Farewell to the Uphams

When we moved into our house one of the best things about it was our neighbors the Uphams. They had 3 boys and a girl, one J's age and Huddy's age. It was perfect we carpooled they played and everyone was happy. Every morning Hudson would wake up and look out the window waiting for Brandon to come outside, they had so much fun together. After they moved for days Hudson would ask where Brandon was, he called one afternoon and Hud's was so excited to talk to him as soon as he was done he ran outside looking for him. We are sure going to miss them. Luckily there is a family of 10 moving in so I don't think it will get boring.

Girls Trip to CALI!

2 Weekends ago my Mom convinced me to go to Cali with her and my sister and sil and Holly I am sure glad I did because it was a BLAST! We left Friday night and got there around 8 where we went immediately to EL Torito Baby! Oh how much I LOVE and CRAVE this place 245/7 I so wish there was one here. They have the best flour tortillas that they make right there and bring them to your table warm to eat with honey butter or salsa. Oh they are so good I can barely handle writing about them. They also have the Best Fire Roasted Tomato Soup I have EVER had, and their side of corn cake. Best Meal Ever. 

The next morning we went to Roscoe's House of Chicken and WAffles for breakfast and let me say once again best Waffles and scrambled eggs Ever.

 

After that we hit they Alley's. 

There was some Wheeling and Dealing 

Great Finds 

and an all around Great time. A successful trip was had and a great time away with the Girls.

Here is all the New Cute luggage they bought that we then had to get back home.

The TOOTH FAIRY!

In the last 3 months J has had 2 teeth pulled. This boy has more cavities than Me! The first one that was pulled didn't seem to really hurt him, in fact he was so excited for the Tooth Fairy and the money that he was okay with another one getting pulled. But the Second one wasn't quite as good of an experience. Jack is a pretty dramatic kid which he gets from Me. I had Stephen take him and he said it was BAD! The whole time J was screaming and yelling at everyone they had to take 15 min. just to calm him down ( I think this one was worse because they also filled a cavity as well) Stephen said after while he was picking out his prize he was still yelling at everyone saying how bad it hurt. Luckily there was $ to make it all better.

Miss P the Garbage Picker

A few weeks ago I found Pres eating cookies out of the garbage! I immediately threw them away again and took her in the other room 3 min. later she was back eating that cookie AGAIN!

Man I LOVE her. 

Presley has been so much fun lately ever since she started crawling she is always happy and wanting to play with the boys. She loves her Baby Einstein, her Binkies and Silkies. She is always trying to steal Huddy's binkie right out of his mouth. One of her new favorite things to do is Clap. Anytime someone comes into a room she claps for them, or if you tell her to Clap or just if she hears other people clapping. She also waves Bye and Hi and tries to say Bye Bye but mainly just says "BBBBB". She loves to do things with her tongue and mouth to make noise as well. Oh how we love having her around. This last week she has been super Sick and so Sad, it is so sad when your baby is sick and is a completely different person. I can't wait till she is back to her usual self.

Our St. Patty's Day Fun

This year we started off a little early with a BOY'S sleepover ( since the girl cousins were having one at G-Ma's ) The night started out nice, the boys played a little B-ball and then headed to the back for some fun while we cooked the Dogs. As LUCK would have it one of my nephews Bot Bot jumped from the playhouse to the tramp and well he broke his arm. It looked just awful  the first thing he said was " I think I broke my arm" he was right. So the rest of the night we kept the fun inside and watched an old 70's movie " Return from Witch Mountain" 

How sweet- what nice cousins

The next morning they partook in the Yearly St. Patty's Day Green Pancakes, Green Milk and Green Buttermilk Syrup.

Even Pres enjoyed the Green

Later that day the boys made some Thumbprint Shamrocks. 

Next we were off to the Traditional Green Meal at the in-laws. Where Grandma C goes All out! We've got Yummy Corn Beef and Cabbage, Irish Stew, Green Muffins, Milk and Frapee' along with tons of other fantastic Green Food! 

After the Green Meal I tried to get a pic. of the kids in their Green clothes. As you can see they were not having it.

Next we had a surprise visit from the Leprauchan. Who sent my kids on a " Chore Treasure Hunt" that they absolutely loved. ( Thanks to Katie Stauffer for the great idea) 

And of course the "Pot of Gold" at the end of the Rainbow

Digging In

I put this Pic in her because later that night Huddy fell asleep on the floor in the living room. Which may be very normal for some of your children but my kids never fall asleep anywhere but there own bed.

SWIMMING @ The Lakes

So far this year we have gone Swimming a couple of times at VVL. My Kids immediately took to the water. I wished I liked to swim more because it looks like I am in for a LONG summer!

Feeding the Ducks

This morning 2 friends showed up for a little snack. Huddy had a great time obliging them. He would yell out " Here Duckie"  while throwing out bread.

Field Day

J had his first Track & Field Day at school, though for the little kids it really is just extended P.E. Stephen was home so we were both able to go and watch, which made J so happy. He had a blast though I am starting to think he has my coordination skills which are sub par to say the least.

Here he is hula hooping, I don't think he made it around more than twice, but look at that face at least he is trying.

Crafty Me

Ok not really. If you know me I am not a crafty person, luckily though I have such crafty Sisters-in-law that it sometimes looks like I've got it too. My sil Heather and I made these super cute onesies for Mele's shower. They turned out great, and now that I know how I can make some for Miss P and my boys. Thanks Hezzie

We had no idea Mele was so into Owl's. This one was a hit.

Spring Days

Oh how I love the days where the weather turns and time outside is something I can not get enough of. Now it is even sweeter, living in a neighborhood where kids are everywhere. A few weeks ago the kids got out the kites. They had a blast running around trying to keep the kite up in the air( it wasn't a very windy day)

What goes up must come down

Love Day

This year for V-day Steve planned it, which is always my favorite. He took me to this awesome restaurant in Scottsdale called Fogo de Chao ( a Brazilian BBQ) I had never been to one, and was a little nervous we really didn't know what to expect. When we got there they told us to help ourselves to the Salad Bar and then the meat would come around when we were ready. There was no menus and no prices so we just went to town since we were paying for it wether we ate it or not. We got a ton of stuff at the salad bar since we thought the only other food was the meat. We were wrong they had these amazing cheese rolls that were like puffs, one of the best rolls ever. They also had mouth watering black beans and rice which is a fav. of mine. The meat was phenomenal and the dessert perfect. I loved it we had a blast. One of the thing we have most in common is our love of many different foods, I love sharing that with him. 

On V-day Stephen came home with these Beautiful Tulips, now for many yrs. Steve would come home with Roses and frankly I am not a rose person but he is getting better. I love Tulips they aren't my fav. but aren't they gorgeous. He did good. Plus he sent me to go get a pedicure for our hot date. I love that man.

The night before V-day we made up J's valentines. He picked the idea from the Family Fun magazine. A bag of teddy Bears, and gummy Bears. With a note saying "Bear Hugs" from Jackson.

Don't worry he also wore that pajama top for his Valentine's shirt.

I am so grateful for the Loves of my life. Each one of them brings so much joy everyday I spend with them. I am so lucky to live with all my best friends and to share my life with them.

I have discovered that the sure fire way to calm a child who's daddy just left for work with his brother is a an Oreo cookie, a BaBa, a Silkie, and of course NEMO. Which is now his favorite movie ever. There is not a morning that goes by that he doesn't watch it, as soon as breakfast is over he hands me the remote and says "Nemo". I can't resist

He looks a little drunk off that milk.