Jingle Bells

Hula hoopin

Miles clearly got his hula hoop skillz from his dad

Seattle surprise, part deux

Last Thursday, I hopped on a plane and flew to Seattle to spend a quick 2 days with my parents and my sister (who was there for a business trip). The fun part is that my parents didn't know I was coming. :)

My sister and I coordinated our flights so that we arrived at the same time. When my parents picked up my sister from the airport she pretended to forget something in the baggage claim and that is where I come in...

Needless to say, my parents were very surprised - especially my mom! The video says it all... it was SO MUCH FUN! (Make sure you turn the volume on.)



This is the second time we've surprised them like this... it was a wonderful, quick trip. I was able to work remotely, go on wonderful long walks, eat great dinners, and drink too many fresh lime margaritas. Nothing beats time with family!

Mother's Day 2011

A late post about my lovely Mother's Day weekend... but it was such a good one, so I thought I would share. On Saturday afternoon before Mother's Day, I was lucky to get an amazing massage and spend some quality time with a friend while Derek took the kids to SF for a birthday party. When I got home from my afternoon "off", the boys were still up in SF. The house was so still and quiet... I honestly (and sadly) didn't know what to do with myself. I loved the peace and quiet, but I really started to miss them!

On Sunday, we went to San Francisco for a Giants baseball game and they were playing the Colorado Rockies which made it fun! Even though I was born and raised in Colorado, I am NOT a Rockies fan. The Rockies came to Colorado when I was in college and then shortly after that I moved to SF, so I was never a Rockies fan. I am actually a Giants fan! But - I am and always be a Denver Broncos fan! ;)

We had a great time at the game... the boys loved the cable car that they have there as well as the Coke bottle slides. Derek and I took turns keeping them entertained as they had NO desire to watch the game. We managed to stay the entire game and after the game they let kids and moms run the bases - which was a treat!


After the game, we met up with Uncle Kevin for pizza and he gave Oliver a new stuffed hamburger that he bought for him. (Ummm, random? LOL.) Of course Oliver LOVED it and made sure he showed it to everyone at the restaurant... he put it in his t-shirt and walked around like he had a baby in his tummy. He's TOO much and I have NO clue where he gets his crazy personality (LOL).

Here's a picture I took of him that night asleep in his bed cuddling with this hamburger. (Yes, I had to turn on the light... he didn't wake up! WOO WOO)

Overall, it was a great Mother's Day. I am so blessed to have two healthy and happy (most of the time) boys who love me so much (most of the time). :)

Cinco de Mayo

Miles' school celebrated Cinco de Mayo today with a Mexican Hat Dance. It was adorable and he had so much fun!


They wore sombreros that they each painted themselves in class. And afterward, they served the parents chips and homemade salsa! YUM! I was only slightly disappointed they didn't have margaritas! HA - kidding! I continue to be so impressed by our local public school... The teachers always do such amazing and fun things for the kids! I feel so lucky that my kids get to go to school here. The suburbs rock!

Here are a few videos (from my iPhone - not great quality) of the dances they did... Miles was paired up with his friend Avery.

Mexican Hat Dance


The Chicken Dance


The Macarena

Swimming lesson update

Wow - what a difference a week makes...

After a tiny bit of clinging to daddy... he got into the water and eventually let Miss Ashley take him for a swim.



And he even put his face in the water (if you want to call it that - LOL)

Good job Ollie bug!!!

San Francisco treat

While Derek and I both miss living in San Francisco, however, living only one hour away makes us appreciate it even more -- and we often take the kids up there for the day as a special treat. I love that they get super excited to go up there... and we get pretty excited too! And, I will say that at the end of the day, I am happy to head back to the burbs where the pace is a bit slower and parking spots are a little easier to come by. ;)

Yesterday we drove up to SF and met the Mauch's for lunch. Mr. Henry is so stinkin' cute and I just love seeing him walking around. New walkers are just the cutest... with their cute baby butts sticking out and hands in the air - I just want to squeeze him!

{Henry giving me stink face at lunch - too cute!}

After lunch I hopped on the N Juddah (MUNI) with the boys and we rode it over to Duboce Park (our old stompin grounds). Miles is obsessed with anything that resembles a train... so the MUNI is one of his favorite things to do in SF. The boys ended up playing at the playground at Duboce Park for almost 1.5 hours! They made a new friend, Jackson, who was an awesome 8 year old... and I think his mom was more than happy that Jackson had some new friends as we caught her napping (!!) while they were playing! LOL.


Funny Oliver story - Oliver is rather obsessed with sticks and he found a stick that he couldn't part with. However, when he's running around a playground, I don't let him run around with his sharp sticks. So, he handed it to Derek and said "DO NOT PUT IT DOWN." Well, Derek put it down (WTF) and some man sat down next to us and grabbed the stick! LMAO. We didn't know what to do since it seemed a bit ridiculous to ask the man for the stick back. However, the man was close to snapping the stick in half and we knew that Oliver was going to throw a total shit fit. So, Derek finally said to the man "Excuse me, do you mind not breaking that stick? Our son will freak out!" (LOL) And the man said "Oh my gosh, I am so sorry... I wasn't even thinking." He continued to say "I totally understand... check this out"... and he pulled a stick out of his pocket! LOL - it's good to know that other parents have stick obsessed children!


After the park, we decided to treat the boys to sundae's at Ghiradelli. Derek and I didn't get anything and our boys were pretty reluctant to share these gigantic "kids" sundaes which are almost bigger than their heads! You can only imagine the sugar crash after these! Note to self: Get the boys to share a kids sundae next time.