Creative, fun, and Useful!

Little ones are such fun. A friend of mine is welcoming her first child this summer. She invited several women to a luncheon at Villa Carpi in Carmel Valley for salad and pasta (the food is delicious!)

As a gift for all of her guests, sheput OPI nailpoish in white and blue to (signify that she is HAVING A BOY!) in an adorable little pouch.

I just thought I'd share because 1) I love babies, and 2) I love nailpolish. And, this was a super cute idea.

Jiu Jitsu

The boys started taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last year. Hubby and I wanted the boys to continue learning and staying active, as well as continuing to learn about responsibility and discipline. They took several years of Shito Ryu, a Japanese Martial art form, but when their karate dojo closed, we allowed them to take a "break" from any kind of sport. (This break coincided with baby being born, so it was good timing.)
After several months of jiu jitsu, the boys are now ready to promote to their white-yellow belt! The promotion ceremony will be at the San Marcos location at the end of April. Family and friends are welcome to come, so please join our family to celebrate the boys' well deserved and hard earned promotion.

Feet

His feet keep growing! We have officially moved from size 12-18 to size 18-24 in Robeez. Before we know it, he will be at North County Fair asking for something too expensive at Foot Locker. I'm trying really hard not to blink...

The big boys are into Pokemon more than ever. It was dying down (so I thought) but the new Pokemon Platinum game for the Nintendo DS came out this past week, and the old flame has been lit again. I am so blessed that the boys are into healthy things and enjoy kids stuff. But they are growing a bit too fast for my comfort. I just hope they hear me when I say FAMILY, FAMILY, FAMILY...

Cake and a B-Day wish

Cake: I love it. Since it was my mother in law's birthday, our weekly Sunday dinner was extra special with several delicious desserts to pick from. Ice cream cake, homemade cake, banana cream pie. Fresh flowers. Roast beef for dinner. Family, friends, good wine. It was a great way to end the weekend.

G and G's baby girl is a cutie... with an itch.

The Big Purge

I'm so proud of sissy. With four small children running around her house, she has what one can only call loving CHAOS going on. She has everything: boys toys, girls toys, baby toys (times two, of course) Add on to the fact the no neck husband is like a kid too, and sis has a regular zoo.
(No neck, don't even try to fake it... we all know how much you like toys too.)


Luckily she is kind of a superwoman and takes it all one step at a time. Her latest super feat was a super successful purge day. She invited friends to help her declutter, getting rid of everything she no longer needs: clothes (for all 6 of them), toys, baby items, shoes, all the good stuff. In addition, she got rid of all the things that she once thought she would need, but realized was simply "stuff" that was being saved for a rainy day.
The cougar crew came for the morning with their things too and it turned into a swap fest with me scoring a few key items (the poncho is my favorite)

I kind of wish I took the teeth whitening set too. And it's too bad sis didn't keep the red pants...hot.

The Band

Do you remember playing an instrument in school? In the 5th grade, students are given the option to be part of something wonderful: The school band. Last week, Hubby and I got a chance to listen to the entire 4th grade class play the recorder with the 5th grade band. The local music store owner came and spoke to all the parents about "free" lessons over the summer to prepare for this great endeavor.
The boy wants to play the saxophone, no the trumpet, no the tuba, no the baritone, no the...