Next Stop - San Fransico!

Our next trip was to The Bay Area. We went up to Petulama to see Rob, Marty, Charlotte and Grandma Vi. We had a lot of fun even though it rained the majority of time we were there. Nani and Poppi had a great time with the kid at Pier 39! I love going to this part of California and look forward to going again next year!

Of course, we had to stop by my favorite champagne house!

Yummy! Finally found the perfect size champagne bottle for me!

This picture cracks me up. We are at Pier 39. Jamie looks like he's had enough of the downtown area and Jordan is being silly and sticking her tongue out. Such crazy kiddos but so much fun!

Shark face! This is at the aquarium on Pier 39.

Ready to head back to the sunshine.....Jamie loved his new toy he picked out.

San Diego - Sea World

While all the ladies were at Katie's Baby Shower, Uncle Jason took Jamie to Sea World for the day! I wish had a picture of Katie from that day because she looked amazing! She had the cutest dress on and was still wearing high heels this far along in her pregnancy. :) Jamie had a blast with Jason and his favorite exhibit was the shark encounter.

Jamie in the shark encounter. I think he was memorized by all the "big" sharks swimming around.....or he was scared. :)

Uncle Jason was able to get Jamie to pick up a star fish! I have been trying to get Jamie to do this since he was three yrs. old but never have had success. I was so happy to see that he actually did it this year!

Love this picture!

Jamie in the cave at the Polar Bear Exhibit.

Hi, Polar Bear!

San Diego Trip - The Beach

March was a fun filled month for us! We started the month off by going over to San Diego for Katie's baby shower. Jamie, Nani and I went while Jordan spent some quality time with Daddy and Poppi at home. We went to the beach one day and had a blast! The weather was absolutely beautiful....80 degrees. We love going to the beach and can't wait to come back again in the summer with the rest of the family.

We had so much fun running into the water and then running as fast as we could when a wave would approach. I'm not sure who had more fun....Jamie or me.

Uncle Jason, Jamie and Ashyln working on an alligator sand sculpture. Jamie is obsessed with alligators right now so he was very into making one.

Nani and Jamie on a hunt for alligator teeth....sea shells. :)

The finished product. I think they did an awesome job!

Knuckles!

Fun times with our friends

Here are some recent pictures of some fun playdates we had with our friends. Many of you know how much I/we love our nanny, Kristin. She started watching the kids about a year and half ago when I started working again. She comes over one day a week (sometimes two) and my kids love her! Over the last year and half she has became a great friend to me and also the kids preschool teacher! :) We are so thankful she is a part of our lives!

Kristin talking to Jordan about the statue she is looking at. We were at the Zoo.

Kristin has twin girls, Gabriella and Savannah. They are seven years old and are so great with Jamie and Jordan. The kids love having them come over!

Another group of our friends. We had a little celebration for one our mom's who is going back to work.

Growing up so fast.....I remember when we would come here and he couldn't even reach the pedals!

Wanted to share with you the Valentine's dress I made for Jordan this year. I love to sew......just need to make more time to do it!

Kids Activities

Both kids just finished some really fun activities. Jamie played in his first team sport, soccer, the past few months and Jordan joined her first class, tiny tots dance. Jamie really enjoyed soccer and loved chasing the ball around. Sometimes he didn't always go in the right direction but by the last game he finally figured it out and actually made a goal in the right goal box! ;) Jordan began dance with sitting in my lap for most of the class but finished the session off by joining the class and participating the whole time by herself! :) They loved the activities so much so we signed them up again for the next session.

Jordan's pose for dance class.

Here she is telling me how excited she is to go to class.

Hmm...which ball should I kick! Even though it was 65 degrees out Jamie still wanted gloves on because it was cold out.

I'm coming to get you!!!

MNO-Favorite Things Party

Pinterest is my new favorite website. If you have not been there yet, you need to check it out! I found this idea on it and thought it would be perfect for our MNO in January. I have been blessed to have found a great group of women through my MOMS Club. Are children's ages range from 6 yrs to 5 months and they love playing with each other. Each one of these ladies have taught me how to be a better mom and how to sit back and remember to laugh at how crazy life can be with little ones! We are fortunate to have supportive husbands who watch the kids once a month for us so we can all get together and have a night filled with fun, laughter, and wine! ;)

This past month we had a favorite things themed party. Each of us filled up a bag for everyone with some of our favorite things. We also brought our favorite drink (mine was champagne) and our favorite food (mine was salad and bruschetta). We had so much fun going through all of the bags, learning something new about one another and laughing the night away. :) No matter how busy I get with the kids, work and school, I always know a MNO is just a few weeks away and that makes me smile.

My goody bags with my favorite colors (black, silver, and white).

In my bag I had hand sanitizer from Bath and Body works, a candle from Michael's, a bag of my favorite morning coffee drink and I made a quote pack for the ladies to carry in their purses.

At the end of the night each of us ended up with all of these items! We had fresh fruit, chapstick, chips, homemade bracelet, favorite teas, favorite alcoholic beverages, cookies, chocolate and music CD's!

My favorite ladies! I look forward to a whole new year of MNO! ;)

Toy Story On Ice

A few weeks ago we took the kids to go see Toy Story On Ice. We were able to get great seats at a great price through my MOMS Club. The kids love Toy Story so they were captivated throughout the performance. After the show we went to one of our favorite restaurants at the Arizona Center downtown. The kids got lots of attention since they wanted to keep their Woody and Jesse hats on. Disney on Ice will be coming back in April and we plan to go again. This will be perfect timing since a few weeks later we will be taking the kids to Disneyland for the first time to celebrate Jamie's 5th birthday! We can't wait!

Jamie as Woody.

Woody and Jessie at their own table making plans on how to save the toys. :)

Jordan as Jessie.