Goodbye 2008......Hello 2009

Wishing you and your family a very happy and safe 2009. We have been so blessed this past year and pray that the coming year will be even better. We have two amazing kids and each other...nothing else seems to matter yet we continually get to enjoy so many of the things that life offers. We pray that you would experience happiness and good health in the year to come. HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE NAJM FAMILY: Nadim, Brandi , Hunter (33 months) and Ethan (14 months)

Auntie Mary's Party

On Saturday, we took the boys to Nadim's Aunt and Uncle's house to celebrate her 75th birthday! It was such a blast...there were so many kids running around and it was really nice for the boys to see some of their family that they rarely get to see....here are a few shots of the day.....how cute are they?

Donuts in the Morning

This morning after a great breakfast, i decided to give the boys some hostess powdered donuts.To say that Hunter loves donuts is an understatement so naturally he was bouncing off the walls before one bite! Ethan on the other hand has NEVER had one of these donuts.....needless to say he went to town....had to take a picture and share! What a great way to start off the day!

Merry Christmas from the Najms!

christmas cookies!

fun pics from this christmas season

hunter learns about the difference between boys and girls

hunter grew up a little bit this weekend. he wanted to spend the night at his nana's house on friday, and little did we know that when we picked up on saturday, that he would gain an important bit of knowledge. here's a loose, but similar dialogue of what happened.

HUNTER: (grabbing a doll that used to be brandi's, which nana still has at her house) nana, i be the daddy and you be the mommy!

NANA: okay hunter, who's this (referring to the doll)?

HUNTER: this is baby sawah. she needs a diaper change. i change baby sawah!

NANA: okay hunter.

HUNTER: nana, where's her penis?

NANA: (laughing hysterically at this point) hunter, girls don't have a penis. only boys have a penis.

HUNTER: (totally serious and intense about the conversation) then what do girls have nana?

NANA: (still laughing) girls have a vagina.

HUNTER: a bagina?

and so the conversation continued. luckily, hunter hasn't been totally fixated on this fact the past day, so hopefully, he's taken this piece of information and locked it away for now. i'm hoping the "where do babies come from" question is still a few years down the rode. nobody tells you about these things when you become parents!

disneyland at christmas time

if you know our family, you know that one of things we love to do most is to go to disneyland. and what better time to go than at christmas time! we had a chance to head up there a few days back, and although the fireworks were barely visible because of the fog, it didn't stop us from having a good time!

USC - Notre Dame game pictures

thanks to some of our gracious friends, we had the opportunity to take in the USC - Notre Dame game over thanksgiving weekend. it wasn't much of a game, but the time before and during the game was unreal! i can't wait till we can actually take the boys! here are some pics that we managed to take during the game..
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why i love saturday mornings

i love saturday mornings. the boys and i have started a little ritual that we go through every saturday morning. here's a little peak at what goes on... just one more reason why my boys are the best!

exhausted

no wonder it's so quiet!

the family has been a bit under the weather the past few days, but i didn't expect to see what i did this morning. as i was getting ready for work, ethan was a little bit fussy. the past few days, he's been pretty sick... the fever has died down but i think he's been feeling a bit achy and no quite like his usual self. a couple of minutes had gone by and i realized that i hadn't heard him fuss for a couple of minutes. i wondered why it was quiet, so i decided to walk out to the living room. hunter was laying on the couch watching his cartoons and ethan, well, this picture says it all...

Riding in the wind

We have been rolling the car windows down lately per Hunter's request.....Ethan absolutely loves to ride in the wind.....this was on the way home the other day.....he smiles, laughs, and smiles and laughs......
Kind of like the dog that you see sticking his head out of the window on the road....but way cuter and with less slobber....

Ethan's new facination with leaves

I dont know why or when it started, but Ethan loves leaves......the other day at Nadim's parents house he spent about 15-20 minutes picking up leaves and throwing them on the ground.....
Over and over and over again.....
With a big smile on his face.....

Yep....he is mine!!!

Nothing more to say......

Pumpkin Patch with Daycare

Today I took Hunter to the Pumpkin Patch with Ms. Teresa and his daycare friends.....Here he is on the tractor....her got upset because he thought it was a ride.....he was telling me that he was a farmer on a tractor taking care of his animals.....he was so proud of himself.....
Here he is driving the cars with his pal Milo.....
And riding on the train with Brookie.....she is cute....straight from hunter's mouth
Here is Hunter with Ms Teresa.....

AHHHHH Talega

On Sunday we went to Talega to celebrate Braden's birthday.....Ethan is 4 days older than him so it was a double first birthday weekend for the boys.....hunter was deathly afraid to cross over this bridge that they had at the park....it was funny....i have to admit so when he finally stopped being a wussy and crossed by himself, we had to take a picture.....
Here is Nadim with the birthday boys....they are SO cute.....happy birthday to us!!!
Here is Hunter on the swing.....first time for this as well....he used to be really scared to even get on them but he loved it.....had to get a picture of his smiling face.....
Bucca experienced his first swing ride as well.....he smiled the whole time....it was almost relaxing for him....I will have to remember that when he had another grumpy day.....isnt he the cutest?

Hunterisms part 1

This is my new favorite picture of Hunter....I love that kid....although he gives me a run for my money everyday, i dont know what life would be like without him....he says the funniest things......and he is SO smart.....

Here are a few "Hunterisms:"

1. Nadim will ask him what day it is.....Hunter says "Its Game Day Daddy...Go USC..."

2. Haffa - means have to

3. Phineas and Ferrobots - this is a song from his favorite show Phineas and Ferb

4. After he gives you a kiss is says: "and no licking"

5. "there is no possibility mommy"

6. When were stopped at a light he screams "come on people!"

7. "I luzs you" - means i love you

8. "I luzs boobs" - means i love bucca boos....or ethan....we need to work on changing this one

9. "That's for gurls....I am a boy."

10. "Mommy where the cheerleaders?"

11. "Hey baby, whats your number?" thanks to House for this one

12. OMYG - thanks to my ET girls

13. Ahhhhh, Tawega - code for ah, talega

and the list continues....everyday.....

Hanging with Papa and Britty

When Nadim was in Sacramento about a week ago, i took the boys over to visit my dad, grandma and sister. We ate lunch and spent the afternoon watching football and playing outside in the backyard......it was a perfect day.....sunny but with a nice breeze....the boys sat outside for about 2 hours and played.....it was perfect....here are some shots of the boys hanging with my dad and sister.....

Hamper Time

Last Thursday I stayed home with the boys to get some stuff done around the house....when i have a lot of laundry to fold, i will bring it up and fold it in the front room....the boys (especially Ethan) LOVE to play in the hamper, push each other, put toys in it......this was the first time that they both thought to get in the hamper together....it was too cute so here are the pics i was able to capture before Hunter tipped them over.....still need to work on how to get out.....

Ethans first carousel ride

About two weeks ago we took the boys up to Disneyland. When we got there we found out it was closing early for Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party so we were bummed. The good news is that in the hour and a half we had, we got on quite a few rides. We went on the Jungle Cruise (Hunter's new favorite), Casey Jr. Train, and the carousel. Ethan had never been before so we tried putting him on the ride......he LOVED it!!!! Looks like our future trips to the happiest place on earth will just keep getting better and better.....

Big Boy

Hunter is getting so big! Every day I look at him I wonder when he stopped being a baby and suddenly became a BIG boy. Although it is sad to see him grow so fast, it is also awesome to know that he is becoming a little person! He is still my little baby and will always be but from the looks of these pictures, i would say that he is a little man. He is adorable that is for sure and before i know it, i will have to be locking him up and protecting him from the masses of girls that i am sure will be chasing him!!!!

King Bucca

Ethan loves blankets and stuffed animals. He has a few animals that he has to have and throughout the day he will squeeze them and give them kisses. He loves blankets too but rarely plays with them because Hunter always has to have all the blankets......when Ethan manages to get one, he likes to have me wrap it around him like a king....i had to take a pic the other night to remember the moment and tell him when he gets older!!!

Gameday

This weekend was all about USC for our family. It all started on Tuesday night when we were eating dinner. Nadim was talking to Hunter and he asked him "Hunter, do you know what tomorrow is?" Hunter, with all his might shouted "Game Day!" Nadim was not referring to the game at that time of course but we both laughed at Hunters enthusiam for Game Day. Ever since then we have been building up Game Day. So, yesterday morning we woke up and again, Hunter shouted "Game Day!" This time he was right so Nadim told him "yes bud...it is Game Day!"
Throughout the rest of the day, Hunter walked around the house reminding us of the game and singing the USC fight song.....when the boys woke up from their naps, Hunter asked if we could go to the mall. So we put the boys in their jerseys and headed out......while we where there so many people came up to us and commented on their matching jerseys......
When we got home, it was time for the game.....we busted out our USC game blankets and watched as a family. Hunter shouted for touchdowns and celebrated with Nadim when we scored....and we shot some awesome new SC pics......hope you enjoy!!!!