Saturday, July 18, 2009
Paige's 18 Month Pics
Now that I have finally mailed the pictures out to family and friends, I feel I can finally post these. In the past, I have posted them the day of, but I think that takes away from some of the fun of getting the letter and seeing the pics for the first time. It took a long time to get these ones done, but we made it through and she did pretty good. It is getting harder to get her to stay still, but they do a good job at sears. Pretty soon she will be posing.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Family Time in Auburn
We went to Auburn last week to visit his family from Utah that was visiting. It was really hot but we set-up some water toys and the kids had a great time. 
Justin is always the best riding toy.
They had a picnic lunch on the patio. It was so cute watching Paige eat with the big kids.
Justin is always the best riding toy.
They had a picnic lunch on the patio. It was so cute watching Paige eat with the big kids.
Justins cousin Chris threw the kids down the slip N slide. They had a great time.
Justin is a pumkin farmer
We carved pumpkins in our front yard last October. Apparently a few seeds got into the ground and we ended up with with Pumkins. Only one has really kept growing, but it is a big one..
Girls Weekend In Hermosa Beach
I have always felt that getting away (Even if only for a few hours) of some non mommy time is essential for not burning out. Some people don't agree with me, and some people just have not had the opportunities that I have had. But I have an awesome husband who supports my need for some "me" time. A couple of weekends ago, I boarded a plane with Denise and her friend Stephanie and headed to Hermosa Beach (Near L.A.) for a girls weekend.
First of all, her sister lives about 2 blocks from the beach. I fell in love and was ready to move there. If only work could come with me! The first night was very chill. We caught a late movie and say "The Proposal". I was tired but it was a good movie so I was happy we went to see it. I finally went to bed around 2:30 AM and was able to sleep in until about 9:30 AM. Stephanie & I were sharing a bed in her sister's roomates room and we did not figure out that there were blinds that could be drawn. The room gets very bright in the morning.
We had a fun relaxing beach day on Friday. We got dressed up (more casual this night) and went to have drinks at a cool Tappas (Appetizers) restaurant at the pier close to her apartment. Sarah & Denise went to pick up two more girls around 11PM and Stephanie & I waited at a local club called Sangria. It was a little boring until the other girls arrived. Then we had a lot of fun dancing the night away. I did not appreciate the big black guy stepping on my ankle but at least he did not break it.
Saturday was another fun beach day. Sarah made some fun "adult" snowcones and we had a lot of fun playing on the beach. A few of us went for a walk on the beach which was beautiful. We played in the ocean and played bacci ball. It was a fun day. That night, we went to a Burlesque club. It was different, but was fun too. Not really my scene but I know the girls had a great time. I left a little early because I was not feeling too well, and a couple of us went back to the apartment and headed to bed early (if 1:30 is early)!
Sunday we went to church, and then had lunch at a friend of her sister's. We went to a local street fair where we found a great wine glass to give to Sarah as a Thank-you for letting us stay at her place and entertaining us. Overall it was a great weekend.
There were some highlights of the trip that I did not mention above. I got up before everyone else in the morning so both weekend mornings I took the beach cruiser out for a bike ride along the strand. The strand is a bike path along the beach and it was gorgeous every morning. I loved it. Also, Sarah has an electric skateboard, and I actually got on it. I was a little slower than everyone else, but I rode it and had a great time.
When I would call Justin he would say, "What did you do with my wife?". I did a lot of fun things that I do not do on a regular basis. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.
This was the first few of us before we went on on Friday Night.
This was the view from the beach. Million dollar homes!
Two girls (Denise & Stephanie in this case) ridign an electric skateboard like this always gets attention.
Sarah with the wine glass we bought her.
Me riding the skateboard (I stole it from Rachels facebook which is why it is so small)
All of us before going out on Saturday night.
The Poopdeck bar was the "Official home of the Red Sox and Patriots". I kept wanting to go there, but no one would come with me.
Four of us at the Tappas Bar.
Sarah did my hair on Saturday night. You can't really tell in this picture but I have a feather in my hair!
First of all, her sister lives about 2 blocks from the beach. I fell in love and was ready to move there. If only work could come with me! The first night was very chill. We caught a late movie and say "The Proposal". I was tired but it was a good movie so I was happy we went to see it. I finally went to bed around 2:30 AM and was able to sleep in until about 9:30 AM. Stephanie & I were sharing a bed in her sister's roomates room and we did not figure out that there were blinds that could be drawn. The room gets very bright in the morning.
We had a fun relaxing beach day on Friday. We got dressed up (more casual this night) and went to have drinks at a cool Tappas (Appetizers) restaurant at the pier close to her apartment. Sarah & Denise went to pick up two more girls around 11PM and Stephanie & I waited at a local club called Sangria. It was a little boring until the other girls arrived. Then we had a lot of fun dancing the night away. I did not appreciate the big black guy stepping on my ankle but at least he did not break it.
Saturday was another fun beach day. Sarah made some fun "adult" snowcones and we had a lot of fun playing on the beach. A few of us went for a walk on the beach which was beautiful. We played in the ocean and played bacci ball. It was a fun day. That night, we went to a Burlesque club. It was different, but was fun too. Not really my scene but I know the girls had a great time. I left a little early because I was not feeling too well, and a couple of us went back to the apartment and headed to bed early (if 1:30 is early)!
Sunday we went to church, and then had lunch at a friend of her sister's. We went to a local street fair where we found a great wine glass to give to Sarah as a Thank-you for letting us stay at her place and entertaining us. Overall it was a great weekend.
There were some highlights of the trip that I did not mention above. I got up before everyone else in the morning so both weekend mornings I took the beach cruiser out for a bike ride along the strand. The strand is a bike path along the beach and it was gorgeous every morning. I loved it. Also, Sarah has an electric skateboard, and I actually got on it. I was a little slower than everyone else, but I rode it and had a great time.
When I would call Justin he would say, "What did you do with my wife?". I did a lot of fun things that I do not do on a regular basis. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.
This was the first few of us before we went on on Friday Night.
This was the view from the beach. Million dollar homes!
Two girls (Denise & Stephanie in this case) ridign an electric skateboard like this always gets attention.
Sarah with the wine glass we bought her.
Me riding the skateboard (I stole it from Rachels facebook which is why it is so small)
All of us before going out on Saturday night.
The Poopdeck bar was the "Official home of the Red Sox and Patriots". I kept wanting to go there, but no one would come with me.
Four of us at the Tappas Bar.
Sarah did my hair on Saturday night. You can't really tell in this picture but I have a feather in my hair! Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Camping "Fun"
Justin's friend Evan had his 29th birthday last weekend. For the last few years he has gone camping for his birthday and this year was no different. They were going up to Foresthill (Near Auburn) to go camping at a place where you can go dirt bike riding. Of course Justin heard that and had to go. Since it is only about a 2 1/2 hour drive we decided to go up for just the day on Saturday. However, on Friday we thought it would be "fun" to spend the night.
For those of you who know me you might know that I am not a big camper. It is not the camping so much that bothers me. But I hate all of the work that goes into camping and I hate sleeping on the ground. I was worried about Paige sleeping since she has always had a hard time sleeping. And I had read some horrible reviews about the camp management. But we went anyways. I was trying hard to serve my husband in this way.
We left a little after 7AM, got some McDonald's and headed up there. We had our GPS and some directions from Evan's Sister. We were making good time when the GPS told us to turn on a dirt road. This dirt road reminded me of one of those back woods horror films, or at least a dirt biking trail. It did not feel right, but we had the GPS so we followed it. It took us to a clearing where the road split into a few directions. The direction the GPS was telling us to go was a closed road. We decided to turn around and follow the other directions we had. We were back on pavement and came to the gravel road the directions said and so we went on it. That road turned into a dirt road with some crazy jumps in it. Thank God we were in the big truck. Ironically that took us right back to that closed road again. So we tried one more time. Kept going straight instead of turning on the gravel road and less than a mile later we finally found the campsite.
The managers would not allow us to share their campsite as there were too many people, so we had to get our own. Luckily it was not too far from them. We set-up our tent and pack-n-play. Then Paige and I hung out with Danielle and Maelee (Their 10 month old daughter) while Justin went and rode with Evan. The day was not too bad. It was a little chilly with sporadic moments of heat. We had lunch, we went on a small hike and just hung out. It was exhausting chasing after Paige in a strange place. We were able to borrow Evan and Danielle's B.O.B (Which is amazing) to get Paige to take a late nap.
We cooked dinner and hung out with the many people that were there with Evan. Around 8:30 Justin tried to walk Paige again, but that did not work. A little later, I took her to the tent, and she just played. Justin was going to take her for another walk, but by this time it was after 10PM and dark. He was not sure what kind of wildlife he would run into, so he went to the car and put on a video. I joined him and we watched Boz two times. I bounced Paige and she would almost fall asleep. Then she would sit up- major fighting. We finally put her in her car seat and strapped her in. She cried for a while. Justin had me go to sleep in the tent.
So I slept alone in the tent, on the ground. I had several blankets underneath me but they were not much padding. Justin slept in the car, with a towel for his blanket and Paige. She continued to cry periodically for the entire night. Needless to say we probably won't be camping as a family for a little while. And we are seriously considering buying a trailer of some sorts once we have some money to do so. But overall, the place was beautiful and Justin had a great time riding. I was able to get a few pictures at the beginning so here are a few of them.
Paige and daddy hanging out between rides.
Paige sitting on the wood block.
Evan & Danielle's campsite. We sepnt most of our time there.
Daneille, Evan's sister (Raymee?Sp?) is holding Maelee.
For those of you who know me you might know that I am not a big camper. It is not the camping so much that bothers me. But I hate all of the work that goes into camping and I hate sleeping on the ground. I was worried about Paige sleeping since she has always had a hard time sleeping. And I had read some horrible reviews about the camp management. But we went anyways. I was trying hard to serve my husband in this way.
We left a little after 7AM, got some McDonald's and headed up there. We had our GPS and some directions from Evan's Sister. We were making good time when the GPS told us to turn on a dirt road. This dirt road reminded me of one of those back woods horror films, or at least a dirt biking trail. It did not feel right, but we had the GPS so we followed it. It took us to a clearing where the road split into a few directions. The direction the GPS was telling us to go was a closed road. We decided to turn around and follow the other directions we had. We were back on pavement and came to the gravel road the directions said and so we went on it. That road turned into a dirt road with some crazy jumps in it. Thank God we were in the big truck. Ironically that took us right back to that closed road again. So we tried one more time. Kept going straight instead of turning on the gravel road and less than a mile later we finally found the campsite.
The managers would not allow us to share their campsite as there were too many people, so we had to get our own. Luckily it was not too far from them. We set-up our tent and pack-n-play. Then Paige and I hung out with Danielle and Maelee (Their 10 month old daughter) while Justin went and rode with Evan. The day was not too bad. It was a little chilly with sporadic moments of heat. We had lunch, we went on a small hike and just hung out. It was exhausting chasing after Paige in a strange place. We were able to borrow Evan and Danielle's B.O.B (Which is amazing) to get Paige to take a late nap.
We cooked dinner and hung out with the many people that were there with Evan. Around 8:30 Justin tried to walk Paige again, but that did not work. A little later, I took her to the tent, and she just played. Justin was going to take her for another walk, but by this time it was after 10PM and dark. He was not sure what kind of wildlife he would run into, so he went to the car and put on a video. I joined him and we watched Boz two times. I bounced Paige and she would almost fall asleep. Then she would sit up- major fighting. We finally put her in her car seat and strapped her in. She cried for a while. Justin had me go to sleep in the tent.
So I slept alone in the tent, on the ground. I had several blankets underneath me but they were not much padding. Justin slept in the car, with a towel for his blanket and Paige. She continued to cry periodically for the entire night. Needless to say we probably won't be camping as a family for a little while. And we are seriously considering buying a trailer of some sorts once we have some money to do so. But overall, the place was beautiful and Justin had a great time riding. I was able to get a few pictures at the beginning so here are a few of them.
Paige and daddy hanging out between rides.
Paige sitting on the wood block. 
Evan & Danielle's campsite. We sepnt most of our time there. 
Daneille, Evan's sister (Raymee?Sp?) is holding Maelee.Monday, June 8, 2009
18 Months Old
Last Monday, Paige had her 18 month check up. She is now 24 lbs 3 oz and 32.5 inches tall. She may be on the "average" size, but the doctor says she is as smart as a 2 year old, if not smarter. She says so many words I lost count months ago and she picks up more than a word a day. She knows many animals and is learning their sounds. She is a little parrot, so we have to be very careful what we say around her. But she is a happy, healthy child and we are so blessed by her every day.
Skateboarder too!
Justin was working at a job a week or so ago. Somehow he met some guy who brought him a little tiny skateboard for Paige. And of course, she loves it.
Dirt Bike Rider in our future.
My husband has this idea of who his daughter is going to be. She is going to be the beautiful girl who can get down and dirty with the boys. If you have ever seen Nitro Circus, then you know who Joleen is. That is his dream. He plans on buying her a dirt bike when she is around 3. She will also skateboard, play all kinds of sports. Basically if it is dangerous, she will do it. I will laugh if she chooses to become a ballerina instead. But she is kind of fearless so I imagine I have many years of gripping onto my husbands hand while my girl (with safety gear on of course) does dangerous stunts. I also invision there will be many trips to the E.R....
Tilden Park
On Memorial Day we decided to take Paige to Tilden Park for the first time. We grabbed Mikaila and headed out. Justin did not even know Tilden existed and was very excited to have another cool place to go. We were looking for little farm, but the park is very big. We found the carousel first. So we stopped and Mikaila took Paige for a ride. She won't go on a horse yet, but she had a great time. 
Then we headed out and found little farm. We had brought a thing of celery and a head of romaine lettuce. All though, I was surprised we had anything left since Justin kept snacking on the way. He joked around that maybe we should just get him a cage and feed him lettuce and celery. He is a veggie nut! 
Petting the bunny.
Then we headed out and found little farm. We had brought a thing of celery and a head of romaine lettuce. All though, I was surprised we had anything left since Justin kept snacking on the way. He joked around that maybe we should just get him a cage and feed him lettuce and celery. He is a veggie nut!Paige loved looking at the animals, but she did not want to actually feed them yet. She is still a little timid..
Petting the bunny.
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