evidence

Hey friends,
Just posting evidence that we are all still alive and well, it's just been busy. Not busy-look at all the fun pictures we have from doing fun stuff- just school projects, teacher appreciation week, scouts, blah. blah, blah stuff busy.
Twenty-One days until summer vacation. yes I AM COUNTING.

10th and 11th

Today we celebrated Liliana's 10 month birthday and our 11th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately we had to compete with the stake dance for babysitters and we lost, but we still had a great time. It is hard to go wrong in paradise. We spent the day lounging by the pool and just enjoying each others company. Lily went swimming for the first time and despite the look of indifference in this photo she loved it.

Warning: graphic and unflattering pictures ahead. Turn back now while you have a chance.

It was the first time we haven't gone out to dinner for our anniversary. But we did get Indian takeout that was really yummy. And I made cake. I made our wedding cake too. A cake that we didn't even get to eat at our wedding. Well I take it back, we got the first bite and that was it. We ate our top tier on our honeymoon. (like i was gonna wait a year!) We didn't do the whole smash the cake thing, and I have no regrets, however, it's never to late. Naomi was taking pictures for us and I thought the kids would get a kick out of their parents getting silly.

I was wrong. The kids were shocked. It was hilarious. They just stared silently. We were cracking up at us and them. It was all kinds of fun.
But I am curious. Who smashed cake at their wedding and who didn't? Are you happy with the choice you went with?

Happy anniversary baby. You were my world 11 years ago and I love you even more today.

eureka

Jonah came home from school yesterday and exclaims, "mom, you're going to be really mad at me."
"Why, Jonah?"
I love that my kids confess almost everything to me still, so I try not to freak out too much or they will start trying to hide the bad stuff.
"I left my homework at school. I was so excited to come home I just forgot it. I was just SO EXCITED!"
"Why are you so excited?"
He sits down on the floor and empties this out of his cargo pocket.

The fourth graders at school are doing "gold rush week" for California history. The kids got to prospect on the field.
It was a good day. We got our tax return, and Jonah struck gold. Hopefully he can use it to buy an 'A' on his times test.

I made these little lambs for Jonah's spring fling party at school. You have to cut all the marshmallows in half, which took a while, the nose is gum, the eyes are mini chocolate chips. I got the idea from MarthaStewart.com It calls for mini M&M's for the eyes, but I went to two stores and couldn't find them and that is my limit. It's a cupcake by the way.
Happy Spring Everyone!

Pinewood derby

Jonah competed in his first pinewood derby.
I have to admit it was difficult for me to turn this one over to Deon. My Dad was the "go-to" guy when it came to building cars. He knew all the tricks to make a fast car, and I learned a bit from him when all the scouts came with their dad's to our garage. Deon had never even seen a pinewood derby car, enough said, but I really wanted them to this together. So I did my best to keep my mouth shut, Jonah did almost all of the work himself (which is the way it is supposed to be), he had a great time, and his car did well.
And look at this proud boy!

reclaiming weekends

Deon's parents came down for the weekend. We had a blast. They took us all out to dinner and we took them to the "road show"( a skit performed by our church youth group). It was pretty funny. I think Lily enjoys it the most. She had a permagrin and jumped up and down through every song. Jonah and Naomi had their last games today. Yeah we get Saturdays back!
And we hit a BBQ at our friends, the Catledges.

why we have a king size bed

I remember when we used to sleep-in on Saturday.

we have an announcement...

Imagine our surprise when we came in to check on our sleeping daughter and found her 9 months pregnant (with a red balloon).
I could never sleep on my back when I was that pregnant. How did she do that?
Our kids fall asleep with the funniest things. I need to take more pictures of this kind of stuff.