I'm back

So it has been a LONG time since I have last posted. But in my defense I have been busy. I got a new job and I am loving it. The hard part to get use to is that nobody is constantly watching me, they dont mind if I check my email and use the Internet, and all my coworkers are really nice! I mean in the first week they took me to lunch TWICE. I also need to mention that I work with Adam's really fun Uncle Jeff. So happy about my NEW JOB ---YEAH. I also need to mention that the company I was at before was just slowly chipping away at me..I felt underappreciated and felt like I wasnt growing or having alot of positive experiences...after four and a half years of working there non of the management said parting words or did anything...but I kind of expected that!

Ryan started Kindergarten and is loving his teacher and all of his new friends. It is like he has his on little U.N. group because all of his friends come from different cultures and backgrounds. We got his first report card and he is WAY above average and already exceeds the Kindergarten standards. Adam and I have figured out that he is better at doing homework, I am a perfectionist and get very frustrated. Adam is patient and kind with Ryan. I am greatful to have a husband who has virtues that I lack.

We are all doing great. We are excited for the holidays and I will have many pictures to come! I promise I will give my blog the love and attention it deserves!

8 things

I read this on Amber's blog and thought it was fun

8 THINGS

8 Things I did yesterday:
-went to work
-had a yummy taco at taco bell
-took Ella Asher and Ryan to the park
-Made root beer floats for Ryan and Ella
-Went to school
-Parked in staff parking because I couldn't find a spot...and DIDN'T get a ticket...from now on I am parking at the Institute Bldg
-Watched DVR top chef!
-Had tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich

8 Things Im looking forward to:
-Sushi on Friday
-Polar express trip in November
-Pumpkin muffins
-Ryan starting Kindergarten
-Painting my bedroom
-Gym climbing at hanger 18
-Where the Wild Things Are
- Empty fall days at Disneyland

8 Favorite Shows:

-Top Chef
-Flipping out
-30 Rock
-Law and Order SVU
-The Office
-Chuck
-Arrested Development
-Project Runway

8 Favorite Restaurants
-Wahoos
-Dukes
-Sushi Mora
-Taco Adobe
-CPK
-Yardhouse
-Lucille's
-PF Chang's

Enjoying Summer

Well it has been awhile since I have blogged and to be honest not alot has happened...just alot of work and school...but in the mean time we have enjoyed disneyland and the beach...here is a picture recap.
Sweet Claire and Ella love eachother so much.Here they are checking out the construction at California Adventure.




The Story on this ones is we were playing in the water features at disneyland and Ryan didnt have a change of clothes and it was cold and drizzly...well it attempt to dry faster I had him take off his shorts so I could ring the water out. Claire started to run away and ryan took off after her in just this outfit (if we can even call it that). Anyways he was VERY pround of himself--thus the pose! I know WHITE TRASH
Ryan has become such a fearless beach boy. He loves going out and body boarding and we have taken him out on the soft top surfboard and he loved it. He is fearless to a fault but it is really fun to have another waterbuddy.

Ryan got a huge trophy for baseball and this has motivated him to start actually wanting to practice. Here they are working on the skills.

You and ME and all of the people

Last night Me, Adam, Ryan, and my Dad met my Mom after work at California Adventure. We had so much fun..riding a few rides...sneaking in taco bell...and just relaxing. After, Ryan went home with my Mom and Dad and Adam and I just spent the rest of the evening together at Disneyland. It was so nice just to be alone (We love Ryan but he is in constant motion and loves all the crazy rides)...we rode quiet rides like the Mark Twain boat, and just sat on benches and people watched. It was so nice to just hang out with Adam. I am realizing how fast life passes us by, and it was almost like I slowed everything down last night.

The Little Things That Make Me Happy.....

Hearing Ryan Laugh
My sisters
Lawn Gnomes
Comfy Flipflops
Mornings at the beach
Cotton candy
Pinkberry
Wahoos
Getting Freckles
Puppies (great danes and beagles)
Sherbet Ice Cream
The smell of lillies and fresh cut grass
Clean Sheets
Jack Johnson
Long Drives with Adam
Laffy Taffy's
Stupid Reality TV

Cal Poly Day on the Farm

Last Saturday we headed out to Cal Poly Pomona for their annual Tractor Show and day on the farm....we dragged Nana along for the fun. We ate great Corn that was grilled on the BBQ, fresh fruit, and Ryan loved his snow cone. Ryan got to ride a horse, ride on a tractor, and ran around the fields like crazy. We had such a fun afternoon, and we are enjoying the hot weather...this next weekend we are planning on having more outdoor fun!!

Also Ryan cracks me up. We saw two homeless guys yesterday they were recycling their beer cans and large wine bottles...Ryan shouts with excitement, "Yeah!!! look they are recycling...except he is covered in tattoos...he probably doesn't make great choices huh mom...but at least he isn't smoking" <---Yeah for the homeless guy who recycles!

Also, Ryan asks me the other day for a Trader Joe doll. Huh I didn't know my favorite grocery store has a doll. What Ryan really wanted was a G.I. I love this kid!

Where the Wild Things Are

Words can not express how incredibly excited I am for the new movie "Where the Wild Things Are". I saw the trailer when we saw Monsters Vs. Aliens and it actually brought tears to my eyes. On top of the trailer it had a song by Arcade Fire playing, a band whom I really like. The movie looks interesting and I am hoping it doesn't leave me feeling let down. I love this book! Growing up my Mom would always read to me and April every single night. Where the Wild Things Are had to be one of my favorite books! It is endearing and sweet and sends a message of warmth and love. I look back fondly on the nights of my Mom reading books to me and Ape on our old bunk beds. Some of my other favorite books were Bony Legs, Dandelion, Cloudy with the Chance of Meatballs, anything by Dr. Seuss...well the list could go on and on. Check out the trailer

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/where-the-wild-things-are/trailer

and think back to being a kid...what were some of your favorite books?

Huntington Beach

Last weekend Adam,Ryan,myself and our best friends Robert and Val headed out to Huntington Beach for dinner and just to hang out. Both Adam and Rob are in paramedic school so it is rare for them to both be off and actually not studying. We went to dinner at Fred's Mexican Food ...it was delicious and they played really good music the whole time we ate. Adam sang his heart out to Banana Rama and Kelly Clarkson. Although we sat outside and people were smoking on the patio. Ryan began to cough obnoxiously until the woman got up and left YEAH RYAN!! After we walked the pier and got the most chocolaty hot chocolate at Ruby's. The weather was cool and chilly but it was amazing to be down by the ocean.

Little League...GO Dodgers

The Bad News Bears
(the little boy Ryan is standing next to is 7..Ryan is 5..he is huge!)

Ryan has finally started Little League...and I couldnt be happier...yes he has alot of room to improve..but we are having so much fun. Adam is one of the assistant coaches and gets to help out at the games. We had opening day and pictures. Ryan loves to hang out with all the boys on his team. On the first game Ryan scored the first run...he did such a good job.

D is for Date at Disneyland

So I am sitting here at work and I am so excited to pick Ryan up from school! After school just me and Ryan are going to Disneyland for a date that will consist of Jedi Training...riding some sweet rides, hitting up ESPN Zone, and then doing build a bear.

Ryan has been begging me to go on a date just me and him...and as I watch him get so much bigger and older I realize that these are very important special times and that I need to make the time for date nights. Plus, Adam and I think it is a good way to teach Ryan how to open doors, put his napkin on his lap, and learn manners (so he can use them now, and in the future when he dates.) The funny thing about this date is I think I am more excited than Ryan is! I have been watching the clock all day, getting more and more anxious for this evening to be here!

So I am clocking out from work, getting Ryan from school, and off we go!!

Disneyland, Hockey, and Wahoos

Adam and I love the sign above..I wish that these were my work hours! So our family LOVES wahoos fish tacos...we eat there once a week (at least). We usually will go after our weekly trip to Disneyland. I love cheap fish tacos!

Our company has killer season tickets to the Ontario Reign Hockey games. I love the hockey games basically just for the fighting...but the sport itself is so much fun!


Okay if you Ever go to Disneyland YOU MUST HAVE THE PINEAPPLE WHIP!! By the Tiki Room they sell this stuff and it is amazing. So the below picture is my Mom buying a pineapple..the worker was so flamboyant (to say it in the nicest way possible)...well our Tiki Room buddy decided to hop in this picture and I didnt even notice until after...look at this picture WHAT THE???? You know he is thinking "Dont you wish your girlfriend was hot like me" all together now Ewwwww.

And in Big news Ryan is now tall enough to ride California Screamin...and he loves it. He went on two times in a row. For those of you that don't know this ride is a real roller coaster with a loop and everything. Keep in mind Ryan will ride this...but he doesn't do petting zoos, 3D, or bugs.

Valentines Day

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So for valentines day we decided to go up to the snow. We got subway and hit Mt Baldy. We had so much fun..we found an area that was deep powder and nobody else was there. Ryan decided he was going to pull up the boundary lines in the snow because it looked fun. After Me Adam and Ryan watched movies and went out to Mexican food with Adam's Dad and Grammy. It was such a fun day, and no stress, no crowds, and I got to spend it with the two most important people!