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!

Raindrops with a bit of sunshine

Today was filled with raindrops and a bit of sunshine. I had bought S these rainboots a long time ago, so today we thought we'd slide them on and give them a shot. She went right out to the gutter and started splashing. She thought it was fun and was trying to jump in the puddles. Too fun! Then grandma and poppy picked her up and took her to dinner and a CW basketball game. Jim and I got to go to a yummy and very filling dinner at Tahoe Joes.

Hooray for sunshine!

Here are some pictures I snapped while we were outside enjoying the wonderful spring like weather (in January!) The sunshine brings all the neighbors out, so we spent most of the day at the little park by our house, and out front in the wagon and on bikes. She loves being outside!

Happy New Year

Well we're officially well into the month of January, and off to a busy start. I can't believe I haven't posted for so long. We've had congestion, drippy noses, and all the fun things of winter. S had made us laugh so much lately! She is getting way too incredibly big and is just amazing. My goal for the new year is to get more organized, so I will be back soon to post some pictures.

Merry Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas and welcome 2009! Amazing! Christmas has come and gone, and 2009 is just around the corner. We had a wonderful Christmas, and enjoyed spending quality time with our families. We had a blast watching S open presents (way too many). We are truly blessed to have such wonderful family...that's what it's all about! Tis' the season and cheers to a new year!

The last picture indicates how wiped out the kids were as Christmas day came to an end.

Tis' the Season

Ok, so sorry I haven't posted in a while. As of Thursday, I have been on Christmas vacation (Jim too!!) We (or should I say I) have just about finished our Christmas shopping. Just a couple little things I need to add in. Jim spent the weekend painting our playroom and laundry room. We decided we were going to put money into the playroom rather than buying "S" a bunch of toys (but Santa did get her quite a few new outfits, mostly 3T's yikes! she's growing too fast). We want to make the playroom a fun, creative area for her to spend time. We painted it "Apple" green, bought some fun storage bins, a big mirror, and a wall mounted flat screen TV. My plans are to have a dress up area, chalkboard/art area, reading area, and some bean bags or chairs for movie time. And of course there will still be a bed in there, so don't worry out-of-towners, we're not kicking you out :)

Tonight we're having some friends over for a Christmas dinner and fun cocktails (lemon and pomegrante martinis! come by for a drink if you're reading this!) It seems like the month of December gets so busy, you don't even have time for friends. So we decided it would be fun for the kids to play together, while the parents relax and tis' the season.

"S" is very excited about Santa and "man"...she doesn't say snowman, just "man". Surprisingly she hasn't torn open any of the presents under the tree. Tonight we will let her open one present because I got the other kids gifts that will be here tonight. Tomorrow night we will celebrate Christmas Eve with Jim's family. Christmas morning we will open gifts here, and then head to SM for Christmas day with my family. I can't believe it's already here. Hopefully you are enjoying the holiday season!!!

Hail Storm

In California, this is pretty exciting. For about 15 minutes this afternoon, thunder was pounding and hail was pouring down. Seeing that this rarely happens, I had to grab my camera. I'm hoping for snow later in the week! I guess S won't be using her slide today ha ha.