CUHRAZY!!!!

Those of you who know Richard really well, know there is one thing he is REALLY, REALLY missing in Santa Monica...

And so the girl in our primary class who's grandfather started Pancho's Tacos on Lincoln in Santa Monica, is now considered royalty by my husband. Seriously!! No Joke!! What a crazy, small world it is!

My next goal is to get their recipe for the Gourmet Burrito. They have to do something special cuz it's so good and Richard's favorite. Pancho's we miss you!!

Sarah's first visit to daddy's favorite joint. He and his forever friends met there weekly for lunch and it was our go to after beach stop.

Oh Winter Warmth How We Miss You

Boise doesn't really get super cold, but it's cold enough. We miss the warm, sunny weather where we can comfortably go outside everyday, so when it was 40+ yesterday we decided a bike ride was in order. Fun stuff and so needed.

This Boy of Mine

Oh, Luke. Darling little Luke. He's all boy and starting to do many things his sister never did (even still)! I love him to pieces but can't turn my back for one second. Here's his newest hang out.

He tries to read, dance, and watch TV over the kitchen/family room divider from the middle of the kitchen table.

I don't let him stay there long, but the second I walk away, he's back at it. I'm one tired mama.

Thank goodness he's so stinkin' cute...

THREE (November 30, 2010)

Richard says he can't remember life without Sarah Jane and that it seems like she's been with us forever, and while I do agree, I still can't believe that my little girl is 3! Her birthday was such a fun day. I think part of that is because she understands what birthdays mean and what fun things come with them.

We started the day off by decorating our Christmas tree which we purchased the night before. Then we ventured to McDonalds for lunch with daddy. The afternoon and much of the evening was spent at BOUNCE. It's a warehouse full of bounce houses. There are slides, obstacle courses, sumo wrestling, a velcro wall, and more. We all loved it and ran around non-stop for 3 hours. We welcomed inches and inches and inches of snow this day and Sarah wouldn't leave the bounce house until everyone had come and joined her. Needless to say the snow held a few people up. But we had so much fun, it didn't matter. Once everyone arrived and got to play for a bit themselves, we headed home for Sarah's requested dinner; pancakes that ended up having to be waffles, eggs, and bacon. The evening was finished off with presents and a pink flower cake.

Fun Facts About Sarah Jane at 3!!
*Loves reading and often plays library
*still sleeps like a charm
*loves being a big sister
*funny
*whenever we are cutting cheese she asks for "cheese in my hand.", just like her 4 year old cousin Easton.
*loves her play kitchen
*is happy when she's outside
*talks and talks and talks and talks...
*sings all of the time and now intermixes songs or adds silly lyrics to make everyone laugh
*still in diapers. ugh! she couldn't care less about underwear.

WE LOVE YOU SARAH JANE AND ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE PART OF OUR FAMILY!!!

A Girl's Gotta Do, What A Girl's Gotta Do....

You see the lights on the highest peak? Yeah, I did that!!! We discovered that while I am afraid of heights someone else in our family is even more afraid of heights.

See, here I am!

Just Like Jessica

Sarah has a cousin named Jessica. She's cute, she's funny, she's friendly, well, she's many things. And right now she seems to be one of Sarah's idols. Sarah is just waiting for Jessica to come sleep in the top portion of her daybed. (hint, hint cardalls) Many nights she asks when she's coming and many mornings she asks for her hair to be done "like Jessica." This is what that means...

Thanks Jessica for being my daughters idol. If she turns out like you, I will be one happy mama! xoxo

SAD, SAD Day

While I have way more important blog posts waiting to be written this one just couldn't be postponed.

My in-laws were visiting last week and we don't have a vehicle large enough to tote all of us around town. My mom so kindly offered to trade cars with me while they were in town. Well, our visitors left Friday morning and my parents are returning from out of town today so my mom's car had to go back to it's rightful owner. If we didn't have a house that we love and adore we might have packed up and left town just so we didn't have to return my mom's MINI-VAN! Nuts, I know, but wow, I now know why it's the mom vehicle and I look forward to the day Richard is out of school and we can afford one of our own.

So, I am petitioning for more visitors, partly because there are many people we miss and partly because I want my mom's car back. Let me know when you'll be here, our calendar looks pretty open right now...