Jordan & Kellie's Blog

Sea World

2009-12-08T21:59:00.000-08:00

Back in May we decided to go to Sea World as a family cause Wyatt had been begging to go and Jordan and I hadn't been there since we were little. It was so much fun!

Our first stop was the Dolphins and Wyatt was absolutely mesmerized!

Getting ready to feed the sting ray.

The Death Grip. Jordan kept trying to get Wyatt to touch the sting rays and he was so afraid that he had a death grip on the back of Jordan's shirt and I thought it was so cute, I had to take a picture.

He was afraid of touching the starfish at first too, until he saw another little kid come up with no fear and pick it up so he figured he could do it too.

By Far the Best Part of the Day! The SHAMU SHOW! We were so naive we thought, oh that's weird that the front row seats are open, I wonder why? Well you can see why, we got drenched. They don't call it the Soak Zone for nothing. But actually getting splashed by Shamu made it that much more fun and Wyatt could not get enough, he kept yelling out for Shamu to splash us again.

Ok this evil bird in the background of this picture totally attached me. I went up to the Kiosk to buy fish to feed to the Sea Lions and on my way back, this bird swooped down and hit the back of my head throwing my hat to the ground and all the fish in my hands as well. Once the fish hit the ground about 20 birds swarmed to eat. It was hillarious, everyone was of course starring at me and as I was the laughing stock of the Sea Lion exhibit.

Feeding the Sea Lions was our second favorite part. They are so cute and have so much personality. As long as you can watch out for the birds, you are okay.

Little Baby Urban at 4 months old was such a trooper.

Mommy and my boys at the Polar Bear Exhibit.

Got to love this picture! If you can see, Jordan took this picture at the perfect time when this poor Polar Bear was trying to relieve himself.

The Baluga whales were so cool! They are amazing and if I were to swim with any animal there and pay to do the interaction, I would love to do it with these beautiful whales.

Mother's Day 2009

2009-12-05T22:24:00.000-08:00

Wyatt loves Uncle Ryan so much he copies every move he makes! So cute, I love this picture. Wyatt wants so bad to be big and grown up like him.

For Preschool they had a mother's day party at the park where we made these adorable tissue paper hats and took these cheesy pictures with our kids. It was so much fun and I love this picture with me and my boys, the loves of my life!

I took the kids to Color me mine where they got paint something for Grandma for Mothers Day. She was there to help and join in the fun. Wyatt had fun but of course was so careful not to get any paint on himself. My little neat freak!

Grandma and her boys at Color Me Mine! The platter turned out adorable with a little help from Grandma. But she loves it and it sits on her counter everyday to remind her of these precious little ones, with their handprints inside.

Easter Festivities 2009

2009-12-04T20:45:00.000-08:00

Easter was a lot of fun this year with Wyatt cause he was starting to realize that there were actually candies and gifts inside the eggs however it still took a lot of coaching to get his competitive spirit out to race and get as many eggs as possible. He liked to take his time and hand pick which ones looked the best. These are a little out of order, but here is me and Urban, 3 months old at Wyatt's preschool easter party at the park.

Morgan and Tyler's birthday party included and Easter Egg hunt with all the cousins. Here are all the kids lined up and ready for us to say "Go".

Wyatt showing his belly for the camera, like father, like son! While standing between his best buds, Avery and Kamryn.

On your marks, get set, GO! And Wyatt just stands there with his hands in his pants. lol

With a little help from daddy and his sweet easter basket that we made at preschool, he got the hang of it.

He realized he should start running if he wanted to get more, so he's off to the next lawn for more.

Comparing who has more and who has the best ones.

Little sweet snuggle bug in a rug, Urban.

After the party, we headed to the park across from Avery's house where they had a fun petting zoo.

Wyatt chased around the little chick.

Sat and gazed at the mini horse for a while wondering if it was Rob and Big's?

Our little family of 4 with the Easter Bunny!

My two little precious boys!

Wyatt asks to hold Urban at least 5 times a day, he loves his baby brother.

On to the next Easter Egg hunt at Grandma and Papa's park.

Easter Morning at our house. We kept the tradition we had growing up of the Easter Bunny hiding our easter basket somewhere in the house. It makes for a fun time trying to find where it's at. And he found it!

Yea! The Easter Bunny brought lots of Water Guns!

Urban taking it all in.

Just waiting to be squirt by Wyatt!

And a new camera to take pictures of Urban, just like mommys. I think his fake one probably takes better pictures than mine. lol

Daddy with his sweet neon yellow cast on his arm that he broke dirt bike riding, first time on his dirt bike. Ya as you guessed it, this cast only lasted a week and was sawed off in the garage.

Stink Bug! My favorite position that Urban loved to fall asleep in.

This was at Wyatt's preschool Easter party, where they had a bike and scooter parade. All the kids decorated their bikes with streamers except you know who. He refused, instead he wanted to be the fastest bike rider in the parade and he was.

First Easter Egg hunt of the season and he loved it!

He definitely loved the challenge and would much rather find the hard to find ones instead of the ones just lying on the ground.

Yea! I love Easter!

First Day of Preschool

2009-12-02T21:41:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it, I am finally starting to update my blog. I have to go all the way back to April but its a start. I am making a goal of doing a post a day until I get caught up!

This is Wyatt's first day of Mommy and me Preschool. Lindsey and I signed up to take the kids once a week in Diamond Bar for some crafts, singing and sharing time with other kids there age.

Here is best buds and second cousins Wyatt and Avery!

It was Dentist Day, so they had a dentist come to talk about how to take care of your teeth and Avery loved this pretend dentist girl.

During singing time, the kids sit on mommy's lap. I had both Avery and Wyatt as Lindsey stood back to take care of our little babies Ethan and Urban sleeping away.

One of Wyatt's favorite songs where the crocadile eats the monkeys.

Although they were a little shy and reserved at first, it didn't take long before they were their crazy selves.

Closely listening to what Mrs. Dorothy had to say next.

Wyatt Terrified of the Easter Bunny

2009-04-13T18:46:00.001-07:00

We waited three long months after Santa Claus went back to the North Pole to see the Easter Bunny at the mall. Finally he came and Wyatt could not yet to go see him until we got there. As you can see from this picture, he would only peek down at him from the top level while sitting in his stroller.
After hours of watching him, he finally had the nerve to roll up closer to him still at a distance to watch. Then after the Easter Bunny noticed us stocking him, he came up to Wyatt in the stroller and he didn't know what to do. He stuck out his hand to shake and Wyatt just pull back into the stroller in terror. Not until he came back with a sucker did Wyatt perk up and finally take the lollipop out of his hand.
Finally I got a smile after stocking the Easter Bunny for hours and on a sugar high from the lollipop.

Urban 2 Months Old

2009-04-13T18:40:00.000-07:00

Here is my little Butterball at 2 months old. He is such a happy, smiley boy and brings so much joy to our family.

Wyatt and Aubrie XOXOXO

2009-04-13T18:31:00.001-07:00

We went to our friend Zachary's 1 Year Birthday Party and there Wyatt had a little love affair with Aubrie Heyer. They were the best of buds and these pictures reminded me of a little highschool romance.

Going in for the kill!

Planting a Big One on her!

Going for a stroll at the Park.

Being a gentleman! His daddy taught him well.

What a cute couple!

Urban's Blessing

2009-04-13T18:15:00.001-07:00

My Grandma (aka GG) and Kellie (Mommy)

Urban was blessed at the beginning of March. Jordan gave such a thoughtful blessing and following we had a get together with family and friends at a clubhouse for a little brunch. Being the horrible picture taker that I am I didn't even get a single picture of Urban in his adorable white suit before he exploded all over it and we had to change him.

Urban cuddling with Grandma Crowder

Wyatt and Tyler playing pool.

Anna and I and the newest cousins, Urban and Dylan who are only 3 weeks apart.

Mommy and Me

Mister Personality! Wyatt is at the age where he will not smile for pictures.

Aunt Tracy, Grandma Heberger and Urban, and GG (Great Grandma).

Urban's Mini Photo Shoot

2009-02-13T19:48:00.000-08:00

We went down to visit Anna, Johnny, and little Dylan again today, and while we were there tried getting some cute shots of the little boys.
We didn't get many because the boys got cold and tired of sitting in the basket, but we still got a few cute ones!
Here's the little butterball in all his glory!
He let us know when the photo shoot was over! I guess it's hard being so cute, and constantly photographed :)

The Italian Stallion

2009-02-13T19:17:00.000-08:00

Urban got a little warm in his sweatsuit today so we unzipped him, and were laughing at his big tummy hanging out, and calling him the "Italian Stallion."All he needed was a gold chain, and some chest hair, and his look would have been complete!
He borrowed some bling from mom, but we'll have to wait a few years for the chest hair! ;)
Being a gangster sure is tiring!

Urban's First Smile

2009-02-11T16:47:00.001-08:00

This is Urban's 1st smile on his 4 week birthday. Of course, I missed it but he gave his Aunt Tracy a long big Crowder smile and she was able to capture it on her phone (that is the reason the picture is not the best). He has his daddy's crooked smile ( and hair line, lol) and we love it!

Urban Meets Cousin Dylan

2009-02-11T16:32:00.000-08:00

Last week Justin and Anna had their second baby, Dylan. He and Urban are only 3 1/2 weeks apart, and the closest of the Crowder cousins so far. When Dylan was 4 days old we went down to visit him, and get the little guys together.
Dylan and Urban with Uncle Jason.
Urban all snuggled up in his carseat...sorry these pictures are out of order!
His infamous picture...tongue sticking out!
All scrunched up and making funny faces while Mommy was changing his diaper.
What a cute boy!

Discovery Center

2009-02-11T15:56:00.001-08:00

We decided to try out the Discovery Center in Santa Ana, and the kids had a lot of fun, even though they were a little too young to understand most of the exhibits. We spent most of our time in an area for kids 5 and younger which they loved.
Stacking the blocks. They stacked them over and over, and kept knocking them down, which they all thought was hilarious.
In front of the green screen where they could make little movies. It was fun because they could see themselves, and they got a kick out of that.
The kids dressed up in the sea animal costumes. Wyatt was a seal, Avery was an octopus, and Kamryn was a sea monster.
Standing in front of the submarine play area where they played for most of the day.
Wyatt sticking his face out of one of the submarine port holes.
Playing with the blocks again.
Kellie and Wyatt inside the discovery "cube" that is covered in solar panels.
Wyatt running into dinosaur land.
Climbing through the tunnels with Kamryn and looking up at the giant dinosaur.

Urban sat all snuggled up in his carseat sleeping, until the end of the day when he woke up to eat. He is such a good baby, sometimes we forget he's with us!
I love this picture of Wyatt! He was sitting on some rocks in the dinosaur land, and watching some of the older kids who were there on field trips. He even tried making friends with a few of them :)
Wyatt sitting by a replica of a Raptor's head. He was totally freaked out, and as soon as he sat down was like, "No!"
Avery and Wyatt playing on a little triceratops.
Kellie and Wyatt in Dino Land.

The Discovery Center was a little too old for the kids, but it will be fun to go back when they are older!

Urban 1 Month Old

2009-02-11T15:32:00.000-08:00

Last week Urban turned 1 month old. He is still a great baby, and nurses well, and sleeps great. He also really loves to be snuggled and held. He's taken a few beatings from his older brother, but is a tough guy, and recovering well :)

Lovin the Boppy

2009-02-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of Urban sacked out, and loving his boppy!

Grandma's Boys

2009-02-11T15:29:00.000-08:00

Brothers

2009-02-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

Wyatt really loves his little brother! He always wants to hug and kiss him, and is getting better at learning to do that softly :)
They will definitely be great buddies, and partners in crime, before we know it!

Urban is One Week Old!

2009-01-15T15:49:00.000-08:00

Today is Urban's one week birthday! He got his first bath in his big boy tub, and got dressed all nice and cute. Luckily Mommy had a short sleeved onsie for him, since it was 90 degrees today, and it's been too warm to wear all his snuggly winter clothes.

Urban got his first faux-hawk today.
Getting some kisses from Mommy. Kellie is always saying what a sweet boy he is. He never cries, and is such a sweetie.
All snuggled up with Mommy.
Big yawn!
Looks like he's up to something...I wonder what he's gonna do...
...He was just gearing up for his first explosion! It was a good one!
All cleaned up, and back to being an angel.

Urban getting some love from Wyatt.

What a handsome boy!

1st Time in the Big Boy Bath

2009-01-15T15:43:00.000-08:00

Today Kellie gave Urban his first bath in the big boy bath tub. He seemed to like it!
Snuggling with Mommy after pooping in the tub, and peeing on his Aunt Kelsey!

All snuggly and warm.
Chubby boy all nice and clean!

Urban 2 Days Old

2009-01-15T15:33:00.000-08:00

Urban had lots of company his first few days home. He is such a good sleeper though, that he was rarely awake for any of it! Here are a few pictures of him wide awake, at two days old.

Big yawn! Still so sleepy!
Little squishy face!
Cute boy, wide awake.
Meeting his cousin, Kamryn, for the first time.
Urban snuggling with his big brother. Wyatt is so sweet with Urban and talks about him all the time, and always tries to love, and kiss on him.
Sleeping on Auntie Tracy. Company is exhausting!

The Boys

2009-01-15T15:30:00.000-08:00

Daddy holding Urban on his first night home.
Daddy with both of his boys.

Wyatt the great big brother holding little Urban!

Urban West Crowder

2009-01-15T15:02:00.000-08:00

After the long day at Disneyland Kellie went to bed feeling tired, but good. Her labor started at 3 am, and she was prepared for another long labor like she had with Wyatt.
They went to the hospital at about 10:30 am so she could get checked and she was at a 7! So they kept her and she walked the halls to keep the labor progressing.
Urban was born at 3:16 pm and weighed in at 9 lbs. 6 ozs and 20.5 inches long. He was the same length as Wyatt, but a pound heavier!

Recovering under the heat lamps.
Urban's first visitors. Snuggling up with Grandma Heberger.
Wyatt's first time meeting his little brother.
Little cutie!!
So chubby, and perfect!
Kellie with both of her boys.
First family picture.
Little chubbers getting checked out by the nurse.
Kellie and Urban on their way home from the hospital.
First car ride with both of their handsome boys!

Operation Evict Urban!

2009-01-15T14:56:00.000-08:00

The day before Urban arrived was Ron's birthday, and he decided to take Disneyland up on their offer to let him in free. Kellie had a doctor's appointment that morning and when she was told she hadn't progressed since the week before, she decided to go to Disneyland with Wyatt and her dad and walk and walk, in hopes that it would put her into labor.

It was the perfect way to spend her last day with Wyatt before he became a big brother!

Wyatt Turns 2 Years Old!

2009-01-15T14:50:00.000-08:00

A few days after Christmas Wyatt turned 2! Kellie and Jordan took him to this fun little place with a huge, HUGE bounce house/obstacle course, a giant blow up slide, and lots more fun things to play with. A couple of us got to tag along and it was so fun to see that big boy on his birthday!

The birthday boy opening presents in the birthday crown he made in nursery the day before.

Wyatt Helping Daddy

2009-01-15T14:47:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2008

2009-01-15T14:42:00.000-08:00

This is Kelsey...since Urban has arrived, Kellie has her hands full with two handsome little guys, and was way behind on her posts. So she gave me her camera, and her password, and I am uploading a bunch of her pictures to get her caught up. I will put in the info that I know, and Kellie can come back through these posts when she gets settled into a routine and add all the fun details later. Enjoy!

Girls Night Out in honor of Baby Urban

2008-12-08T19:05:00.000-08:00

All of my wonderful and generous friends took me out for a Girls Night Out to Chomp Sushi and Teppan Bar to celebrate the arrival of Baby Urban. I couldn't have asked for a better night! I had been shooting down the idea of another shower since I have so much baby boy things left over from. Being the loving friends that they are and wanting to celebrate they all came together to get me extra excited for my new baby!

This is Amy, who has known me the longest out of all my friends. She has known me since the day I was born. All of my good friends from Church! Emily, Jessica and Jenny. My sweet Sister -in - law and one of my closest friends, Kelsey.

Maryam, Jordan's best friend's wife and my good friend now as well.

Everyone was so generous with the gifts that I think I am set with diapers for the first several months and I was able to order my double stroller with the generous donations. But they couldn't let me get off without a few new things for baby Urban. Kelsey got these adorable shirts made for Wyatt and Urban.

Here are my other long time friends who have known me for a while. Lindsey and I have been the best of friends since 2nd grade and Tracy my sister-in-law and Kelly have known me since Freshman year in highschool!This is hard to see but this necklace is so cute, I just love it! Kelsey got this made for me with all of my boys' names on it.

I got so many nice and thoughtful things from everyone and had such a good time. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect celebration to welcome Baby Urban!

Family Pictures

2008-12-07T17:09:00.001-08:00

We decided to take some family pictures for our christmas cards as well as to remember it being just the three of us, since our new addition is coming soon. Our good friends Amy and Gary of http://www.ag-photos.com/ took the pictures for us at the lovely Brea Car Wash! I know it's weird but I wanted an "Urban" feel and the carwash had these beautiful brick stairs and archways that I thought would work out perfectly. Unfortunately Wyatt had a really bad ear infection so he was not a happy camper.

You can tell by these pictures that our poor little boy didn't feel good cause he's hardly smiling and for everyone that knows him, that is rare. Gary and Amy were so patient with us in trying to get him to cooperate.

Mommy finally got Wyatt to crack a smile with lots of kisses!

A little bit of Amy's adorable touches to the pictures, with the words Love written across.
Thanks Amy and Gary for catching our priceless memories!

1st LAKERS Game!

2008-11-13T06:23:00.000-08:00

You can tell by this picture that he was real excited to go to the game! lol No, actually he couldn't wait and wanted to wear his basketball sweatbands all day long until time for the big game.
Papa had two tickets to the Lakers vs Clippers Game so he took Jordan and Wyatt for his first NBA game!

Wyatt found his perfect seat right away, right up front. When he came home all he could talk about was the "Pretty Girls Dancing". They were sitting right behind the Laker Girls.

Papa and Wyatt at the game.

My two smiling boys! lol For some reason they think the bluesteal look is better than smiling!

I love this shot. My two boys watching what boys do best, a basketball game!

As soon as Wyatt got to the game and saw the free giveaway Lakers shirt, his sweatbands were off and the oversized shirt was on.

Playing with his puppets, trying to entertain Papa. Little does he know you don't have to entertain Papa at a sporting event.

An outing with Daddy and Papa never goes without a new toy, his beloved Lakers basketball. But Mommy and Grandma are the spenders! lol

Playing with his basketball. This hasn't stopped since he brought it home.

After a long night and tons of cheering which was one of his favorite parts, he was out like a light!

GO LAKERS!

HALLOWEEN

2008-11-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

Wyatt dressed up as an old fashion golfer for Halloween or as people kept calling him, Payne Stewart. He loves to play with his fake golf set and go to the putting green with Papa on occasion so I thought this costume was a good fit.

When we mentioned Trick or Treat and candy he was ready to go. He had been talking about knocking on doors and saying Trick or Treat for months and was so excited to experience it for the first time. Here he is with one of his first houses. As you can tell, he was just in shock that people would just hand out tons of candy to him. And because he is so little and so cute they gave him even more, like mom really needs it!
The adorable Trio at a door. Kamryn (Pebbles) was not at all shy, she wanted to barge in the house as Wyatt and Avery (Dolphin) sort of stood back and observed.

He had to keep checking in his Elmo pale to make sure that all the candy was still there and that he wasn't just dreaming.

The 3 Amigos getting ready to go Trick or Treating! Wyatt the Golfer, Kamryn as Pebbles and Avery the Dolphin. They were all too cute and the hit of the neighborhood. Here is Wyatt (aka Payne Stewart) and his buddy Porter at the Church Halloween Party.

Daddy and Wyatt ready with his Elmo pale to go Trunk or Treating at the party.

Wyatt's first go at Trick or Treating at the Church Halloween Party. He wasn't shy, just reached right in to grab as much candy as he could.Wyatt and Kamryn so stoked after all the candy they got at the Trunk or Treat.

This was Uncle Jason's golf game at the Halloween Party. It fit Wyatt and his costume well and he loved it.

And this was Aunt Kelsey's fishing game at the party and of course, it's in his blood to fish so he loved that as well.

We went to the pumpkin patch near our home a few weeks before Halloween. There was a petting zoo so Daddy and Wyatt went in to check out the goats. But instead of petting the animals, of course Jordan had Wyatt riding them!

Here is Wyatt and GG (Greatgrandma) at the pumpkin patch. He loves GG and always talks about her.

Wyatt rode a pony for the 1st time. He did not know what to think of it. The look of his face in this picture was how he was the whole time. He didn't know whether he should smile and have fun or cry and be scared so he just showed NO emotion, it was hillarious!

Wyatt Lately . . .

2008-10-13T20:50:00.000-07:00

Lately, Wyatt has been into his new boots, skateboards (that's not new), helmets, jumping and Pumpkins! Oh and did I mention his new BOOTS!!!!!

Daddy and Wyatt carving pumpkins for Halloween!

We went for the lazy carving and got Mr. Potato Head things that you just stick into the pumpking. It was so much easier and less messy!

Wyatt has to do what Daddy does and tried to stick the ice pick in the pumpkin, real safe.

Here's the finished products. One Pirate and one Vampire Pumpkin. Wyatt loved the pumpkins so much that he got so upset when we took them outside to set them on the porch and insisted that we keep them inside on the counter, so there they remain.

We had Jordan's company picnic and there was a bouncy house for the little ones. I could not get Wyatt out of it. I would constantly turn around and he would be gone. After searching the playground he was always found in the bouncy house.

He kept saying, "Monkey's Jumping" cause he loved watched the rally monkey's jump at the Angels' games and he thought he was a monkey.

Did I mention how much he loves Skateboarding and his Skateboard. Well he constantly wants to take it with him everywhere and it is the biggest, most cumbersome toy to take along. Here he is with Daddy watching some kids skate.

We went to a skate shop in Mission Viejo after a yummy dinner with the Jessops so Wyatt could try out his new skate moves.

I don't know where he saw this, but he now feels like he needs a helmet on to skate so he found one in the store that was ten times too big and insisted on wearing it the whole time while riding down the ramp on his bum.

Here he is at Target and what did he find but another helmet to put on.
And of course a skateboard to ride. Looks like someone is going to be a skater like his daddy.
Oh, I can't forget to mention his brand new rain boots. Since the weather has been a little cooler, I decided to pull out my boots one day and Wyatt had a fit that he did not have boots to wear. So he found these rainboots at the store and had to have them. He started taking off his shoes right in the store and put them on and there was no way they were coming off. This unfortunately started a three day marathon of him not allowing us to take his boots off. I am not joking, this is him sleeping with his boots all night long cause that is exactly what he did.
He still has the boots on as he learns how to hit the ball off of a tee at Grandma and Papa's house. Papa has already started to teach Wyatt the game of baseball and sent us on a special mission to find a tee so he could learn how to hit. Wyatt did such a good job for his first time and loved every minute of it.
Papa even bought Wyatt an official Dodgers baseball cap from the Dodgers game. I can never get him to wear hats but because this one was just like Papa's hat, he wore it all day long.

With his ears pushed down and all, he was learning the batting position and looks like we might have a lefty on our hands.

L.A. County Fair

2008-09-29T19:45:00.000-07:00

This was such a FUN, HOT, and EXHAUSTING day! Unfortunately my mom and Jordan had to work and my dad has two free passes so Wyatt, my dad and myself went when it first opened and spent the whole day there until my mom and Jordan could meet us after work. I just went for the Fried, Fatning food which was Oh So Good!

Here is grandpa and Wyatt on the GIANT slide!
This is the train exhibit that Wyatt just loved. He calls them "Choo Choo Rain".
This was a Giant magnifying class which made papa look huge and Wyatt thought it was hillarious.
The two piggies at the fair!

These are the pig races that Wyatt couldn't get enough of. He kept saying "Again, Again!" after every race and was sad when it was over. We were the green team routing for the pig with the green scarf named Lindsay Loham and she was racing Britney Squeals I think. They had cute little names and themes for each race, it was a lot of fun.

They had a really fun Winter Wonderland exhibit with snow, sledding and even Santa Claus which Wyatt was deathly afraid of.

This was the first time Wyatt has ever seen or stepped foot on snow. Well I wouldn't call this snow cause it was just brown mush but he still loved it!

He even went sledding all by himself. I don't think he new what to think of it. He just sort of sat there and went a long for the ride.Then in the exhibit it would snow periodicly and he thought that was so cool!

I think this had to be his favorite part of the whole day when daddy came and took him on the enormous blow up slides. This is Jordan and Wyatt going down the sinking ship slide or the Titanic.After the first time with Daddy he was ready to go on his own and you can hardly tell in this picture but he just flew down the slide. It was so funny to watch cause he looked like a rag doll. But of course he would just pop right up and say "Again, Again!" We had to slip the worker some cash to let us keep taking him down the slide cause he didn't want to stop and we had ran out of tickets.Daddy and Wyatt sliding down the sharks mouth on the big Shark Slide.
This was about 10:00 at night, I was so exhausted I could bearly make it to the car and thought I was going to go into premature labor from all the walking when they all wanted to stop and play the carnival games. My dad won an ugly stuffed turtle for Wyatt only because we were the only ones who stopped to play this water gun game, so we new one of us had to win.

The Month of September

2008-09-29T19:21:00.001-07:00

The Month of September was a good one filled with all kinds of fun activities. I enjoyed two of my friends' baby showers, a first for Wyatt and my favorite show of all time, "So You Think You Can Dance"!

Lindsey's Shower couldn't have gone more perfectly! The vintage airplane decor was so cute and the food was scrumptious! And of course she got so many nice things for Baby Ethan (I know that's what his name is going to be even though she won't officially name him until he is here).
Here's my mom, Kelsey and myself just chillen enjoying the yummy food in our bellies and the nice company. My mom is holding Tom and Maryam's little bug, Liam and cousin Brooklyn is peeking up at the bottom of the picture.Kelly's shower was super nice. It was like a highschool reunion for me which is always fun. And of course it was at the best place, the Spaghetti Factory, my favorite, so I think I gained 5 pounds just from that meal. From Left to Right: Janette Miles, Chelsea Monson(Miles), Ashley Cardenas (Miles), Kelly Hughes (Lerille, Prego), myself, Tiffany Luisi (Amedi, sorry I totally butchered the spelling of her name).
This was Wyatt's 1st time at Chuck E Cheese. I have to admit that I was a little hesitant cause it sort of grosses me out and this picture is even worse with his face all over the germ filled toys. But when you have about 3 hours of just sitting, eating and chatting with your friends with a totally content child, it is all worth it. He spent it with his best buds, Kamryn and Avery so he couldn't have been more happy! I know they don't look happy but it's only cause they had three moms telling them where to look for the picture and they were a little confused.
"So You Think You Can Dance" need I say more! This was definitely one of the best times I have had in a while and thanks to Jason coming down with the flu last minute, I was the lucky one who got his ticket.
It was the tour of the top ten finalist where they perform some of their favorite routines and talk a little bit more about the show. This was definitely one of my favorite performances with "Twitchington" on the bed.
Oh my gosh, if you watched the show, you can't help but remember this door performance with Twitch and Katie to "Mercy". It was so good on the show but 10 times better in person.I am truly embarrassed of this picture, cause I look like a complete dork but it was all worth it. We were so pumped up after the show that we had to buy matching shirts and then put them on and take this gay picture doing the "4 Real" pose that they always did on the show.

Wyatt's Favorite Things

2008-09-14T20:33:00.001-07:00

There are a few things in life that Wyatt can not stop talking about everyday, I like to call these Wyatt's Favorite Things!

PAPA - From the time he wakes up in the morning, the first words I hear out of his mouth is Papa! Everytime we go somewhere he says "Papa and Issey Come?" cause he wants grandpa and their dog Issey to come along.
GOING TO THE PARK WITH DADDY - All day long I hear him ask to go to the park. I usually tell him he has to wait until daddy comes home and the second Jordan walks in the door he is begging daddy to take him to the park. And Yes this is Wyatt's new smile with one eye shut.
CLIMBING - It must be a boy thing, but he loves to climb on everything! I have gotten to the point where there is no where in the house I can hide something unless it's behind a locked door cause he will find a way to climb up and get it.
CANDY, CANDY, CANDY - I am not sure how this happened but he pretty much will not stop asking for Candy. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner he wants candy and only candy to eat. This is his first go at a Pinata. He wasn't too excited until he realized that Candy was inside. Below his him showing me all the candy he got from the Pinata and yelling "CANDY!".

Along with the candy he enjoys all sweets. At Brynn Clausen's first b-day party at the beach we just let him go for it and stuff his face full of cupcake. We were having a contest who could get messier, Wyatt or Evan Clausen and I think Wyatt won.
BATHS - This is a good thing but he loves his baths and never wants to get out. We tell him it's ready for night night and he says "Bath Please". He will not go to bed without getting his bath.

Happy 30th B-day Jordan!

2008-08-24T17:36:00.001-07:00

Happy 30th Birthday Jordan!

Can you believe he is "30" years old? We have been together for 12 years now so I have almost known him for 1/2 of his life! The special day of celebration started out with Jordan pestering Wyatt by wraping him up like a mummy. I am sure glad I had a son, it takes all the pestering away from me and Wyatt loves it!Jordan had planned to spend his b-day weekend with his 1st love, the ocean, but when the fishing trip was cancelled, I scrambled last minute to make some plans for his big day. I bought us tickets to go see the Body World exhibit at the California Science Center in LA. It's something we have been wanting to do for awhile and its only here for another week. It was really fascinating and definitely worth the early morning trip. Jordan especially loved seeing ALL the body parts and I was super intrigued by the real fetuses.
Next we headed to Aubrie's 1st b-day where Jordan and Wyatt enjoyed some time in the pool. It was the cutest 1st birthday party ever with a Betseyville (Betsey Johnson) theme.
We ended the day full of surprises with a dinner at TAPS with some close friends. It was so much fun seeing all of our friends and having them share in Jordan turning another decade older!

The Month of July

2008-08-01T21:22:00.000-07:00

Since I am the worst blogger on earth and haven't done a post in quite awhile, I decided to do a whole post on the month of July. This is the most pictures I have ever included in one post, so bare with me. I just wanted to show a little recap of our month and probably won't do it again cause it took me an hour to do.

Here we are on the 4th of July with my parents. Jordan went out of town on a spearfishing trip so we headed down to my aunt and uncles in Seal Beach for a BBQ. It was a nice day.Wyatt has found a new love for trains. He loves to yell out "Choo Choo"! He road the train at the Irvine Spectrum twice with two of his best buds, Avery and Papa.Once again, we can't go anywhere without Wyatt getting wet. Watch out Fountains, here he comes!Holding hands with Avery.This is one of my favorite pictures. Just another one of our days shopping and unfortunately he has found ways to enjoy it. He took it upon himself to put on this red croc on the wrong foot, put on the jeweled little girls hat and hold the pink sparkly purse. I'm sure dad will be mad to see this picture but I can't help but laugh. Swimming Lessons Graduation! Don't ask me why it says Please Repeat on his certificate cause he was one of the best in the class. I think it is only because he is too young to move onto the next class.
He was a little bored with the mommy and me class this year but not when he was given a lollipop for finishing.
His instructor Johnny who was the best! We hope to have him again in the next session.

We are working on the pot belly and it seems to be coming out a little bit.

Wyatt really became a good swimmer this year. He actually swims to me under water and grabs on without me having to grab him.
His favorite part of class, Jumping! Whether it's jumping off the side like in this picture or off the diving board, it's his favorite.
GG or Great Grandma came to watch his last day.

Aunt Tracy came too! And thanks to her we have all these great pictures!

Excited for a big day of swimming!

Some candid shots of my brown eyed boy. I never thought it could happen, that I could have a brown haired, brown eyed child but I am so glad. I love those chocolate eyes.
Gotta love those long eyelashes!

It's Another Boy!

2008-07-09T19:50:00.001-07:00

I am only 13 weeks but just found out that we are having another boy. Yea!!!!! We are so excited! Everyone has been banking on a girl since this pregnancy has been completely different than Wyatt's, but you are all wrong! There is no mistaking the bulge between his legs, he's definitely a boy!

We are crazy and already have his named picked out, we don't waste anytime. His name is Urban West Crowder. It seems we like those western names for some reason. Urban is due to arrive in January!

Water Baby

2008-05-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

There are two things that Wyatt absolutely loves. Being naked and Water. Take his clothes off, give him a hose or water toy and he will play for hours.

He even knows how to pose just right for pictures so he covers the right parts.
He drinks all of it, whether it be pee-ed in bath water or rain water, he loves the taste.
Give him a squirt bottle or water gun and he will squirt himself in the face for hours on end.

What can we say, he is his daddy's son, anything including water and he is there!

Fashion Island Carousel

2008-05-05T19:49:00.000-07:00

We went to Fashion Island twice last week. Not because of the mall but solely because Sprinkles cupcakes are only a block away. I am addicted and get a whole box of Red Velvet all for myself. Actually Wyatt and I fight over them, cause Jordan doesn't care for them. Avery was so cute, she kept saying "Horsey, Horsey" as she drug Wyatt to the Carousel. They had so much fun and did not want to get off.

This is Wyatt's fun face and that is adorable Kamryn enjoying the ride.

American Idol

2008-05-05T19:34:00.001-07:00

Everyone is constantly on me about updating my blog. I know this post about American Idol is a little late since you have all probably seen and heard about it from everyone else's blogs. I thought I would give my version. Thanks to my gracious and cute as can be pregnant friend Maryam, I was invited to a taping of American Idol. I couldn't have been more excited until we stood in line for hours and didn't get in. It was okay cause it turned in to such a fun night at Ketchup on Sunset where I had the best Macaroni and Cheese w/ Crab, I have ever had in my life. And lived the life of LC (Lauren Conrad of the Hills) for one night.
So we were invited to come back to Idol the next week which was last week when they performed Neil Diamond songs and it was the best time ever. Not only did we get in, but I couldn't have been standing closer to Simon Cowell the whole entire time. I completely forgot about the contestants cause I was staring at Simon the whole time and let me tell you, he is so charming and handsome in real life. He was definitely the most friendly judge and when I couldn't think of anything else to say to him but "You are Hot!", he replied, "So are You!" and gave me a wink. I was so excited. He kept winking at us the whole night and Brooke White's husband kept making awkward eye contact with me. After a fun filled night and Paula's mishap, I personally think she is on something cause she stumbled down the stairs to come say hi to us, I shook Simon's hand and still haven't washed it. I'm just kidding, but I didn't want to wash it for a long time. I forgot to add that this picture is all of us with David Archuleta's mom. She was so sweet and I asked her how she handles all the girls all over him cause I can't even handle any attention my 16 month old gets. It was a stupid thing to ask but that's all I could think of and I forgot her answer.

Easter

2008-04-11T21:11:00.000-07:00

Easter was so much fun this year. Wyatt absolutely loved Easter Egg hunting. It was so cute to watch him find the egg and then shake it to see if there was anything inside. On the other hand, he was terrified of the Easter Bunny. I wish I had the picture to post but he was screaming during his Easter Bunny picture, it is hillarious. Those make for the best pictures.

We spent most of the day at GG's or Great Grandma West's house where he was spoiled as usual. He got the sweetest vacuum trolley cleaning set ever! I am jealous cause I would love to have one. For those of you that don't know, he is obsessed with cleaning. All he is interested in at Disneyland is following around the janitors and watching them sweep.

Here he is cleaning Grandma's house for her and he does such a good job too, he takes it very serious.

Puerto Rico

2008-03-20T21:37:00.001-07:00

Los Angeles Zoo

2008-03-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

We went to the LA Zoo on Saturday and it was so much fun. We all just had a blast. The Hedgehog exhibit was hillarious cause they had little holes that you could come up out of. You can see Jordan and Wyatt in one. Wyatt is such a ham and had everyone at the zoo laughing at him. He kept sticking his face up against the glass and making pig smoochy faces.

We seriously felt like little kids again, it has probably been 20 years since I have even been to the zoo. The gorillas were hiding which was a bummer but we loved the Oregatangs. They had so much personality and we watched them forever. My pictures didn't turn out of them, but oh well, I'm sure we will go back more.

You can tell Wyatt was just having a ball and thought he was such a big kid.

By the end of the day, he was so pooped, he crashed out with all of his fun zoo toys. I think Jordan felt the same way. He commented that he can work a 60 hour week and not be as tired as the few hours we were at the zoo.

Disneyland

2008-02-05T22:31:00.000-08:00

This was Wyatt's first time to Disneyland and he loved it! We went with Kelsey and Kamryn, Amy and Aubrie and our friend Jenny. We all bought annual passes so this will be a regular thing we do to get out of the house. Wyatt did really good with all the rides and even loved the big drop on the Pirates of the Caribbean. But as you can tell, he was terrified of Goofy. He was literally shaking while we were standing next to Goofy for this picture.

Wyatt's 1st Christmas & 1st Birthday!

2008-01-08T23:00:00.001-08:00

Not Too Sure of Santa

2007-12-08T18:06:00.000-08:00

This was Wyatt's first encounter with Santa. He took it like a man and screamed the whole time. The first Santa didn't do too well of playing the part as you can tell.

We then went to see the famous Brea Santa Claus who even had me believing. Wyatt would not let go of daddy and after some convincing with a candy cane, Santa finally got him to sit on his lap.

1st Halloween

2007-10-31T21:56:00.001-07:00

Sea Creatures seemed to be the theme this year for our family. Wyatt was the most adorable Shark and Issey, my parents' dog was a lobster. This was Wyatt's first trick or treat and he wasn't sure what to do.

Daddy was such a proud dad of his little shark. They walked all around the neighborhood hand and hand and daddy would help him up to the doors and hold his little shark bag. It was the cutest thing I have ever seen.
No this is not our house. We have neighbors that go overboard decorating for every holiday so we had to take a picture on their porch.

Lindsey and Avery came Trick or Treating with us. Avery was the cutest girly monkey and they had so much fun together. As always, Wyatt loves to chase her around the house and touch her non stop and she doesn't want anything to do with him. He is starting young, what can I say. After a long night they were both about done with their costumes and ready for bed.

The Bahamas

2007-10-31T21:52:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

We stopped by the local Pumpkin Patch for Wyatt to ride the ponys and play with all the pumpkins. The ponys didn't show up for the day so instead Jordan had him ride a goat in the petting zoo. He was more interested in crawling around the poop infested hay and getting dirty like a typical boy.

Our friends Gary and Amy were driving by and noticed our car so they stopped in to say hi. Their little pumpkin Aubrie was ready and dressed for the occassion.

4th Hair Cut

2007-10-14T19:13:00.000-07:00

That's right, not his first but his fourth hair cut in nine months of life. This little boy has more hair than anyone knows what to do with. I can't cut it fast enough. Looking at his father and grandfather, he better enjoy all this hair while it lasts. He loves to run his fingers through it as he falls to sleep.

I love Daddy!

2007-10-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Everyone is complaining that I don't update my blog enough so here are some everyday pictures of Wyatt with his Daddy. He absolutely adores Jordan and wants to be with him every minute he can. Here is Jordan "Britney Spears Style", but the good thing is the car wasn't moving.

After a long day at Church, my two boys were crashed out on the couch and I had to snap a shot. So Cute, I love these moments!

L.A. County Fair

2007-09-23T15:45:00.000-07:00

My Mom, Wyatt and I went to the L.A. County Fair so Wyatt could see all the animals and go to the petting zoo. I was too cheap to spend a dollar or two on food for the animals and didn't want to be attacked so we went in with nothing. They didn't care whether we had a food or not, they would eat anything. They started mauling us and one goat would not stop eating Wyatt's shoes. Wyatt loved it and just laughed, I had to hold him back cause all he wanted to do was pull on their fur, ears and tails.

Crazy Hair

2007-09-14T21:40:00.001-07:00

Wyatt got a new floaty for the pool since his beloved crab floaty popped in Costa Rica. We tried it out in the living room and it resulted in some major static hair. Jordan and I were just cracking up at him, he had no idea what we were laughing at, but he joined in and laughed with us anyways. It still amazes me how long his hair is since we have already cut it three times since he was born.

Labor Day

2007-09-14T21:18:00.000-07:00

We had the Crowder Family over for Fun in the Sun on Labor Day. It was the first time that all five Crowder Cousins were together. Wyatt loved every minute of playing with his older cousins and tried so hard to keep up with them. Here is our little family playing underwater.

My niece Morgan, Wyatt and myself floated on the raft to catch some rays.

The Crowder boys with their babies, sorry that Jared and his little ones are cut off. Last, the adorable Crowder offsprings.

Boys Fishing Trip

2007-09-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

The boys went on a fishing trip for the Holiday weekend to San Clemente Island. They weren't too successful in their fishing but they had a lot of fun as always.
Here is Jordan with Tom and the famous "Frenchie" (a.k.a. Frederick/Boat Partner). I know you have all heard nothing but stories about Frenchie and how much Jordan loves going fishing with him so now you can finally put a face on him.

Costa Rica Trip

2007-08-31T13:08:00.001-07:00

Tim and Faith Concert

2007-08-31T09:14:00.001-07:00

A group of girls and our moms went to the Soul 2 Soul Concert with Tim and Faith. We were right next to the stage and I even shook hands with both Tim and Faith. It was awesome and we had so much fun. They ended their last tour ever in CA so there was so much energy!

2nd Cousins

2007-08-14T15:06:00.001-07:00

Lindsey was down from Utah and we got to have a play date with our babies. They are second cousins and boy does Wyatt love her! He was so excited to see her and all he wanted to do was touch her and laugh. Avery was a little overwhelmed with Wyatt's craziness, so she got a little upset.

Swimming Lessons

2007-08-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

Wyatt just finished 4 weeks of Mommy and Me swimming lessons. We had so much fun with all of our friends from church. Wyatt became quite the fish and I miss it already. I think he was a little too young to be scared of the divingboard cause he came up out of the water with a smile on his face, when the other kids were screaming. He also learned the tunnel swim where he went underneath the instructor's legs.

1st Blog

2007-08-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

I decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon so you could all enjoy pics and updates on our little family. We are leaving today for two weeks to Costa Rica, so stay tuned for details on our vacation.