Things I (Easton) do now.

I feel Easton's little life is FLYING by and I keep asking myself, am I taking enough time to remember all of the wonderful new things he does daily?!? So, in an effort to not let all of these wonderful memories disappear I figured I would make an attempt to put some down in his blog.

-Currently you are 3 years old and 5 days shy of 5 months.

-You have a Mommy & Daddy who think you are the greatest little man EVER and love you more than words can describe. You have given us a picture of God's love for us that is just beautiful!

-You still love to play with ANY ball, but ESPECIALLY love to play with your bat and ball. Just last night you knocked a picture frame off the shelf. LOL! You also like to play your version of volleyball (which makes me so proud!).

-You have eaten granola bars EVERY morning for at least the past 4 months.

-You love to eat raw mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, avocado and are a big fan of blueberries, strawberries, gogurt (thanks Grandpa Ken) and ANYTHING that has chocolate in it! ;) (Just like your Momma)

-You say "I love you" at the most random times and EACH time makes me smile!

-You are STILL sleeping in our bed...

-You have visited CA twice and are headed to Ohio to meet Mommy's, Mom's side of the family in just over 2 weeks! (You would have LOVED your Grandma Ann~...Mommy misses her dearly)

-You are currently in daycare with Wonderful Jan & your friends: Jack, Dylan, Kayleigh and Kianna. And you sure love Jakers & Kiera (the dogs)

-Due to your PASSION for being outside & since we live in a condo...we have visited EVERY park in a 20 mile radius! (we sure have a ton of parks in CO!)

-You are fearless in the pool and I PRAY you learn to swim without your floaties sooner than later.

-You say the darnedest thing like "you not the boss of me..." (and get in trouble for it) You love to say "Saturday" and "tomorrow day" and when I need you to do something right away, you say "five minutes"...

-You prefer not to take naps now, (on the weekends) but I am not ready to give them up yet! ;)

-You are the sweetest little guy when you wake up in the morning and love to sing songs and use your imagination at night when I am wanting you to go to sleep!

-Just last night you & I watched the lightning and listened to the thunder from bed...it was so cool!

-You started pedaling your trike about 4 months ago...now we are trying to get you to ride a bike with training wheels. The first time was more frustrating for Daddy than it was for you! LOL!

-You continue to be in the 95% for height and 90% for weight...Translation: You are going to be a big Kiddo! (I can't imagine why?!?)

-You are officially potty trained as of 4 weeks ago!! (minus the pull ups I make you wear at night...you are sleeping in our bed after all)

Easton, we are so proud of you and the little man you are becoming. I discipline you because I love you. Don't ever forget that your Heavenly Daddy loves you even more than we ever will~

xoxo Mommy & Daddy

Our one night in Vegas

On April 6th we drove from Ridgecrest back to Vegas and stayed one night at The Luxor. It was a fun night! We walked around, visited the M & M store, played video games...we had too because as we walked through the hotel Easton wanted to touch the games and we kept saying, "No honey, those games are for Mommy's & Daddy's" so he kept asking, "Where are MY games?!?" LOL! Then we finished the night off at the Luxor's hotel buffet...YUM!!

Our trip to CA...

Ok, so we were there over a month ago...with Facebook now, it is hard to remember to update my blog too!

On April 1st we headed to Ridgecrest CA to see Dawnell (Tory's cousin) get married! If it were not for Tory's Dad this trip would not have happened. "THANKS DAD!" It turned into a Flores family reunion...we had such a wonderful time! We were in CA for 6 days and stayed in Vegas the night before we flew back home. We were exhausted by the time we got back, but had such a great time...I hate being so far away from Tory's family.



Getting ready to take off! (He looks like a pro)

Waiting in Vegas to get the rental car.


Flying a kite at Grampa Ken's


Visiting with Grandma Sharon (Tory's Mom) Thanks for the wonderful dinner Mom! It was so good to see you, and Easton continues to ask for whip cream shots! LOL!




Easton experiencing whip cream shot's from Grandma...that sure was a hit!


Cousins: Vanessa, Cole, Cody & Daniella
Cayden & Easton.

Handsome brothers! Tory, Danny & Richard.

Cole & Cayden...too cute!


Beautiful Dawnell & her new Husband Rodney!



Cute Cousins!

It was so hard to say goodbye! But again, what a blessing to be there in the first place!

Dressing up for church.

Little man was so darn cute this past weekend...Tory was running a softball tournament and it was my Sunday to volunteer at church. One of the MANY things I love about our church is that you can dress casually and no one cares. I typically dress Easton in jeans and a nice shirt, but never really fancy. Come to think of it he doesn't really have many fancy clothes anyway (just like his Mommy & Daddy). SO...he says "Mommy...I pick my clothes..." A few minutes later he comes around the corner with dress cords & a Spiderman t-shirt...LOL! I said the cords are fine but back to your closet for another shirt mister. Sure enough, he picks a nice button down shirt. He was too cute so I had to snap a few photo's!

Happy 9th Birthday Matthew!

Matthew turned 9 on March 3rd. He is such a great kid! He came over and we made spaghetti, french bread and birthday cake. Easton love's his big brother!!






Before Easton's hair cut...

After his haircut...such handsome brothers!!

Long overdue post!

I have become a facebook user and have been updating photo's there, so I have been a huge slacker when it comes to my blog!!

Below are a few pictures of our trip To Mary's Lake Lodge Feb 27th & 28th. My boss did some trades with them and gave myself and 2 other co-workers a 2 night stay. The condo we stayed in was very nice. It had a hot tub that Tory took advantage of...I was too chicken because it was windy and below freezing outside. Instead I used the big jetted bathtub! Worked for me!! Easton got to go bowling for the first time...he loved it! The pictures below are from our hike at Lake Lily...the same place we visited in the fall. It was COLD but beautiful!


This picture was taken in the town of Estes.





Bowling time!




As Easton gets older we get to do so much more with him! He is such a wonderful kid and we have so much fun with him!

Funny stories...

Here is a picture of me & my girls card night girlies and ALL of our kiddo's!


A few things have happened in the past couple of weeks that I REALLY need to post so I can tease Easton (or he can tease me)about them down the road...

Last winter Tory had an Auto start put on my 4-runner. I LOVE IT and use it all winter long! (I am so spoiled) So, about a week ago I started the car from the house, and as I was about to get Easton in his seat I decided to put the key in the ignition (which I have never done before), I closed my door and finished buckling him in, closed his door and heard the doors lock...hmmmm....what do I do now?!?!
(Well,(Iam thinking) E is 3 now and he can unlock the door)
Me-"Easton...unlock the door"
E-"huh Mommy?"
Me-"Unlock the door"
E-"What?"
Me-(Louder) "UNLOCK THE DOOR"
E-"Huh Mommy?"
Me-(Even Louder) "UNLOCK THE DOOR!!"
Pause...
Me-"Undo your seatbelt..."
E-"What?"
my phones in the car...what am I going to do...getting frustrated and a hint of panic...
E-(rolls down the window) "Wha'd ya say Mommy?"
Me-(unlocking the door)"Nothing Easton...let's go..."
I wanted to laugh and cry all at the same time!!

Last night I go get him from daycare, he is running all around Jan's wet grass just before we go. On our way home I notice he is chewing on something...
Me- "Easton...what are you eating??"
E- "I on't know.."
Me-"Where'd ya get it"
E-"My shoe"
Me-(Disgusted)"WHAT?!?!? There could be bugs or poop on your shoes...GROSS!"
pause....
Me-"What's it taste like??"
E-"chicken..."
LOL!!!!!
(Out of the mouths of babes...)