Father and Son Camp Out

So Jimmy took Mark on this first camp out this weekend, and they had a blast! They left Friday evening at about 5pm and came home Saturday afternoon. I was shocked that they made it through the night. I thought for sure Jimmy would bring him home at like 1 am or something. Mark loved following all the boys around and throwing rocks into a nearby pond. Which apparently, he did for most of the camp out. They ate hot dogs and marshmallows for dinner and Mark was in heaven. :) It took Jimmy 2 1/2 hours to get him to sleep. He said that Mark was just super excited to be in the tent and was just running around in there. He finally gave up at about 11:30pm and woke up at 6am! But the good thing was he slept straight through. When they got home, Mark smelt like camp fire and had dirt all over his face. It was so cute! :) I could tell he had such a great time with his Daddy. Jimmy did so well with him. I am so grateful that I have such an amazing husband and father for my son. :) 

Mommy also had a great time during the camp out. :) As soon as they left Friday evening it felt so weird to be by myself and know that it would be like that the rest of the night. So of course the first thing I did was clean the house. But that didn't take long at all because I didn't have Mark making new messes along the way. After that I went to Zumba to work out, and then picked up Chipotle and some delicious desserts from Wholefoods. I came home, ate, took a bubble bath, and stayed up late watching TV. I slept in the next morning, and was extremely happy that the boys made it through the night without coming home. :) Needless to say, it was a great weekend in the Stewart home. :)

Here are a few pictures that Jimmy took at the camp out. 

Mark outside of his and Daddy's tent. 

He loves sticks. 

Mark and Daddy

Jimmy said they were camped out next to this little pond that Mark loved to throw rocks in. Jimmy said he pretty much did that the entire time. :)

Jimmy said he took this picture at 6am- the time that they woke up. Pretty early! Especially since they didn't fall asleep until 11:30pm.

Mark taking it all in. :)

Mark and Daddy roasting marshmallows. Jimmy said he was more interested in eating the mallows right out of the bag, instead of roasting them. :)

Easter 2012

Here are a few Easter pictures. :)

Family picture. 

Stewart Girls - and Mark :)

Mark in his little Easter outfit. Lavender shirt and tie. So Cute! :)

Daddy and Mark after a surf session at Trestles. :)

Its A Wonderful Life

Well it has been a while since our last post so I thought I would do a little update. Not much has changed really. We are settled into our little home here in Monterey and we are starting to really enjoy it here. It is a beautiful place to live and I know Jimmy is loving being 5 minutes from surf. :)

Mark is 18 months now. He is so big and such a joy in our life. He makes me laugh everyday. He is talking a lot more. He tries to repeat everything you say, but his favorite thing to say is Yo Gabba! :) He loves balls, cars, dogs, books, dressing himself (and undressing for that matter), his "ba"/ milk, his blanket, shoes,  baths/showers, coloring, and thats just to name a few. He loves to be Mr. Independent and likes to do things all by himself. ( If possible.) He has also started throwing some major tantrums lately. He gets so frustrated and mad and starts hitting and throwing and pulling hair. He mainly does that stuff to me and it drives me crazy! I try to discipline him and keep my cool but man it is tough! He just got to nursery age, and I am actually called into nursery so that seems to be a challenge. He likes to go up to kids and randomly push or hit them. Most of the time for no reason at all. I get so mad! Why is my kid so anti-social? Everyone tells me it is just his age and he will grow out off it but it is definitely not a fun stage to go through. The funny thing is, is one minute he will be pushing a kid and then the next minute he will be hugging them. So he does have a sweet side too. He can actually be very sweet. He loves to give hugs and kisses. He is just a little active boy I guess. And I love every bit of it. :)

Life is wonderful. I feel so blessed. I thank the Lord everyday for my beautiful family and for all of the lessons I am learning as a mother.

Mark- 18 months

Mark and Mommy

Mark playing peek a boo with Grandma

My little Marky

Mark and Daddy at Pebble Beach

Webster Family Photo taken at Christmas

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! :)