Alpaca booties in the Desert

When Granny & Grandpa came to visit they brought for Jeriah a pair of alpaca baby booties. They still fit him but wont for long so I wanted to snap a few pictures to preserve the cuteness. He is also sporting one of the little onesies he got in the bag of goodies from Dorothy.

Such a little sweetie he is!

Another Sunshiny Weekend.

We have enjoyed another sunny weekend. :)
It was spent at the beach and at a fun family kite flying event.

Jeriah enjoyed his first time in the Red Sea. The water was so warm today, it is always warm, but today it was warm enough for him to be comfortable in it. He kicked his feet and floated and had a great time, our little tiny beach bum. :)

Here is a peek at the rest of our fun. :)

Granny & Grandpa's Visit.

So our second set of visitors have come and gone, and as always when you are having fun, time flys. Ian's parents, Barry & Donna, aka Grandpa and Granny arrived here very early on Feb 21st, like before the sun was up kind of early. Marin and Corban were very excited to spend time with them, Marin had been counting down the days since Uncle Mark left us. And of course it was so great to have them meet Jeriah.
It was nice to have them see our home and to show them around KAUST, and a bit of what Jeddah is like. Marin had a chance to show them her school and class room. We got to take a couple trips to our wonderful new beach, and they were hear to celebrate Corban's birthday with us.
Corban and Grandpa enjoyed a fun morning walk most days. He and Grandpa also had fun sitting in the front seat of the bus when we took little trips around KAUST. Corban played "tour guide" exclaiming "yook!" every time he saw something he thought was exciting. Marin and Granny spent time doing activity books, playing with stickers and reading books. There was of course lots of other playing to be done. Many times Corban would take Grandpas hand and say "mon" (come on) as he lead him to the living room to play. Jeriah got lots of snuggles, and had many little chats with Granny.

Jeriah chatting with Granny. from Kristin Foulds on Vimeo.

While they were here Ian and I (with Jeriah) got a chance to take a trip to Jeddah to do a bit of shopping and to get Jeriah's passport picture taken while Marin and Corban spent the day with Granny & Grandpa. We also got the special treat of Grandpa cooking for us multiple times. :) In the evenings once the kids were in bed Ian and I enjoyed a bit of time relaxing playing cards or watching a show together with them.
We had a great time, come again! :)

Corban's Birthday Fun.

Corban didn't get a real birth"day" this year so we had fun celebrating on the 28th and the 1st. :)
Granny & Grandpa were here to help us celebrate. Before Corban was born, Grandpa had said that if this new little one was born on the 29th then he would give him 2 birthdays so it was fun to have them here to be able to do that.
On the 28th we invited a couple of his little friends (along with their older sisters and mommys) to come for cake and some play time in the back yard.
Corban was very excited about his cake, I had asked him if he wanted a whale or a dinosaur (he is into both right now) and he chose whale. He also had loads of fun playing with his friends, he is such a social little guy.
For dinner that night, we had pizza his favorite and sang "happy birthday" to him again with another little piece of cake. After dinner he opened his gifts and had fun checking them out.
On March 1st Granny & Grandpa had went shopping and got him another cake with a special candle and we sang again. He likes the "Happy Birthday" song. That night after dinner he got to open more gifts. Lucky boy!
Check out all the fun from his "Happy Day" as he called it.

And a little video from the first time we sang to him.

Happy Birthday to Corban from Kristin Foulds on Vimeo.

He has really been enjoying all his wonderful gifts, puzzles of bugs and dinosaurs, figurenes of animals and dinosaurs. His "oca" (orca) whale and his "digger". All perfect gifts for him. Thank you! :)

Adding to the Family

Congratulations to (Uncle) Michael & (Soon to be Auntie) Blair on their engagement!

We are so excited for you both! :)
Marin was very excited once she realized when Blair becomes her Antie that they can still be friends. She was a little concerned. Funny kid.

Anniversary Greetings

Happy 66th Anniversary to (Great) Granny & Grandpa Phillips!

Birthday Wishes for Corban!

Corban is 2!!
It is his birthday, well kind of, we are going to celebrate our little leapers birthday on the 28th and 1st. Why not, it will be fun. :)
It feels like far more then 2 years have passed since he was this cute little bundle, so much has happened since he was born.
One day old.

7 months old.

1 year.

Corban loves to be a part of everything that is going on, he is fun and he is full of energy. He likes playing with blocks and knocking down towers, he likes to color, paint and draw with chalk. He likes it when we draw animals for him like "saurs" dinosaurs and "whales". Sometimes when he is talking about animals he will tell us, for example, that it is a big whale he will puff out his chest, lower his voice and say "BIG whale". The opposite is true if he is talking about a tiny fish. He will use his squeaky voice and hunch his solders to make himself appear smaller and say "teeny fish". It is pretty cute.
He likes to help me bake too, his favorite part is pushing the button on the mixer. He likes to eat what we bake and likes "cuckies" cookies. He also really likes "chalkit" chocolate. He likes playing in the sand, playing with animal figurens, doing puzzles, and reading books. This past week at Tot story time at the library the group of kids was pretty small. After reading 4 or so books and singing a couple songs a few of the kids had had enough and gone off to do other things. The librarian said she had brought a few more books to read but that it looked like we should finish up. Corban jumped up ran over to her pile of books grab the one off the top and handed it to her. "That is the best compliment I have ever gotten" she said. Corban returned to my lap and she read two more books. He likes his books and his snuggles with mommy. :)
After his nap time he still loves to have a good long hug and snuggle time. He loves his big sister and wants to do everything she does. He love his little brother too, and is always trying to hug and kiss him. He of course loves his Daddy too. When Ian gets home from work, or comes home for lunch and Corban hears the door being unlocked he stops whatever it is he is doing sits up straight, or stands up tall, his eyes light up, he opens his mouth, gasps and then runs to the door to give Ian and big hug. He is such a lovey boy.
He is also very social and loves going to playgroup. He thinks it is super fun to ride the little buses here and gets really excited when we do so. He (and Marin) like to sit in the very front seat up by the driver. He is also a very polite little guy and always says "fankoo" thank you to the driver.
His vocabulary is great and the way he says some things is so cute. When he wants to do something by him self he will say "felf". Elephant sounds more like "ant". Jeriah is "iah". Nutella is "uta". When we can't quite figure out what it is he is trying to say he is very persistent and keeps working at it until we get it figured out.
He is a totally active little guy, and loves to chase bubbles in the back yard, go for walks and chase Marin on her bike. He also likes to dance, he sure can boogie, he hops and bops all over the living room complete with his signature move, head on the ground, running/twisting in circles.
15 months.

18 months.

22 months.

2 years.

He is our big boy. He can be a bit of a bum, and challenging at times. He is sweet and loving though and so totally cute and cuddle-able too! I can't wait to see what this next year holds for him as we watch him grow, learn, and change.
Happy Birthday sweet boy, we love you Corban!

4 Months

Our littlest man is growing and gaining new skills by leaps and bounds.
Jeriah is 4 months old today and is now weighing 14 lbs 6 oz and is 25 inches long.
He continues to impress us with his strength, he enjoys his tummy time and can roll from his front to his back. He is working hard at getting from his back to his front but hasn't quite made it yet. He likes to go in his exersaucer and had his first experience in the Jumperoo this week.He tries to get his little hands on any toy that comes within his reach and is usually quite successful, and like most babies as soon as he gets it in his hands he puts it into his mouth.
Jeriah is also learning to sit. He is of course in the beginning stages, but he has pretty good balance already and with a bit of help from a pillow and one of us near by he is going to catch on real quick.He also loves to be a part of what Marin and Corban are doing. A couple days ago Corban was playing blocks with Grandpa and Jeriah was sitting on my lap a little ways a way. He started fussing and flapping his arms as if to say get me closer to the fun mom. I brought him over and stood him beside the big tub that all the blocks were in. He was then happy as a little clam and he leaned over the edge with both his hands in the tub grabbing at the blocks.

He enjoys watching little bits of tv shows too. He and Marin were sitting on the couch watching a Baby Faith the other day. Marin loves him and is very sweet and gentle with him as they were watching the narrator stated "God loves babies", at which point Marin leaned over towards Jeriah, gave him a little pat on the tummy and said "God loves you Jeriah".

Jeriah is a smiley giggly little guy and is having fun learning how to use his voice, he is full of coos and goos. He has realized that he can be quite loud if he wants to be and has had fun listening to his voice echo in our big KAUST house. The other morning at about 4:30 I awoke to hear him "talking" away in his bed and listening to the echo in our bedroom. Once he was done with that he ate a bit and then went back to sleep.He is our cute, sweet tiny man and we love him to bits and bites. :)