Sunday, September 20, 2009

The Najm Household the past few weeks!

The past few weeks have been really busy for us....there have also been a lot of fun things that have happened with the boys.....Last night, Nadim buzzed Hunter's hair off.....I was nervous at first but he looks so cute i am over it now....and in the long run it will be saving us a couple hundred dollars! He was a champ (I bribed him with licorice, his new favorite treat) and he LOVES his new hair......
This was today.....just hanging out on a lazy sunday.....you will probably see this one on the christmas card.....
Football season is hear and you all know that WE LOVE FOOTBALL in our house....every Saturday now, Hunter wakes us up saying "Its Game Day." Needless to say, it pleases Nadim's soul.....after breakfast, the boys get on their USC jerseys and the day has begun......they missed their nap last weekend since we had friends over to watch the game.....they were so tired, they passed out in the living room at like 5pm!
We have been having HUGE problems with napping lately......finally after about an hour and a half of telling them to be quite an sleep, i checked on them to find Ethan in Hunter's bed.....best buddies.....I love it!
Donuts! My boys LOVE donuts.....does not matter what kind or where they are from, they just love them.....had to capture the breakfast of champion face!

Tony Pepperoni Nights

We have been going to Tony Pepperoni with our good friends the Cains......we love the food, the atmosphere (since our kids literally run laps around the place) and the conversations we have.....here are some fun pics from the last TP experience!

Intermediate swimmer

So Hunter started swimming lessons in May and at first he hated it.....couldn't even get him in the water.....Now he loves it......we have kept him going through the fall because he was doing so great, we wanted him to advance as much as possible......he has been stuck at the beginning 2 level for about 3 months (floating on his bask was a HUGE hurdle to overcome) but the other day before his lesson he said, "Mommy, today I am going to kick with my kick board, float on my tummy, float on my back and streamline." I in turn said OK, knowing full well that this probably would not happen.....GUESS WHAT! He did all of it.....and because of that, he passed up a level and is noe Intermediate 1! I could not believe it! This picture is of Hunter and Kristen, our amazing friend who has helped us with these lessons all summer long! Hunter loves her!!!
Hunter and Coach Melinda.....
Hunter got the ring the bell and pick a prize from the treasure chest.....later that night we even went to the candy store to celebrate.....congrats to my little swimmer!

Angels Game

Almost a month ago, (I cannot believe how fast time flies!!!) we took Hunter to another baseball game with my dad and sister......here are a few pics from the night......this was before the fireworks started.....i love the smile on his face when he is with his daddy.....so sweet!
Finally got him to take a great pic!
Hunter got a cookie ice cream sandwich and boy was he excited about it.....he was teasing my dad with it.....I love this shot because it totally describes the relationship Hunter has with him....so fun and playful.....he loves his papa!
RALLY MONKEY!
The fam: Daddy, Aunt Britty, Mommy, Hunter and Papa!

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Shake Shack

Thursday Night we decided to drive down the coast and stop off at the Shake Shack.....we always see it and talk about stopping but we never do so off we went.....here are the boys checking out the scenery after ordering our shakes......
Hunter and his new cheese face.....so silly
Shakes finally came.....Hunter ordered vanilla oreo, Nadim got banana date and Ethan and I shared.....get ready.....dark chocolate mint chip with oreo.....it was awesome.....

See.....

Dodger Game

So Friday night Hunter experienced his FIRST dodgers game.....Nadim was beyond excited....like a little kid in a candy store.....although it was a long ride on a friday, we finally made it with plenty of time to enjoy dodgers dogs, which Hunter had been talking about for days!
Yep.....He ate the WHOLE thing.....I could not believe it.....and he followed it with fries, watermelon wedges, licorice, frozen yogurt.....he is a bottomless pit!
Dodger dog was great mom!
Our family (minus Ethan) at Dodgers Stadium.....Christmas card watch out.....
National Anthem....
Hunter and Mommy.....
Cheese.....Hunter made friends with everyone we were sitting around....he was talking to them the whole time...love that kid.....
Game over.....dodgers win 2-1.....and the fireworks begin......

Seriously, does it get better than this?

Sunday, August 16, 2009

San Diego

On thursday and Friday we headed down to San Diego for a mini-vacation.....we took the boys to the Zoo and to Sea World....we had a free night at the marriott and it was awesome....here was the view from the hotel room, which, the boys loved.....hunter did not quite understand what a hotel was, but they loved it.....most of the time they spent looking out the window at the boats and the helicopters flying by!
They spent a lot of time wrestling too!
We walked around the marina, had dinner, got dessert and enjoyed our time away.....it was so fun to take a little vacation as a family....that was something we had not done yet and i am sure we will be doing again soon!

OC Fair - Najm Style

Every summer we look forward to the OC Fair......been that way ever since Nadim and I started dating and now it it turning into our little family tradition. Nadim and I used to go, walk around and eat food but now we ride rides, play games and enjoy other things that the boys love. This was the first year Hunter really wanted to ride on rides and play games.....The pirate ride was the first thing he wanted to go on.....and he wanted to go by himself (proud mommy moment)
Next he saw the big slide and asked to go....Nadim and I thought yeah right but he did.....he climbed up about 15 stairs before he stopped, screamed for Nadim and got some help....I am not sure if you can see the sheer look of panic on his face in the picture but watching him go down the slide was priceless!
One of my favorites moments was this dune buggy ride since everyone went on......I love the smiles on all of their faces! Ethan LOVED it too which was great!
Hunter wanted to play games so naturally I knew to pick one where we could actually win something. We went to the game where you throw the dart at the balloon. Each game you get 2 darts.....so I had nadim throw one and Hunter throw the other.....Nadim popped a balloon but Hunter did not....he wanted to try again and this time he was 2 for 2.....that meant he got to take Teddy Trojan (as we now call him) home.....how cute!
We ran into our friend Roger while we were there....Hunter was excited that he was in his uniform!
Seriously, priceless!
Hutner and Jadyn......we met my family later on and Hunter got to do things all over again once Jadyn came.....the fun never stopped!
Me and my love.....
Bumper car mania.....Hunter was a stud once he learned how to control the car!
There were not many rides Ethan could go on and naturally, we had to go with him so here i am with him in the train ride.....dont know how i fit in there but he loved it! He was steering the wheel and saying choo choo the whole time.....
The boys won light up swords from Randy and his game playing adventures.....here is Ethan playing with Uncle Bill.....so cute!
Ethan got to guard some of the loot we won at the fair....he took his job pretty seriously!
Sweet Hunter man......all and all this was a fun night.....we cant wait to come back again next year.....it will be even better with the boys older than they are now.....who knows, next time Hunter might try a roller coaster again!

Irvine Park Railroad

About two weeks ago we took the boys to the Irvine Park Railroad....Nadim had a few days off and his sister was down from Northern Cal, so we figured we would get all the kids together and go. Here is Hunter, Hudson and Julien getting ready to ride the train!
The najm clan coming at cha! not many girls in the mix these days!
We also went to the OC Zoo and the kids loved to brush the goats.....Hunter was not too sure at first but then he jumped right in! Nadim and I stayed outside of course......
Hudson and Ethan.....the baby Najms.....hanging out and enjoying their snacks
Here is our little family....what a fun day we had....cant wait to go back for their annual pumpkin patch and christmas festivities!