Melinda's Bachelorette party

What a fun night out this was, Melinda was shocked and had a great time. We all had so much fun and laughs to where my stomach still hurts. It was a BEAUTIFUL day! We rode horses up in the Hollywood mountains and that was a first for many of us. I have never rode a horse and my butt is hurting from it as we speak. When we came down the mountain we ended up at a little cantina and enjoyed some yummy food. I'm so grateful to have these group of girls in my life, they are full of energy and it's always a great time.

When it it enough

Enough is enough! I've tried to be nice, let things slide, put a smile on my face, be positive, let it go, put myself in others shoes, be understanding, be christ like, continue to give but I can't anymore. When people snap at my kids and belittle them I am done. No more effort will be made, I'm not going out of my way for people anymore and I don't care if they are family. I have lost sleep for 2 days now consumed in many incidents that has happened, I replayed it in my head numerous times to see if I am over reacting, but I'm not. I talked to a close friend about it and I was stopped in mid sentence because she says I was making excuses for the people that are rude to my kids. And she was right, there is no excuse for them and I won't make them for them anymore. My kids have so many people that love them and I have had to fight with myself with the fact that family should be the ones close to them and that is not the case for us (there are some exceptions). I know this has been hard for my husband and I hate seeing him mad but we as parents are just going to have to let it go and live our lives with excepting it.

New adventure

We recently purchased a toy hauler and it was a long time dream for Jake to finally get it. We use to drive on the freeway on weekends and see these people with dirtbikes and toy haulers and Jake was express his jealousy. He finally got his very own toy hauler and he is so happy. We finally were able to take it out and meet with some friends for the weekend. It was really fun, the kids did great riding. There were a couple times my heart stopped due to watching the fealess riding most of the kids were doing. Baby Jake wend on some rides with us and most of the time played in the dirt. And there was plenty of dirt to go around, by the end of the day it was caked on the kids and showers were a must. Jake got stickers made for the kids that said if there were found call this number, we have a few excapies that needed that information on them. The kids all did great with eachother and it was nice to be with a group of people that were welcoming and fun to be with. We got great entertainment by the Evans boys and there dance to Gagnam style, I was impressed with their moves. Baby Jake got a a ton of bumps and bruises and at one point had a huge goose egg on his head. In all I loved it and can't wait to go again!

Valentine's day

I don't care what people say, Valentine's day is so fun. I think yes you should express your love on different days and not just holidays but sometimes days like this are fun. Jake went last night and got a ton of balloons and stuck them in the trailer for me and it did bring a big smile to my face. The kids were in heaven with all the balloons, baby Jake just kept giggling and running in circles. Jake this year is always as usual hard to get for and trying to gret creative is what I have resorted to. This year I was passing Vons and saw the girl scouts...and yes, he scored Thin mints this year taped to his steering wheel. haha Now that is love!

If it wasn't for friends......

If it wasn't for friends I don't think the class this semester would be possible. I have to take a class because AV college requires it to be taken to graduate the nursing program and I can't take it while in the nursing program or I will really have no life and I want Summer and Winter off to be with my kids. If it wasn't for Rachel and Laurel right now how this class would of got done.
After tears, long talks and encouragement from my friends I sucked up my fears and took a class where I could only do if I got help. Rachel takes baby Jake and Laurel picks up Talia and keeps her for 20mins after pre-school. Baby Jake cried a few times but Rachel sent me an assuring text that he was doing great, and when I picked him up and took him home he would talk about Rachel. That alone warmed my heart knowing that he is being loved. When I get Talia I get "Mom, why don't you stay longer at school, I want to stay with La-well." Thanks Talia for missing me!
I'm so happy to have these women in my life, they are a blessing and I'm grateful for their comfort.

Well check for baby Jake

Since we have had to change insurances over the last year we have not been able to come to our usual doctor's office. Boy have I missed this place, the doctors are great and they go above and beyond for me. When we had to go to Kaiser for a year I felt left in the dark with how things went and didn't feel it was for us. So when Jake went back to outside construction we were able to get to go back to our usual docotrs. Today was baby Jakes well check visit and it was interesting. He did NOT like taking his clothes off at all, he kept crying and covering his boobies and saying "No mommy, my boobies." I guess he is shy! HA The doctor said that I could start to introduce potty training and that he was doing great. They did this new thing where they take a picture of the childs eyes to see if he will possibly need glasses one day and he did great with that. Talia was a pill, I asked about the constant accidents that she has been having and the doctor seems to think that she might just be being lazy with it and it's common. FUN FOR ME! Well we don't have to be back for shots till 3 and he was all caught up for this year :)

Becky's babyshower

I love Becky, she is such a great person to be around. She has a heart that is true and always goes out of her way for others. Rachel and I were able to whip up a super cool shower for her which I think went awesome. It was a mustache party so there was pin the baby on belly, and mustache pictures of Becky, good food and chocolate mustaches. The group of ladies that came were amazing and I think we all had a great time just hanging out. Jen and I livened the night with a crazy server and my stubborn attitude, thank goodness I didn't order soup (for sure luggie). Happy Birthday Becky!