Weekend Fun!

Logan's parents and his younger sister and her family came to visit us for the long weekend and to participate in Hunter's baby blessing. We had a fun time. We went into San Francisco to Wisherman's Wharf, Ghiradelli Square, and the Golden Gate Bridge. We also took them to the steam trains that we rode on last week. Sunday we had a memorable game night and then Monday was Patty's (Logan's mom) birthday so we celebrated at the Cheesecake Factory. Yum!
Fisherman's Wharf

Isn't that romantic? Notice the bridge in the back?

Waiting for the steam train.

Pretending to be pirates.

My boys with Logan's parents.

Hunter's Blessing Day

Hunter was blessed on Sunday. I think he is our only baby that hasn't cried through the whole thing. We appreciate our family who came the distance to celebrate with us!

He's only 7 weeks old and weighs 16 pounds!

I've Been Tagged (by 3 different people for 3 different things)

Two people tagged me a long time ago and the third just recently, but it is extremely difficult to type when I always have a baby in my arms. This goes to explain that I would like to leave more comments when I check other people's blogs, but I usually check them when I'm holding Hunter since I only need one hand to click the mouse. Enough babbling, the following are my responses to the tags:

Fours Post

Four jobs I've had in my life: (I've only had four)
1-Emergency Room Nurse
2-Jewelry Store Manager
3-Dental Assistant
4-Pleasant Grove Rec Center Supervisor

Four Movies I would (or have) watched over and over:
1-Behind Enemy Lines
2-How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days
3-Gone in 60 Seconds
4-The Bourne Series

Four places I've lived: (most recently)
1-Walnut Creek, CA
2-New York, NY
3-Molalla, OR
4-Houston, TX

Four people who email me regulary:
1-Logan (he's the only regular one)

Four of my favorite foods:
1-Seafood
2-Any pasta with alfredo sauce
3-Meatloaf
4-Cafe Rio Pork Salad

Four places I'd rather be:
1-New York (on vacation without kids)
2-The spa (without kids)
3-On a sunny beach (without kids)
4-Home (Utah, the kids can come)

Four things I'm looking forward to in 2008:
1-Going to Pleasant Grove's Strawberry Days (I know, I'm a dork)
2-Going to Disneyland with the family
3-Watching the kids grow
4-The possibility of going to NY in the Fall

Friends I want to tag-
1-Aimee C.
2-Lynley J.
3- Cami F.
4-Amanda H.

Love Post

What is your husbands name? Logan
How long have you been together? Dated just over a year and have been married 6.5 years
Who eats more? It's a toss up, I can eat a lot, especially when I'm pregnant or nursing
Who said I love you first? Logan
Who is taller? Logan
Who has more speeding tickets? Logan, they'll go off his record in June though (yeah)
Who is smarter? Logan is more street smart, I'm more book smart (that's why I had to study so much)
Who is more sensitive? Neither of us
Who does the laundry? Me, I'm very particular about the why I do laundry so I don't like others doing it
Who does the dishes? Me
Who sleeps on the right? I do; it's the farthest side from the door
Who pays the bills? Me
Who mows the lawn? We've never had a lawn, hopefully I won't have to do it when we do have one
Who cooks dinner? Me (not my favorite thing to do right now)
Who drives when you are together? Logan, he doesn't think I drive right
Who is more stubborn? It's a toss up, we're both pretty stubborn
Who kissed whom first? Logan kissed me
Who asked who out first? Logan
Who proposed? Logan (after his Dad told him he might lose me if he didn't)
Who has more siblings? We have the same, he has three sisters and I have two sisters and one half-sister
Now I tag... Jenny P., Lindsay R., Lindsey B., and Shelby R.

7 Facts

Share seven facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird, whatever you are brave enough to share. Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here's my 7:

1-I don't like making extra "trips" (from the car, upstairs, etc). I will carry way more than I can handle so I don't have to go back and do it again.

2-I have darkness phobia. Something inside of me switches when it gets dark and I become a huge scaredy cat! I "hear" weird noises and freak myself out.

3-I love, love, love peanut butter! I have an english muffin with peanut butter on it just about every morning and a pb&j sandwich just about every day for lunch. I also love any treat that has peanut butter in it. Yum!

4-I don't like pushing my kids (or any kid) on the swings. Does this make me a bad mother? It's hot, boring, and they never want to stop!

5-I have a little bit of self-diagnosed OCD. I have to do things like laundry and cleaning on assigned days or I would have to do it every time I see an article of clothing in the dirty clothes basket or a crumb on the floor. Everything has a certain place where it is suppose to be, even stuff in the fridge. I can tell if somebody has been in my house or if something has been moved.

6-I love eating at Cafe Rio, Zupas, Junkies, and Wingers, all of which are not located anywhere close to me.

7-I'm a huge bargain shopper! It's more like a hobby. I love a good deal. I only like to buy things on sale and I love websites like craigslist. I also love garage sales; I've found some great stuff.

Now I tag: Jenny P., Lindsay R., Lynley J., Aimee C., Julie H., Maline L,. and Erin S.

A Birthday and New Hair!

Another birthday has come and gone. They're not quite the same as when I was younger, but the boys love to celebrate any birthday (they solely associate treats with birthdays). We had a crazy morning that day. I had to go to the DMV with all 3 boys and they were completely out of control, I was so furious (think steam coming out of my ears), but later that afternoon I got to get my hair done (I finally found someone around here who didn't charge a fortune, but she's moving so the search is on again). Then Logan brought home some specialty cakes that were very yummy that topped the day off. Oh yeah, I also went and got a 1.5 hour massage the night before. . .ahhhhhh.

Tilden Park!

On Saturday morning we went to Tilden Park next to Berkeley (about 20 minutes away). There was a lake with a beach area that we investigated before we went to ride the steam trains. The boys loved the trains, especially Carter who is very into choo-choos. It was beautiful weather and we had a fun time!

Saturday Morning!

This is usually what occurs every Saturday morning. . . the boys wake up yelling for Daddy and then they want to eat cold cereal on his lap.

Funny Saying of the Day

Collin: Mom, does Gabe have a S-O-B?
Mom: Yes Collin, Gabe has a SUV.

Mom's Day!

At Collin's preschool on Thursday it was Mom's Day. I got to go to his class and they had a table set up for the moms with muffins and strawberries. Collin sat on my lap and gave me a homemade card and bookmark. He made me a placemat which he wrote H's all over. The teacher said he was very excited for me to come and I was excited to have some one-on-one time with him. After the snacks we read a book as a group and then hung out with kids on the playground. It was fun watching him interact with his classmates.


On the playground.



With the class pet Guinea Pig, Elmo.

Just Mom and Me

This is what I spend the majority of my time doing, holding and/or feeding Hunter. This is why I can't get anything done, but I sure do love the kid!

I look tired don't I?!

Father/Son Campout!

Friday night Collin and Logan got to go on their very first father/son campout with people from church. Collin was excited all day and couldn't wait to go! They pitched a tent (there wasn't much space left by the time they got to the camp site so their tent was on a little bit of a decline so they were sliding in their sleep), roasted hot dogs, made smores, and played with the other campers. There were about 30 kids who went and Collin was so tired from all the fun that he asked Logan around 10 pm if he could go to bed. They woke up bright and early and had breakfast (pancakes, sausage, fruit, and juice) before going to Rock City where everyone hiked around. Collin and Logan got home midmorning and both were exhausted, but Collin hasn't stopped talking about it!

Miniature Golf!

Collin has a weekly job/goal chart with about 5 things he is suppose to do each day (listen, clean up, etc). He gets 0 to 3 stars for each one depending on how well he did. We told him that after he got a certain number of stars he could go golfing with dad, just the two of them. He had never been before so he was very excited. Saturday was the big day and what was so sweet is that he really wanted Carter to go too. They went to an indoor course that was glow-in-the-dark with an animal theme (we had a hard time finding a place around here). Collin even got a hole in one! After golfing they played a couple of arcade games and then went out to lunch. They had a great time!

New Playhouse!!!

Logan and I have been wanting to get the boys a playhouse for awhile. Every time one would pop up on craigslist we would call on it, but it would already be taken. We were finally able to snatch one and Collin and Carter are very excited. It was kind of a gong show getting it (Logan took all the car seats out of the van and drove 35 minutes to get it just to find out two of the pieces were too big to fit inside. He later had to borrow a friend's truck to go get them.), but Logan and the boys put it together and they spent a couple of hours enjoying it. Hopefully now they will want to spend more time out there (we don't have a yard, just a small back patio) instead of me having to haul everyone to the park twice a day.


We told them it was a knight's castle.

Goofing around!

Dad and his boys

Hunter . . .

Peacefully content

Not peaceful or content

But we sure love him!

Carter These Days . . .

Loves cars, trains, helicopters
Enjoys reading books
Is starting to say sentences instead of words
Loves being a jousting knight
Always tells Mom and Dad 'I love you'
Wants to say prayers
Likes wrestling with Dad and Collin
Loves going down slides
Wants Mom to kiss all his bumps and bruises
Drinks water all the time
Likes playing baseball and basketball
Has great facial expressions
Is quite polite; says thank you and tells everyone bye bye
Loves to give hugs and kisses
Sings 'I am a Child of God' to Hunter whenever he cries