The Obsession begins

My friend Heidi has long raved about Pinkberry. So finally, yesterday I set aside time to get my very first Pinkberry. I went for original with raspberries, mango and pineapple. Oh the delicious goodness! I tried unsuccessfully to explain to Jared what exactly Pinkberry was and what it tasted like. I felt like a babbling idiot and just kept saying it was so good. So Jared took me down again today (ooh, twist my arm) and I got to savor another delicious treat. Sure enough he loved it too, so there are now two more loyal customers!

Lazy Days

Aubrey has really enjoyed her time off track. In addition to two Disneyland trips and playing with friends, she's been doing a lot of reading. I just love this picture!!

The little carnivore

All I can say is this girl likes her meat!
What? I'm just having a little snack...

Leprechaun Fun

A few years back I read a great article on ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I picked one and the girls loved it so we've continued since. The night before St. Patrick's Day the girls decorate a box (the more glittery and shiny the better since that's what attracts the little guys). Then they leave the box in the moonlight. During the night the leprechauns fill the box with their loot and hide it in the house. If the girls can find the box the loot is theirs to keep. Fortunately the little green men leave behind a glittering trail that helps out! Aubrey was really quick this morning, even though the trail was especially tricky, they ran all over the house! Natalie thought the cats had done it, which really made me laugh. Unfortunately my camera battery was dead so I don't have any pictures but the girls were thrilled to find all kids of jewelry hidden in the box. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Disney Days!

At the start of the school year we were introduced to the school's reading/sight word program for Aubrey. It involved 11 units with each unit having approximately 25 sight words in it to memorize. We told Aubrey that when she completed all 11 units we would take her to Disneyland. We had no idea who type of motivation this would instill in her! This is a program intended to last all year, so we figured we'd be heading to Disneyland this summer. Well as her trimester break approached she became more and more motivated, actually asking if we could practice more so that she could pass off her unit. She was determined to get to Disneyland during break. And sure enough she passed off her final unit with a week to spare! Way to go Aubrey! We had a great family trip to Disneyland, we actually went two days in a row which the girls thought was AWESOME! Aubrey was thrilled because she got to meet Princess Aurora (forget that we had to stand in line for 2-1/2 hours....). All in all it was a great trip; perfect weather, no long lines and lots of characters.

Wii are having so much fun!

Jared has been aching for the Nintendo Wii for quite some time. I considered getting him one at Christmas only to discover they sold out in about a nano-second. So I figured by his birthday they would most certainly be back on shelves. HA! Delusional thought that was. And then Valentine's came and went and still no Wii had arrived at our house. I think poor Jared had just about given up hope. Well we were on a random trip to Target and he happened to ask if they had any or were getting any. Well the 12 year old who worked there got all excited and said they were getting a hundred and selling them for $100. I found this highly unlikely. So as fate would have it we were back to Target just a couple days later and he checked with another employee who confirmed that the Wii was coming but hadn't heard about any special pricing. So Jared gets up early on the appointed day and gets to Target about a quarter to 8:00am. He's like the 40th person in line! But he got his Wii and for all those dedicated shoppers who stood in line they got 25% off their purchase. Of course it didn't actually save us any money, Jared just stocked up on extra controllers and games. But he didn't actually spend more than the original price so I can't complain. We all had a great time creating our Miis and I think Jared gets the prize for best resemblance. He is however quite annoyed that I've beaten him at golf, boxing and most recently target shooting.

The elephant in the room

So I wasn't feeling so self-conscious about my lumbering state until I went back and looked at some pictures from the last time I was pregnant.This is me 42 weeks pregnant with Natalie. Yes you read that correctly 42 weeks--2 weeks past my due date.And now this is me currently (well actually last week) at 34 weeks. I have at least 6 more weeks (although given that both the girls came two weeks late I'm trying to mentally prepare for 8 more weeks)! Pretty soon I'm gonna need a wagon or something just to haul my sorry self around.

Showered with love

First off let me say a HUGE thank you to Kim, Crystal and Leilani for the awesome baby shower last week. I had such a blast. And a big thank you to all my great friends who came to celebrate! It was great to have you all there.


I can safely say Addison is going to be one well dressed girl come April. She got some of the CUTEST outfits!

And I cannot end the post without a picture of the fabulous diaper cake. It's amazing!!
Thanks again everybody, you guys are great!