McCombs Family Highlights

Rocky wanna-be

2012-02-12T19:16:00.001-08:00

My little tough guy! Thank you Auntie for the boxing gloves!

Hair cut day!

2012-02-12T19:11:00.000-08:00

It's that time again. Hair cut day comes around every 4-6 weeks in our house. Brody has been getting his hair cut since he was 4 months old, so he knows the drill! Yep, that's a garbage bag over him, and he's sitting naked on his potty ;) Gotta multi-task!

Then after the hair-cut, it's straight to the bath, lollipop too!

I love my little family

2012-02-12T19:05:00.000-08:00

Happy {early} Valentine's day!

2012-02-11T17:43:00.000-08:00

Beach day!

2012-02-06T18:56:00.000-08:00

Who goes to the beach in Februrary? We do!

My little man & me!

2012-02-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my friend Elicia for snapping these super cute pictures of me and my little man. I treasure any photos I have with my kids, but these are extra sweet ;)

Love this boy.

2012-02-02T17:08:00.002-08:00

Bwee

2012-02-02T17:08:00.000-08:00

It's Brody & his "bwee". If you don't know what a bwee is, ask Brody.

Spring in Febraury?

2012-02-02T13:47:00.000-08:00

I'll take it! We are loving this weather. If every day could be like this, I'd be one happy girl. Mollie was not such a happy girl being tied up to a tree for the first time. Can you tell?

My 365 (+1)

2012-02-01T21:23:00.000-08:00

I am having so much fun with this project. My goal for this project is not to really plan any of the shots. I want to capture things that just HAPPEN in my every day life so I can look back and remember what 2012 was like on a daily basis in my home. Hopefully you're following it, so it's not a complete waste of my time to post these photos every day ;)

check it out :) CLICK HERE!!

Sickness be gone!

2012-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:00

Poor Brody has had an bad cold & cough for several days now. Between steroids, breathing treatments, and nose wiping, I'm so glad to say he's feeling better!

And of course, sissy too!

BFF's

2012-02-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

Yep, she was hop-scotching while holding the cat.

Bobble-heads

2012-01-31T15:24:00.001-08:00

Rub-a-dub-dub

2012-01-31T15:22:00.001-08:00

Two kids in a tub!

Mollie Girl!

2012-01-28T18:41:00.000-08:00

Our crazy pup. Posing for the camera :) This dog likes to eat tree bark, pencils, and shred anything paper. She smells like she ate a dead rat and is rotting from the inside out, but for some reason... we love her.

Love these smiles...

2012-01-26T11:06:00.000-08:00

I love how much they love each other!

My kids, today!

2012-01-25T18:47:00.001-08:00

Just a little slice of life.

My Girl & Me

2012-01-24T21:44:00.000-08:00

Night out on the town...

2012-01-21T23:32:00.000-08:00

It's been raining, and we've been home all day. Had to get the kids (and ourselves) out for a bit this evening.

Hey Strangers!

2012-01-21T22:15:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been a LONG time since I posted here. I'd like to start posting more regularly, but I need to catch up first! Let me give a quick update of what's happened over the last 3 years!!

Brody Kenneth came into our lives! He is so much fun, and such a great addition to our family...

We celebrated Christmas for the first time as a family of FOUR!

Cali turned 5!!

Our niece Malia was born!

Our nephew Colton was born!

Cali started Kindergarten!

Brody & Colton's first Halloween!

Brody Turned ONE!

Christmas 2009

Cali turned 6!

First day of 1st grade!

Halloween 2010

Brody Turned 2!!

Christmas 2010

Our cat Kiki had babies... we kept two.... (Gizmo & Odie)

Cali turned the big SEVEN!

Cali started 2nd Grade!!

We had to put our poor Kona down :(

We couldn't stand having a dog-less house, so we soon added Mollie to our family...

Halloween 2011 :)

Brody turned THREE!!

Family photo on Thanksgiving 2011

Christmas 2011!

And now you're current!! A lot sure has happened in 3 years.

Feel free to check out thousands of more photos here: McCombs Flickr Photos

You should also take a peek at my project for 2012 here: My 365

Glad to be back!!

Baby Update... 39 weeks!

2008-11-17T13:26:00.000-08:00

Well, we're almost done! Any day now. I was 3 centimeters a week ago. No tellin' what I am now, all I know is Brody better come out SOON! I'm not sure how much more stretching I can do. Surprisingly, I feel really good. The only time I'm slightly uncomfortable is at night, I can't find a comfy position to sleep in, but other than that, I feel like a million bucks! Well, maybe a hundred... :)

Hopefully my next post will have BABY PICTURES!!

Halloween!

2008-11-04T19:21:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a nice Halloween. We had a good time between Cali's school parade, visiting daddy at work, and then trick-or-treating around the neighborhood in the evening. It was a wet one! We got rained on, but Cali sure didn't care. She made an ADORABLE Dorothy....

I didn't really dress up, but I did decorate my big belly :) It made the perfect Brody pumpkin!

Next appointment for baby is on Monday the 10th, I will make sure and update everyone!

Update!

2008-10-27T22:39:00.000-07:00

It's been a while! A lot has happened since my last blog entry... we had an amazing baby shower on Oct 18th. It was so much fun to have family and friends together for a celebration of what's to come. Kyle BBQ'd burgers and dogs for the whole group, and we all had a great time. Baby Brody made out with some pretty neat stuff too!!

I am still working 40-50 hours a week. I'm pretty tired, but chugging along. Lots of painful, yet irregular contractions in the last few weeks but no real labor yet. We are waiting on pins and needles for the day to come, it is really sneaking up on us! We can't wait for our little guy to be here, and big sis is getting quite anxious too! We'll keep you updated as these final weeks go by. Until then, I'll leave you with a recent belly picture...

My Favorite Little Ladies...

2008-09-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

Over the past two+ years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to take care of two amazing little girls. I can't think of a better job for myself, as I was able to bring Cali along with me every single day. I never dreamed that we would all bond the way we did. The girls are inseparable, and I am quite attached to them as well! Summer & Allie are 5 and 4 years old (sisters). Cali is right in the middle of them age-wise and it has just worked out so well. The past two years have been filled with trips to the park, The Zoo, San Francisco, Happy Hollow, Fairyland, swimming, beach days, and even family trips to Marine World and Disneyland! It is so much more than a job. I will miss them incredibly come November when I stop working to stay home with my new little guy. I consider myself extremely lucky to have had this opportunity to get to know such a great family. I believe we will be friends for many years to come. I am so thankful that Andrea will be taking over my position, as I know that means I will see them all the time! Any time I want! :) Here are a TON of pictures from our last two years together. Hard to believe the girls were so little when I first started taking care of them... now Summer is in Kindergarten, while Cali and Allie have one more year of pre-school. Time flies....

August 2006 (Cali 2 1/2, Allie just turned 2, Summer 3 1/2)

Fairyland in Oakland Fall 2006

Visiting Santa 2006

Spring 2007 at Tilden Park Farm

Haircuts courtesy of Andrea :)

Oakland Zoo Spring 2007

Park Fun Summer 2007

Fairyland July 2007

First Day of Pre-School! September 2007

Halloween Fun 2007

Pumpkin Patch 2007

Pretty Kitties, and a Beautiful Princess

Oakland Zoo January 2008

Happy Hollow with friends Spring 2008

Easter at Preschool! 2008

Last day of School. Yay Summer Vacation! June 2008

Disneyland July 2008

Back to School! Sept 2008

My most recent picture of The 3 Amigas...

The Happiest Place on Earth!

2008-09-13T14:49:00.000-07:00

Back in July, we were lucky enough to go on a week-long adventure down to Southern California. Our itinerary included an amazing two days in Disneyland. Our main event in So-Cal was attending, and being a part of my friend Sandy's wedding. I was a bridesmaid, and Cali was an adorable flower girl! For those of you who don't know Sandy, she is my oldest friend; somehow I got stuck with her in 2nd grade and haven't been able to shake her off since! :) I am so excited that her and Zack (hubby) have decided to move back to The Bay Area from Irvine. We helped them get situated in their new place last weekend. It's great to have them back! We look forward to many double dates and Rock Band nights in the future!

Here are some pictures from our very memorable trip....

The Home Stretch...

2008-09-13T14:35:00.000-07:00

Here we are, about 10 weeks to go until baby time! We are getting very excited for the little guy to make his appearance. Big sis Cali is also anxious to see her baby brother, and gets a kick out of seeing/feeling his movements inside mom's growing belly. We recently had a 3D ultrasound which revealed baby Brody is measuring BIG! Considering Cali was not even 7lbs, and that was a rough delivery, Dr. Woo has promised to re-evaluate his size at 36 weeks and decide whether an early induction would be best. I'd like to avoid a cesarean if possible. SO, with that said, it could be more like 8 weeks left! wow!

Here are some pictures from the ultrasound (isn't technology amazing??), as well as the ever-growing belly....

Sleepy Baby

Wide Awake!

Halloween Costume? ha!