went on a date

with my hubby Monday night. Hhhhmmmm...last time that happened? Can't remember. We had a good time at the Angel game even though they lost (bad, really bad). I think we are officially old though. We were both tired and were ready to come home at 9:30. We did get some good pictures for Mr. B...

So today was the big day...ultrasound day! I won't find out about my cyst for a few more days but we did get to see the baby. He gave us a little show so we have no doubt that he is a boy! We also got to see a lot of him sticking out his tongue and wiggling his little fingers. Here was the best part...

I know the picture's not the best but, Ms. K got to use the little camera on my stomach. She moved it all around and got to see all of him. It was very cool!

All right...off to finish watching So you Think You Can Dance!

Just home to sleep

that's all we did this weekend. We spent the rest of the time running around. All fun stuff though so it was okay. Friday night I went to scrap with a group of ladies. Got a lot done! Ms. K went to the talent show at school so the boys were home alone (lots of sports watching occurred!). Saturday we woke up and went to an antique show in town. It was nice. They had lots of old cars, face painting, a band, model trains, crafts for the kids and of course...antiques. Here are some pictures from our morning...

an old fire truck (Ms. K loved the inside)

Mr. B had to wear his train hat to go see the trains

Mr. B with the handsome husband

That night we went to the Taste of our town. Husband was supposed to go but he got a page and had to go into work. We were sad but still managed to have a good time. We met up with some friends and ate still our stomachs felt like they were going to burst. Well, they did. We ate until Mr. B had an accident and had to go home. It was still fun though.

Sunday was the big day! We had a birthday party for my Grandma. It was to celebrate her 80th and we had family come from all over. If you would have asked us after Christmas we didn't think this party would be happening. We were all so excited that it did we made sure we spoiled her! Here are some pictures from the party...

this picture had to be included because I was told it better not appear on the blog so of course it must!

my boy eating smores and making a mess

Of course the birthday girl was wearing a tiara and blue boa. She received many fabulous gifts like an Angels jersey (she is a huge Angels fan and does not miss a game! When I was in the hospital having Ms. K she came in and told me I had to hurry up because the Angel game was coming on soon), rally monkey (need to be an Angel fan to appreciate this), lotions, a beautiful scarf, a picture of my Grandpa when he was young, and the list goes on. The food was amazing and so was the company. It was a very emotional day for Grandma and there were many times that she got teary-eyed.

Tonight my handsome husband and I have a date. I got him tickets to the Angels game for his birthday back in March and tonight is our game night. It's John Lackey bobble head night and the kids are already deciding who gets the bobble head (he's our favorite pitcher!) Can't wait to spend some time with my hubby.

Checkin' lots off the to do list

which seems to be getting longer not shorter. How does that work? I must say, multi-tasking is a fabulous thing! Right now as I type a post I am talking to Scenic Route to straighten out an order, ordering boxes for the kits, emailing back and forth with Scott and feeding my son a banana. (Sigh) I think I am going to be tired before I have to go to work today!

I am very excited about something I am changing with my little scrap business. Since I am having a baby in September I won't be teaching any classes in august, September or October. Instead I am putting together kits for sale. The first one will be a summer kit and will include a mini-album and 3-double page layouts. So excited!!! They will have directions for each (if you want to use them) or if you like to do your own thing you can. I hope these are going to be loved as much as I love this first kit. Since all the scrap stores in town have closed, getting new product or product that's not carried in a box store can be difficult. So that is the new path we are taking here in our little ol' house.

The end of the school year is approaching quickly. I can't believe my girl is going to be in first grade and my boy is going to be in preschool. The next couple weeks have so many obligations on the calender. Tonight is Ms. K's open house. I tried to keep here home from school on Tuesday because she has ANOTHER ear infection (3rd one in 6 months!) but she wouldn't have it. She told me she couldn't miss out on anything for open house. So glad my girl loves school. Will definitely be taking pictures of that tonight. Between her school and my school I think I will be lucky to make it through the next couple of weeks. Luckily my partner and I are going to do grades next Wednesday so that will be one more thing to check of the list.

Oh yeah, next weekend we have the Relay for Life. My partner and I are captains of our team for school. We somehow inherited this job about a month ago (I think we opened our big mouths!) and that is not a lot of time to put together fundraising and get everyone signed up. We are very proud of the kids at school because in 2 weeks they have been collecting coins and managed to bring in over $900. How amazing is that! By the way if anyone wants to help fight back we are not to proud to ask for donations! If you would like to donate to the Vicentia Relay for Life team let me know!

Okay, enough rambling for today... my son has patiently been waiting for me to play baseball guys with him. Gotta go!

Leaving you with pictures of the yummy dessert we brought my Mother-in-law for her birthday, Brendan enjoying his yummy dessert and Ms. K with Daddy at the baseball game on Sunday...

by the way the leopard surrounding the dessert is solid chocolate!

and yes they tasted as good as they looked!

retirements, birthdays and baseball

So I never came back to update... Sorry! Thursday night we went to a retirement party for my Dad. It was for his school so there were 5-6 of them that are retiring this year. They did a little roast on everyone and turned out to be really funny. My Mom wrote my Dad's biography and she did such a great job and had everyone laughing. I was very proud of my Dad that night but at the same time it was kinda surreal. I think it felt that way because the idea of my Dad retiring means life is still progressing and at a rate faster than I would like. He's been talking about retiring but it always seemed like it was something in the future and now that it's here I'm not quite sure where the time went. Okay... enough talking about feelings and stuff. I might start to get emotional from all the pregnancy hormones! Here's some pictures fromt he night, Dad is the one on the right looking embarrassed.







Last night we celebrated my mother-in law's birthday. She wanted to try a new restaurant so I we all met in Irvine at the Caspian restaurant. None of us had been there before so we weren't sure what to expect. It was Persian food and I was hoping the kids would like it. We a ll had a really good time. The food was great! Not only was the food great but they had music and a belly dancing show. To say the kids were enthralled would be an understatement. We got our dinner right as the show started and I don't think either of them ate much because they were so busy watching! this was a place we would definitely go to again. I don't know if I would take the kids again only because you don't eat at this restaurant until late (like 8:15-8:30). We didn't leave the restaurant till almost 10 and the place was packed with more people coming in. I am so glad my mother-in law suggested the Caspian because it was nice to try something new and different. Here's a couple pictures of the kids watching the show with no attention on anyone else at the table...it was really dark in there so bear with me!
my boys!


Ms. K ignoring all of us so she could watch every second of the show

Today Ms. K and Scott have a date at the baseball game. She earned free tickets to the minor league game by reading books for school. She has been looking forward to this for a long time so I can't wait to hear about their date!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Lakers...NBA Finals...Yeah baby!

There is excitment in this house! More on what we did tonight early tomorrow. Good night!

Tonight felt like a summer night

We had homemade BBQ pork sandwiches on toasted onion rolls and watermelon for dinner tonight.
I am ready for bare feet, eating outside, children sweaty from running around as the sun is setting, watermelon and strawberries for dessert after dinner, same sweaty kids running around in their bathing suits, that happy tired feeling from a long fun day swimming in the sun, smores...
what summer activities are you ready for?

going for my monthly

baby doctor appointment this morning. I always take Mr. B with me and he is so good. Today we were sitting in the exam room waiting for the doctor and he starts asking me question about things in the room. Not a big deal until he gets to the birth control posters. Fabulous, just what I want to answer questions about. So he says look Mommy there's a baseball. Even better! Now my 3 year old thinks a cervical cap is a baseball. How do you explain that one?! Starting to question bringing him to the appointments with me... beyond that the appointment went well. Can't believe I will be 6 months on Thursday. Time has flown! Going for an ultrasound on Friday to check that lovely cyst growing on my ovary. more news on that later.







Our veggie garden is growing very nice. Ms. K has been my helper in planing and maintaining. If she gets homework done quickly today we are going to plant some green beans. I've never grown these before so if anyone has any tips they would be well appreciated!
Hope everyone is having a great day!

Did everyone have a nice

Memorial Day weekend? We were looking forward to relaxing, swimming, cooking out.. you know nice warm weather activities. Not so much of that happening here. The weather was not exactly cooperating. High's in the low 60's lows at night in the low 40's. That is not Southern California weather at all! Oh well, it kept us inside a lot (no swimming!) and forced us to take a look around the house at things that needed to be done. We did get lots done. Mr. B's room is coming together. Well, I shouldn't say Mr. B's room because in a couple months it will be the boys room. But I am very happy with the way it's looking!

Little things need to be done still. We have vintage baseball signs coming and the crib needs to be bedded (can you see the siding to the crib in the corner). Mr. B is very happy in his sports room! (Thank you Gigi for the rug!)

There was some outside time this weekend. Today we went to my parent's house and cooked out even though it was a bit chilly. Scott was on the grill and the kids were outside golfing. I came out to take pictures but after about 10 minutes I called it a day and went back into the warm house. Here are the little golfers...

I did manage to touch my scrap stuff this weekend but it wasn't to make anything. I cleaned my desk! Yes, I know it's something everyone does but it had been a while because if I am in the middle of something I don't like to put it away. Then I start something else, and something else. Well, you get the idea.

Gotta go...my Dad's here with a piece of furniture we are inheriting!

summer is coming...

and the weather has been very nice. I am not quite ready for the hot stuff but it has definitely been play outside weather. Tonight Scott got home early (6:00) so we went for a walk around the neighbor. So nice to be out and about and the kids had a blast taking turns riding in the wagon. Been doing some crafty stuff lately but nothing I am sharing at the moment, mostly layouts for the kids albums which I don't exactly consider to be my best world. I have my sample ready for my next class but I have not advertised yet. Here's some pictures of the album though, not the best lighting...















Just wanted to share a couple of pictures of life in the last week. My Internet is finally working again so I will be on here much more now. Mr. B has been spending a little time in time-out lately and I had to take a picture the other day because he is way to funny. When you tell him to go to time-out he sticks his nose way into the corner of the wall. Not only does his stick his nose in the corner but he does not move an inch the entire time. After this time-out escapade he came downstairs with a sweaty forehead because he was in that corner so well. Ah..if this would only work so well when he gets older!




I had to share this picture as well. My sister, Dad and I joined some friends for the Relay for Life last weekend. My Dad participated in the cancer survivor portion of it and I was so proud of him. He didn't like the attention on him and it was more emotional than we expected it to be. I am proud of you Dad, almost 3 years cancer free!

Happy Mother's Day

Growing belly... 21 weeks... just grew this big in the last week, before there was nothing!