Happy Birthday Auntie!!!

Loads of fun at Grandma's for Aunties birthday. We enjoyed delicious steak, corn on the cob and Texas Toast. Yum, yum, yum. And finished it off with delicious cake from Beverly's Best. And they are the best!

Auntie got everything she wanted...
Pictures of Elliot and Alex
Front row seats to The Ducks game
Cash
A close up mirror


One of the cutest birthday cakes ever




Looking for impurities. (Luckily he didn't find any)



Alex with Ernie



What Elliot gave to Auntie. She got him to tell her what the surprise was even before she opened it. I think they both hate surprises and she new exactly how to take advanttage of a sweet little 4 year old to give it away.

My baby is ONE!!!

I really can't believe it. It seems like yesterday, that i was out trick or treating with Elliot hoping that was the night my water would break. Elliot even went to Grandma and Papa's just in case. No such luck. It was another 2 days, November 2, our 8th anniversary. And now he is 21 pounds and one year old and full of personality.

2 hours old


1 day old








10 Things Tuesday
1. I still can't believe he is 1
2. My back is feeling so much better. Thank God for muscle relaxers.
3. Looking forward to a deep tissue massage, that was prescribed by my doctor.
4. I love shrimp ceviche from Patricia's. Yum, yum.
5. I want a soda fountain in my house.
6. When you take your child to the doctor because he has a cold, do you hope for an ear infection, or do you still hope for a clean bill of health even though it proves you are an over paranoid mom. Yes, the answer is obvious. Better safe than sorry, and always hoping for the healthy diagnosis.
7. Is it okay to give your child hot dogs 3 nights in one week?
8. Wondering how the passing of prop 19 would affect the people around me if it passes.
9. I don't think prop 19 is going to pass.
10. Hoping I will wake up tomorrow and find the cleaning fairy spent the night at our house. Unfortunately I am guessing it will still be the big mess I left it in.


Last but not least my favorite picture from Halloween...

What a Great Weekend

but I'm glad it's over.

Alex had a wonderful and easygoing birthday party. And we all had a great time in the dinosaur bounce house. My back and body couldn't really handle it, but my mind and heart could not resist. We were all wiped out before 7:00. The kids crashed and Lee and I were not far behind. The Petersons came over Sunday evening and we ended a fantastic weekend trick or treating. By the end of the night, the kids were begging us to go home. But they loved it!!!








Tomorrow my baby turns 1 and Lee and I celebrate 9 years of marriage!!!

Let the Halloween Festivities Begin

I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!

Sometimes I think I love it even more than Christmas. I love the candy and the dressing up and the parties. So today was the beginning of a weekend of halloween. Alex's birthday is next week, so how lucky are we that he has a built in theme to his birthday. I LOVE IT!!! So today was Elliot's school halloween party. So I dropped him off equipped with my camera. And I had to feed Alex so that we could go do errands, which was a great opportunity for me to watch Elliot in action and get a few pictures.

What did I observe?
Elliot's best friend, Jake dressed as Spiderman, run over to hug him.
Elliot being a fierce dinosaur to scare/impress his favorite girl, Aneesa.
Elliot tell his teacher, Miss Heather that he had boogers in his nose.
Miss Heather line up 6 kids to go to the bathroom to get Elliot tissue, to wipe his boogers.
Elliot in violin class, with his teacher Mr. Espinosa.

Weekend Scrapbooking

This is a picture from the beginning of the year, but a favorite of mine.







Fun times with my cousins. Kristin came into town from Pennsylvania, and we all had so much fun talking about the old days. We grew up playing together, but only see each other every 5 or 10 years.

10 Things on Tuesday

1. I love Diet Coke!
2. I hate the rain.
3. I love my boys!
4. I hate the quality of customer service I recieve so often.
5. Have to watch the finale of Teen Mom. (Why, oh why?!)
6. Why is every other commercial on MTV for a horror movie. I hate horror movies and cannot even watch the commercials for them.
7. I am over frozen CPK pizza. It's just not good.
8. I want brownies.
9. Never believe that that a cheap craft is going to be cheap.
10. Stick with the wooden $1.50 crafts. That's what 4 year olds like best.

September in Review

September was a busy month, getting acclimated to our new home and the area, and Elliot starting preschool. We are loving it!