new tile!

We finally found someone to lay the tile in our laundry room, he did an amazing job!

Here is our tile before:



And here is the new tile:



Here is a little detail piece that we used for the threshold:



Love it!

P.S.

We went to Ontario Mills to get Donovan some shoes at Nordstrom Rack. While walking around we saw people getting their teeth whitened in the middle of the mall! FANTASTIC idea! Who wouldn't want 100 people to see you looking your best?

AM/PM

I LOVE their iced coffee! I love the little mini ice cubes too, great for munching after the coffee is gone. I just wish more AM/PM's had it, the only one that has it near me is the on on Alessandro.

Avoid the Central Ave on/offramp

I got off at Central yesterday to take Isa to school and the way the cones were laid out the lanes weren't clear so I went where I thought I was supposed to go. Apparently not! I heard one of the workers screaming LITERALLY screaming at me over my radio and the windows up! So today I went up Central the opposite way hoping it wasn't being worked on, I was behind a big truck and I followed him and got screamed at again! I guess he was a worker there but I didn't know that!

Ugh, calm down dudes.

Fun day!

We went to one of Isabella's little friends birthday party today, we had such a great time! There was a clown there and she was great, the kids really loved her. They had face painting:



Cool balloon animals:


Isabella got a kit to make a treasure chest, apparently she loves KFC!


Here she is this morning in her party favors, her face still painted!

Dear Spedo man,

Just because you can still fit into the Speedo that you wore 20 years ago doesn't mean you should. Thank you in advance.

Melissa

yumm

My favorite smoothie:

1/2 Cup of Dole banana pineapple orange juice
1 banana
1 container of pina colada lowfat yogurt
2 ice cubes

Blend all until smooth, pour into a chilled glass for a cool treat on a hot day.

tea party

Isabella's BFF Alexa came over Sunday for a tea party.



Check out Alexa's bling!




Zach didn't want to be left out!

FANTASTIC day!!

1. met with my new personal trainer, she is so positive and upbeat. I am so excited to work with her, she is absolutely positive that we will meet my goals.

2. had coffee

3. we took a walk around the lake, which we haven't done in forever.

4. we got a quote for new windows that was 50% less than the last quote we got! We can actually (almost) afford these! New windows, here we come!

5. I took a long, hot shower. With no one knocking on the door. No one whining that someone hit them. Total ME time. ahhhh

6. Donovan took a message for me while I was in the shower saying that I no longer need to teach my Wednesday night class which is a TOTAL relief! I have a sewing class next week and I was going to have to re-schedule it again but now I can actually make it!

7. the night's not over! I'll keep you posted. =)

It's HOT.

97 disgusting degrees outside. Yuck.

denture cleaner

I have had this thing (I think alcohol is supposed to go in it) for about 10 years now. It was always foggy, I tried vinegar, windex and other things to make it sparkle and nothing worked. I read an article that said denture cleaning tablets work so I tried it. It worked!

odd

I went to kiss Isa before I went to bed and she was sleeping like this, her hand wasn't leaning against anything, just sitting there!

Sacramento!

We went to Sacramento last weekend for my cousin Nick's wedding. About 10 minutes from where the wedding was is my other side of the family! So we stayed with them and had a family reunion/90th Birthday party for my grandpa while up there. Here are way too many photos for you to be bored with.

My silly kid at the airport



My other silly kid at the rehearsal dinner



My gorgeous twin cousins doing the girls hair



I love this one, my beautiful niece Kayla



My Isa



The bride and flower girls matching shoes!



Nick and Kim Jones, they are so in love.





gorgeous dress



Isabella and Kim



Isa and Nick



Yours truly and my sweet husband (gosh did he have to deal with so much family!)



My brother Ryan and his wife Laura



My brother Jeff



My parents



Pictures than make me laugh

Zach made his glass into a rocket, after he decided it was too full and dumped half of it on the table and me (notice the wet tablecloth!)



Isabella got this MOUND of food, I was trying to get a shot of it, but Zach wanted to be in the shot!



It was apple cider, I swear!



I love this one



The next day was a relaxing day at the McDonald farm, the kids got to ride a tractor and a quad, they loved both!







Zach's favorite thing



Donovan swam with Ethan the entire time!



My cousin Dustin and his adorable baby, Levi





Girls night! L to R, my mom, me, my cousin Corinne, sis in law Laura, aunt Karen



Me, Grandma and Isa



My dad, Jeff and grandpa



Happy 90th Birthday grandpa!


This one is going on my wall, I love it!



The kids were exhausted, my girl who never ever naps took naps for 3 days after to catch up! Here they are in our rental car about a mile after leaving the house:

is this excitement or embarrassment?

Your eyes are not deceiving you. It's really happening. Whip out those acid wash jeans and Camp Beverly Hills t-shirt! It's Danny, Donnie, Joe, Jon and Jordan in their first picture together in 15 years.

They will all be on "Today" this Friday and are expected to announce plans for their NKOTB reunion tour and album.

Who's with me???