Castillo Corner: February 2013

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Army Perk!

The day after Daddy’s birthday, we got to go stay at the Galt House in Louisville for an Army marriage retreat. (Great Army perk!) It was a great stay-cation for our little family. While Landon and I went to our classes, the kids got to play in the kids’ room. The Army provided everything; childcare, hotel accommodations, meals. Sounds like the ideal stay right? Yeah, it was pretty much awesome!

This was totally a "Daddy approved" activity. Shocker, huh?

LOVE this pic and these adorable kids!!

Boston couldn't get enough of the phone.

So happy to be there she was dancing!

Looking at the "big city."

Friday Family Movie Night

We’ve started some fun family traditions since we moved to Kentucky. In Utah, many weekend nights would find our little family at either grandparents’ house, but now that we’re “big kids” and live on the other side of the country, it’s our job to make the weekends fun for our kids. We love to have family movie night on Friday night. Daddy moves the couch around and we all snuggle up and have a treat and watch a good movie.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Happy 2nd Birthday Boston!

I can hardly believe that my baby boy is 2 years old. It seems like just a little while that I was holding this cute baby boy in my arms. I can't even describe what a spark this little guy brings into our family! Boston is really starting to come into his own and what a cute personality he has. Here are a couple of the things that I love about him.

how he half skip/half runs everywhere he's going.

that he runs and yells "momma" or "dadda" when either of us walk in the front door.

he loves to give Averie and Easton (and mommy and Daddy) kisses and hugs.

the way he says bye and waves his cute, chubby little hand. He says bye like a total southerner. It's a mix between bye and bah. So darling!

how obsessed he is with cars("cah-cah") and books ("bee." His first favorite book was a Cars book and it ended with the words beep-beep. Now he calls any book a bee.)
how he crawls onto your lap while you're sitting at the table working on the computer.

what a great snuggler he is. Averie is in afternoon pres-school, so it's just Boston and I in the afternoons. When he moved into a big boy bed, I would lay down with him to get him to stay in bed. Now he stays in bed fine, but he's such a good little snuggler that I usually stay in bed with him and end up having a little nap of my own. Those moments are the BEST!

how he pulls on my hand and says "mon" when he wants me to come with him or brings me my robe in the morning when he wants me to get out of bed. (*gasp* Yes, sometimes I get out of bed after my kids.)

Being the totally together and awesome Mom that I am, this is the only picture I got of his birthday. Guess it's safe to say that I've gotten used to the Grandma's taking pictures.

Happy Birthday big boy!

We love you sooo much!!

Castillo-isms

Feb 2013
Averie was explaining the color of her horse and she said that it has gray "clip clops" meaning hooves.
She also called her "high heels" tip taps" because she loves the way they sound when she walks.

Jan 2013
In a lunchtime prayer with Daddy and Boston, Averie prayed
Jan 2013
After Landon asked Easton why he was such a good kid, Easton matter of factly says "cuz I say my prayers like every night."

Jan 2013
After explaining to Easton that we were going to have chips and salsa as PART of our lunch, he says "that would just be wierd to have it on the side of your lunch." No doubt this is Landon's doing.

Jan2013
While listening to Brittney Spears on the radio, Easton said he wants to be a football player or a drummer when he grows up. Then he added "or a back-up dancer."

Nov 2012
After Easton hears me say something to Landon about Pharoh, he begins singing "Fiyero, Fiiiiiiyeeeerro" from Wicked.

Nov 2012
After the leaving the child care at my boot camp/exersize class, which is in a Catholic church, Averie tells me that someone threw a Book of Mormon at her. Guess we better start doing more family scripture study out of the Bible.

Nov 2012
Averie's answer to her teacher on how to cook a turkey.
"My mom uses the oven for five seconds with salt and pepper and sauce."

10/30/12
Me: "Averie how do you know you'll like gymnastics better than ballet. You've never done gymnastics."
Averie: "I know, right?"

8/16/12
After seeing a balloon stuck on the cold air return vent, Easton tells Averie that he's making the balloon do that with "the force." He says "I can even do it with my eyes." staring intently at the balloon.

Aug 2012
While doing Averie's hair.
A: "Mom, can we change my name?"
Me: Ummm . . . what to?
A: Chocolate Chip
LOL!!! That's my girl!

July 2012
While eating gummy worms while driving through Nebraska, Easton says "these Nebraska worms are pretty good."

11/17/11
Easton blessing the breakfast. "And please bless that I can be good and caring (enter proud parental moment) . . . . so I can get a prize." Bummer!

11/11
Averie "Boston Bean Castillo" Oops. Guess I need to start using his actual middle name! :)

9/27/11
More Averie-isms
Singing the Little Mermaid Songs "What is a fire and why does it . . what's the word. . . .bird."

While someone else is singing the part of Ariel, she does Ursula's "Keeeeep Singiiiiiiing." (Hilarious!)

9/11
Averie-isms
"paint nolish"= nail polish
"Nephi's Courageous"= the song Nephi's Courage
Singing Nephi's courage-" Laman and Lemuel were both afraid to try . . . so they didn't."
"I know the Lord ca-vides a way."

8/27/11
Averie " I have a Loof Tooth" too!"

8/25/11
Trying to get Easton to explain what Moses did, I said "and what he did to the ocean." He said, "Mom it was called the Red Sea!"

8/11
While we kneeling down to say family prayer and Easton asked me why we pray. I told him it's so we can feel closer to Heavenly Father to which he replied "Oh yeah, some say that Heaven is far away, but I feel it close around me as I pray."

6-23-11
I was telling Easton that Jimmer won't be playing for BYU anymore.
Easton: "So Jimmer won't be a cougar anymore?"
Me: "No, he's going to be playing in California."
Easton looking concerned: "Is Cosmo still going to be a Cougar?" Me: "Yes, Cosmo will always be a Cougar." Followed by a huge look of relief on Easton's face.

6-23-11
Easton while running out of the door to go to the park: "I call shotgun."
Me: "We're not driving, we're walking."
Easton with a confused look on his face: "No, I call the shotgun!"

11-21-10
While riding in the car, I said something to Landon and the kids like "that's not going to work folks" to which Averie replied "Mom, we not folks!"

11-17-10
While we were at the Dr's office, a nurse who knows Landon and I said to Averie "tell your Daddy hi for me, okay?" to which she replied "hi" right back to her.

10-20-10
After wondering how much Easton is learning in Kindergarten he said to me last night "Mom, do you even KNOW what at title page is?" and this morning he said "Mom, you just made a prediction."

8-27-20110
Easton: After taping a paper cape, sword, and shield to his stuffed puppy, "This is the best day of my life."