Sunday, April 24, 2011

6 years of wedded bliss

That's right...SIX years ago! Time flies when you're having fun. Nicole and Chris watched the kids and Jerm and I went to Del Mar to celebrate. We were planning to have a drink at Poseidon, head to the market to get some food and have a romantic beach picnic. Well, after our 4th drink at Poseidon, we headed to Flavor for dinner! Didn't quite go as we planned but we had a blast!

no more pictures!
One night when we were just dating, I fell asleep on the cab ride home...nice, I know...so I was being tough and proud of myself for staying awake this time!

Happy Birthday Shereen!

They are remodeling the shopping center we always go to and we are getting some great new restaurants...yeah! The other night we had a girls night at a new burger/beer place called The Counter. You can order from the menu or custom make your burger...delish! I mentioned it was the week of Shereen's birthday and she was adamant that we do not celebrate her birthday so we of course...DID! Nothing much, just decorations, balloons, cake and a head of cauliflower! She loves it so I put a big pink bow on a head of cauliflower :)

Happy Birthday to you!

The gang! Kristen, Jonna, Danielle, Sara, me, Sarah and Shereeen...we were only missing Pearl!

Friday, April 15, 2011

We LOVE Aunt Kennel!!

Yes, we all know her name isn't Kennel...it's Kendyl...but no one in our family seems to remember that there is a "d" in there! Aunt Kendyl is so special to Paige and Tyler and I love it that she lives here in San Diego and gets to hang out with them so often. Paige loves playing with her and her little dog Jack! Any night she is over, the first thing Paige says the next morning is "where's Aunt Kennel?" She has helped us TREMENDOUSLY in the babysitting department. There are so many events we wouldn't have been able to go to without her. Anytime I need her help, she's there and that means the world to me. She practically spent every waking moment with Paige while I was in Texas for Jennifer's wedding celebration. Paige was sick and Kendyl rose to the occasion of staying with a sick child. What an Aunt!

Baking cupcakes while Mom's in Texas
Kendyl picked up Paige from preschool and she was STOKED to ride in her Mini Cooper. She opened up her sun roof and Paige thought that was the coolest thing. Cool Aunt Kendyl :)
She is so special to me and I feel blessed to have such an amazing sister!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

One Proud Momma

I had Paige's parent/teacher conference a few Friday's ago and she got a rave review!!! Of course, I think my child is close to perfect, but it means so much to hear it from someone else! The first thing her teachers said when I sat down was "Well, I think we all agree that Paige is an amazing kid so this should be short and sweet!" They said she was a pro-preschooler! She got "fully met" check marks for every aspect reviewed and the following paragraph:

Paige comes bouncing into the classroom with a big smile on her face eager to begin her day. She rotates successfully and with confidence throughout all areas of the classroom but prefers the dramatic play and art areas. We have been working with Paige to help her understand that other children have good ideas as well and it's important to take the time to listen to them. This can be a challenging skill for a child who naturally takes the leadership role, but it is something she's learning to work through. Paige is a joy to have in our class and is well like by her peers.

Ha! What a nice way to say she thinks she's the BOSS! I wonder where she gets that from? :)

We went to Target that day to pick out something to reward her. We decided a headband was a good idea but couldn't decide which one we liked. I took her picture with both to see which one (I know...totally ridiculous) she liked and she picked the light pink one. We seriously need to work on her smile!

And, I am so proud of Tyler! He is making more and more connections every day. Holding his foot up for me when we sit down to put his socks on, brushing his hair with a brush, putting the diaper where it should go on his body when I'm changing his diaper, etc. Just little things like that but it is just amazing to see him make those connections. He said "night night" the other day and I think he said "ball" once but he hasn't said it again. The kid LOVES balls! He gets so excited and no matter what toys are around he is totally drawn to the ball. He is such a smiley boy and has started to show a silly side. He'll pause and look for me when he knows he is doing something wrong...heading for the stairs (which this won't be as big of an issue because we got a gate yesterday!), getting into the trash, etc...and when he sees me will giggle! I love him so much and love that he's one now! Oh, and he loves music! Music class is so fun for him. He just walks around while the songs are playing with his eyebrows up, big smile and shaking whatever instrument is in his hands. Such a fun stage!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Dinner with the McCallions

I feel like every post I do lately starts out with "we had so much fun!" but this night was so fun! We had the McCallions over for dinner and were watching Ethan and Ava. Nicole and Chris went out for dinner to celebrate his 40th birthday! Anyway, we had a great time with them...a little too much fun for me actually!

Corbin and Ethan - they didn't want their picture taken...ha!
Ava, Paige and Maddie
Eating ice cream sundaes! Jerm saw on Google that Sunday was the anniversary for the ice cream sundae so we just had to have them! The kids were stoked. Corbin is back there behind Paige even though you can't see him!
After dinner they played Rock Band. Me and Danielle chatted in the kitchen while they entertained us. I think Jerm got some pictures - the kids were hilarious!

Mexican Food Showdown

What a FUN night! This showdown night was with no kiddos!! We haven't been out on a date in such a long time! We went to Old Town and had drinks at some restaurant before heading to El Agave. Yummy! This one was Shereen and Isa's pick and they won! The place was pretty fancy...no quesadillas/fajitas...but it was delicious. Good friends and good food...love it!
Shereen doesn't drink much and she was freaking out about the size of her margarita. She said it was about the size of a new baby so we held our drinks like they were newborns. Another one of those instances where it was funny in the moment but doesn't seem quite so funny now!
Matt, Jerm and Isa

Friday Playday

A few Friday's ago we a great day playing with friends! Carson and Brooke came over that morning for a pizza playdate.

Having a little jam session
And that night we had dinner at the Donnelley's. Paige was so excited to play with Princess Clare. These two are quite the little priss pot's and always have fun playing together. Wish I would have taken more pictures from that day!