We're Back!

I've been on a blog hiatus lately, but it's nice to be back!  I just finished an online college class on Child Growth & Development in preparation to take the IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) exam this summer.  The exam requires certain college classes and out of six years of studying public health, I was missing that one course.  VERY frustrating, but now it's done and I can start studying for the exam.  Micah was extremely patient and supportive while I took the class, as it did take me away from the family on weekends and in the evenings.  He's probably the most happy that I finished it!  So now I'm going to play catch up on what we've been up to over the past few months.

Enid and I had a "ladies weekend" in North Lake Tahoe, with a group of fantastic ladies!  What a treat!

This photo makes me a little nervous, but he wasn't scared at all.

The Prius in the snow!

We took the kids to see the Lorax in 3D.  This was Adler's first movie in the theater and she did awesome!

At the Discovery Museum

Yes, he's a true Langdon.

Grandma came to visit!

I celebrated my 34th birthday with good friends in Monterey.  More pictures to come from our fun trip.

My birthday gift???  A new road bike!  Now I can plan what events/triathlons to sign up for this year!

Owen's class had CRAZY week at school.  This was crazy hat day.

This was crazy clothes day, and check out that mis-matched outfit!

Diamond Peak

Last weekend we took Owen skiing for the first time this winter.  It's been such a mild winter with so little snow, it's been hard to get into the winter activities!  Surprisingly, the conditions were pretty good......but I think there's a lot of man-made snow.

 It took Owen a few hours to get the hang of skiing again.  We spent most of the afternoon on the bunny slope, but a few hours later he was going up the big lift!

Owen and Micah going up the big lift!

Nice views of Lake Tahoe!

 Micah and I took turns hanging with Adler and skiing with Owen.  She was a good sport, playing in the snow and watching the skiers.  She's already asking to ski with Owen!

Our little snow bunny!

Slow Goin'

Not much to report on here.  We've been laying low, fighting colds and stomach viruses, and just trying to stay afloat.  Poor Owen has had the chicken pox, a cold and a stomach virus in the past month.  I'm hoping we'll be much healthier in February.

Tie Dye Time!

Checking out "a million Jeeps" with Dad.

Adler treats the dogs like her babies.  She often feeds them and puts them down for naps.  She occasionally brings them tea and coffee as well.  They're good sports, most of the time.

My boys enjoying the great outdoors!

Now you know why we call her "Sandy"

Chicken Pox

Well, we were stuck at home for about a week while Owen fought the chicken pox.  That's right....the CHICKEN POX!!!!  Yes, he had the vaccine when he was younger, but he still caught it!  Luckily, it was an extremely mild case, with only about 10 pox on his entire body and no other symptoms.  This was a wonderful thing, but it was hard keeping him entertained at home, with no outings and no school.  So we got creative with tie dye crafts and giant tents taking up the living room.

We're still waiting to see if Adler gets it or not and we should know by next weekend. Time will tell......

Tadaa

We have recently discovered a cool app for taking and altering pictures on our iPhones.  Here are a bunch of cool photos we've taken with our iPhones, using Tadaa.

Micah's Pop made this knife for Owen a while ago.  Micah recently showed it to Owen and now he likes to get it out every now and then to admire it.

Thanks for the awesome Star Wars hat, Matt and Jami!!

mid-day hike with the crazy dog

I love these sleeping pictures of Adler.....she looks so peaceful. 

My little cuddle-bug

Micah and Owen out hiking the hills

I can't believe how big this kid is!

Ahhhh......my boys.  Love these guys!

Crazy Sandy!

Having fun at the park!

You can probably expect more fun photos using this cool app!  How addicting!! 

Check out our new ride......

Micah's Jeep gave out on us again, so we decided to get a new car.  Meet our 2011 Toyota Prius.  It's a bummer that we now have a car payment, but at least we'll be saving a lot of money on gas!

Adler Joy

My baby girl is growing up....she's not so much a baby anymore!  She talking in full sentences, potty trained (for the most part), and finding her feisty personality.  She is a girly girl, loves her baby dolls, and acts like a little mommy. 



Here she is nursing her baby doll.  As you can imagine, I LOVE this!



She and her baby have matching clothes!

 

I'm not sure what's going on here.



She found the Dumbo at Trader Joes!  So proud!

Last weekend we took down the crib and brought in the toddler bed!  Then I had to buy a storage shelf to organize all of her toys we had hiden underneath her crib.  Today we took down her changing table.  All of these changes make for a real big girl bedroom.  She is thrilled about it!  We are keeping the rocking chair for now because she still loves to rock to sleep (and I love snuggling with her)!

 Micah built this toddler bed for Owen and as you can see it's still blue.  Maybe we'll paint it, maybe we won't.  It might not match perfectly, but it's still pretty cute.

So excited!!

As much as she loves her new bed, she's still waking up in the middle of the night and wants to sleep with us. Yes, it's sweet, but we can hardly wait for her to sleep all night long in her own bed.  Our bed just isn't big enough for 3 people!

Sleeping in her big girl bed!

Welcome 2012!

We had a low key, kid-friendly New Year's Eve this year!  Owen's buddy Ryder spent the night, so we played games, put together puzzles, and celebrated the East Coast new year.

 On New Year's night we hired a babysitter and went to Reno to see Adam Carolla's stand-up show.  Micah is a little obsessed with Adam Carolla and his daily pod cast, so this was a treat for him.  The show was hilarious and it was nice to have an adult night out.

Micah and Adam

We got lucky with our seats, front and center.

A day or two later we took Owen ice skating for the first time.  I actually took care of Adler while Micah and Brian skated with Owen.  This is the first time he's put on any kind of skates, so it was a bit of a challenge for him.  I think we'll have to go back and keep practicing. 

Yup, she's got him wrapped around her finger!

 Brian left this week so our house is quiet now......or as quiet as it can be with 2 kids.  I guess this is where we get back into our routine.  I'm having a hard time believing the holidays are over and the new year has begun.  Vacation time always goes by way too fast!

My favorite boys.