IM STILL HERE!

So yeah- it's been awhile, since my last post- I'm trying to earn the "Mother of the Year" award by just filling in the gaps for my kids. Kenzie had some "friend" issues the last day of school- so that was sad- so we did a shopping spree for her! That was fun but that still doesn't take away the "sting" of the jealous girl bite. Girls are cruel! I'm sooo glad that my daughter knows when to stand up for herself and her beliefs. Thankfully she's over it and on to enjoying her summer.
Parker is still holding on the that very loose front tooth of his- I cant wait to post that picture.
As for Tay- we have had a busy week with tennis and safety town. She is in tennis on tues and thurs and will go everyday to Safety Town. For those in our area- if you want to know more about this FANTASTIC 2 week program- call me!
So- tonight I was at Wendy's with Parker and Tay ( Kenzie was up at Veyo with her bff Kayla) and so I see this cute young couple with their two young babies. I noticed them because she reminded me of my bff Kim from elem. So I'm watching them interact and talk and all of a sudden she starts crackin up- I mean laughing hysterically at her husband. I'm trying to be covert- but I kinda start to snicker myself. She is hanging off the chair, holding on to the table,laughing hysterically! He is just sitting there with half a burger shoved into his mouth just staring at her with this look of "what". Turns out- he hadn't styled his hair and it was sticking out all over the place ( he did look kinda goofy) but the point of my story is- as I sat there and watched I thought how lucky it is that you could be so close, so in love with someone, and still have such a good laugh- not necessarily with them but AT them. He was so sweet and so good and got up and went to look at himself in the mirror. He came back and had put water in it to calm it all down- but she started up with the laughing anyways. It just made me miss Adam- he is in Tennessee right now. So for all you out there who are lucky enough to go to bed every night with your spouse- remember how lucky you are and give them lots of loves!
P.S- scroll down to see very real pics of a dead bird inside someones grill of their Chevy Suburb.
I saw this out in the parking lot of Old Navy and grabbed my camera. It was so sad. Other people stopped to see what I was doing and then they got out their cells. How could you not know or see this in your grill?

SO TRUE- SO REAL!!!

Let The Good Times Roll!

So as you can see- we had a wonderful time during our short visit to the Magic Kingdom! It all goes so fast when you are away from the everyday busy life. It reminds me of a song called "back to life", it was played back in the day. ( Check and click in the music section if you want to hear) So now we are back in reality and wishing another vacation was on the horizon. We had such a good time and I think that Disney is so much more fun now that the kids are older. I just think it is so funny that my fu-fu girl Taylor wanted nothing to do with the Princess Boutique. She didn't even want to stand in line to meet them. All she cared about was riding the rides and meeting Minnie and Mickey. All and all we had a fantabulous time and are sooo looking forward to our next mini vacation. Every summer we head to Newport Beach, so if you all are up for it- Lets go and Let the Good Times Roll!

Here Comes The Sun, and I Say It's All Right

So what a day! We woke up to beautiful weather, and kids in good moods. The photo on the top is the view from our balcony and as you can see the sun was shining! We all had a good time- I even found 5 bucks, but I turned it in. I know- most people wouldn't do that, but I believe in karma! The workers acted like they were gonna hold it, but I'm sure they didn't really care. So we did see everything- in fact most of the rides only had a 10-15 minute wait. Of course for Nemo is was about a 45 min wait but we knocked that out early- it was our first ride. We did have to talk Taylor into alot of the big rides, but she conquered her fears! It is really late here, so I'm going to close and post more tomorrow when we get home! Since Parker is the focus here- I will continue. What can be said about this sweet boy? He was totally into EVERY ride and LOVED the fact that he could build his own Jedi sword! The worker was so sweet and helpful to him and kicked in a few extra crystals and sounds! He loved being with his dad- in fact- DAD was all he wanted today! He sure was a trooper.

OH WHAT A DAY!!!

We had a great day despite waking up to a constant drizzle of rain. We were not excited about it, but it turned out to be good because the park was virtually empty for a good hour to hour and a half. We were wet and cold but we persevered! Eventually the weather cleared and we were able to do all the rides with the exception of the water rapids. Taylor got "kicked" off the "Jumpin Jelly Fish" because she was crying. That was at the start of our day and she was a little freaked out. Adam threatened to take her back to the hotel room, so she asked for one more chance and she ended up jumpin on the rocket ride which takes you high in the air. The picture of her with the wind in her face is her "flying" above the park. Grandma Pam is with us and thank goodness for that because she was able to be a great companion for Makenzie- they are die hards for the scary rides. Speakin of SCARY- Parker is the MAN! Riding ALL the roller coasters- he LOVED them! We all agreed that "Soarin" is pretty amazing! We did see a family from our neck of the woods- Makenzies' lil "boyfriend" Calvin. They are great friends and his lil sister is in Taylors class so they were SO excited to see each other here.

Pam and I were the dancers for "Jedidiah and his band". They got a kick out of us dancing in the street and called us their "Rockettes". Pam and I ended our night with "The Tower of Terror".

I hung on to her as if she were Adam- it was so fun and I just have to say- my bottom came up out of the chair- freaky! Hope tomorrows a better weather day.

Were Here!! Disneyland Lets Party!

I can NOT believe that it took her FOREVER to figure out- we were at DISNEY! We are walking around the lobby- we are in the elevator- we are in our room and we are on the balcony( which over-looks the pool and we have a clear view of the Adventure Park where we can see Mickeys head on the roller-coaster) This picture captures her EXACT reaction when Adam helped her figure it out!

Celebrate Good Times- Come On!

So today was Taylors birthday and what a fun day SHE planned. ( She planned out all her meals and what we were doing before school) So she requested for breakfast a half of a toasted bagel with sausage, over medium egg and cheese. Then off Taylor and I went to SHOP! She picked out cute sparkly flip-flops from Payless( the ones in the picture above)- and a really super cute dress from the Childrens Place. Adam was hiking Zions with Makenzie and her classmates today which made it nice for Tay and I to have some time alone. For lunch Tay wanted a mini pizza- which was so easy for me! I then took her to school and rushed to piano- to then rush home, grab Adam and head to a meeting about Parker ( more on that at a later time), then rush back home to decorate and fill balloons with helium. I wanted everything done when she got home as a surprise. She loved it! The bday girl wanted her favorite for dinner- TACOS! Then for her treat she wanted cookie dough ice-cream, brownies, hot fudge, and fresh strawberries. Uncle Rod, Aunt Diane, and Grandma Pam came to help us celebrate!

She says " this was a good day to be 6." She also wished today was her friends party again.

We had a party last Friday to celebrate since 2mmrow is father/sons weekend. It was fun but windy! Taylor was so excited to have her first boy/girl party and to have her closest friends from her class, and all her cousins there! She doesn't even know it but the biggest surprise will come Sunday afternoon when we check into Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. We are taking her there as a surprise- check our blog daily after Sunday night to see our daily pics!

Cinco De Mayo

Party time! Yes- it was good news this morning! We are off to the gym- post ya later!

May Day,May Day!

I cant shut my mind off- thinking about the end of school? beginning of summer? Or is it the fact that I am STARVING? My stomach is just crying out to me, but I will hold tight! ( Fine Melissa aka Pinky- I will confess- I had SOME carmel corn tonight) Which leads me to my next topic. I am so impressed with the VK fam and their ability to remain extremely calm and patient in the mist of a "situation". (Think potty training) Not only that- but Pinky managed to make popcorn ( in an air popper) and THEN she covered it in HOMEMADE "carmel" of butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Who knew it could be sooo good? We had a fun game night and are now in total and complete awe of this family who is raising 4 small, wonderful, and extremely good lil boys. Check out her blog to learn more about this family.
I am hoping that I will have lost at least a pound this week- we will see in the morning!