Day 120

It's Jim's turn!  He didn't get the flu however, his back just went out and he has had incredible leg pain.  Just when we thought we'd turned the corner with his back he makes 1 wrong move (lifting a couch looking for a remote control probably not the smartest move) and we're back to square one!

Day 119

The concrete was poured today!  This truck was here bright and early at 6:45 a.m.!  Sorry neighbors.

Day 118

Supplies came in the mail today!  We are ready for a party!

Day 117

After 5 days of sickness, I finally broke down and went to the Dr's. Final Verdict:  bronchitis on top of the flu!  Immune system, where are you?

Day 116

Ug-oh!!  Now it's Skyler's turn!

Day 115

Despite feeling miserable, Jim & I still hosted our dinner group.  We ended up with: veggy pizza, thai chicken crunch pizza, chicken/spinach alfredo w/artichoke hearts pizza, margarita pizza, and ham and pineapple.  Sadly, I was so sick, I didn't eat a single thing, but everyone said it was great! FYI:  I have an amazing husband who cleaned our house from top to bottom - he even steam cleaned the tile floors and did all the laundry (and put it away)!  What a man!

Day 114

Here we go again!  I'm starting to wonder when am I NOT sick anymore!!  I was in bed all day with the flu, except for this brief drive-thru moment (in my p.j.'s-nice hair).  The boys had been so good keeping themselves busy (and not bothering me while I slept), it was Friday, and Jim was gone all night at the temple so I mustered up the strength and took them to Mc Donalds!

Day 113

As the newest Webelo, Skyler was inducted to lead the flag ceremony at the Arrow of Light ceremony.  (he was so nervous!)

Day 112

Ryder and the terrible, horrible, not so good, very bad day!!  It's actually horrible for us all..just when I thought all his cavities were filled, the dentists informs me that they only did 1 quadrant! WHAT?? He has 6 more to be filled and will have to be put asleep for it because the laughing gas did nothing for him!  $800 later :{  (there goes the chaise lounge chair I wanted for the backyard!)

Day 111

Hitting the pool with friends! 

Day 110

April Heat Wave!  While in the long drive-thru line @ In-n-Out, our temp. gauge jumped from 100-104!  I feel for our Utah friends who are buried in snow!! This is one of the reasons I love California! (jayden was home sick today so he got a special lunch!)

Day 109

We're doing dinner group as our ward activity this month.  I volunteered to host and decided to make it a pizza making party. This was the invite I delivered to our guests.  Probably not necessary, but I couldn't resist!

Day 108

Went to RCP {a rock store} to pick out our stone for the backyard. Needless to say, my indecisiveness was a problem.  Way too many to choose from and with the variations of each stone, you never know what you're going to get!  At this point, anything will look better than what was there!

Day 107

Took the boys bikes to the shop today!  Skyler needed a new chain, and Jayden, a new tire (on his 4 day old bike)!

Day 106

I strongly DISLIKE pokemon cards..1st, they are a waste of money. 2nd, I constantly find them on the floor, but the boys love them. my rule: {any card(s) i find on the floor go straight in the trash!}

Day 105

It's going to look worse before it gets better.  Day 3 of backyard landscaping project.

Day 104

The sister missionaries came over tonight to give our boys the 1st missionary discussion!

Day 103

This giant, beat up and slightly neglected box sitting on my front porch..umm, no, it's not my trash going to the street, it's only my new shave ice machine!! {arghhh}  I paid $100 for shipping/insurance and this is as good as they could get it? What's wrong with people? Let's hope the thing works!

Day 102 {Happy Easter}

Happy Easter!  {unfortunately ryder was coming off the sugar rush of the morning and not much in the mood for pictures}

Day 101

And so it begins!  We're really going to do this!  {draining the pool for some pool renovations and major landscaping}.  

Day 100

Meet my  4th grade masters...I taught MONET today, as if you couldn't guess from these wonderfully impressionistic paintings. 

Day 99

We HAD an empty dining room.  Jim's boss had an extra dining room set. Luckily we have a great friend (thanks carl!) who loaded it and brought it from Newport Beach for us. Everyones problems are solved. One can't beat FREE!! (i'm so not above hand me downs!)

Day 98

(last year's Day 50)

With Paige in town, a sweet mom from last years kindergarten class put together a little party at the park in her honor!  These two usually love to take pictures together, but Jayden has entered the "cooties" phase and wanted nothing to do with it!

Day 97

..need to gain composure!  the xshot gets some great laughs!

opps..we're missing 1/2 of cassie.

out comes the x-shot (because we had a CRAPPY waiter that probably would have been no help)!  

it's not a perfect science..it's definitely trial and error.  i will master it someday, today was not that day however!

*mani/pedi's, dinner at Harry's Grill, and white lime frozen yogurt!  

happy birthday jenniffer!

Day 96

...they're working on math!  it's better that jim takes this one (even if it's only first grade)!

Day 95

Jim took the boys to Catalina for 3.5 days!  I had a good time, but by Sunday I was missing them so much...this was our reunion! (they really did miss their mom!)

Day 94

smart car vs. my goliath 

Day 93

Jenn came into town so the girls all got together to do a little scrapbooking.

(it's getting harder & harder to scrap till midnight!  we lost julie & theresa by 10:30.  girls, you missed great fried food, the buffalo wings were especially divine!)

Day 92

Final episode of ER.  I remember watching the very first episode 15 years ago when I lived in Indianapolis.  

Day 91

I was on the computer ALL DAY preparing pictures for a scrapbook night on Friday!