What I thought was going to be a relaxing weekend...

So I was thinking that I was going to have a relaxing weekend at home before I am gone for 3 weekends in a row but that never works out as planned. One of Tyler's roommates from college was on a work assignment out here in San Jose so we got to see hang out with him and one of his co-workers. We went to dinner Friday night and then come home to our apartment and hung out and chatted and the boys were showing off their dance moves. It was a pretty fun night except for the fact that I was exhausted. Then Saturday they went to San Fran but I chose to stay home because I know it is colder over there and I have been there a few to many times. So I stayed home and went shopping with Carly and Cleo and had a girl day. Then that evening we had a BBQ and hung out for a while. Shantenese had to fly out on Sunday so I got lucky and we didn't have to stay up to late. It was fun hanging out with them Tyler hung out with Taylor again on Saturday while I went to Santa Cruz with the Listman's. Thanks Taylor for keeping Tyler entertained. To bad the weather wasn't warmer and we couldn't have gone swimming the whole time. 60's and 70's is not swimming weather for me.



On Sunday we went for a hike before we went to Santa Cruz. We hiked to the top of the hill on Santa Teresa. Okay I didn't get the whole way up. I started blacking out so I stopped and waited for them to return. Figured I had pushed myself enough. But it was very pretty I hear from the top. It was pretty from where I made it to so I was content. My butt is sore today but other then that it was a fun 2 mile hike. Not sure if I want to do again until after the pregnancy.




So that sums up the weekend. This week will hopefully fly by fast. On Friday we are planning on going to a baseball game and then Saturday and then on Sunday I am flying out to AZ again. Tyler has training in Scottsdale so he will join me in AZ on Tuesday but I am heading out earlier because I don't have work this week and I want to be able to see Hannah in her school play. I cant wait to go home again even though I was just there. I am getting in all the trips I can before I can't fly anymore. We fly back form AZ on Sunday and then we have a doc appointment that Monday then we fly out again on Tuesday for Minnesota for the wedding. I am so excited to see Ashley and for her to get married.
Pregnancy has been going really good. My right hip has been hurting a lot and the hike sure didn't help but other then that my belly is just growing. I am tired a lot but that is nothing new. I am sleeper. I will have a rude awakening when the baby comes. I would post pictures but I think I am bigger then most people that I have seen at 20 weeks. So I will keep the pictures to myself. I am now 20 weeks. I am like half way there. It has gone by kind of fast which I hope that continues.
Tyler is doing good. He loves his job and it is going really well for him. He is one of the top reps which is so nice. He is very good at what he does. At his last meeting in AZ he even had to give a presentation. So I am pretty proud of him.
We are starting the house hunt again. I hate this process. I just wish it were over with and we are just in the looking stage which to me is the easy part. I am hoping to find a house and get all the paper work done by the middle or end of the summer, so I can have my brothers come moves us and my sisters come and paint for me. I am going to be lazy this move or so I hope so. lol!
Well that is all that is going on for us now. We are keeping busy and enjoying every minute we can.

Just to make you smile!

Happy EASTER!

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter! Ours was pretty boring. Would have been nice to be home with family, but what can you do. We spent most of the driving home from Tahoe and then we came home and rested. So a none eventful day for us. I did feel Easter Eggs up and hid them with the kids I watch on Monday. It was fun to eat the candy while I filled them off. lol! I can't wait to have a baby to share holiday's with!
Also Happy Birthday to little Harley Rose and big Ikey-Pooh! Hope you guys had good birthday's filled with lots of eating!

Weekend in Tahoe!!

We got to go to Tahoe this last weekend for Curtis's(carly's bf) birthday celebration. It was so gorgeous and we had a good time as usual. Curtis and Jessie had never been and it was a beautiful day! I hope everyone had a good time! I always love it when we go there and this is my favorite time of year. I love when it is not freezing outside and there is snow on the ground. I think it was in the 50's so it was nice. I know I am wearing a jacket in the pictures but I am always cold! lol!Here are a few pictures from our trip!

Tis the season. . .

Baseball season has started! And I have decided that I can't possible pick 1 team so I am going to have 3 teams this year. My Colorado team is the ROCKIES! Tyler thinks are baby is going to come home in a Rockies jersey so I may as well embrace my husbands love for the Rockies. Of course my AZ team is the DIAMONDBACKS! Got to stick with the home team! And my California team is the A's. They have so many here but since my favorite Rockies player was traded to the A's, I will adopt them. MATT HOLLIDAY IS HOT!!! So bring on the season! I even have a fantasy baseball team. HAHA My team is called the Little Blonde Mamas!! Yeah I am pretty sure I am losing. The only player that I know is Matt Holliday. Basically I am just doing it to make my husband happy and if I ever win to rub it in all the boys faces! GO BASEBALL!
Today the Rockies played and Tyler made me wear a Rockies hat and then proceeded write in a purple marker on my belly GO ROCKIES! He thinks the baby is a Rockies fan already! And since they won he thinks it was good luck and so I get the joy of having my belly written on every game. Don't be jealous!
Well enough of baseball, we went to the doctor on Wednesday. What a fun experience. We could have found out what we were having but we are still sticking to our guns! It is so exciting not knowing. At first I wasn't sure if I could do it but now I am so excited that we are waiting. Plus it is saving me a lot of money!
Seeing the baby this time made it so much more real to Tyler and I. Mainly to Tyler. I have felt the baby move a few times. What a cool feeling! I can't wait until Tyler can feel it to. But when we were looking at the baby he/she started to wave his hand. It was so cute and then he laid his hand on his face. So dramatic! Which makes me lean toward it being a girl. But Tyler still thinks that it is a boy and that he wasn't waving he was cheering "GO ROCKIES." lol! Our poor child better love baseball. Well I think that is all for now. We go back to the doctor on the 4th of May!
We are headed to Lake Tahoe for a friends birthday and Easter so that will be my next post! Hope everyone has a good Easter!

Trip to see the Fam-Damly!

Tyler had to go to meetings in Scottsdale so I got to go along. It was so fun to hang out with family. You can tell by the pictures which kids I spent the most time with. Ivy is so cute and hated me for the most part. When I first saw her she looked at me and started bawling. It was so sad. Eventually she got used to me and stopped crying when I looked at her. When I would look at her she would act bashful and put her head down. It was so funny! What a sweet little tiny girl. It was so cute to watch her walk.
When Rachel picked me up from the airport she had both Cj and Ivy. Cj stayed home from school because he was sick. When I got in the car he was laughing and being silly so I asked him how is was feeling and he stopped smiling and said " Not Dood" and then started laughing. Such a funny kid. He is crazy! So for the rest of the week he and Raymond would try and act sick so they could stay home. But it never worked. lol! They are such funny kids. Always good entertainment. I don't know how Rachel keeps up with all of them.
When Tyler got done with his meetings on Thursday we picked him up and he got to play with the kids for a little while then we headed up to SJ for a couple of days to see the rest of the family. It was a good trip except for the terrible wind and the fact that we woke up to snow. Seriously it is APRIL!. We need the moisture but can it not come in the form of rain. I AM SO READY FOR SUMMER!!
On Saturday we headed back to Mesa and got to hang out at Ike's house. I was pretty proud that we got to see all of the family that lives in AZ. It isn't as easy at looks to see that many people!
Thank you Rachel for all the maternity clothes. Tyler has already been trying them out. And thanks to everyone that drove us around and let us stay out their houses. I have now declared that next time we go we are renting a car. It will make it a little easier. I hate feeling like we are putting people out. Plus we can be in more control of what we do. I am sure they all love chauffeuring us around! lol!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IVY JANE!

I can't believe she is already 1. Man time flies, it seems like yesterday I was getting the phone call that she was finally here. I can't wait to see her in a couple days!
P.S. After I got that happy phone call that Ivy was born I got the phone call from Tyler to go and pick him up because he just totaled my car. Tyler hates that I can remember this date so well!

You know your emotional when...

you go to a hockey game and you cry during the National Anthem! Yep, that would be me. We went to a hockey game yesterday and they had a moment of silence for the police officers that died in Oakland, then they had a San Jose police officer place the National Anthem on his trumpet and then the crowd started humming along. It was so cool. I didn't full out cry, my eyes just watered. It was sounded so cool! Other then that the rest of the hockey game was fun! The Sharks were playing the Colorado Avalanche and it was a good game. Not to much fighting or hitting which I hear isn't normal for a hockey game, but I didn't mind. I am hoping that it was my last hockey game for a really long time. Now it is baseball season!!! We are already planning when the Rockies are coming to the area so we can go support!!
Other then that we are doing good. Tyler is loving his job and is staying busy which is a blessing. We are kind of looking into buying a house. It would be really nice to have more space for when the baby comes. I had the last 2 weeks off from work but I finally go back today! HOORAY! I am getting pretty bored at home! I am sure the kids aren't as excited as me because they have been home with their dad. But no worries we will still have fun!
A week from Tuesday we are headed to AZ!!!! Tyler has meetings there on Tues, Wed, and Thursday, so it gave the excuse to go home! Then on Thursday night we are going to go to SJ to see the rest of the family! I am so excited to go home and see everyone!
Well I think that is all for now! I was just sitting here bored so I figured I could blog a little bit!!

HAppY BirTHdaY RacHEl!

Happy Birthday Rachel! Hope you have a fun day filled with messes that you don't have to clean up!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Pretty much I have OCD like my mom. I made so much food. Jessi and I went to the store and got some food and we made it all. Brownies, cookies, and cupcakes. Mind you there was only five of us. lol! We had potatoes and chicken for dinner with broccoli and cheese, ant on a log( celery with peanut butter and raisins), and then all the deserts. It was such a fun evening. GOT TO LOVE ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Weekend with the Kathinator!

My good friend Kathryn came to visit us this last weekend for her spring break. I am so glad the rain left and we had such beautiful weather minus the wind at the beach. Felt like we were in St. Johns. When she left Minnesota it was like negative 10 degrees. So glad I live here!
She flew in on Wednesday evening and we went and ate at In & Out Burger. Which we all loved! Then on Thursday we wend and did a little drive around the area and then went to a couple wineries. They are always so pretty and so much fun. She isn't really a wine drinker so she enjoyed learning about the wine and why people smell it and swish it around their glasses. When you visit California it is always fun to see the wineries.





On Friday we went to San Fransisco. Jessi joined us and it was a lot of fun. It was kind of chilly but it was clear skies so it was a beautiful day!We have visited San Fran quite a few times but this was the first time we drove down the world crookedest road. It was pretty fun. We look at it every time but this was the first time to actually drive on it. Overall I think we had a pretty good time. P.S. I am wearing 2 sweatshirts so I am not really that big and Tyler was the camera man and I forgot to take a picture of him. OOPS!





Friday evening we went over to Carly and Jessi's to play a little Rock Band. Kathryn had never played. It was funny watching everyone's facial expressions!





Saturday we had planned on going to the beach in Santa Cruz because Kathryn had never seen the ocean. We had good intentions on having a fire and roast hot dogs and marshmallows. We got to the beach and set up camp then the wind came. It was horrible. I was glad that we at least got to see the ocean and she took some pretty picture but we decided against eating there. I was so full of sand. Not a fun feeling. So we went to and ate in Santa Cruz and then headed home. Later that evening we went to Carly's and made a fire in our little grill and had smores. It was a lot of fun. Sorry about the wind Kathryn!





She flew out at the butt crack of dawn on Sunday morning. It was such a fun visit. She is so easy to have around. Good thing Tyler was there because I would get so tired and I felt like I was getting sick so I would have to take naps and Tyler would entertain. Sorry Kathryn, I know he can be a little crazy sometimes. lol! Thanks so much for coming!