Movin Out

Yesterday was a BIG day for my Sister-in-law! She moved out on her own!!!! We are so extremely proud and excited for her. Chris was able to go check our her place and help move in some stuff, but I am itching to go check it out. Best part is she is just down the road and we can foot it or ride bikes to go see her. Yay Elizabeth and CONGRATS to my In-Laws they are now empty nesters. They did an amazing job raising 3 AMAZING kids.

Washin the Stink Away

Most of the time when I am writing about stink and washing stink it is referring to Jackson's diapers, but for this post I am referring to the husband's game day shirt. We have that odd football superstition that if you are winning the shirt goes on a hanger until a loss. Last year the shirt pretty much could stand on it's own and you did not want to be anywhere near him since they only had one loss all season. But for 3 weeks in a row now I have had to wash the shirt. It has been a tough couple Friday nights. One loss was hard, two horrible, and three I don't even have words for. I don't even know that last time that I have had to wash the game shirt three times in a row? If you read The Reporter today I am sure they mentioned the answer to my question - I didn't even want to look at the sports page today. I am so proud of my husband all the hard work and time he puts into the team. League starts this Friday and  I am  looking forward to not having to wash his shirt the rest of the season - Let's hope.

Saucy Sunday

Well it is official, it looks like Sunday in our house will be Saucy Sunday. For two Sundays in a row I have made sauce and meatballs and my kids have DEVOURED it. The house smells so good and it makes me hungry all day smelling it.
 It is hard to find things Caden will eat and he can not get enough of sauce with meatballs and sausage. It is kind of embarrassing how many days in a row the child will eat it. The bonus is he is eating and putting on weight. So until my boys get tired of it or my freezer is full, it looks like I will be making Gram's famous sauce and meatballs.

Progress

Today was all about progress...
I made some progress in the office transformation. I successfully painted a small bookcase now I just need to tackle the computer desk and built in bookcase.
I took a HUGE load to Opportunity House and managed to post some items to sell.
I made some progress in finding some art and some inspiration for Caden's new room. I can't wait to get busy with the fun part of decorating now that the room is almost cleared out.
The laundry room got reorganized. I just need to figure out what to do with my vacuum collection. I have a serious problem and LOVE vacuums. I have all shapes and sizes. You just never know what spill or mess may come your way.
And last after a long, tiring day I made it through half of my progress reports. It is hard to believe that there is just 6 short weeks unit report cards. It was pretty amazing for me to look at the data and see how far some of my students have come in just 6 weeks.

Laughing Cow

Today I was introduced to my new favorite snack, Laughing Cow cheese on a crisp apple.  I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but after trying it once I ran to Costco to grab some and have already eaten half of the Costco pack. It sounds bad when I say half of the Costco pack is gone, but for a Costco size item it is pretty small. I admit I am completely hooked.  Later in the evening I reintroduced myself to an old childhood favorite, ants on a log using Laughing Cow. It is delish and bonus each wedge is only 35 calories. The sad part is I can't get away with eating only one wedge.

My Little Helper

Jackson has turned into quite the little helper. He runs for the laundry room when he hears it open. I went to go take a load from the dryer to my room and came back to this. That could have been a MESS!!!!

DISASTER

I came home from a fun day with my girl to a mess. The husband decided to start transforming the office into Caden's new room. I came home to half of a huge bunk bed put together in the office along with all the other stuff in there. So in the office we had a bunk bed, couch, entertainment center, air hockey table, kids recliner, and two carts full of my craft stuff - talk about a FIRE HAZARD! After several hours we know have a starting place for creating Caden's new space room.

Art and Wine Show

Today I took my favorite little lady on a Mommy- Daughter date. We caravanned up to Lafayette to the Art and Wine Show. I could not believe how huge it was and how incredibly hot it could be for being in the "bay area". Despite the heat we has a great time and I love that I have a little shopper. She found all sorts of treasures that she had to have, but in the ended settled on a furry, little, purple puppet that she named Jackson. So adorable that she named him after her little brother because he was little just like him. As soon as we got home she made a bed for him and within 12 hours I have untangled the strings probably a HUNDRED times. I know, I should have seen that coming when I pushed the puppet instead of the large pink, wooded airplane or the Disney princess pictures.
Before we took off I snapped a couple cute photos of Emmeline with her little buddies and her new furry friend.

Flour

Going to work full time is a little easier when I get some adorable photos like these sent to me during the day. Isn't technology amazing?
Seeing Caden rolling the cookie dough and touching the flour was a BIG deal with his sensory issues. What a big step for him.
And then the same day I was greeted with a super delish dinner prepped by the kids and their Nonie.Chicken Louise was a hit in our house. I am sure it will appear more often on our menu board.

Popsicles and Fro Yo

What a fun evening! We started with a yummy dinner and then I headed to the preschool with all the kids for Popsicles and Play. 3 kids, 1 parent, and 3 drippy popsicles = a fun time filled with lots of wipes. After attempting a quick bedtime routine I met up with some of my favorite mommy friends for fro yo and fun girl time. It was just what I needed. Now I need to go to bed and prepare for my 60 Kindergarten students that will greet me tomorrow.

W's All Around

What a great football weekend! We started the weekend off with an INCREDIBLE win by the Bulldogs. Saturday USC got a win. To wrap up the weekend the Jets won. And yes, I am the newest Jets fan in the family thanks to Tim Tebow. I am sure I will catch all sorts of flack for it, but I can not get enough of him.
Looking forward to another great week of football.

Day on the Delta

Today we celebrated the BIG Bulldog win with a day on the Delta. The kids have been begging, more like harassing Uncle Gabe about going out on the boat.
Emmeline woke up today so excited for our trip. She could not wait to get out there and catch our dinner. It was pretty cute.
We had a blast and Caden was in LOVE with everything boating. We were cracking up with his coaching and pep talk he was giving Uncle Gabe about not falling while wake boarding.
The kiddos LOVED driving the boat. And Caden LOVED making Mommy sea sick from his spins. I wish I would have recorded his smile and laugh. It was precious.
The kids talked about the trip the whole way home and at bedtime. Emmeline even reminded me at dinner we have to go back so we can catch some fish to eat.
We can not wait for another trip out on the Delta with some of our favorite people.
Here are some pics from our fun day in the sun!

Nail-biter

What a game, 28-24 Vacaville. Tonight was probably one of the best football games I have watched at Tom Zunino Stadium. The kids looked at me like I was a crazy woman in the 4th quarter. It is a good thing I have two days to get my voice back. So proud of the boys, my husband for calling a great game, and for two great 4 year olds for hanging the WHOLE game and penny ceremony. Way to go Dogs!

Way too fast

Someone is growing up way too quickly. I wish I could press the pause button. All in one week; she decided to get her first hair cut, announced she is one day marrying daddy, started taking showers not baths, and tonight she put a pen behind her ear while she was writing a letter to a friend. It is TOO MUCH way too fast. Love seeing the smart, independent, and beautiful girl she is becoming.

Success

The first day of school was a success. It of course had to have a little craziness, there is nothing like a little spilled milk on the first day of school sign for pictures. I was able to save the sign with minimual damage. I am hoping I am the only one who will notice it.
We arrived to school and the kids were so cute. It was fun this year because they knew exactly what they were doing. We met some new classmates and happen to know one of them already. I am already secretly scouting one of their new classmates to be Caden's future Center when he plays football. Brody's Dad and Grandpa were both past Bulldogs and I am thinking Brody would be great to protect my boy. Is it too early for me to already be thinking about that???
Emmeline was the little teacher showing her new friends all over the classroom. It was SWEET!
I was able to leave no tears, just a few heartbreaking "I don't want you to leave." When I picked them up they did not want to leave and said it was great. I would say that is a successful first day.

So excited she could hardly sleep!

Someone did not want his picture taken, but would hold a sign to please his Mom.

Managed to secretly get a quick photo

'twas the night before the 1st day of school

And all through the house NOT A child was sleeping not even the young one. The lunches and backpacks are packed with care and the outfits are pressed and ready for them to wear.

After a long day of fun in the sun with our besties I thought bed time would be a piece of cake - I was sadly mistaken. All my careful planning and time management to get them in bed early seemed to fail. At 9:00 two of the three were still laying in bed looking at their books wide awake and hollering for Mommy. Tomorrow morning should be fun! Lets hope for a restful night of sleep and stress free morning.
I can't wait to post pictures tomorrow!!!

Lizzy Bug

Today we were so excited to celebrate Lizzy's first birthday. Her Mommy did an AMAZING job with a beautiful garden party. She made the most adorable giant flowers for the party. I think Erin also found another calling. Her sugar cookies were DELISH and ADORABLE - look out Panera. We were having so much fun at the party that it is hard to believe that I did not get any photos of our kiddos playing, in the ball pool, bubbles, flowers, or the slide.
Happy First Birthday Lizzy!!!

Week one is in the books

Bulldogs get a W. Great way to start off the season with a 35-27 win over Valley Christian. This next week is going to be a tough one. We face Marin Catholic. They served up the one loss we had last season. I gave a feeling there is going to be a lot of game film being viewed around here and very little sleep.
I managed to get a little project done just in time for kick off.
GO DOGS!!!