Vegas, Baby!

Mommy and Daddy had a great get away to Vegas this weekend! Friday we dropped the kids off at the Calagnas and made our way to the Wynn. Despite worrying about Isabella because she was sick, we had so much fun. We did our favorites: Sushi, Steak house, Hash House (oh wait, that all includes food!!), Piano bar, gambling and shopping! It was nice to sleep in, take long showers and take time to get ready. It was fun to look through racks to find good deals (something I never get to do), spend quality time with my husband, not have to navigate through the strip with a stroller and people watch. But of course we missed those little smiling faces and it is awesome to be back home with them today! Hope everyone had a fun weekend! xo

Open House!

Isabella had a great time showing us around her classroom on Wednesday night and all of the work she completed. She was so excited that she could hardly wait until Dad got home and we ate dinner. It was so sweet. I love how proud she is of her work and look forward to watching her grow!

Lord, Help Me!

Do you ever find yourself saying something over and over throughout the day? Well for me, I always find myself saying, under my breath, "Lord, Help Me". I am not being sarcastic. I am actually asking Him to help me. I am asking for some patience and guidance. In my house, I try to enforce the "play with one thing, put it back when you are done, play with another thing" rule and that seems to work for us. Until there are visitors. When there are visitors, the kids know that goes out the window and they ransack everything! So when I went upstairs yesterday and saw this mess, I said, "Lord, Help Me!"

Finales!

It is FINALES week in our house, folks! We already did Survivor (YEA Boston Rob!)...Sunday was Celebrity Apprentice (YEA John Rich!)...Last night was part 1 of Dancing with the Stars; tonight part 2 AND part 1 of American Idol!! All our TV is ending. Modern Family also has their season finale this week. Chris and I won't know what to do with ourselves until Big Brother starts this summer!

This is Isabella and myself all set for Dancing last night! I remembered that I took a similar picture last year and here it is! Last year I gave my shout out to Lee Dewyze on American Idol. This year...I actually love them both. GO Scotty and Lauren!! And my hope is for Hines Ward and Kym Johnson to win Dancing tonight!

Bit of a reality TV nut?! I would say so!

Awkward!

I have to admit, I was worried about the Rapture. Most of me knew that it was unlikely...that no one knows the day or the hour except God. BUT, it still got to me. Yes I know that I am on the right side and that my family and I would all meet in Heaven, but it was the thought of missing out on life and it was being scared how it would exactly come to an end. 30 minutes 'til 6 o' clock I told Chris, "The World is going to end in Half an Hour"....He laughed and said, "NO, it was East Coast time"! Hallelujah!!!!! I didn't have to worry about that anymore and I missed the point in time where I would have been SUPER scared. Thank you God for more time on this beautiful earth. And isn't this billboard hilarious!?

Happy Birthday Uncle Nick!

Happy 31st Birthday to Uncle Nick! We went to a yummy BBQ yesterday at the Calagnas' house to celebrate. Uncle Nick is such a blessing to this family. The kids just adore him and of course love getting rides on the back of his wheel chair... Isabella started that when she was super little! Have a great day today celebrating Nick...We love you!

Birthday + Banquet

I turned 32 yesterday and what an ODD day it turned out to be! I woke up to traditional birthday toast (except this year my Hubby knew I was on a diet and made me egg whites with a candle) and coffee! But we soon found out that Vincent was sick. I stayed home through the day with a throwing up little boy. He never had a fever, but anything he drank came up a while later. So I read, watched a Roseanne marathon, and did a couple things around the house. I knew Isabella had a Softball Banquet at Chuck e Cheese, however I thought it was at 6:30. I thankfully text Coach Kristy at 4:00 confirming the time and she said, "NO, 4:30!" Oops! The plan was for Chris to come home and watch Vincent since he was sick and I would take Isabella. But I woke the Bubs up and we changed Isabella quickly and off we went! With only 1 quick turn around because I got a text to wear her jersey top. HaHa! 20 minutes late was not too bad considering it was in Diamond Bar. Anyhow, the kids had a great time at Chuck as did I playing Ski Ball and Basketball. Isabella got a trophy which she is thrilled about. The coaches gave very nice speeches to her regarding her hard work and improvement with encouragement to come back next season!

When we got home Chris was already making a yummy dinner complete with Birthday cake! Isabella set the table how she wanted and everything turned out awesome.  Chris wrote me a beautiful birthday card. And well, the day ended just as I would have wanted....with the 3 loves of my life.

32, YIKES!

Yesterday afternoon, we met the family at Rain Forest cafe to celebrate my birthday and also my Mom's birthday. Again, how blessed I am to have these people to call my family! They have showered me with so much love...

Last Sweet Stuff game!

Saturday morning bright and early, Miss Isabella got kidnapped by her Coaches to have a yummy breakfast at Denny's before the last ball game. She decided she was going to be independent and go without Mommy...what a special treat for her! We then met up at Big League Dreams to watch the last Sweet Stuff game and Isabella again got 2 hits off Coach Pitch. She has grown so much over the season and I am thrilled she got to play with Coach Kristy & Coach Jose & Coach Brian :) Now to talk her into playing next season. She has moved on to wanting to play Soccer in the fall!

In case you were wondering if Vincent is truly a boy, I think these pictures should be proof enough. This is how he spent his time while "Sissy go Baseball" (as Vincent says)! When it comes to him, I let it all go. I would have never been this way with Isabella. But if he wants to wear boots and jeans every day, I let him. If he wants to play in the dirt and be a huge mess, why not?! What little boy wouldn't want to make tracks in dirt with his cars? Too funny! Clothes, hands, faces....they wash! Look at the look of concentration in the top picture.

So In Love...

I am so in love with these pictures that my Mom and Dad bought for Isabella. They found them at the Jazz Festival in Texas a few weeks ago. Aren't they adorable, and SO Miss Bella?! They are charcoal drawings and signed by the artist. One of them says "Part-Time Ballerina" (with the Ballet shoes over the shoulder) and the other "Full Time Cowgirl" (with the Ballet shoes on the floor)! It took me about 2 seconds to have those hanging in her room! I JUST LOVE THEM! Thanks Pop and Gram!