We are so grateful to be able to see them, even if it is just for a short time.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Visiting Family in Auburn
We had fun visiting Justin's grandma's sister and her family in Auburn a couple weeks ago. They come in from Utah every summer and we always try to make the trip up there to see them. It is always hot, but we have a great time playing in water with the kids.
We are so grateful to be able to see them, even if it is just for a short time.
We are so grateful to be able to see them, even if it is just for a short time.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Recent travels and trials
I was fortunate to be asked to go on another work trip to Toronto, Canada this time. And was also able to fit a visit to Cleveland to see family while I was here. I have been looking forward to this trip for a few months, but was also a little nervous. For work, I was performing a audit of our warehouse physical count which I have never done before. Plus, I was leaving Paige for almost a week which is the longest I have left her before.
The week leading up to the trip has been intense. On Wednesday Night, Justin broke his collar bone skateboarding. On Friday, I found out that my mom needed to stay in Boston for a little while longer taking care of my Grandma after her surgery. I started getting a little more anxious about how Justin was going to handle taking care of Paige with only one arm. But I had to go for the work part, and knew if I was needed to come back home, I could change my flight.
On Saturday Morning, I get up to Paige throwing up in her crib. She had a 102 degree fever on Saturday & Sunday. It was really hard for me to get up at 3:30 AM on Monday to catch my 6AM flight knowing that Paige had been sick and Justin was not feeling great. Plus, I was so nervous that I would get sick while on the trip.
Both my flights had slight delays, but I got into Toronto around 6PM. Met up with the salesman who was going to join me, had dinner and then relaxed in my hotel room. I have to admit, for a minute it was nice to be alone. No sick kid, no in pain husband. But it was also hard. Luckily Paige had woken up feeling better. And my sisters Chelsie & Mikaila really helped a lot.
The warehouse audit and the visits with the two brokers I work with in the area went well. It wasn't as scary as I had imagined and I enjoyed putting faces to the names of people I have worked with- some for several years now. It was a whirlwind.
I finally landed in Ohio on Wednesday Night. I had a nice dinner with my family and got to meet my brothers fiance and her 3 kids. Plus I got to see my nephew Brady which was so nice. The next morning I got to sleep in finally. We went and saw my brothers new office and had lunch at Cracker Barrel. Then we went and played Golf. Not Mini Golf, but real golf. It is a Womens league at a par 3 course. It was a fun night where we were only allowed to use 3 clubs and drink beer if we wanted too. I didn't do as bad as I thought and it was a good time.
The next day we met up with my other sister, Jen, and got a tour of the newsroom she works in. We had lunch with her and then went to see Twilight. I haven't seen a movie in the theater in over a year, so it was nice to just relax and enjoy it. I was surprised that I didn't hate it. We went out and had a glass of wine last night and went swimming in Danielle's heated pool which was great.
Today, we have a pool party for the 4th! And then I am home. It is hard sometimes because I just love family so much. And most of mine is spread across the country. I wish we could all live in the same place. The house next door to my sisters is for sale for $149,000. It isn't bad either. I know that I will never be able to move away from California, but sometimes it is sooo tempting. But I also know that I wouldn't get paid what I do now and so that probably wouldn't work.
Looking forward to picking up my daughter and giving her a big hug. But for now I am going to enjoy my last day of only worrying about me.
The week leading up to the trip has been intense. On Wednesday Night, Justin broke his collar bone skateboarding. On Friday, I found out that my mom needed to stay in Boston for a little while longer taking care of my Grandma after her surgery. I started getting a little more anxious about how Justin was going to handle taking care of Paige with only one arm. But I had to go for the work part, and knew if I was needed to come back home, I could change my flight.
On Saturday Morning, I get up to Paige throwing up in her crib. She had a 102 degree fever on Saturday & Sunday. It was really hard for me to get up at 3:30 AM on Monday to catch my 6AM flight knowing that Paige had been sick and Justin was not feeling great. Plus, I was so nervous that I would get sick while on the trip.
Both my flights had slight delays, but I got into Toronto around 6PM. Met up with the salesman who was going to join me, had dinner and then relaxed in my hotel room. I have to admit, for a minute it was nice to be alone. No sick kid, no in pain husband. But it was also hard. Luckily Paige had woken up feeling better. And my sisters Chelsie & Mikaila really helped a lot.
The warehouse audit and the visits with the two brokers I work with in the area went well. It wasn't as scary as I had imagined and I enjoyed putting faces to the names of people I have worked with- some for several years now. It was a whirlwind.
I finally landed in Ohio on Wednesday Night. I had a nice dinner with my family and got to meet my brothers fiance and her 3 kids. Plus I got to see my nephew Brady which was so nice. The next morning I got to sleep in finally. We went and saw my brothers new office and had lunch at Cracker Barrel. Then we went and played Golf. Not Mini Golf, but real golf. It is a Womens league at a par 3 course. It was a fun night where we were only allowed to use 3 clubs and drink beer if we wanted too. I didn't do as bad as I thought and it was a good time.
The next day we met up with my other sister, Jen, and got a tour of the newsroom she works in. We had lunch with her and then went to see Twilight. I haven't seen a movie in the theater in over a year, so it was nice to just relax and enjoy it. I was surprised that I didn't hate it. We went out and had a glass of wine last night and went swimming in Danielle's heated pool which was great.
Today, we have a pool party for the 4th! And then I am home. It is hard sometimes because I just love family so much. And most of mine is spread across the country. I wish we could all live in the same place. The house next door to my sisters is for sale for $149,000. It isn't bad either. I know that I will never be able to move away from California, but sometimes it is sooo tempting. But I also know that I wouldn't get paid what I do now and so that probably wouldn't work.
Looking forward to picking up my daughter and giving her a big hug. But for now I am going to enjoy my last day of only worrying about me.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Happy Fathers Day
Paige has been singing Happy Fathers Day to daddy all day. Mikaila finally caught it on video. It was on her cell phone so quality is not so great. But it is cute. We had a good day, but since my Dad did not come home until late last night, and their presents need to be given together, we just cooked dinner for Justin. We hope to celebrate Fathers Day next Sunday with both of them.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Recent Deals/steals
We have been searching freecycle/craigslist for some cheap/free things for Paige.
We got a 12 plastic bin toy organizer (Not pictured) for $10 on Craigslist.
We got this toddler desk today for Free through Craigslist.
And this blow up pool was $15 at a local garage sale. She loves it!
We got a 12 plastic bin toy organizer (Not pictured) for $10 on Craigslist.
We got this toddler desk today for Free through Craigslist.
And this blow up pool was $15 at a local garage sale. She loves it!
Mothers Day Treat
For Mothers Day this year- Chelsie, Mikaila & I took my mom to get pampered. We had hoped for a girls weekend, but unless we wanted to wait until next year for all of us to be available for a weekend, we just did a day. We heard about this place in Walnut Creek that had a coupon for a Mani-Pedi for $25 which is a good deal. And they sounded great. We had no idea what we were getting into.
Unfortunately, they had to split us up. They had 5 chairs but someone was in the middle chair. They had 3 woman and then one male helper who did all of the massages. And let me tell you- they do massage well. You get your legs/feet massaged for about 30 minutes. You also get your arms/shoulders done during your manicure. Then, while your nails are drying they give you a shoulder/back massage. It was great!
After massages/nails, we met dad, Justin & Paige at some place in Danville. I don't think we would go there again. But it was fun to try some place new. Then we went back to my parents house and played some tripoly. It was a great day.
Unfortunately, they had to split us up. They had 5 chairs but someone was in the middle chair. They had 3 woman and then one male helper who did all of the massages. And let me tell you- they do massage well. You get your legs/feet massaged for about 30 minutes. You also get your arms/shoulders done during your manicure. Then, while your nails are drying they give you a shoulder/back massage. It was great!
After massages/nails, we met dad, Justin & Paige at some place in Danville. I don't think we would go there again. But it was fun to try some place new. Then we went back to my parents house and played some tripoly. It was a great day.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Hickory Dickory Dock
Paige loves to sing. Her favorite nursery rhyme/song right now is Hickory Dickory Dock.
Paige and Stomper the Elephant
Justin took Paige to the A's game a couple of weeks ago. When you ask her what they did there, she will tell you all about "Stomper" the Elephant and how they could not find him. She is getting better at pronouncing his name, but you can see that she says what appears to be a bad word first.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Kids say the Funniest Things
Paige: "Daddy- You gonna show me something?"
Daddy: "Sure- what do you want to see?"
Paige: "You show me a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Daddy:" You want me to show you a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Paige: "Yeah"
Daddy: "Sure- what do you want to see?"
Paige: "You show me a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Daddy:" You want me to show you a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Paige: "Yeah"
Yin/Yang of parenting
I realized this morning how much Justin & I really balance each other out in parenting. I do not know how either one of us would do this without the other.
Last night, while I was cooking dinner- I heard Justin panicking in the garage. I seriously thought we were going to need to go to the emergency room. Paige comes in with blood running down her chin. She had fallen and busted her lip. It wasn't bad at all. I cleaned it up gave her an ice pack and she went back to playing.
This morning, I was cuddling with her and she started gagging. I turned her around quickly and started panicking- asking Justin to get a towel. In the meantime she was starting to throw up in my hand. As soon as Justin got there with the towel, I handed her off and ran to the bathroom myself.
I can't handle throw up very well, and Justin can't handle blood. But together, we make a good team.
Last night, while I was cooking dinner- I heard Justin panicking in the garage. I seriously thought we were going to need to go to the emergency room. Paige comes in with blood running down her chin. She had fallen and busted her lip. It wasn't bad at all. I cleaned it up gave her an ice pack and she went back to playing.
This morning, I was cuddling with her and she started gagging. I turned her around quickly and started panicking- asking Justin to get a towel. In the meantime she was starting to throw up in my hand. As soon as Justin got there with the towel, I handed her off and ran to the bathroom myself.
I can't handle throw up very well, and Justin can't handle blood. But together, we make a good team.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Paige's 1st Soccer Lessons
Thanks to a birthday/Christmas present from Ron & Dana, we were able to sign Paige up for Daddy & me Soccer lessons through the city. It has been a lot of fun for both of them. Mostly the two year olds run around, but there is structure and they are learning how to kick the ball and not use their hands. My mom made her a cute soccer outfit which she loves.
50's style photo shoot
A friend of mine is building her photography portfolio and she asked if I would be willing to model for her. Of course I did! I borrowed some 50's dresses from my best friend, Mikaila did my hair and we pulled out the old car. It was a lot of fun. Here is the photo book that I created with the pictures.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Visiting my Aunt Cheryl- April 2010
My Aunt Cheryl and cousin Alicyn have not been able to meet Paige yet. Work has been good for Justin, and Paige is getting better with traveling so we decided to finally take the 5 1/2 hour drive to Southern California to visit. We left around Lunchtime on Friday. We took Mikaila with us. While Paige did only sleep 45 minutes on the way down, she did very well. She just watched movies and played games. We got in around dinner time. Got settled in. Paige & Gaven had a great time playing together until it was well past bedtime for Paige. It took a while to get her to sleep, but she slept fairly well. She did wake up at 6AM anyways, but it was not a bad night.
Saturday, we went to lunch at Red Lobster. Chelsie drove up from San Diego to hang out with us. We went shopping at our favorite store, the T-Mart and then headed off to Charlie Brown Farms. This is where we bought our favorite pickles, and some great beef jerkey. I bought a coffee shake, and got Paige a sugar free strawberry shake which she loved.
She did not nap well that day either. We had a great dinner, including some Lobster tails. But I was late coming down for dinner because it took Paige a while to get to sleep. We had a great time laughing as a family, and went to bed a while later. Paige did wake up a few times, but I just rubbed her back for a minute and she was back asleep. Not much sleep for me though.
On Sunday, we headed out to LA and went to a farmers market. We had lunch and did some shopping. Chelsie headed home from there, and we drove back to Palmdale. We loaded up the car and headed home. Got in about 10:30 and went right to sleep. It was a fun, but exhasting trip.
The kids all had a great time playing with Justin, who explored the skateparks and streets of Palmdale. They also took a bath together, which was so cute. And we went "Swimming" in the hot tub.
Saturday, we went to lunch at Red Lobster. Chelsie drove up from San Diego to hang out with us. We went shopping at our favorite store, the T-Mart and then headed off to Charlie Brown Farms. This is where we bought our favorite pickles, and some great beef jerkey. I bought a coffee shake, and got Paige a sugar free strawberry shake which she loved.
She did not nap well that day either. We had a great dinner, including some Lobster tails. But I was late coming down for dinner because it took Paige a while to get to sleep. We had a great time laughing as a family, and went to bed a while later. Paige did wake up a few times, but I just rubbed her back for a minute and she was back asleep. Not much sleep for me though.
On Sunday, we headed out to LA and went to a farmers market. We had lunch and did some shopping. Chelsie headed home from there, and we drove back to Palmdale. We loaded up the car and headed home. Got in about 10:30 and went right to sleep. It was a fun, but exhasting trip.
The kids all had a great time playing with Justin, who explored the skateparks and streets of Palmdale. They also took a bath together, which was so cute. And we went "Swimming" in the hot tub.
Easter 2010
The day before Easter we were going down to Santa Cruz for our friends, Jerry & Kelly, son(Landon) 1st birthday party. It was at a Park, and while it was a little chilly, the rain held out and we had a great time. They had a bubble machine and we knew that we needed to get Paige one. She was mesmerized for a long time just catching the bubbles.
We then drove out to Watsonville and picked up Justin's Grandma. She came and spent the night and hung out with my family for Easter. We had a nice relaxing evening and enjoyed catching up with her. On Easter Sunday, we all got up early. Justin took his Grandma to Easter Mass at a local Catholic church. We then got dressed up and headed to our own service after they got back.
After church, we spent the afternoon with my family. My mom cooked ribs (At the request of Chelsie who was visiting from college), a brisket, sweet potato casserole, scalloped potatoes, fruit salad. It was great. As usual we had some great appetizers including spinach dip that was in the belly of a bunny rabbit.
It was a wonderful day, and we were sad to take Grandma home.
We then drove out to Watsonville and picked up Justin's Grandma. She came and spent the night and hung out with my family for Easter. We had a nice relaxing evening and enjoyed catching up with her. On Easter Sunday, we all got up early. Justin took his Grandma to Easter Mass at a local Catholic church. We then got dressed up and headed to our own service after they got back.
After church, we spent the afternoon with my family. My mom cooked ribs (At the request of Chelsie who was visiting from college), a brisket, sweet potato casserole, scalloped potatoes, fruit salad. It was great. As usual we had some great appetizers including spinach dip that was in the belly of a bunny rabbit.
It was a wonderful day, and we were sad to take Grandma home.
My new Haircut (March 2010)
I have been in desperate need of a haircut. Money has been tight so I can no longer spend $100+ every few months on my hair. A couple of ladies I work with went to this place near our work and got some great cuts. The place has a referral program. The person who gets referred gets half off and the person who refers them gets a free haircut. For $22 after tip, I thought I would give her a shot. And I decided to chop it off since it was starting to get hotter. I was very happy and it is so easy to take care off. Plus I then referred someone else, so my next haircut is free. Now I just need it colored. 
March 2010
March seemed to fly by so quickly, that I am not sure what happened during the month. Certainly not anything too life changing. Here are some pictures to keep you updated. We bought Paige a new helmet (Dora the explorer) and she has been learning how to ride her tricycle. But mostly we have to push her. And Justin had a photo shoot of his own (I will get around to posting mine soon enough). So those photos are below.
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