Rainbows - Living Up To The Hipe

You know how when you hear some one talk something up but you're really thinking... ya, right! Well that's how Jacob and I felt about our "flip flop friends". These people talked about how they loved, their flip flops, flip flops are the best... yada, yada, yada. Well the flip flops they were referring to were not your ordinary flip flops, they are RAINBOWS.

Neither of us were flip flop people, we're more of the tennis shoe crowd but on vacation a few years ago in San Clemente (Rainbow Country,) Jacob decides to use some of his "free money" to buy him self and Theo a pair. After his first few wears Jacob cursed the name of rainbow but stuck it out. After his rainbows broke in, he was in heaven and now says they are his most comfortable shoe EVER.



After hearing Jacob sing their praises, I requested a pair for my birthday this year. Now after 2 months and a little discomfort, I too am singing their praises. I've never owned a pair of flip flops like this and the best part about it is they have a life time guarantee.



Now I think, we have to admit that we are part of the "flip flop" crowd, these babies really live up to the hipe.

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Theo made a BIG decision to cut off all his hair.

This was after years of saying how he was going to grow it out so that he could put it in a pony tail. He was talking about doing that since he was 2 years old and wanted to be like Hellboy. His hair was almost long enough to swipe behind his ears.

Jacob was cutting his own hair and Theo had been talking about getting a trim to get his bangs out of his eyes. He said he wanted it short like Dada. Jacob kept asking "are you sure you want it all cut off". So he just cut an inch or so off first but Theo wanted him to use the clippers and go all the way.

I was ready for a change too and encouraged him to do so but after those beautiful locks came off I lost it. Its weird how a hair cut can dramatically change someones look. I wasn't ready for that to happen to my little boy.

A little while after his hair cut he said he didn't like it was ready for his hair to grow back. And good thing for the both of us, its just hair and it will grow back but how surprised he was to see his new look.

Open, Open, Open

When Cadence was born she had clogged tear ducts. This meant that her tears did not drain properly and she constantly had eye infections. We talked to the doctor several times about the possibility of surgery if they did not clear up. It was always work to keep her eyes looking good; drops, message and constant wiping.

We would always pray for her and just hope that one morning we would wake up and there would be no more goop. We'll on 8-12-11 that happened. She woke up that day and her eyes were completely clear for the first time ever! So after a week of waking up with clear eyes I think its safe to say that her tear ducts are now OPEN.

What a relief it is to know that our baby girl will not have to have surgery. Praise the Lord.

10 Months Old

My girl is getting older and stronger. She is taking off everywhere, pulling her self up on everything and getting her self into trouble. This week her favorite bad things to do are play in the electrical outlets and stick her arm in the toilet. Got to love a woman who wants to explor.

Proud of Melody and Thank You Mike

I'm very proud of my great wife. Today at church my Father-in-law, Mike Duran, preached on the importance of both faith and reason in the Christian's life. After church Melody told me that she felt challenged by the sermon as someone who tends to lean too much on faith without reason. So when I came home from my softball game tonight and she was reading CS Lewis' "Mere Christianity." I love how Melody acts so quickly when she feels dirrected by God. She is truley a Godly Woman. So I'm grateful for you and proud of you! And I'm thankful for Mike's message and his raising of Melody. You and Lisa have done a great job!

Big Day of Firsts

Today was a big day of firsts for our family. It was Theo's first day of Preschool and his first day of T-Ball practice. It was also Jacobs first day being a coach.

I didn't actually get a picture of the practice because it was my first day being a team mom.

Got to love the firsts but glad to get them over with too.

Old Bike New Bike

Jacob and I both have great childhood memories of riding bikes and doing things outdoors. We've talked about getting Theo a bike for a while now but he just didn't seem quite ready and wasn't interest.

He recently got out his little plastic bike that he got for his 1st birthday (the one that Cady is on) and was determined that he was going to conquer riding it. He succeeded and in about 2 weeks time he was kicking butt. We decided it was time to convert him to a "real" bike. We found this budget friendly bike on craigs list ($15 for the bike and helmet), as a gift for becoming a big boy and starting preschool.

Now the little plastic bike has been passed down to his sister. He is on to conquer another bike. Go Theo!