Thanksgiving pictures

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving as promised. Better late than never right? =) As you can see Rachel and Robert liked playing the memory card game (she's getting pretty good at it) and we all liked playing Blink, even though there was some cheating going on in the end hee hee, maybe I should say instead that there were some planned pranks pulled, lol. Josiah just wanted to rest and was still catching up the next day when we got home and he fell asleep in his bumbo seat!

Handel's Messiah!

Ok, so we got a call yesterday afternoon letting us know that there were some extra tickets at the church for Handel's Messiah at GCU that evening if we were interested in going, we decided to go. After thinking about it a few moments we thought about Rachel trying to sit through the entire production............NOT going to happen! When I was studying music for my Associates Degree I sang in the college's Masterworks choir and performed Handel's Messiah one year, so I knew first hand that it would be extremely boring for a 3 year old after about 10 minutes. After calling around to find a babysitter, hopefully, we couldn't find one since everyone had plans (it's that time of year), so we decided to go ahead and introduce little Rachel to another part of the Arts. Granted, we have taken her to various Musical drama productions, we have never taken her to the symphony or anything like it, we just figured we'd wait till' she's like 5.

We got all dressed up to go last night and Rachel was soooo excited! She wanted to wear her "fancy" coat and all=) Of course times have changed for some and folks just don't dress up for these events like they used to, but we still do, it's fun =) We arrived and were greeted with smiles and "awe, how cutes" when Rachel would say hello to everyone. Just for the record, Josiah was hungry and oblivious to anything else! When the lights went out and the music started Rachel was entertained for exactly 23 minutes! Then she was fidgety and eventually DONE! So of course at intermission we saved her and whisked her away to go look at Christmas lights =)

All in all it was a enjoyable evening though. We ended the evening by going to Village Inn and eating a slice of pie while discussing with Rachel our plans for Christmas. She is well aware we are going to Disneyland and seems to think that we are going to eat at Mickey's house.............hmmm fancy that!

Fuzzibunz diapers for cheap!

If you're looking for cloth diapers for a good price Zulily has Fuzzibunz on sale for only $13.99! They have some really cute ones with different saying's on the rear such as "does this diaper make my butt look big" =) Here is the link: http://www.zulily.com/e/fuzzibunz-120511.html#pid_891501?pos=20

Professional photos.....finally =)

We finally had pictures taken and they turned out nice I think =) I will upload the family portrait later on, once I scan it into the computer. Josiah didn't smile but he wasn't crying either which was surprising since he was hungry at the time.

Official Christmas decorating season starts........NOW!

Okay, I am so ready for Christmas decor!
Since we do not do stockings I have been trying to think of another option that I could do that would involve lots of little goodies that are otherwise known as stocking stuffers. I don't like the whole paper sack idea and then I found a great little sachel idea on the Paper turtle blog! Now I just want to find a creative way to display them, but aren't these cute?!

Thanksgiving has come and gone!

We drove to Texas for Thanksgiving this year to be with family and we had a very fun trip! Of course our "Blink" match was a blast (if you do not own that card game go and get it!). Rachel was spoiled rotten as usual, since Papa and Nana seem to get her whatever her little heart desires, and didn't want to leave. We told her that we were going to the store so that she would calm down in the car, of course she soon realized that the "store" was the gas station where we filled up before heading home.

I will say that the Vreader we got Rachel for her birthday was a very good investment. That thing kept her entertained for hours at a time in the car, which is very important on a 11 hour drive. The best part is that she is learning while being entertained! =)

Ok, so in observance of Thanksgiving this year, I decided to make a list of things I am thankful for. Since I didn't post on Thanksgiving, here it is...


1. I have a husband that loves the Lord and lives for Him while showing his love for his family.
2. I have two healthy and beautiful children.
3. For our church family that is always there for us!
4. We have jobs, a roof over our heads, food on our table, clothes on our backs, even in this economy with my husband being in the construction industry.
5. That me and my husband both agree on how to raise our children and how to keep a peaceful home for the Lord to be welcome in!

..............................The list can go on and on but I'll spare you the extra reading material =) I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving and I will post pics soon!

West Coast Conference 2011!

We just got back from West Coast Conference in Fresno, CA a couple of weeks ago and sure did come back revived! Every message each service was along the same lines, REVIVAL! It was so encouraging and just fantastic.

Of course we got to see old friends there which is always lots of fun, and were just able to relax a little bit. We also went to visit my grandparents on Friday afternoon. As many of you know, my grandmother is on kidney dialisis 3 days a week ever since a stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side 4 years ago. They loved being able to see Rachel and Josiah and Rachel just loves their house (I think because there are so many rooms to run in). We went to lunch with them and then just visited. Rachel enjoyed holding a coloring book for grandma while she colored and Josiah just couldn't stop smiling.

We ended our trip with a short drive to Monterey. Rachel had a blast at the Dennis the Menace playground. Robert and Rachel went through a mirror maze on Cannery Row while we were waiting for seats at Bubba Gumps. Robert said that Rachel did pretty good at finding her way thru, even with 3D glasses on. While me and Josiah waited for Robert and Rachel at the maze it started to rain. Ah, coastal rain is the best! After dinner we stopped by Starbucks and headed back to the hotel where we just enjoyed a evening of hot cocoa and games =)