant and I attended the funeral.  Thank heavens, because there's no way they would've been able to sit quiet during the funeral.  We can't even make it through sacrament meeting these days without major volume from our pew.

 Another reason I really wanted to go out to Utah for the short weekend was because my grandma and aunt happen to be in town that weekend as well, and neither had met Claire yet!  Aunt Sheri hadn't even met Davis, either!  Dang Florida!  Anyway, It was fun visiting with my mom's mom and sister, and letting them experience the chaos that is my children.  :)

 

 And, if any of you know my grandma and aunt Sheri, they LOVE pictures.  My little family...well, not so much.  This is the best we could get.  Grant was totally over it.

Grant was majorly having second guesses on our flight there why the whole family decided to go, but in the end, we were all glad we went!