Reptile Show

Where is the frog going mom?

This is heavy!

There is one on my head!

Seth's class had a reptile guy come and show some interesting animals. I stayed around to get some pictures for the class yearbook page. I didn't know I would become part of the show. Luckily it was only bearded lizards instead of the tarantula he had at the beginning :( The kids loved the reptiles and had fun participating. Seth's teacher does not like snakes, but the guy handed her one to hold and she grudgingly (?) did. She almost inspired me to get over the spider phobia and touch the tarantula! Yeah, that feeling passed quickly!! It seems like my sisters and I have hit the winter blues and paused our posts. They have had sick families and been sick themselves, what's my excuse? Here's to updating my blog quicker!

Beach and Baseball

Surfin the sand
I want to try
Batter up, practicing into the fence

Run

Today we spent a fun couple hours at the beach. It was beautiful and not to cold, the air that is, the water was a different story. We had fun surfing the sand dunes and making sand castles. It made me very excited for those long summer days at the beach. We had fun as a family. Later that afternoon Seth had his first baseball practice. He has 5 of his friends on his team which should be fun. Baseball is new to us, me, so buying all the gear was a new experience. Go Washington Nationals!

Father/Daughter Dance

Paige put this slideshow together. What a great job she did. I wish I could save it to dvd. They had such a fun time. The night started when the Hummer limo pulled up to pick them all up. WOW!!! Dad of the year award. Then it was off to Cheesecake Factory, of course. They had some great costumes and danced the night away. We have pictures from every father/daughter dance, six years worth. It will be sad not going next year. What great memories they both have of all the dances.

Feelin' Groovy

Our school has a dance fundraiser every year. This year the theme was feelin' groovy 60's! I was so excited because they do a mother/son one night and father/daughter the next. I am usually running around trying to find outfits for Matt and Paige, but this year Seth and I got to go! Yeah!! We tie dyed our own shirts and had so much fun going out to eat and dancing the night away. Thanks for being my date Seth. Great memories. Stay tuned for the father daughter pictures, WAY COOL.

New Template

I never thought I could get a cool different blog template, but I kindof figured it out (Thanks Michele)! I looked at her blog today and she had a new pretty template. How? At the top of her blog there was a link for templates. Yeah! Just in time for Valentines Day. The only problem was that it deleted all of my family and friend links. I need to write those down somewhere for safe and easier keeping! A little busy looking, but cute none the less!

Mom's don't get sick!?

I have avoided the sickness for a month now, but it finally caught up to me. Matt had a really bad cold and sore throat over the weekend, and the kids have finally kicked the cold bug also. But Monday afternoon I felt it hit me. Luckily it was a sore throat and scratchy voice. This went on for a couple of days but no other symptoms. Today came a little bit of the head congestion, but I am taking vitamins,(Matt thinks it's bogus, but how did I make it through the month not getting sick?) Anyway, I just wanted to tell you about these awesome tissues. One thing I don't skimp on is tissue. There is nothing worse than having a cold and a raw nose from blowing so much! I love Puffs Plus!!!! Then I saw a commercial for Puffs Plus with Menthol! I love anything mentholy minty! So I bought some last week and I love them. Probably not so much when I am not sick, but I love breathing in the menthol! Weird? Here's to being healthy.

Biggest Loser Ranch

Not my favorite team, but who I think will win
Working out

Biggest Loser Gym

View from our hike

I am a huge fan of the biggest loser. I always watch it, unfortunately while I am downing something unhealthy. The first few seasons were taped at a mansion in Simi Valley, 30 North of us. A few seasons ago, it looked like they taped closer to the ocean in Ventura area. You know that it is always in the LA area because their challenges are local places. The last challenge with the escalators was off Howard Hughes Parkway at The Bridge shopping and theaters down by LAX, been there. Well, Paige has outdoor ed. coming up this Spring and they had to change the location from years past. They decided on King Gillette Ranch. Luckily it is only a few miles down the road off Mulholland Hwy and Las Virgenes Rd. They had a parent orientation last weekend to see the place and ask questions. I sent Matt since he was so full of questions to make sure his precious daughter would be okay for a week away from us. He called after the tour and asked me if I knew that that is where Biggest Loser is taped. Uh, NO!!! He said, "Yeah, there are these banners with peoples names and goals." It is owned by the state and is a public state park in the Santa Monica mtns. So today we drove over there to show Paige were she would be staying and hiking. Of course I took my camera. We took a beautiful hike up to the top of a mtn and could see back down over the ranch. Everything was so green because of all the rain. How cool, I thought!