Monday, February 1, 2010

Blast from the past


Can't believe this was almost 7 years ago already!!
Becky and Robert
{love the glasses!!}
Robert & his sisters

Halloween a long time ago
{Robert is the adorable pumpkin}Robert's family at his Aunt Bernie's wedding

And these are just some of my faves from the wedding...





Sunday, January 31, 2010

Random Updates

So I notice that I only really blog after I take pictures. I obviously haven't been taking many pictures lately. But I finally got my hands of some of Jen's wedding pictures and it made me want to blog again. So here's what you missed...

Robert...
He's back in school and only has one semester left (after this one) until he gets his second B.S. {By the way he got all A's again last semester...woot woot!} He likes his audiology courses this semester and I have to say he is turning into quite the pro...juggling school, work, being an AMAZING dad, and still the best husband ever. Seriously I am so lucky... Oh and he had a very fun birthday last week {hopefully pictures to come}

Belles...
She still loves our little preschool. She and I have been reading "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" together. She seems to be as entertained as I am because we read about three chapters at a time. It is so fun {do you see why I am tempted to home school?}

Brielle loves cooking {like her mom}. She loves smelling all the ingredients and always gets so excited over how it will turn out. We are also at that age where EVERY DAY she wants to play with friends. She also likes her privacy. She loves her little sisters. I'm SO happy that she is the BIG sister. So happy.

Funny thing she said today while we were making dinner.
Brielle- What's this mom?
Me- Italian seasoning.
Brielle- So is it Chinese?

K & P
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I know they are two people but they are so intertwined I have to put them together. They each know who they are now (like if you ask them their names). They still call each other baby though sometimes {usually when they are mad}

Peyton seems to be the mama girl. She loves to snuggle with me {and really I just can't get enough}. Right now Peyton LOVES Brielle's Ariel doll and asks to take baths at leas once {usually twice} a day so that she can play with Ariel in the bath. She loves to help me do the dishes.

Kylie is definitely the daddy's girl. It is pretty cute I have to say. She loves playing monster {well I guess they all do} and loves reading our big Dora book. She could eat yogurt and cereal for every meal {but she doesn't}. She is such a sweetie and gives the best hugs. ever.

It is the most fun to just sit and listen to the girls talk to each other. Here is a sample conversation from tonight...
{Peyton was standing on a stool in the kitchen...she was eating from a pile of chopped red peppers on the cutting board and Kylie came to join her}

Peyton-You want some?
Kylie- I want that one {points to a particular red pepper}
Peyton- That one? {points to a different red pepper}
Kylie- No, that one {points to the same red pepper}
Peyton- That one? {different red pepper}
Kylie- No, that one {points to the same red pepper}
Peyton- This one? {found the red pepper}
Kylie- Yes
Peyton- No, it's yucky {it wasn't but...}
Kylie- Okay {then she grabs a different one}

And me...
(by the way this is an old picture of me...preggers with Ky & Pey)
Trying to think of business ideas that don't involve me having to give away my kids to make it work.

Having a REALLY hard time getting the girls potty trained.

Unplugged all the TV's, VCR and DVD player away and stashed them away today. I just need a break from them and don't want the temptation. {Brielle asked why...I said we were going to try being Amish for a while and Brielle said YEAH!!!!!} haha.

Excited for my sewing project this week.

Love it when my sister comes to visit me {which has been about once a week the past few weeks}

Weird thing...I miss snow. We haven't had any snow stick more than a few days this whole month. I bought snow suits for the kids this year and we haven't been able to wear them once! I am craving a total snow day. Put on the suits, play outside, make snow angels, snow men and have a snowball fight. Finish with popcorn and hot cocoa. Doesn't that sound like fun!? Robert says I should be able to get my wish later this week.

And I'm sad that my babies are getting older...and loving it at the same time.

The end

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Kinda Excited

So I'm kind of excited because I made my first blog background and header. Check it out here and let me know what you think!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Get ready for a LONG post! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday!! We had a fabulous and relaxing holiday in the sunshine! Here are some highlights from our trip...

We stopped in Vegas on our way to Temecula and got to relax.
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We checked out the big fish at Big Bass Sports and *saw* Santa in their wonderland.
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In Temecula we enjoyed lots of SUNSHINE and COUSINS!
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We had fun playing with Regan aka Munchie aka Munchie Magoo aka Scrunchie aka {I can't remember them all but this kid has a lot of cute nicknames!}
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Christmas Morning was quiet and lovely
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Christmas morning Beck hosted a fabulous brunch.
{Brielle's plate doesn't do it justice!!}
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We even had entertainment. A Christmas show put on by Ash and Lex...singing, violin and piano performances. It really brought the Christmas spirit.
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Barb made an amazing Christmas dinner.
All of the Leongs are some seriously amazing cooks!!
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New Years Eve is my favorite
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Jen and Dar joined us and we had the whole family together
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Terry cooked up an amazing feast and Madonna made our favorite Flapper and Berry pies
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We had our annual game night of Scategories and Cranium
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That pretty much sums up our trip...lots and lots of good food {oh and family and friends too}

Now we are back to our busy life. We are grateful for our family and we are excited for this new year!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

{not quite as good as charlie had it}

A few weeks ago we introduced Brielle to a classic during our Saturday movie night...Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I love those oompa loompas. Anyways, we got invited to tour a real Sweet factory for Brielle's friend's birthday party. I think Brielle and I {well mostly brielle} had dreams in our heads about the magical sweet factory. There wasn't anything magical about it...but it was fun and definitely sweet!

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the loot
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here are some SWEETS i've been working on
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Monday, December 7, 2009

a SWEET tradition


everyday is SWEET with these three around
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best friends
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SWEET sisters
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my favorite childhood tradition
such SWEET fun

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Christmas Cheer

So grateful for these 3...they make the Christmas season very Merry!

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Today Kylie and Peyton took LOOONG naps and I knew they were having a hard time falling asleep tonight. So I snuck into their room around 10pm where they were lying in bed trying to fall asleep. As I snuggled up to them they both started crooning like little doves..."Mommy, Mommy, Mommy". It just melted my heart. I'm so grateful to be their Mommy.