Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has come and gone. It was a busy day and went by fast but we had a great time being with family and celebrating all we have to be thankful for. Katie and Cris came into town on Wednesday and stayed at our place thru Saturday. We had a great time and I love spending time and chatting with my sister, especially since I hardly get to see her anymore! It's fun having an adult relationship with her and not just a "big sister" relationship anymore.

We got up Thursday morning, made monkey bread (mmm), got ready and headed out to Vista to Chad's Aunt Nancy's house. It was great seeing all of his aunts, uncles and cousins and the lunch feast was AMAZING! Oh and I think it's official that Tyler's favorite good is Thanksgiving food. He DEVOURED it! And had seconds!! And ate off our plates too! Well we spent a few hours there - eating, chatting, catching up, playing in the yard and enjoying the gorgeous view of the valley below and ocean not too far off.

* Checking out EVERYTHING *

* Playing with Aunt Nancy *

* Mama and Ty - The weather was GREAT! *
* Playing outside *
* Trying to keep Ty out of the flowers *
* Daddy and Ty *
* Grandpa, Ty & Dad *
* This is house Tyler crawls when he's outside... LOL! *
* Sitting still... *

We then headed back to the desert to go to dinner at my parents house. It was another packed house with an amazing spread of lots of food, including my Gram's creamed corn that's to die for! Oh it's soooo yummy!! Tyler again ate a TON (we all did actually but it was so worth it!) and spent time with family, playing out in the front yard and taking lots of pictures!!

* Yummy! *

* Checking stuff out... always! *

* The outside crawl... *
* Cris, Tyler and Sister *
* Brother and Ty *
* Family *

Bike Rides

We finally got a bike trailer!! I've wanted to get one for a few months but it was too dang hot to go on bike rides so it wasn't worth it. Well now that's it cooler I went out looking for one and found this one at the new Super Target on the New Store Sale!! Woohoo! Double bonus!! Ty absolutely loves it. We've used it a couple of times and I can hear him gabbering and talking the whole time! It's so cute! We went last Sunday around the neighborhood and then stopped over at Starbucks for iced tea and apple juice. It's a good work out pulling him!! Another bonus!!

Playing Outside...

I have sooo many random pictures (yes I bring out my camera almost every time... will I ever stop?) of Tyler playing outside on this toy he got for his birthday. Thank you grandma Lynne!!! He absolutely LOVES it and would live outside on it if he could! It's also so different out there now that he's walking. He likes to walk all around it, check things out, adventure off to the grass to get the dogs balls and throw them, walk over to me on the patio, etc. etc. Anyways... here are a few cute shots I've captured!

Park Morning!

This morning a few girls from my table at Mom2Mom last session met up at the park. We had a fun time interacting with all of our kids as we usually don't get to see/meet the kids cause they're all in Kid2Kid downstairs during moms. Anyways... we had a fun time and plan to do it again once it cools off a little more. Yes... it's a week away from Thanksgiving and our kids were hot and sweaty at the park!!

Britax Carseat Anyone?!?!?! - UPDATED

Okay so 14 minutes later this link is already dead.... sold out already maybe?!?! Crazy!!

I figured this would be the quickest, easiest way to get the word out to my mommy friends but Target.com has a Britax carseat on clearance right now for $42.99!!!! And has free shipping!!!! Regular price is $279.99!! Thanks Brie for the info!! I just ordered mine so Chad will have one in his truck permanently now - No more switching back and forth - woohoo! Check it out here!

ANNIVERSARY!

Chad wanted to take the initiative of planning out and taking care of our anniversary and oh my goodness did he do a good job!!! You would think after 4 years I wouldn't be so surprised when he does stuff like this but I continue to be in aw over all that he does.

I woke up to a yummy breakfast all ready to go out on our patio this morning. It was absolutely GORGEOUS at 7:30am and we had a great time enjoying our backyard (we don't do that enough for some reason...). He made french toast and topped it was warmed syrup and powdered sugar and had fruit on the side. It was sooooo good and such a nice treat first thing in the morning!

Chad had asked if it was possible if I get off early... hhmmmmm.... ooooookay.... so I did (Thank you Joan!!) and got home around 1:15 just in time to leave the house by 1:30. We still had to drop off Tyler at me-ma's and get to wherever we were going. I knew we were running a little late but still had no idea where we were going. Chad had called to let them (???) know we were going to be late so all I knew was that we were on the freeway and there was a confirmation number involved... ooooookay..... Well we got to the location after about 20 minutes... We arrived at the Agua Caliente Spa and Chad surprised me with a couples massage!!! Oh my goodness it was soooo nice!!! We spent a total of 2 1/2 hours there using their facilities and enjoying the peaceful, tranquil, quietness that a spa provides. It was soooooooo relaxing!!!

Well we left the spa (although I could've spent ALL day there) and headed to the Yard House for a glass of wine and appetizer as it was still a little too early for dinner. We then went to Roy's for dinner and enjoyed more delicious food!! It was still pretty early when we left dinner and still had some time to be out and about while Jess and Gabe were at our house taking care of Tyler (Thank you guys!!!!) So... we headed over to Palm Desert High School to watch the PD/LQ game. We were traitors and sat on LQ's side with Araceli (I know I know - it was killing Chad the entire time!!) It was a good, close game but LQ ended up winning 28 to 22. Maybe next year Aztecs...


All in all, today was an AWESOME day!! We were able to enjoy 8 hours of just "us" time and enjoying each others company. If only everyday could be like this... But then again it wouldn't be nearly as appreciated...

11.14.2008

It was 4 years ago today that I married my best friend and love of my life. I could have never imagined having a husband that literally cherishes me every minute of every day. He is an amazing husband, father, son, brother, son-in-law, cousin, friend, etc, etc. The list could go on and on but I just feel so blessed to call him my husband.

I'm not so great with words but the card Chad bought for me today sums up all of my feelings:

"Our marriage is good for so many reasons. We've been blessed with a strong love, filled with patience and understanding. I realize that we haven't done it alone. God has been with us every step of the way... His love has seen us through the difficult times, and His blessings have made the good times that much richer. Today I thank Him for His presence in our lives, and especially for blessing me with you."

It is so true and I thank God everyday for bringing me a Godly, amazing husband to share my life and my dreams with!

The card concludes with Romans 8:28
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him."

Chad, I love you more than you'll ever know and I can't wait to spend the next years and years and years with you!! Well... however many God is going to give us that is! I LOVE YOU!
Happy 4 Years Love!

Allllllllllmost walking!

Tyler is soooooo incredibly close to walking!! He'll walk to start out with almost everytime I set him down or he stands up on a toy, table, wall, anything to move... After about 6-7 steps he'll start crawling. He did take 12 steps over the weekend though and he's given us a couple of 10'stepers!! I'm doing a lot of counting these days : ) Enjoy the video!!

Sabrina's Visit!

One of my best friends, Sabrina, came to visit from Idaho for a few days and we had so much fun! I hadn't seen her since April when I went out there for a few days so our visits are few and far between. She's 6 months pregnant with #3 (another girl!) and she was able to enjoy a few days without kids before this one comes so I was super excited for her - Thank you Mike for watching the girls so she could come! We chatted A LOT, hung out, ran errands for work with me and then concluded our last night bowling and Baskin Robbins with another friend Amy. I hadn't been bowling in a few years and we had soooo much fun!!
Thank you for coming Brie - Miss you already!!!!

* My bowling in action *

* I have NO idea what in the world I was trying to do here... *

* Strike a pose Brie! *
* Twins??? Noooooo *
* Amy couldn't figure out why she wasn't doing too hot... *
I forgot to post who won!! Sabrina kicked some booty!! We played 2 1/2 games. The last game (only 1/2 cause our time ran out) we bowled with our opposite hand and it was soooo hard! My right arm, hand, everything is beyong weak! Guess I better start holding Tyler with my right side!

Halloween 2008

Halloween was much different this year than last. Tyler was 3 weeks old, wanted NOTHING to do with his costume and cried the entire 5 minutes he was in it while we took pictures.

This year Ty was still less-than-thrilled about his costume but that mostly had to do with the fact that it was 90 degrees outside at 5:00!! What the heck?! He still let us capture some cute pictures but off came the costume before we headed over to the church for the Harvest Fun Fair. Tyler just wore his Halloween t-shirt, jeans and a pair of Halloween socks and was a happy guy for the most part. The fair had a great turn out with a ton of kids there! There was trunk-or-treating, bounce houses, rock climbing, hot dogs, popcorn, and the list goes on. Next year should be fun once Tyler's more into it and can walk around and do everything - I can't wait!

* My Litle Monkey *

* Love this view *

* "Uhhh now what Mom?" *
* Too Adorable *
* "Okay mom... I want out of this" *
* Harvest Fun Fair *
* Just some of the bounce houses *
* Halloween 2008 *