Great movie!

What Would Jesus Buy?

It's from the makers of SuperSize Me which we loved.

Here is the general synopsis from their website: Through retail interventions, corporate exorcisms, and some good old-fashioned preaching, Reverend Billy reminds us that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. What Would Jesus Buy? is a journey into the heart of America – from exorcising the demons at the Wal-Mart headquarters to taking over the center stage at the Mall of America and then ultimately heading to the Promised Land … Disneyland.

Check it out!

I hate this

We went to the Canyon Crest Town Center tonight to pick up our art from color me mine and decided to go to Rite Aid for some cheap ice cream and walk around a bit. It was so sad seeing all the stores that are closing. First were 2 boutiques near Jammin Bread and then Ananda which has been there since I went to the Town Center as a teenager to hang out at See's Coffee. Then I saw it...Imagine That, the greatest bookstore ever is closing. They have such an amazing selection on books and they also had a preschool story time every Saturday morning.

So sad.

fitting

After being told "You will be so pretty...when you are skinny" I am all with the above statement. What makes people say such inconsiderate things?

To speak without thinking is to shoot without aiming

Horseback riding

Isabella was invited to a friends birthday at a ranch today! We both really enjoyed it , being there makes me want a horse!


Here she is riding O'Henry, such a gentle and smart horse.


She lead him really well.


Here she is posing with another horse, I love the sequence of these.







Here she is with her B.F.F. Zoe and a miniature horse.


Grooming:


They fed them carrots but I didn't get any shots of that, I wanted to make sure this didn't happen:


Here is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen, he weighs 2,000 pounds! He was about 6'5 inches tall.



Here he is devouring a whole carrot in 1 fail swoop!


Happy Birthday Chelsi!

LOVE this book!

It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me want a puppy! If you are a dog lover especially, please check it out. I also heard that there is being a movie made about it, I can't wait!

Marley and Me

wii fit

We bought:

wii fit

It is so much fun and actually got my heart rate up! You can slalom ski, do step aerobics, yoga and lots more! Check it out.

I want this:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11596042

This just makes me laugh, I think it would make my 9 year old nephew Jimmy laugh too, I love that I find the same things funny as my 9 year old nephew!

Funday

Sunday was our funday (now you have the Go Go's song stuck in your head too!), Zach has his beloved choo choo "towing" his cart. I think he will be a tow truck driver when he grows up, he loves towing. Notice when he backs up he says "beep beep beep" haha!



Here is Isabella pulling Zach around the house in the same caart, he was laughing and crying all at the same time! Again, I am such a mean mom for laughing at my kid!

Yum

My favorite new thing! We got this from Costco, I grilled it on my handy dandy grill pan for about 15 minutes and it was delicious! Crunchy topping, flaky inside.

Small?

This is a SMALL drink! When did a small become bigger than your head?

Mother's tea party

We had a tea party at Isabella's school on Friday, we had such a good time! I made her dress and our headbands, I couldn't get the pattern of the fabric to line up right on my circle skirt so I gave up! Oh well, maybe someday.

Here's her dress:



Our matching headbands:



Here she is singing with her boyfriend Michael on the left of her. (kidding, he is not her boyfriend, but she does want to marry him!!)

Zach spotted beetles

they're not just at our house, yay! Here is a photo of Zach on Mother's day, he spotted a few beetles and wouldn't get off this chair for about 30 minutes or more!

annoyed

I normally post photos on here by linking them from photobucket. Well, photobucket shuts down my browser every time I upload photos. I tried flickr but it doesn't have all the cool options that photobucket has. Anyone have any ideas on what to do or another photo sharing site?

beetles?

Anyone else being over run with beetles? We see a few a day, luckily we have only had one in the house. I say luckily because Zach is DEATHLY afraid of them. He screams and starts shaking and takes off running at top speed!! It's actually really funny, I know, I'm a terrible person for laughing at my kid.

it hurts to type

Well not really but anything that involves lifting my arm from my sides is painful. I was putting laundry in the washing machine and my hands were shaking! All because of my new best friend Mandy, my personal trainer. She had me work biceps (with 12 pound weights!) my back and abs. I have never pushed myself that hard in my life. Oh, and I did a plank, she wanted me to go for 30 seconds but I pushed myself and did it for 1 minute! Here is a photo of a plank in case you don't know what I am talking about.



And if you're saying "that looks easy!" TRY it!

my new toys

portable MP3 speakers to use in my bathroom when I am getting ready in the morning, they are as small as an eyeglass case but are pretty loud, and the sound is good! to go with:

my new MP3 player

It's amazing, it's about the size of a 2 tubes of chap stick, holds so much more music than my old MP3 player (a 1st generation IPOD shuffle), it has a clip so I don't have to wear the lame little strap from the shuffle:



It has an FM tuner so I listen to actual adult music or watch the TV's that they have at the gym.

Off to legally download music! =)

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: