Danicas Day at Grandma and Grandpas

I'm so lucky to have a job that I can make my own schedule, so by doing that I'm able to babysit Danica every Monday, I LOVE IT!!! She is such a good baby and so much fun to watch. If I have to run errands she just goes along. We went to the park, shopping, out to lunch you name it we do it. At times I just stare and watch her for hours, she's so cute and has such a personality. If your having a bad day she is an instant mood changer, she will look up at you and smile and laugh and whatever it was that was bothering soon disappears. Grandma LOVES you DANICA RAE!!!!!

Now is that not the CUTEST baby??? Look at those big eyes and that cute bow...It was windy and cold out today, so we had to put on our coat so we could go outside and watch Grandpa, he was working on our deck and she had a blast watching and jabbering to him.

Grandma kept trying to take some pictures of her and she kept pointing and laughing at Grandpa.

Grandpa couldn't stand it anymore he had to hold her, she is such a Grandpas girl.

Look at Grandma and Grandpas girl standing up so good and yet so little, she is so precious. She has such little girl features and is so petite..

Phew!! It's tough being a Fire Chief...If you check out some of my older post you will find almost the exact picture but with Jaden wearing this hat. It's become a family tradition. Hahaha

If you look real close you can see her two new bottom teeth.

Danica playing at Grandmas, she is such a happy little girl.

JADEN TURNED ONE!!!!!

Look who turned one...JADEN ALEXANDER..YEAH!!!!!

In honor of Jadens birthday, Jen and Branden we just want you to know how proud we are the both of you. You are both such awesome parents, Jaden is shown so much love and care that we can only smile when we think of you and your little family. Everytime we are with you guys we come away in awe of how well you both took to parenting and loving each other. You work so well together for the common goal and that is the good of Jaden. We want you to know we love you all three and keep up the great job.

THE VERY HAPPY AND PROUD GRANDPA AND GRANDMA!! WE LOVE YOU JADEN AND DANICA!!

Mike feels like the luckiest Grandpa on earth, to have two Grandbabies and to live close enough to be apart of their lives and love them and watch them grow.

You know as a parent you always wish on your children to have a child just like they were, well I didn't realize that not only would they act the same, but look the same ALSO...

Here are the happy Daddies and their babies, Danica loves to watch Jaden she is so interested in what he is doing...

It was the cutest cake, he had Kung Foo Panda theme and we had Chinese Food and everything was decorated from the movie, very cute!!!!

Branden trying to keep Jaden back while we all sang "Happy Birthday" Jaden...

Babies eating cake, these pictures are always priceless, Jaden actually finished a whole large piece of cake and he got both hands involved.

The next several photos are of the Pinata, the kids had a so much fun hitting on that, of course I'm not sure who had more fun picking up the candy, Daddy Branden, Uncle Ryan or Grandpa Mike. hahaha

Jaden on his Camo power quad he got from Uncle Ryan , Aunt Hannah and Cousin Danica. Branden was teaching him how to push the button to make it go, and once he figured it out. WATCH OUT!!!

Jaden is his new blue car, he was so cute honking the horn and just going around the house, it has a handle so you can push him like a stroller.

Jaden opening his presents and Daddy put a bow on his head. He is a precious package to all of us....

The cousins playing. Danica shared really well...Those were her spoons Jaden is playing with.

At the end of the party Grandpa is reading Jaden one of his new books. Jaden was exhausted..It's tough turning ONE!!!

Grandmas Visit

This past week I went down to the valley to visit with Jen, Branden and Jaden. I had so much fun, I spent three whole days sitting on the floor and playing with Jaden. He melted my heart by crawling to me and wanting me to play with him, I could have stayed there forever..... So I've included a few videos and some photos.....

Jaden sharing his toys with Grandma!!



Playing on the floor with Grandma...



Jaden eating an ice cream cone...Look at those big brown eyes!!!


Jaden giving high fives...

Jaden taking a few steps!!!!



Branden tickling Jaden, check out all those teeth!!! He has 8 now. Jaden just loves his Daddy.

Jaden talking he is saying huh and of course da-da, so cute he just jabbers all the time.

WOW!! Where does one begin!!!

There has been so much going on lately, and Hannah has been hounding me to update my blog so here goes.....

For those of you who don't know Ryan and Hannah bought their very first HOME!!! They are so excited, it's the cutest place ever, ok I'm a little bias since I had the home listed, but that's beside the point, now back to the cute home it's a 3BR, 2BA about 1100 sq ft and it's darling has a fenced in backyard for Zep and plenty of room for Danica to play and grow up in. So of course with every new home comes WORK!! So we are all pitching in and helping with the painting of the insides, poor Mike has been such a good trooper he has gone over everyday that he has off and just been a painting fool. Grandma and Grandpa Peters even helped for a full day, so hopefully we will have the inside done by next week. Then the outside painting begins, hahahaha

The place already looks different outside, Ryan had two cement driveway slabs poured, to make it easier to get out of the driveway. He has planted a large maple tree named Snoopy in the front yard (not sure why the name, but it's Ryan) and he planted some really pretty flowers around the large Juniper in the front yard. He gets the green thumb and enjoying working out in the yard from his Dad. But I will be posting before and after pictures when we accomplish all our jobs. SO stay tune!!

Now for the more important pictures and updates, the GRANDBABIES!!!!

Oh my heck, we are having the time of our life, a few weeks back Mike and I were able to babysit Jaden for the weekend and Ryan brought Danica over for the evening and we had a BLAST!!

I love this picture of their two little hands, aren't they precious?

Yes, Jaden is standing and even trying to take a few steps, my bet is he will be walking before his first birthday.

Danica is such a Daddys girl,she was busy being noisy in this picture cause Mike and Jaden were down on the driveway throwing the ball for Chance and she was watching their every move.hahah

Then it was dinner time and Danica had finished her Peas but had decided that what Jaden was eating was much more interesting.......

Here's Uncle Ryan - Daddy Ryan holding the babies, Jaden just cracked Ryan up. I can only imagine that Jaden and Danica will grow up being best BUDDIES!!

Ryan and Grandpa thought it would be fun to test the water in the spa out, Jaden is our little fish he loves the water so Grandpa and Jaden got suited up and in they go...

Here's Jaden showing Cousin Danica how to use the controls on the Spa..

Oops, Jaden got a little to bossy for Danica and he really ticked her off by grabbing her hand and taking it off the controls. So don't you think Christmas is going to be a blast.hahahah



So everyone got dried off and settled down and we came inside, Jaden decided that he needed to rock Danica,so he got on the back of her bouncer seat and was just shaking her like there was no tomorrow and Danica just loved it and Jaden thought he was doing something really funny.

Then he walked around to the front of the bouncer to make sure Danica was ok, it was so sweet. Needless to say we had such a great weekend, and cherished every minute with these two sweet,sweet babies. I can't believe how fast they grow up...

On a totally different subject, this past Thursday June 26, 2008 was Dads 72nd birthday, and I can't let the day go by, without recognizing a truly great person in my life. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him and miss him. You know people say it gets easier with time but I'm not sure that I believe it, it seems like I miss him more today than I did a year ago. It's such a void in my life, Dad was my biggest cheerleader, he believed in me and told me often I could do doing anything I set my mind to and he was always telling me how pretty I was. I miss my holiday hugs and kisses (he would always come up to my house on any holiday and give me a hug and a kiss and say I love you!) You are such an inspiration to us all Dad and we miss you and love you!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I LOVE YOU DAD!!!!!

EXCITING FAMILY NEWS!!!!

BRANDEN AND JEN are engaged!!!! We are so excited, we have waited a long time to be able to announce this...... Branden ask Jen to marry him on Memorial day weekend and she said YES!!! Jen is such a wonderful lady, she keeps Branden right in line (hahaha) for all that know him, then you understand. We love her so much and actually already considered her part of the family. Her ring is beautiful, the date they have set is May 15, 2009. The reason for the long engagement is because it's been Jens dream since she was a little girl to get married on the beach. So they are planning a very quaint and beautiful ceremony on the beach in San Diego, with their very best friends and immediate family members, there will only be 30 of us there, so they are giving us all time to save our pennies for the trip. They have rented a beautiful 9 bedroom beach house right on the beach for their wedding attendants and their parents to stay at, and I mean it's right on the beach, it's a huge very nice place. http://www.beachfrontonly.com/vacation-rental-oceanview/oceanside-encinitas-san-diego-california.php?code=28&tipobus=&bedrooms=&price= Try and click on this link and see if it will take you to it. I can't wait we are all so excited.

I will keep you posted as Jen finalizes things. To Jen and Branden we are so proud of the two of you and we are here for whatever you need!!!Love you guys.

EASTER MEMORIES!!

Cute Little Jaden posing for his picture.


Danica is such a cute little girl, she loves to pose for pictures.

The shirt tells it ALL!!!

Jaden sportin his new Fire Chief hat, you can only guess who came home with this hat!!

Great Grandma Reddix, enjoying Jaden playing with his Easter goodies.

Daddy and daughter time...

Grandpa Mike showing Jaden how to handle driving a ambulance

Ok Grandpa, I'm in control now!!!

Here's the whole GANG!!!

Ryan explaining to Danica the whole Easter egg dying concept, look at her little face she is so mesmerized by her Daddy..

Mommy and Daddy showing Jaden the pretty egg he dyed. He had such a blast dropping the eggs in the cups of dye.

Jaden holding his cousin Danica!!

Jaden saying "look Mom I'm not touching her", Jaden just loves Danica and he loves holding her hands and just watching her and touching her, he's so cute with her.

Jaden in his Easter outfit, with his Nike tennys shoes and his Daddys hair do..

I love this picture of Danica in her Easter dress and no shoes, she is going to be such a easy spirited little girl she has such a cute personality already..

Jaden showing cousin Danica how to pose for pictures and get the adults to give you toys to keep you happy. hahahah

This picture is so amazing to me, I just love Jadens expression. He is so amazed at Danica, he loves to watch, touch and smile at her. I can't wait to see these two grow up together.

We had the most incredible Easter ever. It was so enjoyable. Having all the family together and enjoying each others company and good food. Of course having the babies made it over the top. I never knew how much little children can totally make your life different. We celebrated Easter on Saturday, just because it's esier for everyone to get in all the family gatherings and things. Mike was on duty but he was able to come to our home with his fellow firefighters and have dinner with us and spend time with the little ones. We colored Easter eggs, had a video of Fox and the Hound and then Shrek 3 playing in the back ground and just all sat around the table and visited and passed the babies around. It was everything we would have wanted and more. There is always a part of my heart hurting at holidays with the absent of my Dad, but I do know that he would have love it as much as we did and he was looking down on us with a smile. We hope each and everyone of you had a blessed Easter!!!