Happy Easter

Happy Easter! This year was a lot of fun for Miss S. Her first time coloring Easter eggs and finding them on an Easter egg hunt. Friday we headed to the coast and colored eggs with all of her cousins. She dipped them, colored them, put stickers of them, and even peeled and took a bite of one. Saturday we all went to Great G&G's for her first egg hunt with candy inside the plastic eggs. Once she realized the "goods" were inside the eggs, she got the concept and went on a search for more. Towards the end, she was wiped out and actually fell asleep on my lap, while outside with all the kids running around...(this is when we knew she couldn't be well)

She jumped on the trampoline all weekend, and literally wore herself out playing hard (see the adorable pic of her taking a nap with my mom and dad on their bed - priceless). Her temperture has been up and down, but she hasn't wanted to surrender the fun. This morning we all sipped on Mimosa's while the kids enjoyed yet another Easter egg hunt. We headed back to Fresno Easter afternoon, and by the time we got back, her temp was back up to 103.8 - yikes! Believe it or not, we made it to Jim's families Easter, where she was spoiled with a basket of all her favorite things (grandma even put in bananas and broccoli)! She went full speed for a few more hours, and now we are home crossing our fingers for a night of (some) sleep! Happy Easter!!!

Swim Swim Swim

Yes, she has conquered 3 swimming lessons and has made a lot of progress at each one. My little dare devil can hardly wait her turn to jump off the mat and into the water. She will now go under water (without too much fear)...I think I'm the one who worries, not her. She LOVES singing "swimming pool" songs - her favorite being "splashes, splashes, we all fall in" and into the water she goes. This is great preparation for all the hot summer days in our near future, where the swimming pool will be our only escape.

Birthday celebrations...

This weekend was filled with numerous birthday parties. Saturday we celebrated Eva's 1st birthday (the little girl accross the street), saturday night we celebrated Dan Larralde's 29th, and today we finished it off with Caden's 1st birthday down the street. Miss S thinks everyday is a birthday party. We actually showed up early to the party today, because she was so excited to go, we couldn't hold her back any longer. She sings happy birthday everyday...we just never know who she is going to add at the "happy birthday dear ____" part. She now helps me wrap the presents and understands the present is for the birthday person, and she has to wait for them to open it. At Saturday's party she got her first swing at a pinata, and had a blast decorating her own cupcake. She was literally in hog heaven.

Also, today Miss S is 23 months old...that means only one month till her 2nd birthday! Where does time go??? Didn't we JUST celebrate her 1st? This is a very fun age! We laugh everyday, are amazed everyday, and thank god everyday for such a special little girl!

Disneyland

This weekend was the Munro family trip to the "happiest place on Earth", Disneyland! Miss S was a trooper. She stayed up late, woke up at her "normal" time, hardly napped (cause she was too excited), and wore herself sick. We spent all day Saturday at Disneyland, and got the pleasure of meeting Mickey Mouse (can you tell how excited she was by the picture!) She was a little scared (gripping Jim's shirt for dear life) as we approached Mickey to say hello and take a picture. We had a wonderful time, spinning around on the carousel, going through "It's a small world", eating delicious waffle cone ice cream, and staying up late for "Fantasmic" and fireworks!

My honey is 30!

Wow! What a weekend. Saturday night I planned a 30th birthday party for Jim (and me too :) and what a party it was! I'm still partly brain-dead and having trouble typing and remembering what we did that night. Friends and family joined us for cocktail hour(s) at our house, then we were picked up by a party bus that took us to a couple bars. I would highly reccomend this type of party bus transportation for any future activities involving alcohol! It was perfect. It was suppose to hold 18 people, but somehow we managed to pack in 27! We were loaded up, music pumping, and holding on for dear life when the lights turned green. It was an absolute blast, and exactly what we wanted to celebrate the big 3-0!

30th surprise and trampoline break

We were on the coast this weekend for Nick's surprise 30th birthday party. One of my best friends, Jamie, planned a great party at Guiseppe's in Pismo beach. We had a great time, awesome food, tons of laughs, and fantastic entertainment by Nick in his new "Superman" underoos!

I had to laugh when I looked at these pictures! We were in SM this weekend, and grandma and pop have invested in a huge trampoline for all the kids. It's been a BIG hit. With 75 degree weather, the kids were stripping off their clothes, and had to cool off with popsicles while hiding under the trampoline. The static electricity made S look like her finger was in a light socket...and with popsicle dripping down her bare belly, I had to grab my camera :) She is a blast! She always wants to hang and do what her big cousins are doing.

Yes, I'm 30!

Yes, I'm officially 30 as of February 17th. We celebrated my birhtday in SM with bowling, dinner, and a super yummy chocolate, caramel, cool whip and score bar cake! so delicious I drool just thinking about it. The kids had a great time bowling, and S and I got a STriKE (see the pic). Tuesday night we celebrated here at home, and had Jim's side of the family over. When I pulled in the driveway, my mother-in-law had made a huge birthday sign and hung it on the garage. We brought in Tahoe Joes, and once again Miss S got to have more birthday cake (no wonder she's off the charts!) Cheers to another 30 wonderful years!

I would love to write an update on S's health, but I'm hoping we're about over it. We had to visit Children's hospital in the middle of the night because she couldn't breathe due to Croupe (sp?) Then we moved on to a horrible cough and double ear infection...we're on a roll. Her temp has fluctuated between 100 - 103.5 for a week and a half... After 2 doctor's visits, one trip to the hospital, a bottle of Motrin and Tylenol, we finally got her on a super strong antibiotic, and things are hopefully on the up-swing! Enough already!

The Stats

Miss S had a doctors appointment yesterday, and here are the stats. She is 21 1/2 months old. Weighing in at a tad over 34 lbs puts her off the chart in her age group. This means S is on a diet (just kidding, but we had a little talk with the doc about her food consumption) Water, milk, fruit, veggies and lean meats only. Mommy always feels like the bad guy when I limit her "junk" and say NO, but it has to happen. Now is the only time we actually have control of what she eats, and she needs to learn good habits...so be on the same page with me please. Her height was around 34 inches, which was in the 90th percentile, so at least she is tall too.
(The percentiles mean she is taller than 90% of children her same age)
So we're on the coast for the weekend celebrating Valentine's day and my birthday. Yesterday we stopped in Pismo and went to The Shore Cliff where Jim and I were married (almost 5 years ago!) It was absolutely beautiful! Up on the cliffs looking over the ocean - just an amazing sight! We had S stand right where we got married so I could take her picture. Never did we know how lucky we would be when we said "I do". I am very thankful for my healthy family and wonderful daughter and husband! Happy Valentine's day!!!
XOXOXO

My Valentine

Wow! Is it really almost the middle of February??? Where does the time go? I guess when you're nearing the big 3-0 time just starts to speed up. I snapped a couple pictures of "S" today, because the cowgirl boots were to die for. She has begun telling us what shoes (and jackets) she wants to wear, so today it was "pink boots".

Pop

This girl rarely lies down and relaxes...but there's something about her Pop that makes her want to snuggle. Thanks for coming to visit us this weekend!