The Beach

Well I finally did it. I drove by myself with the kids up the mountain and down to get to the beach 45min from our house. I have to say the drive wasn't that bad and pretty easy compared to on the weekends. The beach was pretty quite and they had music playing on the board walk. It was so peaceful and wonderful. The boys had a blast at chasing the sea gulls, spinning in circles, we even got a bit wet haha, built sand castle etc. The only thing that was missing was dad.

We were going to take the boys to the aquarium in Monteray on Sunday. Tom is working tomorrow but I think we'll try and save some money and go spend the day at the beach again as a family. The boys loved it. We'll pack some food and just play all day, and maybe on the way home stop at our favorite diner down there. Not sure what the boys and I will do tomorrow. I hope to get to my exercise class early morning and than Tom will go to work. Hopefully I'll find something fun for them to do, beside the laundry I have that needs to be done but it's suppose to start raining any min now. So I think it will have to wait for tomorrow b/c I am tired of doing laundry in the rain...I swear the weather knows when I need to do some.

Well I got Jonas finally down for a nap. I really don't want him to stop napping like Noah, he still gives me one and sometime two but I am so worried that when he hits 18 months he will stop napping like Noah. So I encourage all his naps as long as he still goes to bed at a good hour at night b/c there is no way I am having any kids up after 8pm at the latest which is normally when he goes down. Well time to get some stuff done!

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Congradulations Trevor and Sarah

Is happy that Rowan James Flynn is finally here!!!!! I wish I could meet this little man. He tried to give Jonas his run for his money at birth weight but didn't succed but got close at 8lbs 9oz. Congrats Tervor and Sarah!!!

Victor Emmanuel Flynn

I am happy to report that I am an Aunt for the 12th time now!!!!!

Victor Emmanuel Flynn was born this morning. So happy for you Danny and Genevieve, welcome to the parenting world. It's a lot of fun. I'll try and post a picture when someone sends us one. I would have though Grampie would be on top of that by now :). Mom and baby are doing well and I can't wait to meet the little man.

Now we are just waiting for Trevor and Sarah to have their third son, hopefully soon for her sake and he doesn't stay put too much longer.

Making some changes

Well my fittness group is doing a challenge for the next three months and I signed up. I really need to get on the health wagon not that I am horrible but I do need to do more, but having issues since I exercise outside most of the time and all of Jan was pretty wet. It's suppose to rain tomorrow but I think as long as it not a wash out pour we are going to go running in it. I just hope it doesn't make my cold worst.

So anyhow I am giving up a lot of my favorite foods which may not seem that bad b/c they aren't junk food per-say but still aren't that great for you. So good bye cheese which I love, dried fruit even the ones that aren't sweeten(do you realize the sugar contain in the can be worst than candy etc, and I can just eat a whole package or dried mango which is not sweeten or sulfured), cut my peanut butter consumption down and bread too. I need to cut my snacking down to and up my water consumption, and of course treat that are junk, like I love carrot cake and the grocery store sale is by the slice and tom will pick one up now and than for me it's so good with the cream cheese frosting...yummy sadly good bye and chocolate too. I think I will reward myself with one treat once a week but it will be small. I think those are my small goals right now(there is more I am giving up but just can't remember them all at the moment) and of course try and run twice a week on my own after tom come home and the boys are in bed. Late night runs suck at the beginning but I enjoyed them once so I can do it again. It will have to be at our little gym b/c it's still dark by the time tom gets home. So here is hoping no one is on the one treadmill they have here. Weigh in is tomorrow morning and this month is strength building, I think march is endurance and April is flexibility in the challenge but not sure on that.

Would love to join a gym but not able to at this time do to money. I am hoping I can get some glasses this month but we'll see. However the eye dr said my eyes got a bit better so yay on that, I never thought that could happen especially since they say you eyes can normally get worst through pregnancy's and of course age. but I'll take better eyes any day. However they are still the worst eyes in the astigmatism world he's ever seen haha. But the got better !!!!

well time to figure out what to cook for supper, Oh how I wish someone would cook for me. I managed to clean the kitchen, bathroom, dinning room today, all with the scrubbing etc. and of course the normal tidying up, that I really don't feel like cooking but I guess we need to eat. Here is hoping I find something to make them, maybe a tuna casserole is in order tonight since it's easy and everyone will eat it.

Rain and more Rain

Yup winter is here, a little late but is here. It's pretty cold and damp and wet. But so far the boys have been good about all the indoors stuff. We've been painting, doing puzzles, playing with toys and making some Christmas craft I hope by starting them now I might get them done for Christmas. haha. Tomorrow we have a morning and an late afternoon play date so it will be a busy one.

Exciting news here for us Tom should get a paycheck next month, sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After two months with min of wage pay cheque (it's against the law not to pay someone in the state of California), and paying other expenses that work normally covers, I can't tell you how exciting and better I feel now. It will be nice to finally have a little bit of norm back in the swing here. I really don't know how many family make it work down here when they only make min of wage and have families, it's pretty scary and I am so happy and thankful for what we have.

Well the dishes are done, laundry is folded, the toys will soon be picked up and it's 10pm now and I just sat down to type this up. Everything else is going to have to wait till morning.

night.

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ah the weekend is coming

.....or is it. Probably no weekend hear for us. Tom has a big presentation on Monday so it will be work work work almost all weekend. The only reason I say almost too is because we bought hockey tickets for an oilers game back in October so we are going to that tomorrow, in the afternoon. So no real weekend here. Which is going to make it a long week....I am so ready for a vacation too and really wish we could go somewhere. Our last vacation I was 31 wks pregnant with Jonas, which feels so so long ago. As well we probably won't be able to go anywheres

Well I am relieved that my friend little baby is doing well. She deliver her son Matthew on Wednesday at 34wks. He's doing good but of course is in the NICU and will probably be there for a while, and she gets to go home today which is a little sad because she has to leave him there but she also gets to go see her other son at home since young children aren't allow visiting in the hospital do to all the swine flu stuff. Anyhow I am just happy her new little man is doing well and I can't wait to hold him.

Well I got lots to do today because the kids seem to think I need to do more. They both have been out of sorts lately and I have been pushed to many limits. Leaving feeling very aged. haha

What is new

Not a whole lot in our parts. Tom's work is really starting to becme long hours, and needs the car most days so we can't go anywheres really. I am hoping to maintain my 6:30am workout M and W and than 6:15 am or 9:15am(if I don't make it to the earlier one) Friday and 9:30am Saturday. Reason for the early morning now is I don't have to take the kids with me and I won't be late if I try to drive tom to work. So those are my goals for this yr.

No plans this weekend except I hope to get new glasses since I lost my good pair in BC back in May. Tom has to work most of the weekend though. I would love to steal him in the morning and go for a hike with him and the kids but we'll see. Work is getting busier for him now.

So it's been I think 3 months now that Noah is potty trained, during the day. He goes to bed with water so he still need something on, where he doesn't always wake up. But we are having many tantrums about wearing a diaper at night which is hard on both of us. I just hope by the time his is 3 or 3.5 yrs he'll be able to hold it at night.

Jonas vocabulary is growing and way better than Noah's was at this age and Noah impressed his doctor at 1 age with his vocabulary and understanding, so for Jonas to be even further along is sort of scary. Tom said the other day that he can't always tell which kid is calling him or depending on the word which boy is talking, and it's so true. That boy is way beyond his years and if each additional child advances like this our last one is going to walk out and hand shake the doctor at delivery haha.

Well I think that about it not much to report really. The boys colds are slowly leaving and I mean slowly, we are very much been drippy faucets for like ever. So I hope they stop dripping soon.
night folks.

Happy New Years!!!

Wow where has the year gone I have no idea. I can't believe this is the last day of 2009, craziness. I have to say we had a pretty good 2009, of course it's had it's ups and downs but what year doesn't. I am just hoping that where I sort of feel 2009 has end on a down for me that it means 2010 will come in with a bang of goodness. I would love to say that Tom and I are doing something exciting to bring in the new year like a lot of people we know but we aren't. We are going to stay home with the boys. We will do the tradition that my family has done for yrs of ordering in Chinese food and than watch the fire works on tv and maybe play a board game if Tom is not working from home later. Here is to the 2010 and I hope ours and all of yours dreams come true in the new year and may it be blessed to the fullest.

Happy New Years!!!!

Christmas day

Well we pretty much had a great christmas got to talk to most of our family and even a few viedo chats but if there is more than a few people in them it's very hard to hear or even get a response to questions. It was pretty funny at times b/c we would ask something to the flynn clan and no one would respond haha, made it amusing on our end at least. The boys torn open their stocking and I thought I had the video recording but something happend and it didn't which made me really sad that we didn't get to catch that moment. Jonas came running out and actually grabed his stocking(not sure if it was just a fluke or what but out of 4 he grabed the right and than start running at the tree and grabbing more present and bringing them back to daddy, it was really cute. We took a few breaks opening present b/c they were just so overwhelmed. I also forgot to take pictures of the boys in front of the tree b/c Jonas running at the presents through me off, so that made me a little sad we didn't get a picture but I have the memories I guess. They seem to love all their toys. I have built and play with more trains, sang many songs with noah playing his ukulele which santa brought him(he even slept with it). Jonas got a truck which he can ride and pull so he's in love with that too. We have very happy boys that morning till noon, Jonas wouldn't stay asleep and both boys were still so over the moon that the wouldn't slee p, making dinner not so enjoy able and the turkey ended up being a dry bird, and tom thinks he didn't like the brand of bird I got(can't be choose when you forget to get one and almost didn't have one). Oh well first time ever out of 5-6 birds that didn't turn out right, still makes me a little sad though. However we had a completely PJ day as a family and just played and for me ate too much candy where I found some quality chocolates(they don't sell them down here but I found one little store that imports some UK chocolate!!!!!) So over all even with little blimps here and there, Christmas day was nice. Not sure what is on the go today. Most ppl are out shopping for the deals but I really don't feel like shopping or gragging the kids out, especially since Jonas woke up with a fever and was gagging luckly he didn't get sick. I think it's just because of the verylong day yesterday. We have a dinner thing to go to but we'll see on how he is feeling if we go or not. Well I hope you all are having a good holiday.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Merry Christmas

to all our family and friends!!!!

i'll try and up date later

Happy Birthday Jonas

Our little man is one...that is so hard to believe but it's true. Where did the yr go, I have no clue but I miss it already, even though I do love to see my boys grow I also wish I could hang on to their little snuggly bodies, toothless grins etc. We celebrated Jonas first birthday today and thought you'd all enjoy to see some pictures of our big man.

Is it really the holiday season already...?

Christmas is my favorite season/holiday everything....I love it and look forward to it every yr. Just thinking about it normally puts a smile on my face...However this yr not so much. I can't see to relax...my christmas music isn't working for me either. First yr I don't have my shopping done(I had both kids with me today trying to pick things up and ugh I was lucky I got through two stores but barely). I have so much more to do too and I have no disire to go out there and do it. I normally love going out and just walking around and looking at the decoration etc too....my tree still only has lights on it and sort of garlen on it(Jonas keeps pulling it off). I don't know something is just sort of off this yr with me and it truly sucks big time... Hopefully Christmas day will make me feel better. Both boys are really excited even Jonas(he feeds off of Noah a lot). However he also acts so much older than almost one, everyone looks at his size and things he's younger but if he out and playing or running everyone thinks he older. His vocabulary and sounds is growing by the day. He also can get Noah going pretty go(you think it would be the other way around). So I am hoping whatever is missing at this moment will find me on Christmas day. I still have to sew Jonas stocking together, hopefully this week. I have some Christmas chocolates started but no wheres in the mood to finish them. ...ugh this does not feel like Christmas at all.

Jonas's birthday in Friday. I think we are just having a Wesley and Sier(their friends) over for dinner and cake on Saturday. Where did my little boy go.

Well I got to wrap some of the kids stuff so they don't find it. hope you all had a good weekend.

some video's of the kids

Thought you all would enjoy some video's of the kids.

Jonas is using up his last bit of energy before bed, and not the best on of Noah's sing abilities(he can actually sing almost the whole song) since he was distracted with the hockey game on. He was being silly and singing while he put some toys in his pj's so the bell sound is from some of the toys down in leg of his pj. enjoy

Thanksgiving

is today down here and we decide to save the turkey for Christmas. I was not going to cook two in 30 days. I did make a pumpkin pie this morning though and I can't wait to eat it. This is pretty much the last long weekend, vacation and maybe weekend for us to really enjoy. Tom's last day at work was yesterday and his first day at work will be Monday. There are going to be some long hours over the next two yrs and no vacation days but just the normal holiday days which in the high tech world and especially in the start up world too aren't to many. I just hope Tom really will enjoy this work, I need a happy man coming home to us. Well hope everyone having a good day I got to run b/c I don't want to waste the time I have with all my boys on here. Happy American Thanksgiving, our tree is going up this weekend I can't wait. Hello Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Change is here

I wrote awhile ago of change and it can finally be public now that Tom gave his notice at work on friday. That is right Tom is leaving Alcatel, a job he has almost been there for 10yrs. He will be joining a start up company here at the end of November. I believe his first day at the new place will be November 30th. We are excited and nervous at the same time but feel it is the right for all of us. Lots of changes are going to happen so that we can make this workout.

Besides that we are fighting off colds here, and we are winning that battle so far. Hopefully the colds will stay mild. Hard to believe Jonas is going to be one next month not sure where the yrs are going sort of scary in lots of way, but exciting too.

Jonas is walking like a camp now and is getting into more stuff if that was possible. Noah growing into a little boy and surprise me all the time with his development.

My big goal is to give up or limit my sugar in take try to continue to eat better. I find on stressful days all I want is chocolate and after eating the boys halloween candy I think it's time get some control I once had and get up early to get the boys ready so we can get us to exercise class. I have still been slacking since we return to California...I hate when I get out of my routines b/c it's hard to get back into them. So on that note it's time to get my lazy bum up and tidy the place and I would take the boys out but do to our colds I think I'll make some play doh for them.

To Pass the time

So what does one do when you are lazy and are so releaved that you got both kids to bed at 6:30, and your other half is extremely busy and out of sight. Well you decide to make a joke between a friend come ture. Yup, that is just what I did. My friend is leaves for Hawaii at the end of the week and I pleaded for her to take me(doesn't look like we'll be taking a vacation this yr :( ). I said I would go in a suit case so she wouldn't have to pay for a ticket. She told me sure and if I actually fit in the suit case to take a picture for her. So here you go Lara....not that she reads this blog(I don't share this site with everyone I know), but did post the pics on fb for her to see them. I do know I am crazy no worries, but it gave her a good laugh and well laughter makes for a healthy life.

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween and the boys and their friend Wesley had a blast. We went to a friends neighbour hood for trick or treating and just took the kids up and down the street. They were good at saying Trick or Treat and of course Thank You at the end, as well as throwing a Good Bye too.

Just look at the big man of the house

The wind is blowing

So things are changing all the time around us and that use to bug me a lot, I use to strongly dislike change. However now a days I welcome it, and even sometimes want it. I feel the wind blowing again around us and wonder what changes and when lately. Not knowing though drives me nuts, I like to know with rough dates when thing change or know for certain that there will be a change. But the uncertainty of it, and will it happen, and when if at all is still a strong dislike of my. aaaaahhhh I feel my blood pressure rise.


I am also really excited for two more babies coming into our family early next year on the Flynn's side. It only sadness me that we live so far away when the two baby boys arrive. I am not sure when or if we'll make it home next yr so that makes me even sadder. Congrats Trev&Sarah on expecting your 3rd, and Congrats to Dan and Geneveieve on expecting their 1st!!!!

It seem winter hasn't quite made up his mind if he wants to be here or not and well Fall for that matter hasn't either. One day I am in pants and a t-shirt and the next day I am in shorts...it's driving me crazy and than one day winter comes too and dumps a lot of rain on us....come on will one season just make up his/her mind and stay. I am not good at layering for weather anymore.

I have been cranky lately and most part I think is because my exercising(which I use as therapy) has fallen through the cracks lately. There is always something that happens and I can't go to my class and with Jonas teeth coming in(will they hurry up already and break through...I am not talking about all but it would be nice if they all did but just at the moment his two front top teeth.) so I am exhausted and just can't seem to do my 9 or 10pm run like I was. As well ppl are just annoying me lately...some time I just think really, like really come on, take care of your responsibilities... Anyhow there are lots of things I could rant about but I am not going to...it slips out from time to time but I try not to rant or complain especially not on here and I have already had some slips on the in this post too so I am done, that is it no more rants.

So anyhow we are all doing good. Not much excitement. I have to find costumes for the boys really fast, not sure how I let the time slipped by, I wanted to make them but I just have no time where I can sit and make them....yesterday I didn't get any tidying up done b/c I was on the floor playing with the boys and try to make Jonas happy...again teeth. Jonas also wants to hold your hands all the time and walk or he holds on to the back of my pants and walks behind me. Well I think that a good update of things here, Tom's at a computer things his evening and the boys are in bed so I need to get some stuff done b/c I have so many errands to run tomorrow that I am not looking forward drag the boys all day around town.

Anyhow night all.