AHHHH This month has been crazy! I need a nap. I'm going to write some, then post pictures in a second post.
After the 4th of July things just went from normal to chaos around here. At the end of June I pulled the kids from LPLC because well, we are on one income and I was spending alot sending them to preschool when I dont have to. I'd like to again, but perhaps wait until the year before they start kindergarten. I'll reassess at the end of summer. However, at the end of June I was thinking "Great, how am I going to keep these little boogers happy and busy?" HAHAHAHAHAHAH We have been on the go nearly everyday!
Mid July we took a trip to Las Vegas, stayed at a wonderful place called "Tahiti Village", and stayed with my parents and my brother - my brother had a baby boy back in March so we were finally able to get our hands on him. ADORABLE! Do I miss having a baby? Yes, I do. (Crazy I know) Do I miss sleepless nights? HELL NO! LOL
After staying in Vegas for 4 days (exhausting with 2 little ones and we had a rough few nights of sleep since both kids shared a pull out sofa for sleep - BOO), the tuesday following coming back we went to Lake Perris for a day with the Roed's and our church. FUN! Oh holy cow we had a blast! Exhausted yet, AGAIN! LOL But all worth it since our little guys were able to tube with Daddy. Brooklyn enjoyed it more than Bobby. Yes, you read that right MORE THAN BOBBY! She was waving and laughing the whole time, I unfortunately didnt capture a picture of her with Derek, so next time.
Then basically everyday, if I dont first take the kids to the gym, at about 10-11am we head over to Mema Roed's house to swim. Its a SAUNA at our home since our AC is down right now with the remodel and let me tell you, I have never missed cold air more in my life! One afternoon Brooklyn was SO uncomfortable at like 7pm we jumped in the car for a 10 minute ride to cool off. AHHHHH Cannot wait for cooler weather or this damn AC to be back on. Hopefully soon, we can get the drywall in, and AC flowing.
Then one of our employees got married this past saturday. It was fun but I'm pretty sure Bobby was not feeling to well so we didnt stay long - 8pm. This past sunday for the first time in my little life Derek and I were invited on behalf of Ransom Brothers (local lumber house here in town) to attend the races in a private suite. AWESOME! AHHHHHH I love to gamble, love to eat, love to try new things so I was stoked! Every now and then during the races my heart ached - poor horses! Right before they race they receive a stimulant - no wonder they have such a giddy up in their running! One jockey actually got bucked off - and the horse TOOK OFF! He bolted around the track looking for a way out - how sad! LOL
Our nephew Elijah is in town from Washington so we see him daily, and he, along with my other nieces and nephews were over this afternoon (they just left to go swimming since Brooklyn is asleep at the moment and they all were getting hot & bored).
Summer has been crazy! This next weekend we have a birthday party for a couple of kids I know (lol :) ) and then the following weekend is a baby shower, followed by another visit to a friends house to play with horses, our anniversary, my stinky birthday ....
Oh yeah to top this month off, I had to have a TOOTH PULLED! You will see in some pictures how swollen my face is....awesome. All my other teeth fine, this one tooth! An implant...+2k. Oh boy.
Time is just FLYING - my head hurts.... lol pictures to follow :)
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
07.04.2012
The kids favorite past time:
Emptying out MY side of the closet (no, not daddy's side, just MY SIDE) and climbing in to "hide"
Out of courtesy to my daughter, I blocked out her exposed parts :)
Below is a hair curly bow I made for Brooklyn. Very easy to do. I bought a few other things of ribbon to make for the upcoming holidays. Even though you cant see it, in the center are of course, little "diamonds"....for my princess :)
I also made the kids home made 4th of July shirts. I bought plain white t's, and picked up iron on paper printed the picture on the paper, ironed, and wah-lah! The shirt probably cost $1.00 to make and can hopefully be reused for next year (there's a few food stains because it is of course, a white shirt haha)
Even though our vet gave us some sedatitves for the dogs to survive the fireworks, or anything else that makes them frantic, Derek still did not want to leave them home alone. I found at Michael's glow sticks - I think for 15 of these puppies it was a $1.00 (weren't expensive at all). They last one night and then done but the entertainment lasts all night so well worth it. I just think about the glow sticks you buy at amusement parks when how cheap these were - what a rip off! Especially since they dont last all but one night!
Despite the dogs being drugged up, our big pup - Rylee still freaked out. I had to sit on the floor with her, then til about 1130 fireworks were going off so I ended up sleeping in the living room with her and Rocky. Terrible sleep. I'm still tired from sleeping from 1am-6am the other night. Ughhhhhhh
Didn't do much else on the 4th. Kids naps are 1-4 so basically we ran over to Mema's house (roed) and did a quick dip in the pool. Ate a quick dinner then headed back home around 7pm to be with our dogs and relax. It actually was a nice day despite the lack of activity.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wedding, Soccer
Bobby started soccer last wednesday at NCSP. The class he's doing is called "Lil Hoppers" and its an hour of basically clinic - dribbling, jumping, shooting, etc. Its REALLY cute. I was a little disappointed that I didn't do just straight games but, since this is his first time doing any kind of sport I think its a great opportunity for him to get used to having a "coach" and following orders from someone other than a teacher. He seemed to really enjoy it and kept telling me that he "Plays soccer like Daddy".
Derek and I met at NCSP 10 years ago this summer. This has been such a special time.
Bobby is wearing a hand me down soccer stuff from his cousin Brenton. Oh, he's another one we know that Bobby has been saying "I play soccer like Brenton". LOL Cute
A cousin held a wedding reception at Our Lady of The Rosary Church in San Diego on Saturday. They were married up in Merced on 6/9 and then had another party in SD for the family and friends that couldnt make it up to Northern California.
My mom's sisters, from left to right is Kathy and then Maria. (Kathy has a twin sister)
Justine & Anthony, cousins, and their grandma who is my Aunty Mary
Fun bunch of kids...the girl in the middle with blonde hair - Kayla - Brooklyn ADORED her and was dancing and playing with her all night. SOOO CUTE. :)
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Derek's Birthday, Summer 2012
Hello blog world. Long time no see. On June 10, Derek celebrated 32 years. A quiet day at home with our regular routine so the kids would be in good moods was about all we did, it was enjoyable. Brooklyn is still at the age where she doesnt want to sit still for anything, so we passed on even going out to eat.
The next thing that we have decided is that I should return to school and complete my degree. I kept googling my online schooling options because, like it is right now, from about 1-4 each day I have so much down time while the kids nap - I HAVE to be quiet because the our house is small so I figured these are prime reading conditions, might as well read something that will educate me, right? RIGHT! The program is through Cal State Fullerton, and you can read more about it here.
This little "plan" of mine all started after we decided to send both kids 1/2 days to preschool 2xs a week. I love having the free time to do whatever the heck I feel - even if it means nothing. But then I've been mulling around "We are home 90% of the time. The kids are playing, laundry is drying and what am I doing with myself? NOTHING. I love to read, I am a good candidate for some free money to help finance college....hmmmm..."
When I was attending college, I wasnt sure what the heck I wanted to do with myself. At first I wanted Business Administration but I'm terrible at math and it showed in the pre-req classes. Maybe if I had the drive I have today I could conquer those stupid accounting classes again, but my best grades were a few sociology classes I've taken so I figured this was a sign. We'll see. By the end of the month they need to tell me whether or not I'm accepted.
The program starts at the end of August which I am in great anticipation for, hope I am not let down. I feel like its a great option because 100% of it is online (the only thing that requires attendance is graduation and by golly I will show up for that!) and its slow enough - 18 units a year/3 year program. I would graduate in the summer of 2015, seems far away but I can tell you, 3 years flew by with Bobby, so I dont feel like 3 years is really all that long anymore. Our long term plan is this:
Derek works a minimum of 9-10 hours each day, most weeks its 6 days a week. At the rate he is going, in order for us to get ahead of where we are (buy another home, vacation in the bahamas, etc..) he would need to maintain this type of work schedule from now til who knows. Also, since Brooklyn will be turning 5 the year I graduate from this program, when she enters kindergarten, I will be able to seek out a job that hopefully allows Derek to maintain his schedule, and then allow me to work as well while both kids attend elementary school (unless of course budget cuts get worse and they make the high school K-12 lol). Unfortunately (or fortunately lol) we have also concluded that we are probably not going to have any more kids. We feel over loaded as it is, and I know what's coming...bigger bills than just buying wipes and diapers LOL
In anticipation of our kids wanting to pursue activities (soccer - which starts tomorrow for Bobby!) etc., Derek needs to be able to have more flexibility with work. We tossed around the idea of me getting some random job or returning to Costco, but some random job or Costco would force me to work crummy hours in the beginning which I am not in a place to do anytime soon. Soooo...what I'm hoping for is, Derek can work less as we age, and I work to make up for what he is doing less if not more. This way: 1) He can be more picky about his jobs; 2) My new career can help take the burden off of his shoulders; and 3) We have a back up plan because as of right now we just dont have any plan. Like I said, this is the "plan" right now, who knows if I'm even accepted. If I'm not, well, then back to the drawing board.
Anyhoo, thats about all thats cooking over here. Here's a few pictures. Brooklyn has been terribly sick with this, and today is the first day since Saturday she has taken a nap longer than 30 minutes. Poor kid.
Let the summer begin...
The next thing that we have decided is that I should return to school and complete my degree. I kept googling my online schooling options because, like it is right now, from about 1-4 each day I have so much down time while the kids nap - I HAVE to be quiet because the our house is small so I figured these are prime reading conditions, might as well read something that will educate me, right? RIGHT! The program is through Cal State Fullerton, and you can read more about it here.
This little "plan" of mine all started after we decided to send both kids 1/2 days to preschool 2xs a week. I love having the free time to do whatever the heck I feel - even if it means nothing. But then I've been mulling around "We are home 90% of the time. The kids are playing, laundry is drying and what am I doing with myself? NOTHING. I love to read, I am a good candidate for some free money to help finance college....hmmmm..."
When I was attending college, I wasnt sure what the heck I wanted to do with myself. At first I wanted Business Administration but I'm terrible at math and it showed in the pre-req classes. Maybe if I had the drive I have today I could conquer those stupid accounting classes again, but my best grades were a few sociology classes I've taken so I figured this was a sign. We'll see. By the end of the month they need to tell me whether or not I'm accepted.
The program starts at the end of August which I am in great anticipation for, hope I am not let down. I feel like its a great option because 100% of it is online (the only thing that requires attendance is graduation and by golly I will show up for that!) and its slow enough - 18 units a year/3 year program. I would graduate in the summer of 2015, seems far away but I can tell you, 3 years flew by with Bobby, so I dont feel like 3 years is really all that long anymore. Our long term plan is this:
Derek works a minimum of 9-10 hours each day, most weeks its 6 days a week. At the rate he is going, in order for us to get ahead of where we are (buy another home, vacation in the bahamas, etc..) he would need to maintain this type of work schedule from now til who knows. Also, since Brooklyn will be turning 5 the year I graduate from this program, when she enters kindergarten, I will be able to seek out a job that hopefully allows Derek to maintain his schedule, and then allow me to work as well while both kids attend elementary school (unless of course budget cuts get worse and they make the high school K-12 lol). Unfortunately (or fortunately lol) we have also concluded that we are probably not going to have any more kids. We feel over loaded as it is, and I know what's coming...bigger bills than just buying wipes and diapers LOL
In anticipation of our kids wanting to pursue activities (soccer - which starts tomorrow for Bobby!) etc., Derek needs to be able to have more flexibility with work. We tossed around the idea of me getting some random job or returning to Costco, but some random job or Costco would force me to work crummy hours in the beginning which I am not in a place to do anytime soon. Soooo...what I'm hoping for is, Derek can work less as we age, and I work to make up for what he is doing less if not more. This way: 1) He can be more picky about his jobs; 2) My new career can help take the burden off of his shoulders; and 3) We have a back up plan because as of right now we just dont have any plan. Like I said, this is the "plan" right now, who knows if I'm even accepted. If I'm not, well, then back to the drawing board.
Anyhoo, thats about all thats cooking over here. Here's a few pictures. Brooklyn has been terribly sick with this, and today is the first day since Saturday she has taken a nap longer than 30 minutes. Poor kid.
Let the summer begin...
Monday, June 4, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We're on vacation!!! LOLLLLLL
Fancy pants hotel, Andaz in downtown San Diego. When I say fancy, I mean, not once did I ever have to open a door or even push a button for the elevator (ok that was just at night but still...).
Nice and freezing in the sun on the rooftop of our fancy pants hotel except...NO JACUZZI! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Robyn the photo below is for you - - :)
Dinner at Rei de Gado or something... DELICIOUS! Next time I go, it will be on a day that I dont have to get in a skimpy dress so I can really do some damage to this butt of mine. YUMMMMMY!
Monkey man walking back to the hotel. FUNNY!
James' wife - Kate, and some other brunette I see every now and then...and Robyn :-)
(Ah ha yes, I feel like I barely see myself anymore! LOL)
Woot woot who's dude? You would think he was 18............
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