Presidents Week

So instead of Drew just having off Presidents day from school, he got off the whole week! I'm not sure why California does this but he sure didn't mind one bit. We had a great time, with the exception Kenny still had to work, going on outings with friends. Our first big outing was going to the zoo down in the desert. I love being able to drive 40 minutes away and feeling like its summer. The sun was shining, which we hadn't experienced in the last week due to rain, and the weather was perfect for a day out strolling along looking at animals. The only drawback was that we should have all been wearing shorts. Pretty nice for February:]
This was Mya's first zoo experience and I think she really liked it.
All the kiddos and the drums!
Playing with dinosaurs inside the discovery room at the zoo.

This gave us an idea for our next adventure, to be continued.....

Be Mine Valentine!

I've never had Valentines outfits for my boys. Oh how I LOVE dressing Mya everyday! Happy 1st Valentines!

The boys received lots of yummy candy and new books for Valentines and loved getting Valentines in the mail from family. Kenny and I enjoyed filet migon and will show pictures soon of our Valentines gift to each other! I love you family! XOXO

Let's Go Lakers!

The boys basketball team is known as the Lakers. It has been a great season and both boys have learned a lot about the sport. The first game was kind of brutal and I thought it might be a very long season, but its amazing how much they improved and how much fun it was cheering them on.

Drew is our Die Hard basketball player. He is quite the scrambler and loves to play point guard. He dribbles for quite awhile as he studies out exactly who to throw the ball to or whether he should take the shot. Even though he is the smallest one on the team don't let his size fool you, he is one of the most aggressive players out there. (He gets that from his dad!) He is so fun to watch and makes Kenny so proud. He practices daily at home and has kept track of how many baskets he has made. He has made over 2,000 shots now and loves to brag about how he beats the opposing team, who happen to be pretend players! The funnest part about watching Drew in a game is how expressive he is. You can constantly hear him saying, "OOOH YEAH and we won!" Scores aren't kept officially, except by Drew as he keeps track in his head how many baskets have been made. He then tells the coach what the current score is. I can't wait to watch his love for the game and his skills increase as he gets older.
Ian has improved the most over the season. During his first game I was embarrassed to even say he was mine. The drive was not there and he was the kid looking off into space and walking down the court. I was always a little nervous when he was out playing because I was never sure what he might do. He went from walking down the court to kind of skipping down the court! Hey, but at least he got down there faster. He is not aggressive at all, but does love to have the basketball. When it is his turn to play point guard before he passes it to anybody he says to them as he points to himself, "I'll give it to you but give it back to me ok?" He is also always yelling, "PASS-PASS," even though he will often be watching other games that are going on and will get hit by the ball that has just been passed to him. We had to bribe him with a donut before each game to just play his best. So, as he ran or passed the ball he constantly would look up at us with a huge goofy grin and give us a thumbs up. You gotta love that kid. It will be interesting to see if he and basketball will ever mesh. Kenny believes that it will someday...

Huge thanks to coach for being soooooo patient.
Go Lakers!

Fun Day!

Kenny's been having Saturday's off for the last month rather than a full day off during the week so that he can cheer on the boy's at their Saturday morning basketball games. Our Saturday's are usually pretty busy so he doesn't get to do the things he usually likes to do on his day off. He wasn't able to have this last Sat. off so he did what he does best on his day off....

We did go down to the desert in the afternoon to play at the museum. The boys had fun as usual. However, they did spend a lot of the time playing football with Kenny outside the museum. I don't think we will be renewing our membership. Time to try something else out.




We've had yearly memberships to different places in Southern California since we've lived here. The Wild Animal Park, the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, the Children's Discovery Museum, and the Living Desert Zoo have all been great places to spend time. We want to hold off on Disneyland so that Mya can enjoy it too. Any other ideas of where we could go and have some fun?

I took the Pledge!

I watched Oprah and was horrified when I saw the lives who have been lost due to someone texting and driving. More lives have been shattered due to a quick phone call or text than from drunk drivers. I am disappointed in myself because I am one of those people who do text and drive. But I am not that person anymore! I took the pledge and made my van a NO PHONE ZONE. I'm doing it for my children and beg the rest of you to do the same and make your car a NO PHONE ZONE. Take the pledge on oprah.com. A text or phone call is not worth a human life.

Project completed

The construction of our home was completed in 2006 when we bought it, however the work on the inside continues to go on, and on, and on. I can't wait for the day for all interior and exterior projects to be completed. I'm sure when that happens I'll be bored with the look and be ready to redecorate! So one of my projects was the boys room. Even though we have rooms to spare, Kenny thought it would be fun for the boys to share a room. I was skeptical of the idea, but let him win this battle, and I'm glad I did. The boys love sharing a room and sometimes it takes longer to get them to sleep, but I do love listening to the giggling coming from their room at night. Drew loves signs, so we went with that for our theme for the room. I also wanted bedding that we could use for years to come. I love the vibrant colors of the quilts. Enjoy!

I found this great old wagon at an antique store in town. We use it to hold books.
Kenny surprised me with the boys name signs. He actually purchased them before we had even decided on naming Owen, Owen. This project has taken years! Its taken us so long because we were waiting to see if Mya was going to be a boy, it would determine the need of a twin or another bunk bed set.
This dresser was given to me from my parents. It was actually used by my dad when he was a boy. I love that my boys are now able to say they are using Grandad's dresser! What a treasure!

The license plates came from the boys' Great Grandpa Scott, Great Grandpa Elliott, and Grandpa Summers old trucks.

We had fun putting the boys room together. Now onto the next project!

Pure Happiness

So I am a little biased, but I think Mya is the cutest thing ever! Just had to share one of my favorite pictures of her. I LOVE having this little girl!