Pre-Valentine's Day shoot

So this is what happens when mom is bored and Jake is not home to stop me....This is my little handsome Cupid and he is spreading love to all the ladies out there hahaha. He was not to happy with the wings so it took a Snickers bar and a lot of clapping. He is my little stud and it's fun to have this monkey in my house (even though he drives me crazy all day). Happy Valentines everyone!

The cool crowd

Talia and her pose went out to Bj's for her birthday and it was an all nighter. I had to call cabs, these kids can PARTAY! It was a fun night with the kiddos and Talia had a blast she gave me her list of invites and I made it happen. Jessica and Kaelyn all week were being nice to Talia so they would get invited to the party and it was cracking me up. I would hear Jessica in the other room saying " Talia, I'm invited right?" or "Talia don't forget to tell mom I can come okay." Talk about making sure they made it to the VIP list.

Anyways we had dinner and then dessert which was the famous cookie and ice-cream. Talk about a diet no no!

Very happy that our friends were able to come and have fun, we love you and are grateful for you all!

Talia's 4

Where has the time gone? Talia turned 4 on Sunday and we were determined to have a fun day for our sweet girl. In the morning the girls and I sang happy birthday to her and asked her what she wanted for her breakfast, we got the loud smiley response of DONUTS. So off to the donut store to get the birthday girl what she wanted. At church the primary sang to her, she seemed pretty shy but happy.

After church our family headed to my mom and dads for pizza and ice-cream. Talia's favorite! The night wasn't over, daddy needed to get his girl a gift and since Toys r us was closed Walmart was the second choice. The girls tried convincing Talia of the toy she wanted,,,nice try girls! Baby Jake was more interested in climbing the shelves and toy car isle. Talia made her choice of a Strawberry Shortcake house and we were on our way.

Interview with a 4 year old:

Me: What's your favorite color?

T:Pink

Me: What do you want to be when you get older?

T: Nurse

Me: who's your favorite sister?

T: Jessica is my favorite

Me: Who's your best friend?

T:Gage

Me: What's your favorite tv show?

T: Little Einstein's

Love my Talia!

School

Today I felt sad and in a weird mood. I was dreading going to my chemistry class tonight and I didn't know why. Many know that going to school has been an obstacle and there are many frustrations to achieving my goal of being an RN. I don't expect people to understand why I'm doing it nor do I care if people understand. My family comes first in everything I do and my intentions are good. I have fought for every class and have had to jump through hoops to get into very hard classes but have managed to get in. My studying consists of flash cards in my purse, listening to lectures Ive taped in class and reading till my eyes can't stay open. Today was different, I felt my drive has diminished and its not like me. I was fighting the feeling that this class was wrong to be in but I went to the campus anyway. I called Jake right away and told him how I was feeling and he put out some ideas of why I was feeling this way. When I got off the phone I said a prayer and made my decision and it felt right. I dropped the class!

I'm taking another class online and I'm now 7 units from my degree. I've put my nursing papers in at COC and AVC. I have a couple other schools that I will have my papers in at but have to wait for the open date. I have some other ideas of what I will do during this semester and waiting for answers from the schools I've applied to. My dad made light of the subject and it was defiantly what I needed at the time, he said that his daycare company is going to go out of business if I don't go to school so I need to find something to do so the kids can be there with them. Thank heavens for my dad and the hard work he instilled in his kids...love him!

Supercross Anaheim

Yeah for night out with friends! Jake and I were able to get out and have some time together with a great bunch of people tonight. It was a much needed break from the kids and much needed time together. I think the last time Jake and I went out was for a wedding. Yikes! We dropped the kids off at my moms house and headed to Anaheim for some dinner at Joes crab shack. Love that place, I even got the shirt that says "GOT CRABS". This will be my workout shirt at the gym, I don't thinks guys will bother me anymore haha. Jake said he won't hang out with me if I wear it.

At the races we got to see some fun crashes and awesome wins. At one point our friend Ryan got into it with another person who was being rude to security. Of course all the guys in our group stood up and went on the defense and boy that kids face dropped. I love my big strong hubby! lol Anyways awesome night and I can't wait to do it again.

Talia's class

My girls have been able to try new little classes and have loved everyone I've put them in. Talia has not been able to do what the older girls have done so it was her turn to shine. A good friend of mine told me about this Gymnastics place near our home and I have to say that I'm glad I took her there. She loves going! She is all smiles and giggles and tries her best to do everything the teacher shows her. I love the teacher and that Talia is getting a little exercise. Jake and I both feel it's important to keep the kids active and not inside watching TV all the time. The only thing I sometimes don't like is keeping baby Jake still. This little monkey is in everything. This week he went flying into the window at the gymnastics front room and skinned his face. I'm not use to the active boy personality yet.

Play Doh

Today was my day to volunteer at Talia's school and while was standing at the sink in the classroom I saw a paper that had instructions on how to make play doh. So excited, I grabbed a copy and went to the store and bought one of the ingredients I was missing. The girls were very excited and they were able to choose their colors. I love the time I have to do these little projects with them and teach them new things.

Lately I've been going on this site Pinterest, they have some fun foods and ideas for kids that I'm planning on trying with the girls. Tonight is was the play doh and a recipe from pinterest that was banana bread (low fat). Jake said it was okay, when I told him it was low fat he said "banana bread needs the fatty stuff to be good". So scratch that recipe!