Minako's BabyShower

Today we attended Minako’s baby shower after work.  It was so much fun!  We played games, had yummy appetizers and watched our coworkers play “guess the candy bar in the diaper.” LOL!

Sweet Sisters

Ever since the kids arrived the kitties have not been getting our full attention like they used to.  So now we find that they have gotten closer to each other.  They are so sweet sometimes!

El Dorado Park

We have been living in the area for over a year and had no idea this park was nearby!  Today we discovered El Dorado Park and loved it.  They have lakes, a nature center, and plenty of picnic areas.  It costs $7 for parking but is definitely worth the price.

Yummy Meeting

Work meetings are awesome when they’re held at a yummy restaurant!  Today we had our meeting at BJ’s and had a yummy pizookie at the end.  My kind of meeting!

Surprise Pocket Coffee!

I love finding things after forgetting you have it! Today while talking to Manda, I remembered I had a package of Pocket Coffee from Italy…yay!  We only had a few and put the rest away for another time.

Bridges XL

Now that our family is bigger I had to say goodbye to my sweet Bridges and invest in a larger car.  So I upgraded from a Mazda 3 to a Mazda 5.  I call her Bridges XL.

X-Mas Party 2008

This year DRI surprised everyone by holding the X-mas party in someone’s private garage filled with classic and very expensive cars.  It was pretty sweet!  The highlight of the evening, besides the yummy food, was the very classic Delorean.  Oh yeah!

Sleepy Friday

This Black Friday came and went and we hardly noticed it.  We usually look forward to this day all year long but with two new babies, we were too tired to stand in line in the middle of the night just to get something that was a few bucks cheaper.  I think this year we are going to focus on Cyber Monday which doesn’t require leave your house at all.

We were all so tired in the middle of the day from staying up with the boys, I managed to capture everyone in the household passed out!  Including the pets LOL.  I haven’t heard the house this quiet in a long time.  

Rose and Ernesto came over to have Thanksgiving dinner with us like we do most years.  This year we went with Mimi’s  pre-made traditional Thanksgiving dinner and it turned out to be very yummy!  Last year we tried Marie Calendar’s pre-made dinner and it was just so-so.  With Mimi’s, you get a full turkey, tons of sides, carrot cake, and a pumpkin pie!  Sweet!  A special thanks to Rose for picking up the dinner, preparing things and cleaning up…Rose, you’re a life saver!

Early X-Mas Tree

Marco couldn’t wait any longer.  He went out, bought a Christmas tree and now it’s up and decorated!  This Christmas is going to be so different in many ways.  For one, we have added two new members to the family to celebrate with and second, we normally spend Christmas overseas.  It will be nice to spend Christmas at home, as a family for once.  

Spanglish?

Oh yeah, I finally got a chance to take a picture of this sign.  I remember the first time I saw the name of this place I couldn’t stop laughing.  Why? Well if you speak Spanish you’ll get it right away.  LOL!

 

Made it to Phoenix AZ

Now that they are in Arizona, my folks with be staying with my uncle for a couple of nights since they haven’t seen him in years.  On Wednesday they plan to leave Phoenix and head toward Los Angeles.  It’s not too far so they should be in the area early Wednesday.  They still want to visit a few people they haven’t seen since they moved (over a year ago) including their old neighbor, my grandmother, my brother, and a few other family members.  

On their way...

Today my parents left Dallas and are now on their way to California!  They will be staying with us for about a month to help us out with the boys when they arrive.  They won’t be here until later next week but it’s nice to know they are on their way.  Today they traveled several hundred miles and made it to Las Cruses, New Mexico.  Their next stop is going to be Arizona where they will be visiting an uncle of mine, and after a few days there they will be on their way into California.  I can’t wait to see them!

Austin's First Visit

Today little Austin and mommy visited us at work!  It was sooo cool to see little Austin again.  He’s getting bigger and looking more like his daddy every day. 

Our Work Baby Shower

Today Marco and I attended a work baby shower that Amanda and Karen organized for us.  How super sweet of them!!! We got some awesome gifts, played three fun games (name the baby animal, name the nursery rhyme, and guess Ana’s ratio), and had a relaxing afternoon hanging with friends at Pat & Oscar’s.  We had such a wonderful time! Thank you Amanda and Karen!!!!

Halloween @ Wahoo's

LOL, and I thought I was a big Halloween fan!  The Wahoo’s in Torrance went all out this year plus they have cool “Halloween” music playing at night that makes it extra creepy.

Brad's 30th B-day @ By Brazil!

Today we celebrated Brad’s 30^th Birthday by taking him to By Brazil for lunch.  We had the yummy buffet with endless grilled meat. Yum!  Happy 30^th Birthday Brad!!!

Lemon's 25th B-day @ Sea World!

A bunch of us went down to Sea World to celebrate Lemon’s 25^th B-day!  We watched Shamu and the other whales perform, watched them feed the arctic penguins, had a lovely time hanging out as a group, and watched Lemon pet the white whales.  I wasn’t sure if it was smart of me to go since I am so close to my due date but I sure am glad I did.  Happy Sea World Birthday Lemon!!!

Ethan's 2nd Birthday!

Marco and I attended Ethan’s 2^nd Birthday today! Wow, time flies!  It seems like just the other day we were having a baby shower for Janice!  It was so great to see everyone again.  Ethan is a big boy now, and his little brother is growing quickly too.  They’re such a sweet family! Happy Birthday Ethan!!

Welcome Austin!

After 36+ hours of heavy labor, my buddy Angela gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Austin.  He’s  soooo beautiful!  Both mom and baby are doing great.  I’m amazed at how wonderful mom looks after such a difficult labor.  What a trooper!  I’m super excited ‘cause I finally got a chance to hold a 1 day old baby, and I loved it!  Congrats to Angela and Brian!!