Sunday beach walks

LA Galaxy

We had a fun date night this weekend. We started at TK Burger and then went to a Galaxy soccer game in LA. We ended of course at Yogurtland for my new obsession.... Red velvet cupcake yogurt and toasted coconut with almonds on top! SO YUMMY. I wore my Top Siders for the first time and I have to say I felt a little bit like Ellen DeGeneres. And if so... her feet must be comfortable all the time because mine were in heaven!

Old lady

These beauties came via UPS today (thank you Nordstrom notes)! I love that they are kind of old lady-ish... maybe even old man-ish. I love that they will be darling all spring and summer with no socks and skirts. I love the color. I love that I will look short wearing them (or just my actual height). I love how comfortable they are. I love that Bryan and I will match. I love that I can retire my two year old worn out and smelly Gold Toms. I love Sperry Top Siders! :)

Terrible 2's?... Terrible 3's!!!

This little girl who was my easy, quiet baby is going to be my challenge. She is copping quite the tude these days and I am not into it. A few weeks ago she said that if I didn't give her a popsicle that she wasn't inviting me to her birthday party. Today took the cake when she fell while on the trampoline. She was jumping with Haven and a few 10 year old girls from the neighborhood and turned around and told them it was their fault. Then she called them "Stupid and Evil". I immediately brought her in, spanked her butt and put her into a time out. I asked her how she knew those words and she replied "I just know them mom OK?" Looks like time outs and spankings might be a daily occurrence until her attitude adjusts.

Gypsy Den

Amanda and I went to dinner at the YUMMY Gypsy Den and did some shopping to celebrate her birthday this week. It was really fun and the food there is amazing. Everything is made from scratch and they have lots of cool vegetarian entrees. The prices are very reasonable and the desserts are out of this world!

Wild Animal Park

Today after school we headed to The San Diego Wild Animal Park. It was SO much fun! I liked it way more than the zoo. The weather was perfect and no one was there. There is a Butterfly Exhibit going on there this week that was so cool. A butterfly landed on my sister's shoulder and the kids were in heaven. We also had some extended eye contact with a ticked off Gorilla. I read after that you aren't supposed to make eye contact with them. Guess that explains the picture and why he looks mad! But I think the BEST part was seeing a newborn baby elephant just 13 hours old!!! SOOOO precious.

Spring Break

I was semi dreading a week long of entertaining the kids. Haven is the type to ask "Who are we playing with and what do we get to do now?" every few minutes. Funny thing is that my mom told me I would ask the same thing when I was her age. The week turned out to be the MOST FUN week! I LOVED lounging, playing games with the girls, going to the beach, park and strawberry fields. Rides in Patti's new convertable bug, a pirate b-day party, pizza at the pool, ice cream, In-n-out and the mall pet shop!

I think the one thing that we will always remember is something that I am embarrassed to admit. I was really tired one morning from staying up too late of course. I think I had gone to bed at 2:30 and the girls woke up around 6:30. I got out of bed and set the house alarm so I would wake up if they opened any doors. Then I put two $5 bills on the counter. I said "If you girls can watch one movie this morning with out making any noise then you can come wake me up after and I will take you to Target to pick out anything you want with this money." It worked like a charm. We had so much fun picking things out and it was actually a budgeting lesson too. As we went around the store and found stuff I would say "you have enough for this item and can get one more small thing" or "that is more than you have so you can keep your money and save more to come back later if you would like." We were there over an hour and ended up with some great things. I was happy with their purchases. I am actually really excited about the summer! I like to play as much as they do!

A Congrats is due

Congrats to my brother Drew who just got a GREAT job working for StruckAxiom! They are one of the BEST marketing/ design agencies! He will be based in SLC for now but they have offices in Oregon and LA as well (obviously we are cheering for a transfer down here in the future). He will be working with clients such as Adidas, Dreamworks, Quaker, Lego, VW and more. WAY TO GO BRO! You are SO talented and well deserving of this new career! We are very proud of you and Elyse who will be a nurse in just a few short months! Two amazing jobs in a not so hot economy! Can I borrow a $100? You are my go to now. kidding.

Idol

David sang SO well on Idol. Very proud of him. Nic and I sat behind judges. They saved Big Mike. Was a great show. Crystal Bowerfield is way smaller in person. Lee and Casey love to smoke. David rocked no socks with Sperry Top Siders. Lupe Archuleta looks 25 and doesn't age. Justin Derulo is super nice and had a great performance. Katsuya for dinner after. FUN. TIRED! Seacrest... Out!