Dan and Jaclynn's Celebration

Daniel and Jaclynn were married in Vegas. Not everyone could make it, so they had a party at their home to celebrate. It was a great party with great food and a wonderful slideshow of their wedding photos for those who weren't able to attend. Thanks for the invite, guys! Leeland, my nephew, is such a cutie. He is 8 days older than Dom and they followed each other around echoing each others "uh ohs" and babbling.

Easter Egg Coloring

Getting ready to dye the Easter eggs!
Waiting for the colors to dissolve . . .
Waiting for the dye to soak onto the eggs . . .
Still more waiting . . .
TA DA! Easter eggs. James even made one for the Easter Bunny himself.

Happy Saint Patricks Day

Corned beef in the crock. Veggies cookin'. Yumm. I love Saint Patricks Day! This year I went for something a little different. I drank a Killian's Irish Red instead of Guiness. ;-) Happy Saint Patty's Day to you all. For a little fun, here's an Irish quote, "Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live everyday as if it were your last"

New House!

We felt like the day would never come, but we finally made it to the new house. Some deadlines were pushed back due to the title company, but we finally closed and got out keys! We are so excited to be here! We love our new house! It's a four bedroom, single story home with 3,587 sq ft. We have almost a 1/2 acre lot and a gorgeous neighborhood. It is located on a golf course, so we have tons of beautiful trails to walk through the golf course, and a creek nearby. There is also a park in the center of our court, so it is just steps from our front door! The boys couldn't be happier. There are also plenty of neighbors with children too. We are so grateful for the extra space, the room for the boys to play outside, and the great neighborhood! WooHoo!


This is the playdough "snowman" the boys made. ;-)

Luke's 3rd Birthday

Happy 3rd Birthday, Lucas! To celebrate your birthday this year Grandpa and Grandma came and we headed out to dinner at Claim Jumper. After that, we returned home for candles cake and presents of coarse! You found it very difficult to wait all day to open your gifts! But it was worth the wait because you got some cool new Thomas stuff. James helped you read your cards. Our family is blessed to have you, Lucas. You are a sweetheart. Some cool things you can do on your third birthday are: you are going pee on the potty and wearing underwear, you can count to five, you know your colors and shapes, and can say the alphabet (with some prompting.) ;-)

Christmas 2011

Santa has come! Ooooohhh Aaaaah We have three very excited boys here! We had to wait for Daddy this year. Tony worked Christmas Eve night and came home around 8:30 so we waited for him. When he came home we had our traditional Christmas Breakfast Casserole and homemade cinnamon rolls. yummy. Then we opened stockings and gifts. I am grateful for a beautiful day with my family!
Dom in his new wheels. Any ladies need a ride? ;-)

The aftermath: a messy house and three exhausted boys. Gotta love Christmas. See ya next year!

Polar Express 2011

It has become a tradition for us to go on the Polar Express train ride at the Sacramento Train Museum each year. My parents joined us again this year. We had pizza prior to the ride at Round Table in downtown Sac, and then jumped aboard for an entertaining ride. Each year, the kids wear their jammies for the ride just like in the book. We all had fun. The kids look forward to this so much each year.

To Be Continued . . .

I promise I will continue updating, but I am off to bed for the night!

James' 5th Birthday

Happy Birthday to my big boy James. You are so grown up. You are growing out of 5T quickly and headed for big boy clothes. You wear a size 11.5 shoe. You are learning to read simple words and can do simple addition and subtraction. You will be starting kindergarten in August!
James decided he wanted to go bowling for his birthday. We had fun! Of course, Tony won. ;-)
James in his new pirate outfit from Grandma and Grandpa.
James' new Sketchers from Daddy and Mommy. He has been wanting these forever so we finally got them for him.
Brothers!

Ice Cream Sundaes

I let the boys make their own ice cream sundaes one night. It was a success. (Duh!) They loved it. Can't wait to do it again, especially in the hot summer!