Trying to sum up the last 9 months in one blog!

I know, I know, where have you all been in the past 9 months. Well school started, the holidays came and then before I knew it summer was here again. So bear with me as I zoom thru the last 9 months. School started. M in 5th grade, E in 1st and S in preschool.

Christmas happened and we got to meet a new cousin, that remarkably looked like M as a baby. The new year came upon us and we shipped out! Literally on a cruise ship to a vacation that words cannot describe. I get teary eyed just thinking about how wonderful it felt to spend 7 days with my dh....alone in a tropical environment. We even got to go swimming with the stingrays. They were magical and gentle. I can't wait to take the kids someday. We really want to stay a week on Cayman Island. We got to enjoy a whole day at their spa with massages. I loved being with my friends too. They made us laugh so many times. I forgot how cool it was to be an adult!Easter bunny came to town and eggs were found at Nana's. E turned 7 and had a kitty bday complete with a litter box cake that grossed out all her friends. The next month the girls and I did a road trip to LA to visit the American Girl Store. It's amazing how much you can spend on a couple doll outits and lunch. I have to admit this once in a lifetime trip was really cute. The dessert as you can see is pretty adorable. .

Jessie dressed up as Yoda to celebrate S -5th birthday. Ok so that's our story. I will post more updates with our summer activities... I hope.

Jessie Jane

Here is just a picture of ol' Jessie. She's up to no-good as usual. She's now a hefty/solid 15lbs. of pure love. We are still in a puppy stage of continous biting and stealing of small toys. Hey, it encourages the kids to pick up their toys!!!

Our First Post

It's getting more and more difficult to send out photos of the mess to everyone so I joined the "crowd" so to speak and started up a family blog. Our first adventure to post is our trip to the county fair in San Benito aka Hollister. We love the demolition derby. It is so primal. The idea of just ramming your car into somebody is somehow so gratifying. All the people in the stands hoot and holler at their favorite driver as they parade by just before the carnage. M played the part of the red-neck hottie very gracefully. She made sure her lipgloss was the same shade as her hat. E pretty much cared about the dipped ice cream cones we were going to get later on as well as the possibility of seeing one of the cows poo in their stall. As far as the boy, well as you can see his father allowed him to dress in his swimming trunks and aqua socks. Little S still enjoys the idea of not wearing underwear in public. Intermission was long between the series of cars entered in the derby so the kids expired early enough for us the visit the animals. I personally love the crazy chickens. The kids begged for a rabbit as usual. I had to remind them of the joy we are experiencing with the dog currently. And that rabbits bite even harder. They stopped asking. We ate plenty of junk to last us until next year, or maybe just until Halloween!