Friday, December 25, 2009

The Apron

Look at that cute apron!!! My mom and I were shopping a few months ago and stumbled across the cutest vintage aprons. Of course, I immediately fell in love with them and started drooling on the spot. However, they were way overpriced and something that I certainly couldn't justify buying for myself. So, I turned to my mom who is a fabulous seamstress and said, "You could make me one of these. They are sooooo cute!!! In fact, it would be a great Christmas present." Well, lo and behold, on Christmas Eve my mom insisted I open this one particular package. Wow, I couldn't believe that she actually made me the apron. I totally fell in love with it and didn't take it off the whole night. It really is soooo cute and I am definitely inspired to cook more just so as I have an excuse to put on the apron. Thanks Mom!!!!
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Jaq and Aubrey's first trip to the Ballet




My Mom was so generous to
buy Nutcracker Tickets for her, myself and my two darling children. A great excuse to get all dressed up and experience something so lovely. It's become a tradition year after year to go the the Nutcracker Ballet with my mom. It began when I was a little girl and I have such great childhood memories of my trips to the Nutcracker with her. Now it was my turn to let my children experience the Nutcracker Ballet for the first time. It was so wonderful to share something I enjoy so much again with my mom and now own children. Our seats on the aisle in the very last row of the second balcony were surprisingly the best seats in the house. It was a perfect place for Aubrey to do her own twirling, singing, and bowing without disturbing other ballet patrons, while the rest of us were completely enthralled in the music and movement.











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Trip to Monterey




We scored some free tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
It was awesome to say the least. Monterey is probably my favorite place on earth. However, it was very cold and windy the day we were there. In fact, that's why Dexter is sporting the pink scarf. Who says real men don't wear pink?









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Dexter had the week off before Christmas so we took the children down to Santa Cruz for a couple days. We hopped aboard the Roaring Camp Chirstmas train. It was really so much fun. The train included hot cider, an open mike sing along, and Mr. and Mrs. Clause even paid us a visit.


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Sunday Music Program












What a special day!!
My family and I went to our church music program. I sang with the Choir and then had the opportunity to sing "Oh Holy Night".
I'm so grateful they were all there to share that experience with me. Afterwards we all went to Dinner at Palermo's. Aubrey cried all through dinner but we finally got a smile out of her when the waiter brought her vanilla ice-cream.


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The Melting Pot




Yummy!!!! After we survived an hour or so of ice skating we headed over to the Melting Pot for some Fabulous Fondue. We started out with Swiss Cheese Fondue and then topped it off with two different kinds of Chocolate. Yes, it was an amazing evening to say the least. So much fun and so delictable!!!


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Ice Skating Bliss!!!






Wow, I have to say I can't remember the last time I've been ice skating. It was so much fun!!! I felt like a teenager.
Here is Holli and I posing. We had to take pictures. Who would believe us?

Holli's Husband Jesse, as well as our friends Camille and Brian also joined us for the Ice Skating Extravaganza. It was a great way to help celebrate the Christmas Season.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Halloween Then and Now

Here's my beloved with our two adorable children carving pumpkins. I guess this tradition of carving pumpkins is timeless. Thirty years ago I was doing the same thing with my dad. It looks like my life has come full circle.









1978 Scotty and I are carving pumpkins with my Dad. He's the hansome one with the Jet Black hair.




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Disney on Ice - Halloween Day

What a Momentous Day.!!! Jaq, Aubrey, my mom and I went to see Princesses on Ice Halloween Day. Funny Story actually about how this all came about. I went to frozen yogurt one day after school with the Kiddos and Jaq found the Sacramento Bee. Being the reader that he is, he was sure to tell my all about an ad he read in the paper about Disney Princesses on Ice coming to Sacramento. Of course, not wanting to admit that he himself wanted to watch those yellowed hair beauties in all their glory, he was quick to point out that this would be a wonderful surprise for Aubrey. Well, he was just so excited about the article that I couldn't resist. I called my mom immediately to tell her all about Jaq's advanced reading skills and his ability to let me in on the entertainment venue coming to Sacramento. She was so tickled that she volunteered to get the tickets. Well, it's a good thing Jaq can read because I never would have known about this show coming to town.
I must say it was such a marvelous experience and a great way to celebrate Halloween. My mom bought the perfect seats. We could see all the skaters so clearly. The kids were so fun to watch. They both sat through the whole thing and they thoroughly enjoyed it. It was truly magical!! The costumes, the music and the skating were a sight to behold. After the show was over, we passed by this statue of Cinderella. The cutest thing happened!!!! I just want to freeze frame all of it in my mind forever. Jaq reached down and grabbed Aubrey's hand and said, come on Aubrey let's get a picture with Cinderella. I of course did not want to spend 20 bucks on a picture but, being the sucker that I am I just had to give in. I just have never seen the two of them act like this before. Both of them usually cry at the sight of any type of Disney character. They both stood in line holding hands then when it was their turn they jumped on this Statue's lap so quickly. They were totally enamored by her. As soon as the photographer counted to three they had the biggest smiles on their faces. I now own the picture along with the Disney Magnetic Label. What a great day!!!
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A Day Home with Daddy

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Wicked Weekend in San Francisco



What a Weekend we had in San Fran!!!!!

We lived it up and played tourist hard core!!

We headed up to San Fran with our friends Mike and Erin Johnson Sept. 25. When we arrived we checked into our hotel. We stayed at the Harbor Court Hotel on the Embarcadero!!! Totally Cute little boutique hotel. Next stop was a walk down the waterfront and onto a Street Car. We stopped at Pier 39!!! One of my very favorite places!!! We ate at Boudin!!! Who can resist clam chowder in a Bread Bowl? The funniest thing happened after that. We headed to the end of the Pier to take a look at Alcatraz and something caught Dex and Mike's Eye. A Party Boat? What in the world was this thing? Everyone on the Boat had their hands in the air like they were riding a roller coaster. Naturally we had to check it out. Lo and Behold it was called the Rocket Boat. Why not? So, it looked like so much fun we had to hop aboard.

What a blast that was!!!!! Dex took some great pics of our ride under the Bay Bridge.

The view of the City was spectacular!!!!! Next was back to the hotel to freshen up for our big Wicked date. Mike flagged down a town car!!!! So much fun. He took the driver's dinner recommendation for dinner. The driver dropped us off at what looked like a nice restaurant - only a block away from the Theatre. However, I was a little weary when the Name on the outside of the restaurant read, "Heaven's Dog." Seriously, what were we getting ourselves into? Well, to our surprise it was probably one of the best places I've ever eaten at. The food was a fusion of Asian and Indian cuisine!!! I had a lamb stir fry and Dexter ordered the beef Clay Pot!!! Yummy!!!











































The highlight of the trip was Wicked. We all really enjoyed the show. What a marvelous experience!!





































































Here we are in front of Pier 39.
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