Motherhood

Why a quick diaper change isn't so quick.
Lay baby down to change him and Elliot shouts for me to come and see what he did. This means come and see my poop.
Go wipe Elliot's butt.
Go back to change baby's diaper. Find out there are no diapers left in the drawer, so I need to go to the garage to get some more.
Now Elliot needs help getting his underpants on.
Now I can change baby's diaper.
Change diaper. Woo, I finished. But wait, now baby spits up all over himself and me, so I need to change baby's clothes so that he isn't cold and stinky.
Don't even worry about myself, because part of my mommy uniform is the white splotches of spit up that i am constantly wiping up. I wish I had enough shirts that fit to change every time it gets a little dirty.

And no matter how hard I try to get back to my project, it still doesn't happen because now baby is fussy and wants to be held.

But none of that really matters when he looks at me and smiles like this...










If he were one of Snow White's dwarfs, he would be sleepy. Such a good baby...

Shopping and Other fun Stuff!

Fun for me, not necessarily for Lee. It was his idea to go to the mall, since he needed new shorts and t-shirts. But he had no idea what a day at the mall with me and the kids is like. A ride or two on the carousel. Lunch- Lee chose Pacific Whey. It is really good food, but still seems a little over priced for a self service eaterie. The chicken and chips was good, but the tortilla soup was really delicious. We made it to Sports Chalet, but Lee didn't find anything. Lastly we made it over the bridge to the main part of South Coast Plaza, so I could go to Gymboree, and Elliot could go on the big carousel. He also got to burn off some energy doing "Go Dino" over the bridge. I totally give up on store specials and things like "Gym Bucks" coupons. And I will never try to use them on the weekend that they are expiring. I can't believe how many people were in line there. Atleast 15 people and half of them were still shopping while their spouse or child stood in line. And there were three registers open. NEVER AGAIN! And I think that is what Lee is saying about going to the mall with us 3, NEVER AGAIN!

I will also never again watch the movie "New Moon". I got a night out, so I had a great dinner at BJ's and then went to the cheapy theater to see the second movie in the Twilight Series. I loved the books and Twilight, but New Moon was the the most boring movie I have seen in a long time.I really just wanted it to be over.

And today I got to do another one of my favorite things, scrapbooking. I am totally addicted to digital scrapbooking. I love it. And my favorite sight is Weeds and Wildflowers .

Fun with my birthday present, a new fish eye lens. What a fun toy...




Santa, this is what Elliot wants for Christmas


I sat in the baseball department to feed Alex


Elliot sitting in the chair I sat in to feed Alex. Sometimes I have to get creative working out where and how to feed him.




A couple of my scrapbook pages from this weekend.

Rain, Rain GO AWAY

Come again another day.

No don't come again another day. Just go...
Two weeks ago we were wearing shorts and now we are on our fifth day of torrential rain. It has been windy, rainy and very cold.

Playing with my new lensbaby while Elliot plays in the puddles.






Wednesday pictures. Elliot had a bath in the morning, but instead of getting dressed, he put on another pair of pajamas, to stay warm and comfy since we weren't going anywhere.

More Rain

Just a boring rainy day.
Watched the street fill up to the top of the curb with rain.
Heard there were tornadoes in Long Beach and OC.
Got a Happy Meal from McDonalds.
Jumped in the gigantic puddle on our front sidewalk.
Made more Truffle Brownies.
Ate more Truffle Brownies.
Cooked dinner for about the 14th night in a row.
Smiled at Alex (a lot)!
Sang with Elliot!

My Dinosaur

Rainy with a Chance of Chocolate

Monday, January 18

Lots of rain and lots of chocolate. Peppermint Hot Chocolate from William Sonoma and Truffle Fudge Brownies from Trader Joes, make the most perfect Heavenly Chocolate pair. And along with a great friend, while we chat and listen to the pouring rain is even better. Before I tried them together, I figured it might be too much chocolate, but it definitely was not. I love brownies and will eat any put in front of me, but the Trader Joe Truffle Fudge Brownies are truly the best brownies ever.

39

What did I get for my birthday...
An Opteka fisheye lens that is on it's way from Amazon
A Disney Pass for this year
Nordstrom Gift Card
The Flu

Here's what 39 looks like


My little guy


Smiling for Grandma and Papa

Erin, My Favorite Model...

We had my 16 year old cousin come to stay for the weekend. Elliot loves her. I'm not sure if she loves playing "Go Dino" but she had fun watching him. And she is my perfect beautiful model. Erin is always up for taking pictures anywhere, anytime. This time we went to my favorite spot in San Juan Capistrano. San Juan is my favorite place in Southern California and while I was there a couple of weeks ago, I found the most perfect perfect picture place, a shaded brick area, with three archways that let in amazing light.

Now that I have kids, the idea of first and second cousins totally baffles me. Erin is my first cousin, so does that make her Elliot's second cousin or first cousin once removed. We'll just call her his cousin. And in the meantime I will go look up an email where my 5th(I think) cousin Justin explained it all.

Pictures from our perfect place...








She looks just like her Momma


Erin took these. She might be aphotographer in the making.






My smiley baby


My beautiful boy




All Elliot wanted to do was cross the train tracks and have piggy back rides.


A group picture from our night out barbecue at Steve Becker's House, while Erin and Auntie babysat. It was so nice seeing school friends. And Mark Magdaleno only lives a mile or two away from us in Long Beach.


We missed Samantha, Richard and Martha.