Spontaneous Weekend Getaway!:)

Two weekends ago, Brian had a 2 day tournament way out in Phoenix. We came along this time and made a little weekend trip out of it! It was an absolute blast! We drove out Friday late afternoon and went to the ball games at Rio Vista. We stayed in a hotel that night, which was really nice and we really enjoyed! We watched Four Christmases finally! ha ha It was alright. Anaston LOVED the hotel! She had a blast there! She thought it was so neat to stay in a hotel for the night! The next morning we headed out to a game and grabbed lunch. Anaston and I had the opportunity to go to The Wildlife World Zoo next while Brian continued to play. It was the neatest zoo I've been to so far! It was a nice breezy, cloudy day so the weather was beautiful and there were so many neat animals to see! The whole atmosphere was really neat and alot nicer looking than other zoo's...kinda exotic. They have recently built on three huge aquarium rooms to walk through so we got to see that as well and it was incredible! I LOVE aquariums! Anaston LOVED the zoo and the aquarium. They even had rides there! A log ride, fairy boat ride, etc! It started to rain as we were leaving so it all panned out perfect! During B's last game, Anaston and I grabbed dinner at the NICEST McDonald's I'd ever seen! Leather couches...did not look anything like one! Then we cozied up in the car in the parking lot and watched Dora till Dad finished and drove home and slept like bears! B had the best hitting game of his life! I'll have to put his exact stat's down later. It was a great weekend! Thanks babe!

Rio Vista is an amazing park! There is the fields of course, a Starbucks, a HUGE gym, a splash pad, duck ponds and the hugest park I've ever seen with a giant covered barbeque are that was the nicest thing I've ever seen. Anaston was in heaven!
Wee!!!

Silly face!

Good morning, sunshine!

Of course we had to start at the petting zoo...Anaston goes nuts feeding those animals and they all flock around her and follow her everywhere! She's little miss Mary Poppins!

We were amazed by the giraffes and even got to go up on this dock thing and fee them and feel their long, black, sticky tongues! It was really neat!

As we were walking away, we saw a Daddy, Mommy and baby I'm assuming, walking out. It looked so neat!

Anaston loved how funny looking camels are! ha ha

This was one of her favorite stops...the zebra's!

I am always amazed by the flamingo's...they are gorgeous!

Annie had a front row seat and was talking to them! ha ha

My beautiful little girl:)

This poor rhino looked EXHAUSTED! it took a double take to make sure he was alive!

The monkey's were INSANE!!!

Anaston's other favorite was the tiger's. She was begging me to see them the entire time!

Anaston's first time holding a starfish! We also pet sting rays!

This crazy looking turtle is a dinosaur turtle! It was the most amuzing thing to watch!

You can't really see us here but I love the way the aquarium looks!

Annie amd the aquarium

Anaston and I at the aquarium

We were lucky enough to catch the penguins smoochin! Just in time for Valentine's! ha ha

How cool is this shot? We had really good timing!

Don't think I'd ever seen an albino crocidile before!

That's all folks!

Picture Tag!

Picture Tag
Here is how this goes. There are 5 questions. You must answer them with a picture you find in a search engine (google, yahoo, etc.) and an explanation of some sort. Have fun and tag 5 or more friends!


1. Your dreams and goals:
DREAMS:
To be a gymnast and make it to the olympics...ok and be a gold medalist!
To be a nurse! This was always my dream career. Doesn't go together with wanting to be a stay at home mom...hair does! ha ha

To own a boat...I LOVE going to the lake! All lake sports are great!

And to own quads!!!! So fun!

Re-visit our honeymoon spot..Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Anyone who has ever been lucky enough to visit there completely understands why I dream of going back! Oh, and can my in laws pay for it again please? It's much more fun when it's not your money you're losing! ha ha



GOALS:

Be sealed in the temple as a family forever...the San Diego temple would be fun!:)

Be a family of 6! I think 4 kids would be perfect for me! But hey, that could change! More or less!

Travel!

2. Your favorite old, classic movie (more than 7-10 years old):

Top Gun all the way!


3. Your favorite food & drink:

FOOD:

Mexican food, no doubt!


DRINK:

Right now I prefer water, but Chai Tea is always something I'd go crazy over! Hot or cold...it's too yummy!


4.One thing you can do over and over and not get sick of:

Go to Disneyland!!! The rides, the atmosphere, and especially watching Anaston and how much she's enjoying herself!...everything about it!


5. Name 2 material things you love or need:

Tapatio on just about everything! Any of you who really know me know how crazy I am about having my food as hot as possible! I even used to carry a bottle in my purse...that is till I got an ulcer! Now it can just go on one or two meals a day...not three! ha ha



Gotta have my cell phone! It is the weirdest feeling to be without it! I have to be able to stay in touch with family and friends!

That was fun, thanks Jaymee! Now I tag...Paula, Stephanie, Natalie, Kim, Keisha, Posey and Paige!

Happy Birthday Matthew!!!!

Wanted to give a special Happy Birthday shout out to our nephew Matthew. I can't believe he is already Three! See you guys at the party tonight!

Anaston's television life...actually a good thing!

Ever since Anaston was only a few months old, she would sit on my bed in her boppy pillow and Little Einstein's would completely grab her attention! I could actually take a shower and get ready without a peep cuz she wouldn't take her eyes off of it! Along with LIttle Einsteins, she grew a love for Handy Manny...

and My Friends Tigger and Pooh.

Mickeymouse Clubhouse was her first OBSESSION!!! She started really getting into Mickey at about 9 months and was overly obsessed and still is! She has everything you can think of that is Mickey mouse clubhouse, including every single character in a stuffed animal, which she chooses from to sleep woth every night. Her fist birthday party was evern Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and she had already been to Disneyland and met Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and Goofy when she wans't even two yet and LOVED every second of it!!!

Ever since anout August of last year, she all of a sudden one day told me she wanted to watch Dora. I had never even shown her Dora. She learned about her form her cousin, London I think. So she started watching her along with Mickey every day and took to it immediately! I couldn't believe it but but by the time she was 2, Dora had taken the place of Mickey. It kinda made me sad. She obsessed over Dora for a while. She also has so any Dora things now! Dvd's, stuffed animals, an official backpack and map, games, books, bed, pillow, sheets, blankie, food...you name it! But she fortunately let Mickey back into her life and now everyday she looks forward to watching episodes of Dora, Mickey and My Friends Tigger and Pooh. Those are her three favorites, although she also loves Manny and Einsteins and will watch them often. I am actually glad she likes these shows so much! They have taught her so many things! Shows are so educational these days. She knows Spanish words, how to count, her colors, and so mch more from these video's. She knows every song, dance, how every episode goes and loves to tell me what's going to happen and interacts with the show. I thinks it's adorable. I'm glad she has something that she looks forward to so much and that makes her so happy and comforted. And teaches her! We most recently bought her Big Sister Dora, when we found out she was going to be a big sister. She loves it. She loves the babies. She loves the Dora party and has me reinact the suprise with her for Boots' suprise party. We also do the mambo together. She totally knows it and does it so good! My favorite is when she wiggles her hips! You would die if you saw it! Anaston is the ultimate Dora lover and is very protective of her. She makes everyone want to watch her! You can't help but have it rub off onto you! Anyone has to love Dora! It's too cute and very educational!

This post is dedicated to my sweet angel, Anaston!!! Love you, cupcake!

Little Miss...

Little Miss Lady!(Always trying on our shoes, my underwear, my EVERYTHING!!!...too grown up already!) Little Miss Sweet Tooth!(LIVES for treats! This is Annie with her first taste of a Sprinkles cupcake)

Little Miss Monkey!(She is ALWAYS climbing! She'll fit herself into any little space, loces to climb, jump off, etc)

Little Miss Stinker!(Why is it that I ask for a cheese smile and she sticks her tongue out instead and laughs cuz she knows exactly what she's doing?!? ha ha)

Little Miss Smartie Pants(Anaston has always been WAY ahead for her age, it's unbelieveable. It never ceases to amaze me everyday. Knowing how to count to 13, knows all her colors, all her shapes, everything! This particular night I fond her in her room with a box of colorful goldfish, sitting there sorteing them out by color. WHAT?!? Don't most kids just eat them? I was shocked! How did she know to do that and what made her want to?!? The way her brain works is amazing and I can't wait to see what she makes of herself some day. She's going to do something amazing, I know that!)

Little Miss Deceiving!(This is her sweet little "I'm doinmg nothing , Mom" face. What it really means is as soon as you turn away, I'm going to stand on top of my zebra like you tell me not to.

Little Miss Daredevil...not afraid of ANYTHING! And always trying new things out! No fear! Absolutely none!

Little Miss Challenge Me!...Just when you think she's done something amazing, she'll turn right around and show you she can do more than what you just saw!

Little Miss Fishy!...Anaston loves the water! She loves bath time, playing in the sink, playing with a running hose and especially swimming(sing-a!)! It's quite a luxury having a heated pool and still being able to swim in January!

And of course, Little Miss Trouble!...Eventhough one of the number one things she knows she can't get into is my makeup because of a past experience, she can't handle her urge for wanting to put make up on just like Mommy. She was awful quiet for a few minutes this day while I was getting ready. I knew it was too good to be true! Found her hiding on the side of my bed, looking in the mirror, putting on my lipstick she some how got a old of...EVERYWHERE!!! Hair, cheeks, eyes, chin, neck, ears, hands, shirt and pants. She was so proud of doing her own "make". Wow!!!

I'm a Big Girl Now!!!

We put Anaston in a big girl bed a little over a month ago and I was just realizing I never even blogged about it! Maybe because she did AMAZING and I never had anything to worry about or complain about I simply didn't think of it! But she deserves some recognition for how well she's done with this big step! Anaston had learned to push her chair up next to her crib and jump in as a way of entertaining herself only it looked a little dangerous as she would fall on her head. It didn't phase her of course but it got me to thinking if she was figuring out climbing in, it was only a matter of time to climbing out! I really didn't want the broken leg or neck in the middle of the night be my wake up call so we went right ahead and got her a big girl bed. I wanted to just put our extra queen size bed in there but Brian helped me realize that would take up her whole room and not give her much room to play so he surprised me and bought her the cutest little toddler bed with her ultimate favorite...DORA sheets, comforter and pillow to match her room. I was very impressed and surprised myself when he came home woth it. It was like Christmas that night, taking down her crib and moving her new one in there and re arranging her room. She LOVED it from the second she saw it! She was jumping on it while Brian took down her crib like it was a tramp. ha ha She would stand on the matress and say 1...2...3...jump!...and jump off and crack up. We let her do it for a bit for fun but then had to get serious about it and help her realize the danger. She's never once asked about her crib, she went right to bed in it that night like normal, didn't try and get out, slept through the night, etc. The only part that was SO weird for me to get used to and still is, is the part where she gets out of bed all by herself, turns of her shell, and comes in my room or wherever I am to find me holding her blankie and stuffed animals and says Hi mommy! You know exactly what I'm talking about if you've been throught this! I'll never forget the first morning where I wake up out of nowhere and realize her shell isn't on, on the monitor and I hear knocking at my door saying hi Mommy! She now opens my door of course but that first day, it was cute how she knocked first.I'm so lucky she did so good! I've heard nightmares! Yeah Annie!!!