Birthday/Monterey/Halloween

Well I know it has been a while since I have posted but the past couple months have been crazy!
My last post was about Mark turning 1 and I just want to say that we had a ton of fun for his First Birthday.  We had a swim party at my mom and dads and Jimmy made some amazing Brazilian food for everyone. We found a Brazilian market in Chino Hills, bought some good food and had a blast making it.

Everyone swimming in the pool. 

Mark got a ball that sprayed water. He LOVED it! :)

Happy Birthday Mark! We love you!

Here is the Brazilian brick BBQ that Jimmy made. :)

Our other big news is that we have moved to Monterey, CA! Jimmy is working with Jack at a nursing home. He is doing the marketing for the building and it is going great. We were sad to leave our friends in Redlands and to leave our families but we knew it was the right thing to do. Plus, we are living by Melissa and Jack again and we are loving it! It just like the good old days when we were in Idaho, except now we are by the beach and we have Mark to carry around. Monterey is absolutely beautiful. We love our apartment and you can see the beach from our patio. It is amazing! While Jimmy is working hard, I usually spend my days taking Mark to all of the beautiful parks and if it's too cold we found a fun indoor children's museum that he loves. We have already been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Big Sur, and of course Jimmy has done a ton of surfing. :)

Every Saturday we go for a walk around the beach. This particular spot is called Lovers Point. It is beautiful! :)

Melissa and Jack got us tickets to the Aquarium. Mark loved the fish and touching the star fish. :)

Last weekend we drove to Big Sur and enjoyed lunch a fantastic place called Nepanthe. 

Mark loves his Auntie! :)

Bixby Bridge.

Jimmy of course had to stop and get a little surf session in on our way home. 

Watching Daddy surf. :)

The only other thing I can think of that has happened recently was Halloween. Mark dressed up as a little puppy dog. He was so stinking cute! :) We went to Melissa and Jacks for pizza and then Melissa and I took Mark out trick-or-treating to a few places around her place. It was so cute! He quickly got the hang of it and for a while whenever we would knock on a door I think he would expect candy. :) After he got way too much candy we went back to Melissa and Jacks and watched Hocus Pocus.  You can't have Halloween pass by without seeing that movie! :)

Isn't he the cutest little puppy you've ever seen? :)

                                       

10 More Days until I have a 1 year old!

10 more days until Mark turns 1 year old! I cannot believe it. He is growing up fast. He is such a fun boy and keeps me busier then I have ever been in my entire life. He is running around everywhere, talks to me all day long, and makes messes with everything he touches. We love going on walks to the park and swimming in the afternoons. He loves singing and dancing to all kinds of music. He loves reading books, clothes, shoes, cell phones, giving kisses, playing with balls and trucks, and loves flirting with girls whenever we are out. He doesn't like his car seat, diaper changes, getting dressed, brushing his teeth, and he still doesn't care much about sleep. But he is a sweetheart. :) He does throw his fair share of tantrums and can be very stubborn but I think thats just what babies do. Mommy and Daddy love you Marky! You are the best thing that has ever come into our lives. :)

4th of July

For the 4th of July we went to Palm Springs. Jimmy and I saw a movie for the first time in 10 months while my mom watched Mark. It was so much fun! I wish I would have saw more movies before Mark was born. Although it is so expensive to see movies these days! We saw the movie Super 8 and we really liked it. :)

After the movie we had a little BBQ at my parents house and then my Dad took us out to Whitewater. I hadn't been to whitewater since I was like 10 years old. It was a lot of fun to be by this strong water current in the middle of the desert. :)

That night we went to the Palm Springs Stadium to watch fireworks. I was really nervous to see how Mark was going to handle it but he did so good! He didn't cry, but I could tell he was a little nervous and overwhelmed by them. He would watch them for a second then bury his head inside of me. He even fell asleep in my arms for a couple minutes. It was so cute. I thought he was going to scream his head off like he did when he was on Pirates at Disneyland but he was a trooper. I just love that little guy. :) It was a fun weekend! :)

A Little Update

Well we lost our camera a month ago and still haven't replaced it. So that is my main reason for not updating our blog in so long. But I can say that we will hopefully be getting a new one very soon.

So Mark is almost 10 months! I can't believe it. He is growing up fast. It is so much fun to see him change everyday and see his personality blossom. He has so much energy and wears me out! I feel like I am pretty much chasing him around all day and cleaning up messes. But I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. :)

A couple weeks ago Mark took his first steps! Not too bad huh? Walking around at 9 months! That kid always likes to be on the go. He even skips his naps sometimes because he is so busy and doesn't want to miss anything. Grrrrr.... I finally got a little video footage of him walking around tonight so I will post it. He is very wobbly and looks like a drunk sailor/ zombie but he is trying and it is too cute. :)

We also gave him his first hair cut last week. Jimmy cut it while I held him. It was not easy! We just trimmed around his ears, neck, and front. He kind of looks like Lloyd on Dumb and Dumber now. haha But luckily he is still a cutie.

Well other then that, all is well at the Stewart household. Jimmy is working hard and is a great father and husband. I am so blessed to have him in my life. :) Life is great and the Lord has blessed me so much.

Mark- 7 Months

Here are a few pictures of Mark from this month. He is getting big! He is crawling and standing and getting into everything! He's got his two bottom teeth in and his top two teeth are about to come in. You can see the white on his gums. :) It has been a long week of teething but hopefully those top teeth break through any day now. He is a lot of work but also a lot of fun. We love him more then anything!

Jimmy and I got to go watch a Laker game while my mom babysat. I hate to say it but it was so much fun to get away and not have to worry about Mark. 

Baby Mark Update

Well I know its been a while as always but Mark is asleep right now so I thought I would do a quick update.

He is getting so big and gets more fun everyday. He loves exploring and has mastered the army crawl. He gets into everything he can get his hands on. Luckily he is still a little slow so I have time to stop him before he gets into too much trouble. But I am sure he will only get faster and faster. He loves sitting up and looking around and since he has been able to do that my life has been so much easier. At least now he doesn't have to be held 24/7.

Disneyland: March 2, 2011

Last Wednesday Mark turned 6 months old and Gramma Debbie took us to Disneyland! It was obviously Marks first time and it was a lot of fun. It was a long day and he did really good. :) He loved walking around and looking at all the people. I took him on a few rides and he HATED them! He was so scared and cried the entire time! His first ride as Pinocchio and he only cried a little bit on that. But then I took him on Pirates of the Caribbean. Now that was a BAD idea! He screamed his head off the whole time. I felt like the worst mom in the world. He was terrified and there was nothing I could do to stop him from freaking out. After that we took a little break and for his last ride I took him on Small World- but he was still hesitant. I think he lost all trust in rides. He didn't cry as bad on that one but he was still very unsure. Needless to say, I think he is still a little young for Disneyland so it may be another year or two before we go back. But I am glad we went and got to spend time with the Stewart girls. :)

Six Flags: March 6, 2011

Well Mark is a party animal! He went to Disneyland and Six Flags Magic Mountain within 4 days of each other! After we went to Disneyland we got a call from Melissa and Jack making plans to go to 6 Flags so of course Jimmy and I say lets go for it! I am not going to lie, it was pretty crazy to do, but Mark was such a trooper. He was such a good boy again. :) He was so cute with the characters too. He LOVED them!

We had a lot of fun with Jack, Melissa, and Uncle Will. Looking back it was a fun week and I am so glad we did it. Tiring, but fun! :) Baby is waking up! Gotta jam! :)