Kurt turned 3!!!

Here are some fun pictures from his Pirate Birthday Party that he had on his actual b-day... it was a blast!

Kurt & Jake waiting for the party to start:

Kurt & Max excited about their pirate hats:
Digging for gold coins in the sand:

Going on a treasure hunt:
under the slide was the 1st clue:
kurt found it:
by the 4th clue we only had about 4 little pirates still excited about finding the treasure:
the final clue:
following the path to find the treasure:
FINALLY, the treasure... they were SO excited!
Kurt and T opening his treasure box:
Lunch time was all of Kurt's favorites... corn dogs, dorritos & grapes and Kurt cleared his plate!  Jake followed in his brother's footsteps and enjoyed his own corn dog (1st time having one and polished the whole thing off!), kinda nasty, but made his dad proud!

Kurt & Olivia:

Lucy & Sayler:

Rowan & Jack:

Ruby & Naomi:

Taylor & Coleman:

Sydney, Piper & Max:

Getting ready for the pinata
filling up their bags with candy:
blowing out the candle:
and last but not least, the sword fight! Thanks to Grandma for supplying all the kids with their own swords... it was the best part of the party:
the kids ganging up on Captain Dougie:
I had to teach some of the girls how to hold the sword, but the got the hang of it pretty quick :")
Even Jake loved the sword fight and it is now his new favorite toy... he won't let go of that sword for anything! We cannot pry his little fingers off of it... he crawls with it, stands with it and eats with it in one of his hands, he is crazy!:

"ARRRrr matey"

After the party, the Kurts headed to our ward's Fathers and Sons camp-out and spent their first night in a tent together. They had a blast and are anxious to go again soon!  Then the met us at my parent's house for a swim day and to try out kurt's new pirate ship in the pool...

Tori & Jake checking out the latest trash in People magazine...

Oh and this was a different night, but here is Kurt roasting some marshmallows  for the 1st time... 

Fun Out on the Lake

We took a trip to Lake Mead at the beginning of April and had a blast. We got all the boys out behind the boat (except Jake)!  Kurt and Mommy on the tube...

Grandpa skiing:

Doug wake surfing:

Kurt wakeboarding:

Jake & Grandpa:

The captains hard at work...

T and Jake being silly:
Mommy & her boys:

The ducks followed our boat because doug and kurt fed them some serious snacks:

Irvine Park RR

I stole some pictures off my mom's camera and I have a ton of catching up to do!  On one of the Fridays before Easter, we headed to Irvine Park for an Easter egg hunt and tons of fun...

Kurt's first time on a horse:
Kurt loved it SO much that he excitedly told my mom as she was walking the horse around the path "this is just like Disneyland!" I guess that means it was super fun?
Kurt the horse whisperer...

Ragnar Relay 2009

Kurt and a bunch of his buddies ran the Ragnar Relay April 24th - 25th.  They had a team of 12 and relayed from Santa Barbara to Dana Point- 188 miles! This is Kurt's first run, right along the ocean:

midnight snack at IHOP:

kelly kapowski also ran the ragnar:

dougie & kurtso waiting for the runners to get to laguna:

loving the water:
grandpa & jake finding some shade:

James to Kurt... the last leg:

headed up the last big hill:

where's waldo?

the finish line:

V.I.P's finishing it up:

stopping the clock (kurt averaged under 7 minute miles the whole race!) :

high 5's:

the kurts:

the crazy crew:

family at the finish line:

We had everyone over to our house after the race for a bbq and this is how we found little kurt while everyone else was eating... in our room, tv on and passed out on a chair!  I think this is how both kurts felt after the race:

for laughs

These pictures are from back in January so Kurt is about 2 1/2 yrs and Jake is 6 months...

I just wanted to document Kurt's legs ...
vs. Jake's legs...
Yes, I had to pry those fat little thighs out of the chair but he is starting to thin out & I just don't ever want to forget Jake's little chubs!

Easter Sunday

ready for church...

The Hunt

Easter Prep

Kurt and Daddy dying the eggs...

Peek-a-boo with Jake:

Summer 2009 Preview

Dougie comes back at the end of April, JD will get back in July, and we just found out that Tori is transferring to CA in May for the summer!!!  Due to college, living in NY, missions and jobs it has been YEARS since we have all been in the same state for a summer and we couldn't be more excited about it. Here is a preview of Summer 2009...

No one is safe, kurt will be spraying lots of water...

jake will be anything BUT crabby in the water...
silly underwater shots with the new camera...
lots of fun in the sun...

Braving the slide...

 tons of smiles & laughs for grandpa...

 and crazy slide competitions  ... 

we can't wait to see what goofy jd can do :")

family night at dland

the kurts on goofy's boat:

marielle, mary karlee, jake, kurt and kurt taking a ride on the carousel...

smiley cousins...
marielle & mickey...
kurt & mickey...
ryan, mary karlee, marielle & new baby on the way... please choose  CA instead of TX so that we can play more often!!!

Whale Watching

kurt and tay looking through some "nockulars"...

we were lucky enough to see hundreds of dolphins this year... 

sweet baby jake

Happy Birfday Damma

We met the Gentry's Bunny on Thursday...

and despite the silly pose, Kurt loved it and has been asking to visit the "hop hop" again.  

Sandi Gentry Photography

A LIVE bunny!... click HERE ... sounds like fun :")

If I were you...

(and you live in southern CA) I would click here and enter to win a free photoshoot with Sandi Gentry (my amazing & talented aunt).  A lucky winner will be chosen on Valentines Day ... good luck! 

This is my life

And it is not as fun as it looks.

Doc & Shula

came to town last weekend and we had lots of fun. We headed to Disneyland in the rain on Friday...

And Saturday we headed to the SeaLife Aquarium at Legoland...






We miss you already :")

JAKE

I can't believe that this happy boy is almost 7 months already and eating peas! I have been having so much fun with my little Jakers.  He has the sweetest, happiest, most adorable personality.  He is always looking around, trying to make eye contact with everyone in the room so that he can smile at them and show off his mouthful of teeth (he has 6 of them by the way)!  His older brother adores him and is always making him giggle... life is good :")

I took him for his 6 month check-up and shots last week... here are his stats:

weight- 21.12 lbs  (96%)

Height- 27 3/4  (94%)

Head Circumference- 18 3/4 (97%)

(Kurt was disappointed because he thought that Jake would be at least 98% on everything.)

When the nurse gave Jake his 3 shots, he laid there with a straight face and the gave the nurse a huge grin when she told him she was done ... he really is an angel child!