saturday.

Today we woke up early, well, Mike did anyway. He let me sleep in for an extra hour and then we decided to go for a walk to get some Santa Monica sunshine. We went to the spot I go walking with a running group two times a week were it is not uncommon to have celebrity sightings. Well, Mike, Zoey and I got to cross paths with these two (pictured below) twice on our walk.  Mike thought it would look cool if he made a big check mark in the air as we passed them. I am not sure how cool it was, but it was a fun morning anyway. 

Since the day started out so well we wanted to have it continue at the new Cafe Rio in Lake Forest. And hour drive for a delicious salad was totally worth it. Plus, we ran into an old friend randomly that I had not seen in years (Paul aka "lumpy"). 

Then we continued our awesome day by spending ridiculous amounts of money on a whole new wardrobe for Zoey, but it was all 30% off! 

It turned out that poor little Zoey so happened to have a fever of 102 (teething) and her lame parents never noticed until we got home. She is a trooper! We gave her some Tylenol and put her in bed and she is currently talking in her sleep. She is so cute. 

Now we are about to start a movie (Adam), which I hope will be great, and eat ice cream sandwiches. I hope you all had a fabulous Saturday too! 

song of the day

House cleaning

I hate a dirty house more than most things. I have found that cleaning and staying on top of laundry can be very difficult with a child in the mix. That is why I am greatful for things like Bunco night. I hosted it last night and it gave me a kick in the pants to get my house cleaned. I even turned it into an early spring cleaning. I can't believe how much better I feel sitting in a house that smells nice and is clutter free. 

The goal for the next 7 months is to keep it up! Zoey is going to make it really easy on me! This is what she wanted to do the most today 

getty

We met up with y sister Kim and her husband Danny on Saturday at the Getty Museum and had a great time. Zoey was excited to get out in the sun after a very long week of RAIN and more RAIN. 

The best part was how clear the view was because of all the rain. We could see cleat out to the mountains and Catalina Island  on the other side. 

New baby at 12 weeks!

We got to see the babies 4 limbs with fingers and toes. And we also spotted something suspicious that might mean it's a boy. Our ultra sound lady is going to let us come back at 16 weeks for a freebee  to find out for sure. We are excited :)

Walking like a champ!

Christmas and new years 09

We had a great time this year with my family in Arizona. We got spend a week and a half with all of my siblings and families (My Dad and Nancy were missing as they are on a mission for 18 months in Hong Kong), but they got to join us several times through Skype. We spent Christmas eve at Brooke and Tony's with delicious food, a pinata (it is not Christmas without one) and a great reenactment of the nativity. 

Zoey spent most of her night walking around the house with this shopping cart. 

We of course opened our christmas pajamas that night and my nephew Mason was in for a big surprise! Mary (His mom, my sister-in-law) thought he knew the present he got to open on Christmas Eve was pajamas. He had been waiting for days to open this present asking over and over if he could just open it. When the time finally came he had the most priceless look on his face! He was completely horrified! He threw them on the ground and yelled PAJAMAS??!! I caught a picture after the outcry and it was awesome. He got over it pretty fast, but we were laughing for a long time. 

Christmas morning was a lot of fun watching all the kids open their presents. Zoey seemed to have a good time. We had fun helping her open her presents anyway.  

The rest of the week was fun, with great food. I got to enjoy Ned's Krazy Sub several times, as well as Paradise Bakery, Cafe Rio and Cafe Rumba to name a few of the favorites. We got to spend some time with Matt, Mike's little brother. We went to dinner with he and his girlfriend Savannah, who is really cute. Mike and I even got to go on a date night to see Sherlock Holmes, which was awesome (good job Peter)! 

We had a fun New Years eve party with lots of kids, making noise makers, playing rock band and eating more good food. Then we played games for prizes and I won an awesome car air freshener. 

I am always sad to leave my family, but I am happy to be back home were I can get back into my routine and stop living out of a suitcase. Zoey had a great time with her cousins and we are looking forward to seeing them again soon (fingers crossed)!